56 km bike ride to 1088 miles in 2009

Great ride. I played the wind just right for the assist on the back stretch. Was that the same hawk following me for 10 miles, or did I see 3 hawks flying overhead? New Bontrager wheel will not hold true.

Sunny. 65-70°F. Winds N to W at 5 to 15.

Type: Road Cycling - High Intensity
Date: 09/29/2009
Start: 13:31:00
End: 15:28:00
Time Taken: 01:57:16
Total Distance: 55.60 km.
Burned: 2,250 (kcal)
Pace: 02:06 (avg)
Speed: 28.45 (km/hr) (avg)

58 km Kroener, Evans, Hicks, Centerville, Singing Woods, Cline, Allen

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Monday 4500 yd swim

3x500 kps
3x5x100 @(2:00, 1:50, 1:40) all 1:29-1:24
2x500 pk
10x50 @ :50 (:39->:44)

Good workout in a crowded pool - like open water swimming with distracted drivers. I can feel my form returning, slowly.

Type: Laps / Swimming Pool
Date: 09/28/2009
Start: 11:55:00
End: 13:20:00
Time Taken: 01:25:06
Total Distance: 4.11 km.
Burned: 1,500 (kcal)
Workout Stats
Pace: 20:40 (avg)
Speed: 2.9 (km/hr) (avg)

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Friday - 20 km on the trainer

Stationary Bike because it is a great workout in 32 minutes
Date: 09/25/2009
Start: 16:50:00
End: 17:22:00
Time Taken: 00:32:07
Total Distance: 20.02 km.
Burned: 600 (kcal)
Pace: 01:36 (avg)
Speed: 37.4 (km/hr) (avg)
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Thursday 4000 yd swim

3x500 kps
10x200 @ 3:45, 7 swim 3:03->2:53, 3 pull (last 2 on 3:30) 3:02 -> 2:45
500 kick

Feeling good, good times, but had to stop with a cramped calf.

Type: Laps / Swimming Pool
Date: 09/24/2009
Start: 00:00:11
Time Taken: 01:14:00
Total Distance: 3.66 km.
Burned: 1,200 (kcal)
Pace: 20:13 (avg)
Speed: 2.97 (km/hr) (avg)

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Wednesday - 56 km bike ride

Best ride I've had in a couple of weeks despite the rear wheel refusing to stay true. Thanks to the motorist who stopped on Cline Rd to see if I need help - now get out there and ride. Lots of bugs - most came home on my chest, but luckily not the praying mantis.

79-85°F winds light to 8 mph, NW, partly sunny

Type: Road Cycling - High Intensity
Date: 09/23/2009
Start: 11:56:00
End: 13:58:00
Time Taken: 02:01:53
Total Distance: 55.90 km.
Burned: 2,294 (kcal)
Workout Stats
Pace: 02:10 (avg)
Speed: 27.52 (km/hr) (avg)

56 km CCW Allen, Hicks, Evans, Kroener, Charter

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Tuesday 20 km on the trainer

20 km on the trainer - rain, time constraints - 1006 miles in 2009
Date: 09/22/2009
Start: 13:00:00
End: 13:31:00
Time Taken: 00:31:23
Total Distance: 20.01 km.
Burned: 788 (kcal)
Pace: 01:34 (avg)
Speed: 38.26 (km/hr) (avg
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Monday 4000 yd swim

3x500 kps

400,300,200,100 (1:18 - I've still got it) on 2:00 per 100

2x500 pk

10x50 on :10 rest :42 -:35

Nice swim, water still too warm, no competition until the 50s, but that went well.

Type: Laps / Swimming Pool

Date: 09/21/2009

Start: 11:40:00

End: 12:56:00

Time Taken: 01:16:45

Total Distance: 3.66 km.

Burned: 1,250 (kcal)

Pace: 20:58 (avg)

Speed: 2.86 (km/hr) (avg)

Saturday 4000 yd swim

3x500 kps

10x200 (6s 4p) @ 4:00 (3:15 -> 2:57)

500 k

Feels Great and no equipment malfunctions! Sun broke through the fog around 8:00, the pool lit up and I was so happy to be swimming again.

Type: Laps / Swimming Pool

Date: 09/19/2009

Start: 07:10:00

End: 08:27:00

Time Taken: 01:17:30

Total Distance: 3.66 km.

Burned: 1,250 (kcal)

Effort: Hard

Quality: Good

Pace: 21:11 (avg)

Speed: 2.83 (km/hr) (avg)

Friday 50 km ride from hell. 994 miles in '09

New rear wheel, reflector loose and needed to be removed in first 2 km. Then the speed sensor magnet was loose and could not be tightened. I used some roadside debris to thicken my spoke so it could be tightened. Still missing 3 km on my odometer. Then a pickup truck loaded with branches drives by and the branches whack me in the back and the head. Not pleasant. Later some lady on a mountain bike scolds me "Pass on my left" which is exactly what I was doing. What was her problem? Some people have to bitch even when there is no reason. The wind picked up from the east in my face soon after I started. Now my new wheel is bent and my brakes are loose. Maybe I stick to the indoor trainer for a while.

72-85°F, winds 5-10 easterly, sunny.

Type: Road Cycling - High Intensity

Date: 09/18/2009

Start: 11:47:00

End: 13:45:00

Time Taken: 01:58:00

Total Distance: 49.51 km.

Burned: 1,851 (kcal)

Pace: 02:23 (avg)

Speed: 25.17 (km/hr) (avg)

49.5 km Kroener, Grange, Princevill, Brimfield, Legion, Cedar, Allen

Sunday - 57.1 km ride - 963 miles in 2009

New route, sunny late afternoon and a little breezy.

Date: 09/13/2009

Start: 15:15:00

Time Taken: 02:07:41

Total Distance: 57.25 km.

Burned: 2,395 (kcal)

Pace: 02:13 (avg)

Speed: 26.88 (km/hr) (avg)

51 km Allen, Hicks, Mendenhal, Legion, Allen

Thursday 43 km ride

Type: Road Cycling - High Intensity

Date: 09/10/2009

Start: 10:15:00

Time Taken: 01:37:47

Total Distance: 43.00 km.

Burned: 1,834 (kcal)

Pace: 02:13 (avg)

Speed: 26.55 (km/hr) (avg)

70-77°F, Winds 5-10 easterly, foggy until the last 30 minutes when the sun came out in full.

43 km Allen, Cedar, Legion, Duggan, Brim, Evans, Grange, Radnor

Tuesday - 56 km bike ride to 901 miles in 2009

56 km bike ride to 901 miles in 2009
Type: Road Cycling - High Intensity
Date: 09/08/2009
Start: 10:00:00
End: 12:07:00
Time Taken: 02:07:04
Total Distance: 56.80 km.
Burned: 2,392 (kcal)
Pace: 02:13 (avg)
Speed: 26.82 (km/hr) (avg)

58 km Kroener, Evans, Hicks, Centerville, Singing Woods, Cline, Allen

Another great late summer day for a ride. I passed a Specialized out on Evan's Mill on a climb after about a 2 mile chase. Always a great feeling, but he was a few years my senior and did not look too happy at my "Howdy" as I zipped by.

74-84°F, winds 5-10 N to ENE, sunny.
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67 km Brimfield Ride - 866 miles in '09

Stayed off the fresh chip & seal and rode some different roads for a change.
79-89°F, winds E to SSE at 5-10 mph. Sunny.
Brimfield-Jubilee is one fantastic workout. Nice to have water refills at the school in Brimfield.

67 km to Brimfield & back
Type: Road Cycling - High Intensity
Date: 09/04/2009
Start: 11:15:00
Time Taken: 02:33:07
Total Distance: 66.50 km.
Burned: 2,871 (kcal)
Effort: Hardest
Quality: Good
Pace: 02:16 (avg)
Speed: 26.07 (km/hr) (avg)

67 km to Brimfield & back, Kroener, Grange, Jubilee, Evans, Radner

Wednesday - 56 km bike ride - 825 miles in 2009

Date: 09/02/2009
Start: 11:11:00
End: 13:18:00
Time Taken: 02:07:04
Total Distance: 55.90 km.
Burned: 2,383 (kcal)
Workout Stats
Pace: 02:13 (avg)
Speed: 26.55 (km/hr) (avg)

56 km CCW Allen, Hicks, Evans, Kroener, Charter

72-84°F, Sunny, windy 5-15 E to N.

Another hard ride in wind and fresh chip & seal.
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