The Frederick Pedalers had a ride around Loudon County, VA today. We started at the Point of Rocks boat launch. We headed to Lovettsville and then on to Purcelville. We did a short stint on the W.&O.D. bike trail and headed back north on Hamilton Station Road to Waterford. We stopped in Waterford for a [...]
Entries from May 2006
May 25, 2006
Another Wednesday Night
I went on the Wednesday night ride with the Frederick Pedalers. This pace of this ride is dictated by who shows up. It is a friendly ride and we do not drop people. There were eight people tonight which means that there is a higher chance of a slow rider, but we averaged almost 15 [...]
May 22, 2006
Windy
I have not had a chance to ride for a week due to traveling. I went out the evening and I was really moving for the first half of the ride. I noticed a brisk breeze from the west as I rode south. When I turned to the west, it hit me right in the [...]
May 11, 2006
Old Bike Stolen
A man who was riding his bicycle around the world had it stolen in Britain after he had ridden it 335,000 miles since 1962.
He had been shot at in Zambia, stung by bees in Gambia. There had been volcanoes, arrests and accidents. But when the round-the-world cyclist Heinz Stücke reached Britain, he suffered the cruelest [...]
May 7, 2006
A Good Week but not a Great Week
Yesterday when I got back from my ride and recorded my miles I saw that I had ridden just over 73 miles for the week. I thought I had a great chance of breaking 100 miles for the week for the first time this year. All I needed was about two hours to ride and [...]
May 2, 2006
Faster, Faster, Faster…
Well just a little bit faster. I took the same exact route as yesterday and covered 17.1 miles again. I felt slow yesterday and averaged under 14 mph which is slow for me. I averaged over 15 mph today which is typical for me. It is about a 4 minute difference in elapsed time.
YTD 253.7 [...]
May 1, 2006
One Month Down
I started trying to get out and ride regularly in April. I did 202 miles in April with 75 coming last week. My legs have felt slightly sore the day after a ride. My calves are very tight. I need to start stretching. I may be pushing just a little harder than optimal right now.
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