Feeling pretty good about the August challenge at this point. Its been 14 days and I've ridden every one of them. A couple of items to note regarding this morning's ride and they both have to do with distance. This morning's ride took me over 100 miles for the month, but more importantly it took me to 567 miles for the year which surpassed last year's total of 566 miles.
I'm riding more this year and I'm feeling good. The bike is working well as well.
Today's stats:
10.4 miles
44:21 Elapsed time
Month to date
108.5 miles
8:34:50 elapsed time
How are you doing this month?
Keep those pedals turning!
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Another early morning ride
Up and at it again at 4:00 AM. Even though I got less sleep than Monday morning it was just a little easier to get up and out there. There was a lot less internal dialog. I felt more like just getting it done, which I did.
I was surprised as I checked the pressure in my tires this morning. Seems the humidity helps keep the air in them as they were only down about a pound of pressure from Monday. Normally after 2 days they have been down 5 to 10 lbs.
There really wasn't much remarkable about this morning's ride. There was a slight breeze, maybe 5 mph out of the southwest which I didn't think was a big deal. Sure it was a headwind on the slight uphill and a tailwind on the downhill, but I didn't think a breeze that light would have much effect.
Seems I was wrong. My top speed was almost 3 mph faster than Monday's ride and my overall average went from 13.5 mph to 14.1. That is a big change. I shaved almost 2 minutes off the time it took to do the same distance.
Seems there is a lot to be said for aerodynamics, even at the slower speeds I'm riding as opposed to say, a car. Since I ride in an upright position, the wind does have a significant impact on my speed.
Keep those pedals turning!
I was surprised as I checked the pressure in my tires this morning. Seems the humidity helps keep the air in them as they were only down about a pound of pressure from Monday. Normally after 2 days they have been down 5 to 10 lbs.
There really wasn't much remarkable about this morning's ride. There was a slight breeze, maybe 5 mph out of the southwest which I didn't think was a big deal. Sure it was a headwind on the slight uphill and a tailwind on the downhill, but I didn't think a breeze that light would have much effect.
Seems I was wrong. My top speed was almost 3 mph faster than Monday's ride and my overall average went from 13.5 mph to 14.1. That is a big change. I shaved almost 2 minutes off the time it took to do the same distance.
Seems there is a lot to be said for aerodynamics, even at the slower speeds I'm riding as opposed to say, a car. Since I ride in an upright position, the wind does have a significant impact on my speed.
Keep those pedals turning!
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