Tuesday - The Madone is in the shop

1671 miles in 2010 (83%)

Took the mountain bike to the Great Western Trail and Prairie Path. It has been a long time - 13 years?

The Madone has a crack and I should be getting a new frame.

90°F, 10 mph south-westerlies, and mostly sunny, humid, hazy.

08/31/2010

Start: 00:13:30

Time Taken: 01:42:30

Workout Route: 2010-08-31 Route GWT & PP

Total Distance: 45.65 km.

Burned: 1,933 (kcal)

Pace: 02:13 (avg)

Speed: 27.2 (km/hr) (avg)

Monday 39 km spin of the pedals

1644 miles in 2010 (82%)

85°F, winds southerly and variable to 10 mph, partly sunny

08/30/2010

Start: 00:13:30

Time Taken: 01:16:10

Workout Route: 2010-08-30 Route

Total Distance: 38.75 km.

Burned: 1,435 (kcal)

Pace: 01:58 (avg)

Speed: 30.26 (km/hr) (avg)

Sunday morning 52 km ride

1619 miles in 2010 - 80%

upper 60s, clear and calm

08/29/2010

Start: 00:06:25

Time Taken: 01:41:20

Workout Route: 2010-08-29 Route

Total Distance: 52.05 km.

Burned: 1,911 (kcal)

Pace: 01:58 (avg)

Speed: 30.58 (km/hr) (avg)

Saturday makes 7 days in a row with a ride

176 miles this week

1587 in 2010, so far and 33 shy of 600 for August

Early morning ride, cool, clear and still 60°F

08/28/2010

Start: 00:06:30

Time Taken: 01:05:20

Total Distance: 34.07 km.

Pace: 01:55 (avg)

Speed: 31.22 (km/hr) (avg)

1566 miles in 2010

Another lap around the loop. Getting warmer and breezier.

08/27/2010

Start: 00:10:30

End: 00:11:33

Time Taken: 01:03:10

Workout Route: 2010-08-27 Route

Total Distance: 32.46 km.

Pace: 01:55 (avg)

Speed: 31.38 (km/hr) (avg)

Thursday - 35 km ride

1546 miles in 2010

525 miles in August, 134 so far this week after 5 days of riding in a row.

Gorgeous day for a ride. If it were not for the road construction, this would have been a very fast ride. Conditioning is getting good.

70°F, partly cloudy, winds calm to light and variable

Now playing: Burning Siesta by Robert Fripp & the League of Crafty Guitarists from 19901005 Victoriaville Festival

08/26/2010

Start: 10:25:00

End: 11:32:00

Time Taken: 01:07:17

Total Distance: 35.26 km.

Burned: 1,697 (kcal)

Pace: 01:53 (avg)

Speed: 31.44 (km/hr) (avg)

2010-08-24 Route

Wednesday - an hour getting my head clear

2023 km in 2010, that surpasses goal #2

504 miles in August - only 96 to go.

Windy and school buses made for a slow day.

77°F, winds 10-15 WNW, Partly cloudy.

08/25/2010

Start: 00:14:00

Time Taken: 01:08:05

Workout Route: 2010-08-25 Route

Total Distance: 34.16 km.

Burned: 1,283 (kcal)

Pace: 02:02 (avg)

Speed: 29.61 (km/hr) (avg)

2010-08-25 Route

Tuesday - 35 km quick ride

1503 miles in 2010 - 72% of goal

83°F, partly cloudy with winds light, variable to 7 mph

Now playing: Ode To Joy by Ludwig van Beethoven

08/24/2010

Start: 00:14:40

Time Taken: 01:07:45

Workout Route: 2010-08-24 Route

Total Distance: 35.00 km.

Pace: 01:55 (avg)

Speed: 30.9 (km/hr) (avg)

Monday - 74.4 km ride west to some hills

1481 miles in 2010

80°F, clear, light & variable becoming 5-10 mph northwesterlies

Hurting pretty bad by the end today -

08/23/2010

Start: 00:10:50

Time Taken: 02:31:15

Workout Route: 2010-08-23 Route

Total Distance: 74.49 km.

Burned: 2,851 (kcal)

Pace: 02:02 (avg)

Speed: 29.61 (km/hr) (avg)

Sunday morning 37 km ride

1434 miles in 2010

70°F, clear, 5-10 mph easterlies after 7 AM.

Not feeling great, but still had good speed. Nothing broken today.

08/22/2010

Start: 00:06:40

Time Taken: 01:13:00

Total Distance: 37.15 km.

Burned: 1,376 (kcal)

Pace: 01:58 (avg)

Speed: 30.58 (km/hr) (avg)

1411 miles in 2010

90°F partly sunny, hazy with 15 mph southerlies

Seat bolt broke 30 miles from home. Bad times.

08/20/2010

Start: 00:10:16

Time Taken: 01:35:02

Total Distance: 42.03 km.

Burned: 1,791 (kcal)

Pace: 02:13 (avg)

Speed: 26.55 (km/hr) (avg)

Wednesday 36 km ride

1385 miles in 2010

79°F, partly cloudy, 5 mph northerlies

08/18/2010

Start: 02:00:00

Time Taken: 01:11:43

Total Distance: 36.21 km.

Burned: 1,352 (kcal)

Effort: Hard

Quality: Good

Pace: 01:58 (avg)

Speed: 30.42 (km/hr) (avg)

Tuesday 43 miles ride with Charlie

1363 miles in 2010 -

Overcast, 76°F, calm.

08/17/2010

Start: 11:45:00

Time Taken: 02:21:20

Total Distance: 68.75 km.

Burned: 2,664 (kcal)

Effort: Hard

Quality: Good

Pace: 02:02 (avg)

Speed: 29.13 (km/hr) (avg)

Monday - 43 km windy day ride

1320 miles in 2010 - 300 miles in August so far, right on track for 600 miles

Beautiful, but windy 10-15 mph NW, clear 75°F

08/16/2010

Start: 00:10:30

Time Taken: 01:26:26

Workout Route: 2010-08-16 Route

Total Distance: 42.77 km.

Burned: 1,629 (kcal)

Effort: Hard

Quality: Good

Pace: 02:02 (avg)

Speed: 29.29 (km/hr) (avg)

Friday - 52 km at dawn

1293 miles in 2010 - more miles than all of last year - that's goal #1.

141 miles this week. Tomorrow is a rest day.

72°F, light easterlies, clear

08/13/2010

Start: 06:07:00

Time Taken: 01:44:41

Total Distance: 52.35 km.

Burned: 1,974 (kcal)

Pace: 02:02 (avg)

Speed: 29.29 (km/hr) (avg)

Workout Route: 2010-08-13 Route - Crazy - what kind of idiot would ride this route?

Thursday - 31 km morning ride

1261 miles in 2010

75°F, clear and calm with patchy fog in low areas

08/12/2010

Start: 00:05:58

Time Taken: 01:09:31

Total Distance: 36.23 km.

Effort: Hardest

Quality: Great

Pace: 01:55 (avg)

Speed: 31.22 (km/hr) (avg)

Wednesday, Same route as Tuesday, only faster

1238 miles in 2010

Another hazy, humid 75°F dawn ride. Calm. Clear overhead.

Date: 08/11/2010

Start: 06:03:00

End: 07:07:00

Time Taken: 01:03:41

Total Distance: 33.86 km.

Burned: 1,606 (kcal)

Effort: Hardest

Quality: Great

Pace: 01:52 (avg)

Speed: 31.9 (km/hr) (avg) (19.8 mph)

Tuesday morning Twenty

1217 miles in 2010 -

A good hard ride - 19.5 mph. Great conditions, but traffic is heavier now that I have to start later because of the sun. Maybe another ride later, weather permitting.

75°F, light easterlies, hazy, partly sunny

08/10/2010

Time Taken: 01:04:28

Workout Route: 2010-08-10 Route - SprVly,Stearns,Powis,Smith,Kline,Birchbark,Kuhn

Total Distance: 33.75 km.

Burned: 1,626 (kcal)

Effort: Hardest

Quality: Great

Pace: 01:54 (avg)

Speed: 31.41 (km/hr) (avg)

Sunday morning 70 km ride to Burr Rd

1196 miles in 2010 - 176 in August -

mid 60s, 10-12 mph westerlies, hazy, humid -

lots of other riders, but no one passed me.

Found the path to the cycle bridge over the river, very nice.

08/08/2010 Start: 00:06:40 Time Taken: 02:24:21

Workout Route: 2010-08-08 Route to Burr Rd Total Distance: 71.10 km. Burned: 2,721 (kcal)

Pace:	02:02 (avg)
Speed:	29.61 (km/hr) (avg)

Friday, 38 km ride,

1152 miles in 2010

Gorgeous day for a ride. A little breezy at 10-15 mph westerly, but dry and sunny, upper 70s.

Just a quick ride around, not feeling powerful today.

08/06/2010 Start: 14:30:00 End: 15:47:00 Time Taken: 01:16:29

Workout Route: 38km Route Acceptable, CCW Total Distance: 38.57 km. Burned: 1,447 (kcal)

Pace:	01:58 (avg)

Speed:30.26 (km/hr) (avg)

Thursday - 56 km north shore ride

1128 miles in 2010 - 108 in the first 5 days of August is a good start

Nice hard ride. Really put the hammer down. A little sightseeing at Old Fort Sheridan.

Mid 70s and breezy - cross winds all day. Clear skies. Not humid.

08/05/2010 Start: 00:11:00 Time Taken: 02:02:21

Workout Route: 2010-08-05 Northfield to Old Fort Sheridan, McCormick Trail to North Shore Trail Total Distance: 56.15 km. Burned: 2,306 (kcal)

Pace:	02:10 (avg)
Speed:	27.52 (km/hr) (avg)

Tuesday - 50 mile excursion to Kane County

1093 miles in 2010 - less than 200 miles from last year's total

87°F and mostly sunny with a 5-10 westerly.

Feeling good.

50 miler Type: Road Cycling - High Intensity Date: 08/03/2010 Start: 01:30:00 End: 04:16:00 Time Taken: 02:46:49

Workout Route: 50 miler 2010-08-03 Route Total Distance: 80.77 km. Burned: 3,144 (kcal)

Pace:	02:06 (avg)
Speed:	28.65 (km/hr) (avg)

Monday - 37 km spin in the haze

1043 miles in 2010

A little sluggish from the 400 mile drive to and from Appleton yesterday, but it was better than not riding.

81°F and hazy with a good 5-10 mph southerly

08/02/2010 Start: 00:14:05 Time Taken: 01:13:20

Workout Route: 2010-08-02 Route Total Distance: 36.53 km. Burned: 1,382 (kcal)

Pace:	02:02 (avg)
Speed:	29.61 (km/hr) (avg)