20170910 cycling

flat.

Monday
75° humidity 91% wind 4 ESE
Flat tire before I even started. I spent half my ride time changing the tire. Changed the tire and tube.
Turned onto MPB and tachycardia started and didn't stop.
Cut the ride short and came back through The Ridge. The pedestrian gates were closed but the auto gates were open.
7.43 miles
12.10 mph

waiting for the light to change at hueland pond and mansfield

Tuesday
75° humidity 97%
Short ride because I drove Andy to school. Ankle hurt most of the ride. 
School traffic. 
6.41 miles
12.21 mph

too many clouds these days

Wednesday
73° humidity 91% wind 3 SE
No power in my legs and my ankle hurt. I pushed but never got about 12 mph average speed. 
Drizzle started at Union Park and got heavier and I rode on SR56. 
Slow, wet ride. 
12.97 miles
11.78 mph

looking at storms form off the coast

Thursday
74° humidity 98% wind 3 NE
Better ride today. Short ride so I can get to work early. 
8.42 miles
12.47 mph

hurricane irma is coming

Friday
79° humidity 88% wind 5 NE
Muggy and windy. I could get the energy to go to Union Park even though I had the time. 
9.03 miles
11.47 mph

i had to ride to keep my streak of riding everyday and filling in the exercise ring

Saturday
77° humidity 90% wind 8 NE
Hurricane Irma is coming. First just trying to keep my streak and ride at least one mile. Kept going until I got in 30 minutes. Very windy. 
5.83 miles
11.26 mph

the winds were strong and it is easier to fight the strong wind if i can turn after a block

Sunday
76° wind 13 NE
Hurricane Irma is coming. Another ride around Deer Run. The wind was strong so it was nice being able to turn away from it and only have to ride into the wind for a block at a time. 
5.42 miles
10.12 mph
This week 55.4 miles
This year 2310 miles

20170903 cycling

all the blocks are filled

Monday
76° humidity 98% wind 4 SW
Short so I can go into work early. Ugh. 
Overcast and gloomy. 
7.37 miles
13.19 mph

Tuesday
75° humidity 97% wind 4 S
I went out to BBD. It is slightly downhill so I can build up a good average speed. 
Light rain started on Mansfield. 
7.35 miles
13.13 mph

asshole

Wednesday
73° humidity 95% wind 2 SE
It felt cooler. Maybe it was just the fog. Glasses fogged up a little but I left them on. Truck blocking sidewalk at Union Park. He was still there, with it running, when I went out again. 
12.98 miles
12.73 mph 

rest stop

Thursday
75° humidity 95% wind 4 SE
Union Park. Had to ride the last loop trying to avoid a sweeper. He turned around and had to stop for me anyway. Oops. 
Pushed it but lost some speed because of headwind along Mansfield
13.25 miles
13.04 mph
This month 545 km (339 miles)

looking southwest along sr56 mup

Friday
74° humidity 99% wind 5 SE
No energy to push. Sunny and keeping my head down almost ran into a jogger who was running in the street. Sigh. 
8.42 miles
12.84 mph

the black angus cows rarely come this close to the mup. they prefer people not to stop and moo at me.

Saturday
73° humidity 98% wind?? Felt like 5 NE
Legs were not on this ride. I couldn't push if I wanted to. 
Wet roads from overnight rains. 
12.94 miles
12.28 mph

these cows seem friendlier but i don't go closer.

Sunday
75° humidity 93% wind 4 ESE
Still tired. It took 30 minutes to get to 12 mph average speed. 
Montgomery Bell still flooded in the south end of Union Park. 
13.2 miles
12.52 mph
This week 75.4
This year 2254

20170827 cycling

construction at sr56 and meadow pointe blvd

Monday
77° humidity 90% wind 5 ENE
Wind. Traffic.
9.04 miles
12.90 mph

clear day at union park

Tuesday
76° humidity 91% wind 5 ENE
Windy. Sunny. 
12.97 miles
12.58 mph

puffy clouds at sr56 and mansfield blvd

Wednesday
78° humidity 94% wind 4 NE
Warm and windy. 
Late start and school buses. 
Bobcat idling on MUP at Behavioral Health blocking most of the path. 
Headwind along Mansfield
13.17 miles
12.5 mph

driver backed up and stopped and then looked at his phone. he was blocking the only entry and exit to union park and was oblivious.

Thursday
78° humidity 98% wind 4 E
Sunny and windy. 
Flat bed semi blocking road at entrance to Union Park. Nine cars backed up on bridge and he was in no hurry to move. 
Must have hit resume instead of pause because my average speed dropped from 12.6 to 12.3. Huh?
12.89 miles
12.34 mph (Apple Watch registered 12.6 mph and it is always lower.)

gloomy day. looking west on sr56 at mansfield blvd.

Friday
74° humidity 99% wind 4 E
Dark and overcast. Some school traffic. Some mist. 
9.01 miles
12.72 mph

another gloomy day

Saturday
75° humidity 94% wind 1 SE-NE
Overcast with light wind. Kept trying to push myself faster. 
9 miles
12.82 mph

i miss the sun

Sunday
77° humidity 96% wind 6 SE
Gloomy, wet and windy. 
12.91 miles
12.78 mph
This week 79 miles
This year 2179 miles 

20170820 cycling

union park

Monday
76° humidity 94% wind 3 SE
First day of school, lots of traffic. 
Now there are two containment bubbles at the Union Park leak. Is it a water main or a spring? Seems like too much flow to be natural. Does Florida have geysers?
12.94 miles
12.95 mph

wiregrass ranch corral

Tuesday
76° humidity 98% wind 3 SSW
I went out to BBD north to Chancey. I made all the lights with only having to slow down some. 
I stopped at one of the corrals and the cows were gathered and making a lot of noise. I wanted to get closer but stayed back not wanting to spook the cattle. 
13.57 miles
12.97 mph

Wednesday
78° humidity 89% wind 1 SSW
Short ride. I went west to BBD to SR56. Ran into school traffic at JLMS. SUV nearly took me out
7.19 miles
13.53 mph

storms forming north of tampa bay

Thursday
78° humidity 91% wind 2 SE
Not much energy. School traffic and buses. Foot hurt. 
12.93 miles
12.70 mph

thunderhead off the coast

Friday
76° humidity 95% wind 2 SE
Glasses slip some. 
Tachycardia after mile 5. I took it easy the rest of the ride. 
8.42 miles
12.44 mph

storms forming off the gulf coast

Saturday
74° humidity 96% wind 2 SE
Ankle still hurts. 
Clear skies. 
People walking in bike lane along Mansfield. 
9.01 miles
12.79 mph

looking west on SR56 

Sunday
79° humidity 87% wind 4 ENE
Warm and windy. Flooding at Union Park is gone but draining continues. 
Heard, then saw, a drone as I was leaving Union Park. 
Headwind along Mansfield. 
13.2 miles
12.57 mph

This week 77.2 miles
This year 2100 miles 

20170813 cycling

union park

Monday
78° humidity 93% wind 7 SE
Hot and windy. 
Headwind along Mansfield really killed my speed. 
12.94 miles
12.44 mph

new flowers for union park

Tuesday
77° humidity 93% wind 4 SE
Hot and windy. Adding air to my tires seemed little. 
Heavier traffic because of school orientation. 
12.94 miles
12.39 mph

cattle trailer at wiregrass pasture

Wednesday
75° humidity 95% wind 3 SE
Felt better today. Shorter ride because of work. Hueland Pond is now open to traffic. 
8.41 miles
12.91 mph

wiregrass

Thursday
76° humidity 93% wind ? NE-SE
Conflicting reports of wind speed and direction.
Rode out to Union Park. Road in back is still flooding. 
More traffic today and crossing guard on Mansfield. 
12.94 miles
12.77 mph

pasco hernando state college porter campus

Friday
74° humidity 98% wind 1 NNW
I saw the wind direction but went right at CLR. The wind was negligible and always felt against me. 
Tried to ride hard. Ankle pain. 
9.05 miles
12.75 mph

morning storms coming in from the gulf

Saturday
76° humidity 95% wind 3 SSE
Saw some hot air balloons. I wanted to get closer before I stopped but then I lost them. Oh well. 
Good pace. I was at 13.2 then Headwind along Mansfield dropped me to 13.1 despite my efforts. 
9.03 miles
13.18 mph

storms forming in the gulf

Sunday
79° humidity 97% wind 4 SSE
Warm and windy. 
Asshole on motorcycle racing through Wiregrass and Meadow Pointe and doing wheelies. 
13.11 miles
12.99 mph

This week 78.3
This year 2022

20170806 cycling

Monday
74° humidity 95% wind 7 ENE
Light rain for most of the ride. The rain picked up when I turned onto Mansfield or maybe it was just the headwind. Soaked by the time I got home. 
8.41 miles
12.31 mph

the rear of the townhouse are painted a drab olive yet have brick paved driveways. it seems like mixed signals.

Tuesday
72° humidity 94% wind 4 NE
Back sore so I took it easy. 
I rode through The Arbors off of Chancey. They are narrow homes on narrow lots. There are townhomes with alleys and one car garages. It is an odd neighborhood. 
10.51 miles
12.25 mph

Wednesday
78° humidity 98% wind 4 SE
Back still hurts. Took it easy until I warmed up. Pedaling is fine but deep breaths hurt. 
8:45 miles
12.25 mph

the cows were gathered in the part of the pasture, sheltered from the coming rain.

Thursday
78° humidity 98% wind 4 SE
Back still sore but getting better. 
Kept it easy for the first half. 
Union Park was muddy and flooded in parts. 
Prisoner work group blocking most of the path west of The Ridge. Landscape crew blocking path at Behavior Health. Sigh. 
13.26 miles
11.87 mph

most of the time, these black angus are too far away to photograph with my iPhone.

Friday
74° humidity 94% wind 4 ESE
Back is almost better but today I had a stomachache. 
I had to ride down to Forest Glen because there was too much traffic to turn left at Stetson. 
9.49 miles
12.29 mph

hueland pond looking south to wiregrass ranch high school

Saturday
77° humidity 95% wind 0
Back feels 95% better. 
Pushing it a little more but not crazy. 
8.42 miles
12.79mph

someday we will be able to ride farther east along sr56

Sunday
78° humidity 92% wind 5 SE
Windy. Back feels fine. 
13.42 miles
12.31 mph

This week 71.9
This year 1944

20170730 cycling

muddy

Monday
77° humidity 90% wind 3 S
Still no energy. And continuous ankle pain. Short ride. 
7.44 miles
12.32 mph

union park

Tuesday
82° humidity 86% wind 1 SE
Hot and windier that reported. Also muddy in spots. 
Heat Index said it felt like 96°.
13.23 miles
12.51 mph

the eastern end of santa luce drive in estancia

Wednesday
78° humidity 85% wind 2 WNW
I rode north on BBD to Chancey. I rode through Estancia surprised that most of it is open. Even the gated villages have open sidewalks. 
14.25 miles
12.40 mph

rain clouds forming off the coast

Thursday
75° humidity 91% wind 2 E-SE
Too warm and windy despite what the weather app says. 
13.24 miles
12.12 mph

hot air balloon flying low

Friday
75° humidity 94% wind 2 SSE
I could hear the balloon before I could see it because it was so close. When it flew over my head, I stopped and took a photo. 
7.44 miles
12.10 mph

Saturday
76° humidity 97% wind 5 SW
Short ride to BBD to SR56. 
7.13
12.29 mph

gloomy ride along hueland pond

Sunday
81° humidity 85% wind 7-11 SW
It didn't seem windy until I turned onto Hueland Pond. The dark clouds were moving quickly. 
It rained for a few minutes along Mansfield. Enough to clean my bike and soak my clothes. 
8.16 miles
12.20 mph
This week 70.8
This year 1872

20170723 cycling

looking north at mansfield and SR56 

Monday
74° humidity 96% wind 3 SE
One loop. Uneventful. 
9.02 miles
12.32 mph

union park

Tuesday
75° humidity 94% wind 3 SE
Distracted by work scheduling thoughts. The ride passed by quickly
13.22 miles
12.56 mph

looking northwest at mansfield and sr56

Wednesday
76° humidity 93% wind 2 E
Only time for a short ride. 
6.54 miles
12.95 mph

union park

Thursday
77° humidity 92% wind 3 SE
Hazy. Had to takeoff my glasses. Steamy ponds. 
13.27 miles
12.55 mph

union park

Friday
74° humidity 96% wind 3 SE
Tired. Not much energy. 
13.26 miles
12.54 mph

looking we at mansfield and sr56

Saturday
77° humidity 91% wind 4 SSE
Hot, windy. 
14.04 miles
12.44 mph

washout at the ridge

Sunday
77° humidity 91% wind 6 S
I didn't want to ride but didn't want to end my streak. 
Cloudy and windy and a few sprinkles. 
7.45 miles
11.56 mph

This week 76.7
This year 1801

20170716 cycling

blocked

Monday
74° humidity 95% wind 4 SE
Late start, I took the shortcut at The Ridge. Stopped and took a photo. Started again and turned a corner to find a palm tree blocking the path. Glad I wasn't going faster. 
7.41 miles
12.1 mph

and they didn't even seem to care. they left all the zip ties on the ground.

Tuesday
75° humidity 96% wind 4 ESE
Warm and windy. I rode to Union Park. There were construction vehicles in the new section so I stayed out. 
They were removing the construction fencing at Behavioral Health and blocking the MUP. 
12.36 miles
12.04 mph

union park

Wednesday
75° humidity 96% wind 3 ENE
Sunny and humid. Not much energy. 
No obstacles today. 
There was a crash at Mansfield and CLR. 
13.49 miles
11.84 mph

SR56 entension

Thursday
75° humidity 95% wind 5 NE
Windy. Short ride because of work. 
6.07 miles
11.74 mph

storms forming along the cost

Friday
76° humidity 98% wind 7 E
Mostly cloudy and windy. 
Mind wandering most of the ride. 
13.25 miles
12.36 mph

union park

Saturday
75° humidity 97% wind 4 E
One loop. Good pace. Nearly clipped by car turning left from Stetson to CLR. I almost lost control as I rode over the curb. 
9.05 miles
12.44 mph

Sunday
78° humidity 95% wind 3 SE
Muggy. 
Met Dee. She lives in MPI. I passed her on SR56 and then she kept up with my to Mansfield. She went straight when I turned. I forgot to hit pause when we stopped at the light. 
13.21 miles
12.1+ mph
This week 74.8
This year 1724

20170709 cycling

thick clouds in the distance are storms off the coast

Monday
77° humidity 91% wind 4 SSE
Didn't feel like riding but just started pedaling. 
13.25 miles
12.5 mph

union park

Tuesday
79° humidity 89% wind 3 SE
Too hot to push. 
I saw people getting reading for a parade at Union Park. 
13.26 miles
11.91 mph

winds made the fence lean. their solution was to block the path.

Wednesday
75° humidity 93% wind 3 SE
Sunny and humid. 
One loop. 
Realized the wind on Monday night must have blown the street closed sign across the road as well as shifting the fence at the mental health facility. They had a portion of the fence locking the path. 
9.04 miles
12.55 mph

looking west along SR56

Thursday
74° humidity 99% wind 3 SE
Felt just a bit cooler. 
Slight tachycardia on Beardsley, lasted less than a minute. 
I took a shorter route. 
7.44 miles
12.0 mph

looking west along SR56

Friday
81° humidity 78% wind 4 SSE
Hot and windy. 
Lots of dragonflies along the MUP on SR56
13.2 miles
12.23 mph

storms brewing in the distance

Saturday
78° humidity 93% wind 3 SE
Short ride. 
Saw a hot air balloon being loaded up after it landed next to MPB. Some tree branches were knocked off during landing. 
8.46 miles
12.52 mph

splash pad at union park

Sunday
79° humidity 91% wind 3 SSE-SSW
Didn't really plan on riding an hour but I did. Wind seemed against me at every turn. 
12.8 miles
12.16 mph

This week 77.4
This year 1650