20160918 cycling

fewer grey blocks

Yay! Another week with 6 rides.

a newer view though not very interesting

Monday
78° humidity 94% wind 4 NE
Wasn't feeling it, late start. I chose to go out Mansfield and ride a short loop. My body just wasn't up for a workout. I kept trying to push but my legs gave out when I hit the wind on SR56. 
Construction had some of the path clear. The gates were opened inside the site and most of the cars parked half off the path. Though there is always one who feels they shouldn't have to park on the grass. Sigh. 
The guard at WES stopped a car for me to let me ride through. The guard at Wrencrest made me stop for two people. Ass. 
There was smoke in the air from brush clearing. 
Shaky all the way home. 
6 miles 13.6 mph

Tuesday
75° humidity 94% wind 5 NNE
Wind didn't bother me too much. Legs felt better. 
One loop. 
I noticed that Wiregrass Elementary is using the abbreviation WRES because Watergrass Elementary School is using WES. 
9.6 miles 14.13 mph

Wednesday
78° humidity 94% wind 6 SE
I felt good but not a lot of energy. Wind didn't help much though I did get up to 14 mph at about mile 6 and the same time my legs gave out. I could feel my insides melt. It took all I had to just to keep pedaling. I had nothing to push against the Headwind along Mansfield. 
9 miles 13.66 mph

Thursday
78° humidity 93% wind 2 SSE
Too warm. The wind felt stronger and was against me on SR56. 
I rode the MUP and was able to ride past the construction site without slowing down. 
Dirt haulers were driving through Hueland Pond and not stopping when they got to SR56. Luckily, I was far enough away not to be in their path. 
I couldn't get above 13.4 mph. 
9 miles 13.27 mph

few cows bothered to look at me

Friday
75° humidity 95% wind 2 NE
Bike computer shows higher speed than Wahoo so I thought I was riding better. Took shortcut on Hueland Pond. 
Headwind along Mansfield slowed me down some. 
8.58 miles 13.84 mph

Saturday
78° humidity 95% wind 4 NNE
I had the time to ride longer but not the energy to ride a lot longer. I went out to Union Park and back. It gave me two extra miles. The wind was annoying. 
11 miles 13.49 miles

This week 53.5
This year 1709

20160911 cycling

Yay! I rode six days this week. 

Monday
Labor Day but I scheduled myself to work. 
74° humidity 95% wind 4 NE
Late start = short ride. 
I went to Mansfield, turned on Hueland Pond Blvd. Turned north on SR56 and back on Mansfield. 
The wind was annoying. 
6.16 miles 13.93 mph

Tuesday
77° humidity 85% wind 5 NE
I got a late start and it was too windy. I rode my favorite loop and battled the wind most of the way. 
Construction crew working north of the mental health facility and blocking the path. 
9 miles 13.52 mph

Wednesday
73° humidity 94% wind 4 NE
It seemed windier. 
Construction crew north of mental health facility had fencing up around the site. But the gates open out and completely block the path. I rode in the street on the other side of SR56 as a precaution and I was right to do so. As I rode, I watched a jogger have to stop to squeeze through the opening. Why are they allowed to do that without providing a detour?
9.5 miles 13.75 mph

Thursday
72° humidity 93% wind 5 NE
Windier. I tried to push it harder. 
Construction north of mental health facility completely blocking path with gates and vehicles. Still no sidewalk closed signs. 
Rode path the closure signs on WRB. They are redoing the intersection and have their construction signs posted where the pavement ends. 
Crossing guard waved me through while kids were crossing service road at WES. 
9.9 miles 13.89 mph

Friday
79° humidity 89% wind 5 NE
Windy and warm. One loop. 
Headwind along Mansfield was fierce. I had no energy to push. 
9.63 miles 13.3 mph

Saturday
76° humidity 94% wind 3 ENE
Late start so I shortened the ride through Hueland Pond. I saw two hot air balloons but they never got close enough to photograph. The wind seemed to shift so it was always in front of me. Headwind along Mansfield was tough to overcome. 
8.5 miles 14.11 mph

This week 52.8 miles
This year 1655 miles

20160904 cycling

I blame #hermine for the grey blocks this week

Monday
78° humidity 93% wind 5 NE
I probably should have pumped up my tires. It was that and the wind that seemed to hold me back. Oh, and my mind was elsewhere. I was thinking about work and the moves that will have to be made. 
9.5 miles 13.73 mph

Tuesday
76° humidity 94% wind 4 ENE
Pumped up tires. Maybe it helped. I pushed it as much as I could. Wind was a problem. 
I rode the path along SR56. It has been repaired. Dirt hauler coming out of the The Ridge didn't stopped but I was prepared. Ass. 
Another project starting up just north of the mental health facility. Ugh. 
Headwind along Mansfield was bad but I kept up. 
9.08 miles 14.08 mph

the MUP is usable so new perspective when i stop

Wednesday
No ride. Rain from #Hermine

view from hue land pond blvd looking towards the wrks entrance

Thursday
76° humidity 94% wind 10 ESE
Ugh. I almost didn't go looking at that wind. I pumped up the back tire. 
The wind was annoying but not too bad. The signs blocking the path on SR56 at MPB are gone. I didn't see if the ones at Mansfield are gone because I decided to try Hueland Pond. I assumed it would be empty because of #Hermine. I was right. There are no bike lanes but there are decent sidewalks on both sides. With the open field, it was very windy. I pushed but didn't think I would get to 14 mph. 
Headwind along Mansfield dropped my average as well. But I was surprised when I finished that Wahoo said my average was 14.01!
8.5 miles 14.01 mph

the lettering on this sign is awful

Friday
Rain. No ride. 

pitted mirror

Saturday
76° humidity 95% wind 3 SSE
I changed my bike mirror. The old one was so pitted to be useless. 
I didn't have much time to ride. I chose to go out Mansfield and ride a loop. 
I went around Hueland Pond to SR56 back to Mansfield. Headwind along Mansfield was really strong. I didn't have the energy to push. 
6 miles 13.65 mph

new mirror

This week 33.2 miles
This year 1602 miles

20160828 cycling

so many grey blocks

Monday
75° humidity 94% wind 1 NW
Late start. I took advantage of the change of wind and went out CLR to BBD. I was up to 14.3 mph by the time I got to BBD. Kept up the pace. No breaks. 
7 miles 14.7 mph

the only clouds were behind me

Tuesday
80° humidity 92% wind 2 NNE
Too warm. Too windy. I couldn't get any energy to push. 
Pick up truck driving on path along MPB. Ass. 
Two dead armadillos on Mansfield. 
Had to slow down for WES traffic. 
9 miles 13.7 mph

Wednesday
78° humidity 95% wind 5 NE
The humidity is awful. It really saps the life out of me. I pushed through and had a decent ride. 
The wind didn't seem to bother me nor did it help. 
9 miles 14.07 mph

Thursday
Drove the boys to school, no ride. 

Friday
80° humidity 87% wind 7 NE
Too warm. Too windy. 
I just couldn't push any harder. My max average was 13.2. Headwind along Mansfield big time. 
9 miles 13.09 mph

i don't usually stop during short rides but i liked the sky

Saturday
77° humidity 89% wind 6 NE
Futzing with computer and left late. Short ride with headwind. Tried to push it. Almost made it to 14 mph
7 miles 13.94 mph

This week 43 miles
This year 1569 miles

20160821 cycling

still so much room for improvement

Monday
First day of school. 
Drove the boys to school. 
OK, fine. I procrastinated until it was too hot to ride. 

clear morning

Tuesday
76° humidity 94% wind 3 NE
Pumped up my tires. 
Some wind. Traffic a little heavier because of school. 
No traffic at JLMS. 
9 miles 14.3 mph

Wednesday
76° humidity 94% wind 5 ENE
Not feeling it. Decided not to push it. Wind was annoying. Mind was elsewhere. 
Rode one block on WRB just to avoid the extra bumpy crosswalk. 
Headwind along Mansfield and didn't have anything to push back with. 
9 miles 13.8 mph

Thursday
Work early, no ride. 

three hot air balloons in the distance

Friday
75° humidity 94% wind 2 ENE
I think I should have pumped up my tires. I pushed it as much as I could. 
Headwind along Mansfield but kept my speed up. 
9 miles 14.24 mph

hot air balloon landed on the service road

Saturday
75° humidity 94% wind 2 SSE
Pumped up the tires. It helped some. 
Saw three balloons. Saw one land on the service road between the schools. 
9 miles 14.05 mph

This week 37.9 miles
This year 1526 miles

20160814 cycling

Monday
Rain

Tuesday
Rain and orientation. Ryan had said he wanted to go at 9:00 so I skipped my ride. Then he went out riding and didn't get back until 9:40! I could have ridden. 

the problem with short rides is that i don't stop until i get home and take no photos. this is from saturday.

Wednesday
75° humidity 93% wind 4 E
Late start. I almost didn't go. 
I could feel the wind but pushed through. 
Sod project on Beardsley made the bike lane muddy. 
Stomach pains on the way back. 
7 miles 13.8 mph

Thursday
75° humidity 95% win 3 NE (felt like SE)
Another late start. Tired. 
Sod project done but bike lane still muddy. 
Car transport truck blocking Beardsley on the way back. 
Pushed it. 
7.1 miles 14 mph

seems like it is one extreme of another, overcast and rain or clear, blue skies. both are boring.

Friday
75° humidity 95% wind 3 NE felt more like SSE
Late start. Short ride. No legs. 
School buses doing practice runs. 
7.25 miles 13.6 mph

Saturday
75° humidity 94% wind 3 E (felt like SE)
No energy today. I just couldn't push it anymore. 
Headwind along Mansfield made me lose some speed. 
9 miles 13.92 mph

This week 30.6 miles
This year 1488 miles

20160807 cycling

Still too many grey blocks.

Monday
No ride. Waiting for repairman to call. 

enough signs?

Tuesday
76° humidity 91% wind 2 NE
Felt OK. Headwind along Mansfield.  
9 miles 14.1 mph

Wednesday
74° humidity 93% wind 2 SE
Pumped up tires. Had to come back to take out recycling. 
Went one loop. Got stopped at light at MPB & SR56. Stopped again at SR56 & Mansfield. 
Headwind along Mansfield. 
Felt good. 
9 miles 14.5 mph

Thursday
No ride, rain. 

Friday
Late start. 
77° humidity 92% wind 4 SE
Sod project blocking bike lanes on Beardsley. 
Wind was annoying. It was strong enough to move the Verizon flags a bit. 
One loop. 
Headwind along Mansfield made me lose much of my speed. I was at 14.5 mph then dropped to 14.1. I saw that and pushed it home. 
9 miles 14.2 mph

Saturday
76° humidity 94% wind 4 SE
Didn't feel the power today. I had to keep reminding myself to push. 
Headwind along Mansfield
9 miles 14.1 mph

This week 36.7
This year 1457

20160731 cycling

Monday
72° humidity 94% wind 3 ESE
I was ready before Ryan but let him go first. 
Felt good. Wind was annoying. I pushed through it and was up to 14.1 when I got to SR56. 
I maxed at 14.5 mph until I hit the Headwind along Mansfield. 
10 miles 14.1 mph

storms forming along the west coast

Tuesday
78° humidity 91% wind 4 ESE
The wind was stronger and I tried to fight it. The wind helped me to get to 14 mph on SR56. 
Headwind along Mansfield killed any momentum. I really had to put it to keep my pace above 14. 
10 miles 14.14 mph

Wednesday
78° humidity 92% wind 4 ESE
Late start. I decided on a short ride to Oldwoods and back. Rode hard and got my pace up. Pushed it and kept it up. 
7 miles 14.2 mph

Thursday
77° humidity 92% wind 1 ENE
Really muggy. 
Another short ride. I pushed it as much as I could. Stomach ache. 
7 miles 14.1 mph

Friday
80° humidity 91% wind 1 ESE
I forgot my water but didn't want to turn around. 
My mind was elsewhere. 
No wind to hurt not help. 
WRB is being torn up at Chancey. No more extra mile for a while. 
9.8 miles 14.09 mph

Saturday
No ride. Washing machine leaked and I had to clean up the flood. 

This week: 44 miles
This year: 1420 miles

20160724 cycling

too many excuses not to ride

Monday
76° humidity 76% wind 5 ENE
Pumped up tired and felt good. A little wind. Got to Alchester and heard tink tink tink. I had a nail in my rear tire. It took some effort to get it off. The guy with the baseball hat stopped and asked if I was OK. Met Cindy with the swaying ponytail. She stopped for a couple of minutes. 
Changed flat and went back home. Only got to Whitlock and my rear tire was flat again. Huh? I tried to pump it up but it wouldn't inflate. 
I called dad. I called twice then texted Andy to tell poppa to call him. I called once more and he picked up.
I walked instead of waiting. 
Andy was waiting for us in the road. 
2.2 miles 12.67 mph

i never even see these things on the road

Tuesday
74° humidity 72% wind 4 NE
I rode my 820. I had to pump up the tires. It always feels so strange to switch bikes. I feel so much taller on this one. It is bigger but I am also riding more upright. 
The bike computer is still off. I switch to distance or time since average speed is wrong. 
A guy in a Honda Fit yelled something at me when he passed me on CLR. Jerk. 
I rode the path on SR56. It is still broken up at Hueland Pond. I cannot ride the 1220 over those bumps. 
A garbage truck rode past me on Mansfield. It stirred up the dust and sand. I closed one eye and turned away as much as I could but still got some sand in my eye. 
The dead alligator is just a flat carcass now. 
9 miles 13 mph

even if I did see it, i would probably think it was just a twig

Wednesday
I changed my tire and even changed the rotation. Will it make a difference? Andy kept coming out to make sure I didn't ride. It was getting close to when we needed to leave for swimming.

Thursday
76° humidity 75% wind 3 NE
Back on my road bike. My body couldn't muster much energy. 
Uneventful ride. 
9 miles 13.8 mph

Friday
78° humidity 79% wind 2 NE
I didn't want to ride. I was sleepy. 
My legs didn't want to ride. The wind felt stronger. 
10 miles 13.6 mph

Saturday
72° humidity 79% wind 2 E
Late start. 
It actually felt a little cooler. 
Rode to MPB and back. 
5.4 miles 13.6 mph

I don't know if it was flipping to tire rotation of my tired body, but my bike felt slower. 

This week: 35.9 miles
This year: 1376 miles

20160717 cycling

too many grey blocks

Monday
Slept in and did a layout. Skipped my ride. 

heavy winds knocked over the signs

Tuesday
76° wind 4 SE humidity 77%
Late start but I couldn't skip a second day. 
Storm damage was not much. Sycamore leaves along Stetson. 
Broken glass on Beardsley east of Broughton. 
Traffic lights out at SR56 and Mansfield. Surprisingly easy to cross. 
9 miles 14.1 mph

Wednesday
75° wind 1 E humidity 75%
I finally got out at a decent time. Pumped up my tires. 
Found I had no legs. It felt like a struggle the whole way. I kept losing speed and had to push myself. 
Headwind along Mansfield. 
Car turning left from Wrencrest very slowly. He came very close to me and I yelled "three feet" as he started to pass. I saw his window was down. He slowed down and I thought he might yell back. He didn't but he forced me to ride into the gutter. WTF. Asshole. He passed again and I saw he was old. Hell. 
I finally got up to 14 mph on CLR. I pushed it to keep it there. 
10 miles 13.99 mph

Thursday
74° humidity 76% wind 3 E
Foot was less sore. I was less tired. (I got 7 hours of sleep) I couldn't keep my mind engaged. 
Bike lane blocked by construction barrels at WRB. 
Headwind along Mansfield. 
Small, dead alligator on CLR east of Morningmist. That is the first time I ever saw an alligator as roadkill. 
9 miles 14.1 mph

Friday
Swimming with Andy

short ride, no rest stop

Saturday
75° humidity 77% wind 4 E
Late start but didn't want to ride against the wind on SR56 and didn't want to have to avoid broken glass on Kinnan. I went up to Oldwoods and turned around at Gwynhurst Blvd. Alligator still on CLR but now back to normal size with the bloat gone. Gross. 
8 miles 14.1 mph

This week 36.4 miles
This year 1340 miles