2012 Journal - LawnchairMan
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Ride Date Distance (miles) Average Heart Rate (bpm) Max Heart Rate (bpm) Weight (lbs) Altitude Gain (ft) Average Speed (mph) Max Speed (mph) Ride Type Bike Club Affiliation
1/1/2012
(Sun)
47.74 0 0 148 1,230 18.80 41.00 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
SWB Bent
Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from work with Seven Hills loop. Felt sluggish at first. Intended this to be moderate pace anyway. Put on more effort as I got closer to work. Legs hurt going down stairs at work. Legs felt stronger on way home.
Weather Conditions: 50° to start with light winds. Prob. got to 55° by getting to work. 48° or colder coming home.
1/4/2012
(Wed)
36.60 0 0 152 0 17.80 38.90 Road: Rolling Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Medium route to work and back. Thought I was doing well, but speed and HR were down according to Nashbar computer and Polar monitor. Sent Garmin in for new battery
Weather Conditions: Cold. 39° to start. Calm or very light winds.
1/5/2012
(Thu)
36.60 0 0 150 0 19.40 38.90 Road: Rolling Bacchetta Strada
SWB Bent
Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Medium route to work and back. Put more effort in than yesterday. Legs feel good now. Going downstairs hurt at first.
Weather Conditions: Beautiful day going in. Temps in the high 50's or lower 60's. Light winds. Coming home was cold.
1/6/2012
(Fri)
47.77 0 0 148 0 19.20 43.90 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from work with Seven Hills loop. Made some strong efforts. legs feel sore and empty. Still using old Nashbar computer.
Weather Conditions: Warm going in with light winds. Bare legs and arms, but arms got cool by sundown. Coming home was comparatively warm until the St Louis hill. Turned cold in the valley.
1/10/2012
(Tue)
47.79 0 0 153 0 18.80 43.90 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from work with Seven Hills loop. Lost my edge again. Really felt out of shape. Legs were OK, but heart was pumping hard. Forgot to wear HR monitor.
Weather Conditions: Mid 50's going and upper 40's coming home. light winds.
1/11/2012
(Wed)
29.74 0 0 150 0 18.90 37.20 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
SWB Bent
Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Medium route to work & back. Legs sore by getting to work. Going down stairs hurt! Heart is doing better, but I didn't climb as big of hills this day.
Weather Conditions: Cold going in. Start at 41° with no wind. Tailwind on LV Blvd.
1/13/2012
(Fri)
50.56 0 0 150 14 19.20 41.60 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from work with extra miles. Felt OK, but it hurt going down stairs when I got to work.
Weather Conditions: Upper 40's to start and may have got to 55°. Cold ride home. Winds up to ten mph.
1/14/2012
(Sat)
50.54 0 0 150 1,361 18.70 41.90 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
SWB Bent
Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from work with extra miles. Started as recovery ride, but got faster as I warmed. Legs still hurt to descend stairs just after getting to work.
Weather Conditions: High 40's to low 50's going in with light wind. Very brisk coming down Somerset Hills. Very cold coming home.
1/15/2012
(Sun)
26.75 0 0 149 1,139 16.50 35.10 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Club ride with seven other riders. A few hills, but mostly a very easy pace. A needed recovery ride!
Weather Conditions: A cold start, but not as bad as the ride home last night. Plus it warmed to a beautiful day. Light winds.
1/17/2012
(Tue)
47.71 0 0 151 1,247 18.90 39.60 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from work without extra miles. Moderate effort. Trying to find squeek so I lubed crank. Could the new grease slow me down in the cold? Squeek is less, but not gone.
Weather Conditions: Cold going in: almost put on leg warmers and balaclava. REALLY COLD coming home. Fingers and thumbs hurt as they warmed. Estimate 35° with windchill lower.
1/18/2012
(Wed)
47.85 0 0 150 1,251 19.20 41.60 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from work. Seat had shifted in previous ride. Corrected that and seemed to go faster. Tried to lube pedals, but injector wasn't working right. still have squeek. Legs felt good, but still hurt going down stairs.
Weather Conditions: Slightly warmer than yesterday. Brisk though. starting at 44° and getting to low 50's. Home ride felt like it was 35°. Weather said it was 44°
1/20/2012
(Fri)
50.56 0 0 150 1,329 19.70 42.10 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from work. Searching for things to lube to stop squeek, I found seat bolt broken. Fixing that did not stop noise. Still, speed was up, probably from maint. temp, lack of wind among other factors. Legs felt good on ride, but stairs still hurt. Feel good now. Several near misses in traffic. Thankfully my horn is loud!
Weather Conditions: Temps high 40's to start. Probably got to 54° by getting to work. 54° coming home. Very light winds.
1/24/2012
(Tue)
21.64 0 0 153 418 17.70 34.90 Road: Flat Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Short route to work and back. Moderate pace. Too cold starting at 4:40 am. Drive train felt smoother, probably due to new idler pulley.
Weather Conditions: Cold start at 38°. Warmed a bit climbing, but fingars still hurt by getting to work. Home trip warmer,but against 10 to 15 mph winds.
1/25/2012
(Wed)
47.69 0 0 153 1,272 19.50 42.30 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
SWB Bent
Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To work & back. Pushed hard climbing some hills. Legs are sore and hurt descending stairs. Near miss with taxi: he was in turn lane, then popped into through lane in front of me. I had to swerve into turn lane to avoid him.
Weather Conditions: Cool start bare legged. Warmed quite a bit by getting to work. Ride home was warm. (58°) Light wind going in, 8 mph tail wind home.
1/26/2012
(Thu)
47.75 0 0 149 1,268 18.40 41.20 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from work. Had no power. Legs felt drained. Cold start, but had to stop later to take off balaklava, and outer layer. Leg warmers may have slowed me, or just the cold. Legs still sore. Ride home felt OK.
Weather Conditions: 39° to start. Light winds.
1/28/2012
(Sat)
74.67 0 0 149 2,526 17.00 37.10 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Three of us rode from Henderson to West side of town to ride with Biking Las Vegas club and back. Got separated from group for a while. Legs a bit sore. Mostly easy pace, but pushed it in a few places.
Weather Conditions: COLD!!! Starting temp around 38°. Warmed slightly as we crossed town, then it got colder. Moderate winds.
1/31/2012
(Tue)
47.69 0 0 150 1,234 19.20 39.90 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from work. Moderate effort. Legs not very sore going down stairs. Clicking sound getting louder. May be right cleat. Part is broken.
Weather Conditions: Moderate winds variable directions. About 10 mph. About 60° going and 52° coming home.
January Rides Distance (miles) Average Heart Rate (bpm) Max Heart Rate (bpm) Weight (lbs) Altitude Gain (ft) Average Speed (mph) Max Speed (mph) Ride Type Bike Club Affiliation
17 759.65 0 0 150 14,289 18.68 43.90 n/a n/a n/a
2/3/2012
(Fri)
50.39 0 0 150 1,319 19.60 41.50 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from work with the extra Start Hills loop. Had to wait 15 minutes for a train. Legs felt good, but now they are sore. Hurt to descend stairs at the hotel. Changed cleats, but still have click in power train.
Weather Conditions: 10 mph tailwinds helped at first, but slowed me going North.
2/4/2012
(Sat)
33.83 0 0 149 1,429 17.60 40.40 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Club ride "Coffe Grand" with about 27 riders. Started easy, then chased after lead riders. Couldn't catch them up hill.
Weather Conditions: Cool start, but warmed when we started climbing
2/8/2012
(Wed)
47.64 0 0 150 1,297 19.50 41.60 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from work. Felt good to ride after three days not. Legs felt fair to good, a little sore now. LBS found the major clicking and stoped it. Just a few minor squeeks and groans from mesh seat.
Weather Conditions: Beautiful day! About 65° to 68° with about 8 mph wind from NE.
2/11/2012
(Sat)
47.33 0 0 153 1,407 16.70 39.30 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To Jean & back. Started with new and very slow rider, Kathy. It was hard to stay balanced at 8 mph. HR was really low. Coming back with wind and without Kathy I got up to 39.3 mph. And wasn't giving all.
Weather Conditions: Warm and windy.
2/18/2012
(Sat)
43.59 0 0 151 1,200 19.60 42.70 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
SWB Bent
Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Started easy then put out more effort near the hotel. Moderate effor to get home. legs sore. first time on bike for a week.
Weather Conditions: 55° to tart with East winds at 10 to 15. Small flags were straight out.
2/21/2012
(Tue)
62.75 0 0 149 1,856 17.50 41.90 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
SWB Bent
Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Club ride "Jakarta Park" with Jimmy. Easy pace for most, but pushed in places. Rode to and from plus stopped at lawyers to sign release.
Weather Conditions: Cold start at 40°. Warmed later and I took off leg warmers and full fingered gloves. Wind around 7 mph was noticeable when turning into it. Then it was cold.
2/22/2012
(Wed)
51.98 0 0 148 1,555 18.40 42.80 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
SWB Bent
Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from club ride McRide. Rode with five other riders. Casual for most, but I haven't hammered that hard for a long time when we did.
Weather Conditions: Cool start: needed leg & arm warmers. Got warm fast though.
February Rides Distance (miles) Average Heart Rate (bpm) Max Heart Rate (bpm) Weight (lbs) Altitude Gain (ft) Average Speed (mph) Max Speed (mph) Ride Type Bike Club Affiliation
7 337.51 0 0 150 10,063 18.40 42.80 n/a n/a n/a
3/3/2012
(Sat)
29.74 0 0 156 800 17.50 35.00 Road: Rolling Bacchetta Strada
SWB Bent
Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Medium route to work and back. First ride since crashing my car. Upper back still hurts. Took it easy. Forgot to turn on Garmin for return, so stats are best guess.
Weather Conditions: Cool start at 42°. Return was 58° with no wind.
3/5/2012
(Mon)
50.69 0 0 155 1,101 18.40 40.60 Road: Rolling Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from club ride. Rode with Robert, Jimmy, Reed, and Mark. Easy pace for most. Did a sprint just before Goett Park. Second ride since accident. Back and chest still hurt.
Weather Conditions: Cool start, but stripped to single layer quickly. Light winds
3/5/2012
(Mon)
10.39 0 0 155 272 16.60 29.00 Road: Flat Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To chiropractor and back. Mostly easy ride. Back feels better after adjustment. Chest still hurts.

This ride was nearly on the tail of earlier ride. I just cleated up a bit changed jersey, and headed back out.
Weather Conditions: Fabuous! 70° and light winds.
3/10/2012
(Sat)
21.66 0 0 157 418 18.00 34.90 Road: Flat Bacchetta Strada
SWB Bent
Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Short route to & from work. Easy to moderate pace. Didn't think I would make 18 mph average. Chest and upper back still hurting from car crash.
Weather Conditions: Brisk start with bare legs, ears & fingars. Warm beautiful ride home.
3/11/2012
(Sun)
28.03 0 0 156 576 18.60 37.30 Road: Flat Bacchetta Strada
SWB Bent
Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Medium route to work & back. Back still hurting. Surprised at speed with all the wind. Though it got me up to 37 mph on LV Blvd.
Weather Conditions: Warm but windy! Estimate 18 mph with gusts to 35.
3/15/2012
(Thu)
21.63 0 0 153 413 19.20 35.10 Road: Flat Bacchetta Strada
SWB Bent
Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Short route to work and back. Back felt fair going in, but hurt coming back.
Weather Conditions: Low 70's both ways with light winds.
3/21/2012
(Wed)
49.11 0 0 154 0 17.50 0.00 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: "McRide" with Jimmy, Mike G., JR, Mark, Gene and Rudy. Mix of easy and hard pulls. Legs feel a bit sore. Sent Garmin in and old speedo didn't work, so speeds are estimates.
Got stopped by Pres. Obama's motorcade on Russel Road on way home.
Weather Conditions: Cool start in bare legs, but two layers on top. Light wind. Warmed to about 60 by return.
3/21/2012
(Wed)
9.98 0 0 153 0 17.20 0.00 Off: Flat Bacchetta Strada
SWB Bent
Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To chiropractor and back.
Weather Conditions: Warm with light breeze.
3/23/2012
(Fri)
18.63 0 0 153 0 17.70 0.00 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
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Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To chiropractor then to IATSE hall to pay dues. Back and chest still hurt. May be not as badly. Moderate effort
Weather Conditions: Warm (82°) and very windy at times.
3/24/2012
(Sat)
43.30 0 0 153 0 18.10 43.50 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
SWB Bent
Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Short route to work and medium route home. Legs are sore.
Weather Conditions: Cool start about 58°. Warm ride home, but Extremely windy. I think gusts up to 35 on St. Rose. I had to tilt ten degrees into the wind.
3/26/2012
(Mon)
10.39 0 0 152 0 17.10 35.10 Road: Rolling Bacchetta Strada
SWB Bent
Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To chiropractor & back. HR must be a glitch. Moderate effort. Upper back is feeling good now, but chest still hurts. Not as bad though.
Weather Conditions: Chilly with bare legs. Had to use arm warmers. Very windy! gusts to 25.
3/28/2012
(Wed)
45.44 0 0 152 1,079 18.10 37.90 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
SWB Bent
Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To work without Seven Hills loop. tough against wind. Left quad is sore.
Max speed on St Rose was 13 mph.
Weather Conditions: Cool start at 6 am. Windy! Estimate 30 mph gusts on St Rose.
3/29/2012
(Thu)
55.96 0 0 152 1,147 17.90 40.50 Road: Hills Bacchetta Strada
SWB Bent
Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To & from club ride with Jimmy, Jim T and Rudy. Moderate pace to & from, but club ride was mostly easy. Legs feel worked,but not too bad.
Weather Conditions: Cool start at 55°, but warmed to about 70°. Light or no wind.
3/30/2012
(Fri)
10.34 0 0 152 263 17.50 35.40 Road: Rolling Bacchetta Strada
SWB Bent
Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: To chiropractor & back. Easy to moderate pace. Sore muscles in hip joints. probably not used to the 55 mile ride from yesterday.
Weather Conditions: Warm! near 88° Breeze near 10 mph.
3/31/2012
(Sat)
21.56 0 0 152 420 18.60 41.10 Road: Rolling Bacchetta Strada
SWB Bent
Green Valley Cyclists
Comments: Short route to work and back. Right groin/hip joint still hurts. And chest still hurts.
Weather Conditions: Start at 65° at 0435. Winds at 16 mostly in my face. Return at 80° with tailwinds at 20+.
March Rides Distance (miles) Average Heart Rate (bpm) Max Heart Rate (bpm) Weight (lbs) Altitude Gain (ft) Average Speed (mph) Max Speed (mph) Ride Type Bike Club Affiliation
15 426.85 0 0 154 6,489 17.99 43.50 n/a n/a n/a
YTD Rides Distance (miles) Average Heart Rate (bpm) Max Heart Rate (bpm) Weight (lbs) Altitude Gain (ft) Average Speed (mph) Max Speed (mph) Ride Type Bike Club Affiliation
191 8,318.76 0 0 148 234,226 18.61 49.80 n/a n/a n/a
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