Today, I went for a bike ride at the Veloway in south Austin. I rode two laps on my own then was joined by Doug. I rode a total of almost 17 miles at an average speed of 14.9 miles per hour, which is down quite a bit from last year. Also, my fastest lap was down, last year I was doing a lap in the sub ten minute range, tonight my best time was 10:40.
The weather was perfect for riding, the temperature was right at seventy degrees and the wind was below ten MPH. The first quarter mile I felt chilled but once I got my internal furnace going I never noticed the temperature again.
I guess there was one other time when I noticed the weather. On the back section, where Daniel and I were going 25 MPH, we had a head wind so it was not as easy to get up to the speed that Daniel and I were getting.
Here is Motionbased version of the ride:
I need to ride in the big chainring and force my legs to work harder. I have always tried to find the sweet spot where my spin is fast and the legs are not working too much. For the next few times I am going to try a lap in high. Hopefully, this should help develop the strength in my lower body.
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
Friday, March 14, 2008
First Bike ride of the Season.
Daniel and I went out for our first ride of the season; the season starts when daylight saving time starts. It was a very pleasant ride, I was not sure what to expect, since the weather report called for a high of 93 and wind gusts to 30MPH. It did seem warm when we started, but it was not all that bad and I guess the trees and the valley kept the worst of the wind from bothering us. Or maybe the winds had died down by the time we got there.
Andrea, Daniel's wife, was supposed to join us but she had to work late.
This was Daniel's third time to ride his new bike, and he did really well. He had the standard beginner's problems, like not being able to get air in his tire and not knowing what gear to ride in. But all in all he did really well. He had no spills and he even went an extra lap with me, for a total of 15.22 miles.
I think when he gets a little more experience and a more familiar with his new bike he will do really well.
On the back stretch I asked him to try the big chainring, so he bumped it up, and we were flying at 25 MPH. I was struggling to keep up; I bet it won't be long until he is riding like that all the time.
Here's the motionbased version of the ride:
Andrea, Daniel's wife, was supposed to join us but she had to work late.
This was Daniel's third time to ride his new bike, and he did really well. He had the standard beginner's problems, like not being able to get air in his tire and not knowing what gear to ride in. But all in all he did really well. He had no spills and he even went an extra lap with me, for a total of 15.22 miles.
I think when he gets a little more experience and a more familiar with his new bike he will do really well.
On the back stretch I asked him to try the big chainring, so he bumped it up, and we were flying at 25 MPH. I was struggling to keep up; I bet it won't be long until he is riding like that all the time.
Here's the motionbased version of the ride:
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