20180318 cycling

Climate change has made some unusually cold mornings. I had some extra days off so I could delay my rides until the temperatures rose.

Monday
68° humidity 91% wind 14 NW
It was wet but not raining when I started. But it was dark. It started raining after 10 minutes. The wind was bad. The visor on my helmet is low and kept the rain off of my glasses. 
The dead deer is still there, intact. 
6.5 miles
12.4 mph

Tuesday
49° humidity 58% wind 8 NW
It was cold but I was running out of time before I had to get ready for work. 
The deer was gone. 
7.1 miles
12.3 mph

Wednesday
Too cold in the morning. I had to take Ryan to the dentist and haircut. I rode after I ate lunch. 
64° humidity 32% wind 10-15 NW
Very windy. The wind was against me for the first five miles and the last 2 1/2. 
LMP blocking bike lane on CLR. 
11.1 miles
12.6 mph

Thursday
Too cold in the morning. Andy had special Olympics so I rode after I finished reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. 

68° humidity 21% wind 6-8 W
Windy and sunny. 
15.1 miles
12.8 mph

Friday
Very cold in the morning. I rode after lunch and groceries. 
70° humidity 31% wind 5 w-sw
Good tailwind along SR56. Though my legs and arms felt weak. 
The wind shifted and I had to fight it along CLR. 
15 miles
13 mph

Saturday
Another cold morning so I rode after work. 
76° humidity 30% wind 6-8 SW
I started out slow but felt stronger as I started to ride. Tailwind along SR56.
11.3 miles
12.7 mph

Sunday
58° humidity 100% wind 2-3 SW
Cool and foggy. I started out slow but found my rhythm about 10 minutes in. 
6.5 miles
123 mph
This week 72.7
This year 692

20180311 cycling

It was a windy week and cold on a few days. But I am happy with the miles I rode.

Monday
69° humidity 41% wind 11-12 NW
Short loop in the opposite direction. Lots of traffic and dusk. 
8.4 miles
12.8 mph

union park

Tuesday
60° humidity 60% wind 3-8 S
I went my usual route thinking I would be OK with the wind. But it was more SSW and slowed me down. That and I didn’t feel like pushing it. 
12 miles
12.4 mph

Wednesday
62° humidity 56% wind 10-14 NW
Sunny and very windy. I chose not to fight it. 
14.5 miles
12 mph

Thursday
49° humidity 58% wind 5-6 NW
Cold but not too windy. Short ride with new helmet. 
6.4 miles
12 mph

Friday
51° humidity 52% wind 6 NE
It was too cold to ride before 9am. I chose to ride my bike to work to get in my riles.
My pants were too tight and cutting off the oxygen. They are not meant for riding. I had to stop and undo the button. 
Ride was OK. Good once I got on SR56 and had tailwinds. 
I forgot to stop the workout app on my watch. 
3.9 miles
11.7 mph

64° humidity 29% wind 2-5 NE
Dark but my lights worked well. 
3.8 miles
11.7 mph

union park

Saturday
64° humidity 63% wind 8-9 SE
Sunny and windy. Union Park was having Battle of the Blocks. A truck was blocking my view. 
A truck and a monster bus were blocking Tonka at Oldwoods. 
Headwind along Hueland Pond and Mansfield. 
12 miles
12.6 mph

Sunday
63° humidity 93% wind 5-8 SE
Sunny and windy. Windy didn’t help much. 
Dead deer still by the side of the road on Mansfield at WRES. 
15.1 miles
12.1 mph

This week 76.5
This year 610

20180304 cycling

A pretty good week for riding except for the crash on Wednesday.

Monday
68° humidity 88% wind 2-3 S
Cool, calm, patchy fog. 
Sun rising. 
9 miles
13.3 mph

i had to stop for school traffic. the regular crossing guard has been out sick.

Tuesday
67° humidity 92% wind 8-16 NE
Sunny with some low clouds and very windy. 
13 miles
12.7 mph 

i ended up sliding along my face and head. my glass tried to slide off and left a red mark on my nose

Wednesday
63° humidity 89% wind 3-4 E
Sunny and less wind. 
Wiped out on MPB at SR56. Truck was too close and his mirror stuck out too far. Face plant. Sore ribs. Nice bruise. 
12.2 miles
12.8 mph
This month 289 miles

clear day along sr56

Thursday
66° humidity 95% wind 5-6 S
Achy. Felt new aches as I rode. 
I had to stop at MPB and SR56 to allow traffic to clear. 
Woman driver didn’t stop at Hueland Pond and SR56. Ass. 
Sunny and the azaleas are blooming. 
9.0 miles
12.8 mph

wrong the opposite direction because the weather app said the wind was nw

Friday
68° humidity 62% wind 8-13 NW
Wind felt more like NE. It was against me the whole time on SR56. 
11.1 miles
12.6 mph

Saturday
50° humidity 51% wind 8-13 NW
Cold! Wind felt more northerly. 
Shorter ride. 
8.4 miles
12.4 mph

the cattle are back in this pasture

Sunday
62° humidity 45% wind 9-14 NE
Sunny and windy. 
I rode as far as I could on Oldwoods Blvd.  They are building a charter school for Union Park. I saw horses when riding as far as I could in Union Park. 
14.8 miles
12.1 mph
This week 77.8
This year 534

20180225 cycling

A good week for riding. Only Thursday was a bummer.
Sunrise is earlier which is nice.

union park

Monday
69° humidity 83% wind 8-14 SE 6-8 E
The sun was back and so was the wind. It was great when I was on SR56. Headwind along Mansfield was brutal. 
12.2 miles
13.0 mph

Tuesday
69° humidity 94% wind 6-7 E
Clear and windy. Sunrise in my eyes
8.4 miles
12.9 mph 

Wednesday
95° humidity 71% wind 6-7 SE
Short and quick. I had to be to work early. 
8.4 miles
13.5 mph

Thursday
72° humidity 80% wind 7-9 E
Sunny and windy. Had to turn back at Alchester because my heart started racing. Damn. 
4.5 miles
12.3 mph

Friday
67° humidity 93% wind 5-8 E
Sunny and windy. I felt much better. I didn’t push but I rode well. Tailwind helped. 
12.3 miles
13 mph

wiregrass

Saturday
65° humidity 91% wind 4E
Sunny and cool. One short loop. 
8,4 miles
12.9 mph

union park

Sunday
72° humidity 83% wind 5-8 S-SE
Sunny, warm and windy. 
Rode out Union Park and even went in the back. New roads are in but no houses yet. 
Headwind along Hueland Pond & Mansfield was awful. 
13.9 miles
13.1 mph 

This week 68.6
This year 457

20180218 cycling

A good week for riding except for the fog. I was very happy to see the sun come out on Sunday.

Monday
69° humidity 96% wind 6-8 SE
Windy wasn’t as bad. Sun was rising. 
8.4 miles
12.8 mph

overcast at union park

Tuesday
72° humidity 92% wind 4 E-SE
Rode to Union Park. 
Headwind along Mansfield
12.7 miles
12.7 mph

i really miss the sun

Wednesday
65° humidity 92% wind 6 SE
Wind seemed stronger than reported or maybe I was just too tired to fight it. Rode to Union Park. 
12.7 miles
12.1 mph

Thursday
64° humidity 94% wind 5-8 SE
Foggy and chilly. Moisture’s collected on my sweatshirt and glasses. 
Cars not stopping along SR56. Three times I had to slow down or stop because they didn’t feel the need to heed the signs. Headwind along Mansfield
9.0 miles
12.5 mph

the ride started out foggy but the sun broke through

Friday
66° humidity 86% wind?? Not much but kept changing direction! Always against me. 
I pumped up the tires and maybe that increased my speed? 
12.8 miles
13.4 mph

Saturday
62° humidity 96% wind 1 SE
Heavy fog. I could see the moisture in the light beam so I took off my glasses before I started riding. 
One loop. 
9.0 miles
12.5 mph

Activity app not showing Apple Watch readings. Apple Watch dinged that I got my move ring closed. I got home
And Activity app said I had 25% to go. 

the sun is back and so is my energy

Sunday
63° humidity 91% wind 2 SE
The sun was out! Quick loop. My legs were pedaling fast but it didn’t feel like the effort my heart reported. 
8.4 miles
13.4 mph

This week 73.3 miles
This year 394 miles 

20180211 cycling

Monday
61° humidity 100% wind 5 NW
I forgot to take notice of the wind direction but figured out it was coming from the west when I turned onto CLR. I did a reverse loop. 
Lots of new potholes on MPB. I do t have to worry about them but the debris left on the side of the road. is another story.
9.08 miles
12.8 mph

few clouds at union park

Tuesday
60° humidity 89% wind 4-8 SE
Sunny and windy. I was too warm in my wool base and blue sweatshirt. 
Headwind along Mansfield was awful. 
It was nice to see the sun. 
12.9 miles
12.7 mph

no longer dead

Wednesday
68° humidity 90% wind 10-11 SE
Warm and very windy. Headwind along Mansfield was brutal. I went from 12.5 to 12.0 in that two mile stretch. 
12.9 miles
12.1 mph

foggy morn

Thursday
65° humidity 96% wind 1-2 E
Foggy. Utility work along Beardsley. Cones and vehicles and workers blocking the bike lane. 
Quick stop at Mansfield. 
9.0 miles
12.8 mph

some morning haze

Friday
63° humidity 91% wind 6-7 NE
Very overcast. No sun in sight. 
Utility construction continues along Beardsley. Headwind along Mansfield. 
9.0 miles
12.6 mph

not enough sun

Saturday
69° humidity 96% wind 6-10 SE
Sun was peaking out. Wind was annoying. Mind was elsewhere. 
Utility work on Beardsley cleaning up. 
Headwind along Mansfield
12.9 miles
12.3 mph

cloudy

Sunday
72° humidity 88% wind 10-12
Cloudy but bright. Way too windy. 
Headwind along Mansfield was awful. It reduced my average speed from 13.0 to 12.5. 
9 miles
12.4 mph
This week 75.1
This year 320

20180204 cycling

No a bad week for riding.  I was able to ride every day even short rides when the weather got colder. I did switch to Strava because the Wahoo app kept losing connectivity and I was “losing” miles. I am using the trial version of Strava Premium  in order to see my cadence and heart rate and will have to pay. Wahoo gave me all that for free.

Monday
67° humidity 100% wind 7-11 SW
Headwind along CLR. I road out to BBD. Some moisture along BBD. 
Wahoo app cut in and out along SR56. 
7.11 miles
12.0 mph 

clear skies at union park

Tuesday
60° humidity 41% wind 10-13 NW
Very windy. It didn’t register in my mind the wind was coming from the NW. I rode up to Union Park and back. 
10.5 miles
12.2 mph

flags at McDonald's tell the wind story

Wednesday
Another cold morning. I ran errands in the morning. I decided to not do a workout but ride to Wiregrass for my hair appointment. 
69° humidity 45% wind 8-9 E
4 miles to Wiregrass
3,4 miles from Wiregrass to McDonald's to home
January miles 210 

Thursday
51° humidity 86% wind 3-4 NE
I switched to Strava. Connecting my sensors was easy enough. It will take a while to get used to the set up. Strava dims the display and I had to change it to never. (Of course I didn’t want to stop and had to take off my glove to do and get my glove back on.) Sunny and cold but wind was not an issue. Strava never lost the signal.  
Strava doesn’t show average speed.  (It does in another screen.)
6.6 miles. 

winter at wiregrass

Friday
65° humidity 68% wind 1-5 NW
I rode out to BBD and then east of SR56. I haven’t been on this road much since Wahoo updated and kept dropping the signal. I noticed no problems with Strava. 
I rode to Union Park. I kept my head up looking out for rogue trash bins. 
My left buttock hurt after 10 miles. 
Too many LMP vehicles in my way. 
15.5 miles
12.6 mph

Saturday
51° humidity 71% wind 11-12 NE
Cold and windy made it a short ride. 
6.5 miles
11.9 mph

some blues skies at wiregrass

Sunday
66° humidity 86% wind 12-17 SE
Very windy = slow ride. Headwind along Mansfield was brutal and I went from 12.3 to 11.9 mph even though I pushed it. 
9.0 miles
12.0 mph
This week 62.7 miles
This year 245 miles 

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20180128 cycling

I only missed one day of biking this week which is good. I was distracted and didn’t see the trash bin and wiped out which is bad.

very foggy ride in union park

Monday
61° humidity 94% wind 5-12 SE
Foggy and windy. I had to take off my glasses to see. Wahoo app kept cutting out. Turning on the auto-pause May have made it worse. 
12.73+ miles
12.3+ mph
I know my mileage is off because my Apple Watch recorded 12.85 miles. 

nice to see the blue skies

Tuesday
69° humidity 92% wind 7-8 SW
I went the opposite way to take advantage of the wind. Wahoo app kept cutting out on me and truncating the route. 
I saw the alligator at the pond along Oldwoods. 
12.88 miles
12.3 mph

Wednesday
Too cold to ride 

this jerk was blocking the road when i entered union park

Thursday
51° humidity 51% wind 10-15 NE
Cold and windy. Sun peaked out but didn’t warm me up any. 
Wahoo app cutout and I noticed the time. I sent in a report after I got home. 
12.60 miles
11.70 mph

Friday
59° humidity 73% wind 10-18 NE
Sunny and windy. 
I ran into a trash bin left in the road as I was trying to read a text while riding. My bad. Wiped out, got up and kept going. 
I turned around when I got to SR56 to avoid Wahoo cutting out. 
The pain started while riding along Beardsley. 
13.15 miles
12.3 mph

Saturday
60° humidity 85% wind 5-8 NE
Sore and achy. I took it easy. 
I rode up to SR56 and turned around. 
8.89 miles
12.2 mph

Sunday
68° humidity 85% wind 9-12 SE
Short ride this morning. Still achy. 
7.28 miles
12.4 mph
This week 67.5
This year 191
Since Wahoo app updated, Strava doesn’t count my mileage in the monthly challenge. 

20180121 cycling

What a sad week or riding. It was very cold and I don’t have the gear to ride below 50°. It is rare for it to be that cold for more that a day. Climate change sucks 

Monday
It was too cold to ride before work.

union park with blue skies

Tuesday
It was cold in the morning, we ran errands and I went in the afternoon. 
71° humidity 40% wind 4-5 NE
Nice to feel warmth and the sun. The wind wasn’t too annoying. 
12.94 miles
12.36 mph

Wednesday
Too cold to ride. 

Thursday
Too cold to ride 

mostly clear skies at union park

Friday
It was cold in the morning so I waited until the afternoon to go out. 
63° humidity 39% wind??
I forgot to check the wind direction and it seem to be always against me. When I stopped, I checked 3 apps and found three different wind speeds and directions!
Wahoo stopped recording or at least showing any speed for awhile on SR56   
13.37 miles
12.6 mph

Saturday
Too cold to ride 

Sunday
56° humidity 87% wind 4 NE
Nice to see the sun coming up earlier. 
Chilly but not too bad. 
Wahoo app paused a couple of time. I don’t know what is wrong with it it also truncated a portion of my ride again
6.66 miles
12.4 mph 

This week 32.9 miles
This year 123 miles

20180114 cycling

i hate those grey blocks

This looked to be a better week for riding until Sunday came. It was cold and I had to work so I didn’t get to ride and complete a perfect week. Oh well. I did get a lot done at work.

Monday
52° humidity 87% wind 3-7 E
Chilly. Short ride. Runny nose but I was afraid to blow it. 
6.54 miles
12.30 mph 

Tuesday
63° humidity 94% wind 2-4 NE
Light rain. 
Dark and wet. School started back today so traffic was heavy. Some jerks on the road, too. 
9.19 miles
12.42 mph 

grey day at union park

Wednesday
67° humidity 92% wind 3-4 NE
Wet and misty. I had to take off my glasses right away. 
Legs were tired. 
12.52 miles
12.15 mph

my birthday ride. i didn't match my miles with my age but was just happy for warmer weather.

Thursday
67° humidity 95% wind 4-6 SE
Overcast and breezy. 
Headwind along Mansfield
12.76 miles
12.37 mph

patches of blue skies through the cloud

Friday
68° humidity 96% wind 10-18 S
Overcast, humid and very windy. I didn’t want to ride. 
Headwind along Mansfield and just about everywhere else. 
12.65 miles
12.20 mph 

Saturday
56° humidity 86% wind 11-12 NW
Cold and windy. Shorter ride to BBD to SR56. Headwind along CLR. 
7.20 miles
12.02 mph 

Sunday
Too cold to ride. 

This week 60.9 miles
This year 90 miles