Well, Aldetha came back from the shop in great shape. The most noticeable change was the larger and thicker rear tire - hopefully it will prevent flats on these terrible Jersey roads. The downside to the larger tire is a loss of speed. My average speed yesterday was 15.6 mph! With the old tire I could average at least 16 mps - even with a headwind. The upside of a slower ride is that I am working out longer - hopefully I can be more slim and trim for my visit to Utah.
Here's a fun clip from YouTube:
I love it because this is the only song I learned on the piano that I can still play.
Plus I have a fantasy about playing this as I enter a department meeting,
Brad
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Out of action...
After Tuesday's ride, Aldetha needed to go into the shop. She's had 4 flat tires in the last 2 months which includes almost no riding during the last month. Hopefully she'll be ready this afternoon and so I can start up again next week (I'll be house hunting with our realtor tomorrow - so no biking.)
I hope you've noticed the "My Recent Workouts" section on the left side of my blog. That's where you can see what I've been up to as far as running and biking. If you want to know the details you can click on the activity and get all the details.
Following the example of my wife I took the Trekkie Test. Here's my results:
I loved the questions! If you have any interest in Star Trek, take the test.
It's like blowing up a balloon and something bad happens,
Brad
I hope you've noticed the "My Recent Workouts" section on the left side of my blog. That's where you can see what I've been up to as far as running and biking. If you want to know the details you can click on the activity and get all the details.
Following the example of my wife I took the Trekkie Test. Here's my results:
I loved the questions! If you have any interest in Star Trek, take the test.
It's like blowing up a balloon and something bad happens,
Brad
Friday, January 18, 2008
Goodbye 2007...
12/11/2007: 14.43-mile biking, 52:27, 16.5 mph
12/12/2007: 14.10-mile biking, 50:13, 16.8 mph
12/13/2007: 14.96-mile biking, 54:51, 16.4 mph
12/18/2007: 7.01-mile biking, 25:35, 16.4 mph
12/20/2007: 14.11-mile biking, 49:08, 17.2 mph
12/21/2007: 14.12-mile biking, 50:09, 16.9 mph
12/24/2007: 2.5-mile run, 21:49, 8:43 pace
12/27/2007: 7.2-mile biking, 26:46, 16.1 mph
12/28/2007: 3.0-mile run, 29:12, 9:44 pace
That's all for the year 2007! For the calender year I ran a total of 383.1 miles and biked 872.02 miles.
In addition to all that running and biking, I have grown so much as an individual. My family is closer than it has ever been - possibly due to Daddy being so much more happy with his job situation at OCC than he was with his graduate/Ph.D situation at UCI. I have come to understand myself in so many ways and I really like this person that I am.
I plan to make some changes to the blog for 2008, but I need to end for now and work on my Spring semester preparation.
Hello 2008,
Brad
12/12/2007: 14.10-mile biking, 50:13, 16.8 mph
12/13/2007: 14.96-mile biking, 54:51, 16.4 mph
12/18/2007: 7.01-mile biking, 25:35, 16.4 mph
12/20/2007: 14.11-mile biking, 49:08, 17.2 mph
12/21/2007: 14.12-mile biking, 50:09, 16.9 mph
12/24/2007: 2.5-mile run, 21:49, 8:43 pace
12/27/2007: 7.2-mile biking, 26:46, 16.1 mph
12/28/2007: 3.0-mile run, 29:12, 9:44 pace
That's all for the year 2007! For the calender year I ran a total of 383.1 miles and biked 872.02 miles.
In addition to all that running and biking, I have grown so much as an individual. My family is closer than it has ever been - possibly due to Daddy being so much more happy with his job situation at OCC than he was with his graduate/Ph.D situation at UCI. I have come to understand myself in so many ways and I really like this person that I am.
I plan to make some changes to the blog for 2008, but I need to end for now and work on my Spring semester preparation.
Hello 2008,
Brad
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