2009-08-29
2009-08-16
Fun Day Today
Well, kinda. And kinda not fun at all. Parked the van at Maxwell Park in Anaheim and rode Orion down Magnolia to Warner, then Warner to PCH, and then up PCH into Seal Beach. Stopped to refuel a bit (I'd ridden that bowl of cereal away completely), then went out Marina Av over to Alamitos Bay to the farmers' market there. Very pleasant so far, and even saved a wallet from who knows what when I picked it up off a bus bench and turned it over to the first LEOs I saw (actually the second ones; the first two were on the other side of the road, headed in the opposite direction from me). Stocked up on some stuff at the farmers' market, then headed over to the San Gabriel River Trail.
And hit my heel on the grocery pannier so hard that I knocked one of the pannier's hooks off the rear rack, and it crashed into the wheel, breaking a spoke in the process.
So I limped it back to Maxwell Park, and headed over to a bike shop in Fullerton. Where it'll be ready by Wednesday close-of-business, but I won't be able to get back over there until Sunday. So Radagast the Beige-and-Black will be getting some attention this week.
And I'm now about 20 miles from Bag End.
And hit my heel on the grocery pannier so hard that I knocked one of the pannier's hooks off the rear rack, and it crashed into the wheel, breaking a spoke in the process.
So I limped it back to Maxwell Park, and headed over to a bike shop in Fullerton. Where it'll be ready by Wednesday close-of-business, but I won't be able to get back over there until Sunday. So Radagast the Beige-and-Black will be getting some attention this week.
And I'm now about 20 miles from Bag End.
2009-08-04
Puzzling
After I posted the update on my Walk to Rivendell mileage I went over to the Eowyn Challenge page to update my shields and to get the distances for The Hobbit. I decided to go ahead and do the Grey Havens leg of LOTR after I get back to Bag End. But when I went to the section for The Hobbit, I learned that they have the Bag End to Rivendell and the Rivendell to the Lonely Mountain distances posted, but nothing for the return to Bag End! Somehow I don't think Bilbo retraced his exact steps. Wonder what my chances are of hunting down a copy of the Fonstad book.
2009-08-02
Rivendell!
Wow! Some time during the month of July I made it back to Rivendell! Next stop: home at Bag End, just 198.307 miles away. Last week I also registered for the Surf City 5K, which will be February 7, 2010.
2009-07-30
San Diego Rides
I have an album showing most of the few pictures I took while visiting San Diego last weekend.
2009-07-28
Last Week's Rides
Just the usual jaunt down the SGRT from Rynerson Park in Lakewood to Seal Beach. The Falls of the San Gabriel River, this time at or very near high tide. The concrete river bed is about 10 miles long, and this point is about 3 miles or so from the beach.
A white pelican near the Falls.
A sign in Seal Beach at Marina and Pacific Coast Hwy:
Later on, probably tomorrow, I'll post some pictures from last weekend's trip to San Diego.
A white pelican near the Falls.
A sign in Seal Beach at Marina and Pacific Coast Hwy:
Later on, probably tomorrow, I'll post some pictures from last weekend's trip to San Diego.
2009-07-19
Alameda
By the time I got to Alameda, there wasn't much time left for a ride before the stitching get-together, but I did get to see a few things of interest. Like this tattered but interesting looking house about a block away from where the GTG (Get ToGether) was held:
Then I started to ride past it and saw the doors:
They don't seem to be using it for anything right now, but like Anaheim (which is at least using theirs for a museum), Alameda has a Carnegie Library building:
And a dyslexic lane marker:
And apparently just one park:
But a charming little cottage complex with an irrestible-to-me name:
The view through the gates:
And a 13th Commandment at the Episcopal Church:
Finally, here's Orion at the beach in Alameda:
I want to go back. I want to see more. And not just of Alameda, but of Santa Clara and San Jose, too. It's so very, very bike-friendly up there!! What's the weather like in December? The Caps have a West Coast road trip which has them at the Shark Tank on December 30.
Then I started to ride past it and saw the doors:
They don't seem to be using it for anything right now, but like Anaheim (which is at least using theirs for a museum), Alameda has a Carnegie Library building:
And a dyslexic lane marker:
And apparently just one park:
But a charming little cottage complex with an irrestible-to-me name:
The view through the gates:
And a 13th Commandment at the Episcopal Church:
Finally, here's Orion at the beach in Alameda:
I want to go back. I want to see more. And not just of Alameda, but of Santa Clara and San Jose, too. It's so very, very bike-friendly up there!! What's the weather like in December? The Caps have a West Coast road trip which has them at the Shark Tank on December 30.
More Pictures!
They have directional signs up telling you how to get to the Columbia Memorial Space Center, but the facility still wasn't open a week ago when I last rode by there. I'm beginning to think they're never going to open it.
Many many years ago I worked for what was then known as Union Oil Company of California. I saw this plane over near the West Imperial terminal on my ride last weekend:
Next rest stop: Tokyo. The end of Imperial Highway:
And this bridge crosses Torrance Blvd not far from where I work:
Many many years ago I worked for what was then known as Union Oil Company of California. I saw this plane over near the West Imperial terminal on my ride last weekend:
Next rest stop: Tokyo. The end of Imperial Highway:
And this bridge crosses Torrance Blvd not far from where I work:
2009-07-11
A few pictures from recent rides...
A coyote in Coyote Creek, along the eponymous trail.
One of the Navy's blimp hangars in Tustin, seen from the north side:
A heron hunting for breakfast near the San Gabriel River Trail:
The Falls of the San Gabriel River:
Orion in Old Town Tustin, in front of a redwood:
A jacaranda in bloom in El Dorado Regional Park in Long Beach:
A tree trunk I thought looked interesting, Hyde Park, Orange:
A begging squirrel in Rynerson Park, Lakewood:
And if you're going to immortalized a guy in concrete somewhere in Tustin, at least spell his name correctly!
One of the Navy's blimp hangars in Tustin, seen from the north side:
A heron hunting for breakfast near the San Gabriel River Trail:
The Falls of the San Gabriel River:
Orion in Old Town Tustin, in front of a redwood:
A jacaranda in bloom in El Dorado Regional Park in Long Beach:
A tree trunk I thought looked interesting, Hyde Park, Orange:
A begging squirrel in Rynerson Park, Lakewood:
And if you're going to immortalized a guy in concrete somewhere in Tustin, at least spell his name correctly!
2009-07-05
Less Than 12 Miles!!
The BFFs and I went to the Joint Forces Training Base (formally NAS Los Alamitos [the Navy still holds the lease] but currently being run [down] by the Army, hence the name "change") for their annual Independence Day celebration. We had a good time, but on one of my bicycle tours of the base, I got a flat tire. So today I'm off to the bike shop. This is the same tube I had replaced on Thursday. This just sucks out loud!
One of my coworkers is on vacation this week, so I'll be starting work about 11:30 each morning. That gives me about an hour and a half for a ride each morning, unless I opt to go to the gym.
And how is it that gardening seems to use muscles you don't use during strength training?
One of my coworkers is on vacation this week, so I'll be starting work about 11:30 each morning. That gives me about an hour and a half for a ride each morning, unless I opt to go to the gym.
And how is it that gardening seems to use muscles you don't use during strength training?
2009-06-14
Rivendell
I know it's been a long time since my last mileage update, so here it is: as of May 31, I was 5328.288 miles from Bag End and had left Isengard for the return trip to Bag End.
2009-06-07
LA River Ride 2009
Crashed and burned. I don't know what I did wrong, but I only made it to the second pit stop, the one right after we get off the streets of Vernon and back onto LART. Just a hair under 18 miles, when I should have been able to easily do the half century, and probably a metric century! I was also disappointed to see that they didn't have the bike-wheel arch out this year. No pics of the starting/ending point at the Autry Museum in Griffith Park (near the LA Zoo), but here are a few pics of things I saw along the way, including an Xtracycle at the Maywood Pit Stop.
2009-05-17
Checking In
I know it's been a long time between posts. Just not a lot to talk about here lately. Periods of conscientious exercising mixed with (too many and too often!!) periods of laziness.
Yesterday's bike ride was really shorter than usual because the BFFs got up much earlier than they normally do, so I was only about 15 minutes into my ride when the phone rang and it was them, telling me they were ready for our breakfast date. Anyway, after breakfast I headed over to the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana to see the new Science of Hockey exhibit. Well, I was in the wrong lane on the freeway, couldn't get over, and found myself trying to find the back way into the facility. Ended up in Santa Ana's "Floral Park" neighborhood, which I'd heard of but had never seen. Omigawd, it's gorgeous! Can you say "house envy"?
So today when I headed out for my Sunday Long Ride, I parked over by the stadium, as usual, and headed over into that area. And spent nearly an hour roaming the streets of Floral Park, and still haven't seen anywhere near all of it. I did see enough to know that if the lottery gawds ever smiled upon me, that's where I'd buy a house in Orange County!! Then I wandered back over toward the DSC, because I'd seen a bike trail yesterday and wanted to know where it goes.
It—Santiago Creek Trail—goes to just a teensy bit past Tustin Av, just north of the 22 freeway. So I wandered down Tustin Av to 4th St, headed east on 4th until it turns into Irvine Blvd and stayed on Irvine Blvd until I reached Tustin Market Place (I know this is meaningless to some of my readers, but the local ones will have an idea where I was), then onto Peterson Canyon Trail (after stopping at Performance Bike Shop's store at TMP to have the tire inflation checked, then going over to the formerly Chick's now Dick's Sporting Goods [yes, Melissa, the one where we picked up the packets for Make Room for Santa] to stock up on Body Glide, which Performance didn't have in stock), and on down to Jamboree Rd/Dyer Rd. From there, I wandered over toward the Tustin Legacy shopping center, near the old Tustin Air Base (two separate links there), and gradually wandered back over to SART and to where I'd parked. 42.9 miles of wandering, many of them places I'd never seen. And I still didn't find the trails that part of the Make Room for Santa 5K was on!
A note on the SCT link above: the trail's western terminus is at I-5 and Broadway on the Bikely.com map I linked to.
Yesterday's bike ride was really shorter than usual because the BFFs got up much earlier than they normally do, so I was only about 15 minutes into my ride when the phone rang and it was them, telling me they were ready for our breakfast date. Anyway, after breakfast I headed over to the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana to see the new Science of Hockey exhibit. Well, I was in the wrong lane on the freeway, couldn't get over, and found myself trying to find the back way into the facility. Ended up in Santa Ana's "Floral Park" neighborhood, which I'd heard of but had never seen. Omigawd, it's gorgeous! Can you say "house envy"?
So today when I headed out for my Sunday Long Ride, I parked over by the stadium, as usual, and headed over into that area. And spent nearly an hour roaming the streets of Floral Park, and still haven't seen anywhere near all of it. I did see enough to know that if the lottery gawds ever smiled upon me, that's where I'd buy a house in Orange County!! Then I wandered back over toward the DSC, because I'd seen a bike trail yesterday and wanted to know where it goes.
It—Santiago Creek Trail—goes to just a teensy bit past Tustin Av, just north of the 22 freeway. So I wandered down Tustin Av to 4th St, headed east on 4th until it turns into Irvine Blvd and stayed on Irvine Blvd until I reached Tustin Market Place (I know this is meaningless to some of my readers, but the local ones will have an idea where I was), then onto Peterson Canyon Trail (after stopping at Performance Bike Shop's store at TMP to have the tire inflation checked, then going over to the formerly Chick's now Dick's Sporting Goods [yes, Melissa, the one where we picked up the packets for Make Room for Santa] to stock up on Body Glide, which Performance didn't have in stock), and on down to Jamboree Rd/Dyer Rd. From there, I wandered over toward the Tustin Legacy shopping center, near the old Tustin Air Base (two separate links there), and gradually wandered back over to SART and to where I'd parked. 42.9 miles of wandering, many of them places I'd never seen. And I still didn't find the trails that part of the Make Room for Santa 5K was on!
A note on the SCT link above: the trail's western terminus is at I-5 and Broadway on the Bikely.com map I linked to.
2009-04-05
Has it really been so long since my last post?
I keep telling myself I'll write a catch-up post, but then never seem to get it done. Nice bike ride, today, though! And I actually made it to the gym on Friday after work. But I have just been incredibly lazy lately, smacking the snooze alarm instead of getting out of bed. What is it about late winter/early spring that seems to bring on the lazies? I still haven't figured out how far I walked on the ship during the cruise, even though I wore a pedometer and kept track of my distance. Even managed to get up to the gym on the ship one morning for some time on the elliptical. I haven't a clue where I am on the Walk to Rivendell right now. I registered for the Coaster Run this year, and even though I picked up my goodie bag, I chose not to do the walk. Did go for a nice ride that day, though; does that count? I also managed to do the 15-mile version of the Tour de Sewer this year. Did the short one because I somehow managed to have two events that day--the TdS and a stitch class at my LNS. It turned out to be a good thing that I only did the 15-mile ride, since I ended up with rear-wheel problems when the new spokes on the new wheel that I had to have put on Orion loosened up and made the bike unsafe to ride. I'm still considering registering for the City of Angels ride later this month, and have already registered for this year's LA River Ride. Pics from today's ride are still in the camera, but there are pics from past rides over there <--- in the Slideshow.
2009-02-01
Surf City 5K
And yes, I was wearing my Columbia Memorial pin (which looks just like the second patch down on the left in the link). If I'd had more time, I might have basted the patch to my pants leg. 2454 out of 2508 in the 5K; 1584 out of 1621 women in the 5K; 1:04:01 chip time.
This event was actually worse than last year's, even taking into account last year's sideways rain. Our gorgeous Santa Ana conditions turned into morning low clouds and fog, which brought the temps down quite a bit until the marine layer started burning off. Short-sleeved shirt, shorts, my cycling tights, my cycling windbreaker (which quickly became too much). Horrendous traffic, which led to me being so late that my gun time was nearly 1.5 hours! I really do wish I'd ridden my bike from the parking to the starting line area; all told, I walked nearly 5 miles today, with 3.1 of that being the event itself. So I walked the whole thing, rather than trying any of that faster-than-a-walk-slower-than-a-jog motion that Melissa (I missed you, gf!!) calls a wog. And have you ever tried walking on a center divider? Those concrete imitation bricks are dangerous! But I had to try to stay out of the way of the half-marathoners, who started about 10 minutes after I crossed the start line for the 5K. As far as I can tell, the shuttle stops depicted on the website were purely fictional.
I had one other friend participating in this event, Cindi from our Local Needlework Shop.
This event was actually worse than last year's, even taking into account last year's sideways rain. Our gorgeous Santa Ana conditions turned into morning low clouds and fog, which brought the temps down quite a bit until the marine layer started burning off. Short-sleeved shirt, shorts, my cycling tights, my cycling windbreaker (which quickly became too much). Horrendous traffic, which led to me being so late that my gun time was nearly 1.5 hours! I really do wish I'd ridden my bike from the parking to the starting line area; all told, I walked nearly 5 miles today, with 3.1 of that being the event itself. So I walked the whole thing, rather than trying any of that faster-than-a-walk-slower-than-a-jog motion that Melissa (I missed you, gf!!) calls a wog. And have you ever tried walking on a center divider? Those concrete imitation bricks are dangerous! But I had to try to stay out of the way of the half-marathoners, who started about 10 minutes after I crossed the start line for the 5K. As far as I can tell, the shuttle stops depicted on the website were purely fictional.
I had one other friend participating in this event, Cindi from our Local Needlework Shop.
2009-01-25
2009, Weeks 1 through 4
2009, Week 1 (29 Dec to 04 Jan)
Monday, December 29: 2.51 miles on the elliptical; 6.30 miles bike ride; full strength-training circuit.
Tuesday, December 30: 1.426 miles on the treadmill; 3.97 miles on the elliptical; 2.37 miles bike ride.
Wednesday, December 31: 18.13 miles bike ride.
Thursday, January 1: nothing; had to work today; gym closed.
Friday, January 2: nothing.
Saturday, January 3: 13.30 miles bike ride.
Sunday, January 4: 39.30 miles bike ride.
Total mileage this week: 87.306
Miles from Bag End: 4408.787
Miles to Mount Doom: 228.213
2009, Week 2 (05 Jan to 11 Jan)
Monday, January 5: 1.664 miles on the treadmill.
Tuesday, January 6: 1.375 miles on the treadmill.
Wednesday, January 7: 1.600 miles on the treadmill; 21.25 miles bike ride.
Thursday, January 8: 22.10 miles bike ride.
Friday, January 9: nothing.
Saturday, January 10: nothing.
Sunday, January 11: 39.13 miles bike ride.
Total mileage this week: 87.119
Miles from Bag End: 4495.906
Miles to Mount Doom: 141.094
2009, Week 3 (12 Jan to 18 Jan)
Monday, January 12: nothing; temporary schedule change at work for the week.
Tuesday, January 13: nothing
Wednesday, January 14: 15.14 miles bike ride.
Thursday, January 15: nothing
Friday, January 16: nothing
Saturday, January 17: 2.767 miles on the treadmill; 32.50 miles bike ride
Sunday, January 18: 2.543 miles on the treadmill; 36.70 miles bike ride
Total mileage this week: 89.65
Miles from Bag End: 4585.556
Miles to Mount Doom: 51.444
2009, Week 4 (19 Jan to 25 Jan)
Monday, January 19: nothing; temporary schedule change ended today
Tuesday, January 20: 2.414 miles on the treadmill
Wednesday, January 21: 1.8 miles on the treadmill; 21.80 miles bike ride.
Thursday, January 22: 7.969 miles walking around Disneyland.
Friday, January 23: nothing.
Saturday, January 24: 2.521 miles on the treadmill.
Sunday, January 25: 32.10 miles bike ride.
Total mileage this week: 68.604
Miles from Bag End: 4654.16
Arrived at Mount Doom at mile 4637. Frodo and Sam fly via Deus Ex Machina Airlines to Morannon.
Distance from Morannon to Minas Tirith: 102.84
Monday, December 29: 2.51 miles on the elliptical; 6.30 miles bike ride; full strength-training circuit.
Tuesday, December 30: 1.426 miles on the treadmill; 3.97 miles on the elliptical; 2.37 miles bike ride.
Wednesday, December 31: 18.13 miles bike ride.
Thursday, January 1: nothing; had to work today; gym closed.
Friday, January 2: nothing.
Saturday, January 3: 13.30 miles bike ride.
Sunday, January 4: 39.30 miles bike ride.
Total mileage this week: 87.306
Miles from Bag End: 4408.787
Miles to Mount Doom: 228.213
2009, Week 2 (05 Jan to 11 Jan)
Monday, January 5: 1.664 miles on the treadmill.
Tuesday, January 6: 1.375 miles on the treadmill.
Wednesday, January 7: 1.600 miles on the treadmill; 21.25 miles bike ride.
Thursday, January 8: 22.10 miles bike ride.
Friday, January 9: nothing.
Saturday, January 10: nothing.
Sunday, January 11: 39.13 miles bike ride.
Total mileage this week: 87.119
Miles from Bag End: 4495.906
Miles to Mount Doom: 141.094
2009, Week 3 (12 Jan to 18 Jan)
Monday, January 12: nothing; temporary schedule change at work for the week.
Tuesday, January 13: nothing
Wednesday, January 14: 15.14 miles bike ride.
Thursday, January 15: nothing
Friday, January 16: nothing
Saturday, January 17: 2.767 miles on the treadmill; 32.50 miles bike ride
Sunday, January 18: 2.543 miles on the treadmill; 36.70 miles bike ride
Total mileage this week: 89.65
Miles from Bag End: 4585.556
Miles to Mount Doom: 51.444
2009, Week 4 (19 Jan to 25 Jan)
Monday, January 19: nothing; temporary schedule change ended today
Tuesday, January 20: 2.414 miles on the treadmill
Wednesday, January 21: 1.8 miles on the treadmill; 21.80 miles bike ride.
Thursday, January 22: 7.969 miles walking around Disneyland.
Friday, January 23: nothing.
Saturday, January 24: 2.521 miles on the treadmill.
Sunday, January 25: 32.10 miles bike ride.
Total mileage this week: 68.604
Miles from Bag End: 4654.16
Arrived at Mount Doom at mile 4637. Frodo and Sam fly via Deus Ex Machina Airlines to Morannon.
Distance from Morannon to Minas Tirith: 102.84
2008-12-30
My Rides
Radagast the Beige-and-Black, visiting the Soviet-era diesel sub Scorpion and the Queen Mary, in Long Beach CA, 11-23-08:
Orion, at the Corral Rest Area on the Santa Ana River Trail (SART), 12-28-08:
ETA: Orion is a Bianchi Premio, in a luscious dark green that could be called "Bottle Green."
Orion, at the Corral Rest Area on the Santa Ana River Trail (SART), 12-28-08:
ETA: Orion is a Bianchi Premio, in a luscious dark green that could be called "Bottle Green."2008-12-28
N+1
On BikeForums.net, N= the number of bicycles a person owns. N+1, then, is a new acquisition. I achieved that today when one of the BFers gave me a bike his wife no longer rides. It's a road bike, complete with drop bars (those curved handlebars that have you hunched over and looking like Igor from Young Frankenstein), and a fancier computer than I had put on Radagast the Beige-and-Black. It's a dark green, somewhere around a '97 or '98, they think, and I'm not sure which model it is. Pics to follow later, after I download them out of the camera. I'd give you a link to the BF threads where the bike is shown, but you have to log in to see any pics. No name yet, though "Kermit," "Vulcan," and "Spock" are under consideration. Please don't even think "Green Monster" in this Angels fan's direction!!! Or maybe "Orion." The test ride ended up being nearly 28 miles, and if it hadn't been for the cold wind coming down the canyon, it might well have been longer. The next step will be more comfortable handlebars (which means new brake levers and cables), a frame pump (and I really should have some kind of portable pump for Radagast), a tail light (at the minimum), a handlebar bag, and another bottle cage. At least some of that will use up the rest of the GC from the bike store. And, of course, a Rat Fink bell.
2008-12-25
Another Catch-Up Post
2008, Week 47
Monday, November 17: Home treadmill for 1.8 miles.
Tuesday, November 18: Home treadmill for 1.81miles.
Wednesday, November 19: Home treadmill for 2.151 miles.
Thursday, November 20: Home treadmill for 1.801 miles.
Friday, November 21: Rest day.
Saturday, November 22: Home treadmill for 2.029 miles.
Sunday, November 23: Home treadmill for 1.0 mile; bike ride for 35.5 miles.
2008, Week 48
Monday, November 24: Home treadmill for 1.282 miles.
Tuesday, November 25: Nothing. Karma cold.
Wednesday, November 26: Nothing.
Thursday, November 27: Nothing.
Friday, November 28: Nothing.
Saturday, November 29: Bike ride for 3.67 miles.
Sunday, November 30: Bike ride for 15.21 miles.
2008, Week 49
Monday, December 1: Nothing.
Tuesday, December 2: Home treadmill for .83 miles.
Wednesday, December 3: Nothing.
Thursday, December 4: Bike ride for 13.19 miles.
Friday, December 5: Nothing.
Saturday, December 6: Bike ride for 21.16 miles.
Sunday, December 7: Home treadmill for 1.505 miles; bike ride for 23.95 miles.
2008, Week 50
Monday, December 8: Home treadmill for 1.808 miles.
Tuesday, December 9: Home treadmill for 1.41 miles; bike ride for 5.23 miles.
Wednesday, December 10: Bike ride for 20.08 miles.
Thursday, December 11: Bike ride for 21.01 miles.
Friday, December 12: Home treadmill for 1.375 miles; elliptical for 3.88 miles.
Saturday, December 13: Nothing.
Sunday, December 14: Make Room for Santa 5K for 3.5 miles.
2008, Week 51
Monday, December 15: Elliptical for 3.63 miles.
Tuesday, December 16: Home treadmill for 1.276 miles.
Wednesday, December 17: Home treadmill for 1.414 miles; elliptical for 2.44 miles; full strength-training circuit.
Thursday, December 18: Home treadmill for 1.8 miles; 1 hour of Pilates; elliptical for 1.83 miles.
Friday, December 19: Home treadmill for 1.8 miles.
Saturday, December 20: Home treadmill for 1.756 miles.
Sunday, December 21: Combined home treadmill and walking a flatted bike: 3.118 miles; bike ride for 20.43 miles.
Total Distance since November 16: 234.51
Distance from Bag End: 3889.437
Distance to Minas Tirith: 139.563
Monday, November 17: Home treadmill for 1.8 miles.
Tuesday, November 18: Home treadmill for 1.81miles.
Wednesday, November 19: Home treadmill for 2.151 miles.
Thursday, November 20: Home treadmill for 1.801 miles.
Friday, November 21: Rest day.
Saturday, November 22: Home treadmill for 2.029 miles.
Sunday, November 23: Home treadmill for 1.0 mile; bike ride for 35.5 miles.
2008, Week 48
Monday, November 24: Home treadmill for 1.282 miles.
Tuesday, November 25: Nothing. Karma cold.
Wednesday, November 26: Nothing.
Thursday, November 27: Nothing.
Friday, November 28: Nothing.
Saturday, November 29: Bike ride for 3.67 miles.
Sunday, November 30: Bike ride for 15.21 miles.
2008, Week 49
Monday, December 1: Nothing.
Tuesday, December 2: Home treadmill for .83 miles.
Wednesday, December 3: Nothing.
Thursday, December 4: Bike ride for 13.19 miles.
Friday, December 5: Nothing.
Saturday, December 6: Bike ride for 21.16 miles.
Sunday, December 7: Home treadmill for 1.505 miles; bike ride for 23.95 miles.
2008, Week 50
Monday, December 8: Home treadmill for 1.808 miles.
Tuesday, December 9: Home treadmill for 1.41 miles; bike ride for 5.23 miles.
Wednesday, December 10: Bike ride for 20.08 miles.
Thursday, December 11: Bike ride for 21.01 miles.
Friday, December 12: Home treadmill for 1.375 miles; elliptical for 3.88 miles.
Saturday, December 13: Nothing.
Sunday, December 14: Make Room for Santa 5K for 3.5 miles.
2008, Week 51
Monday, December 15: Elliptical for 3.63 miles.
Tuesday, December 16: Home treadmill for 1.276 miles.
Wednesday, December 17: Home treadmill for 1.414 miles; elliptical for 2.44 miles; full strength-training circuit.
Thursday, December 18: Home treadmill for 1.8 miles; 1 hour of Pilates; elliptical for 1.83 miles.
Friday, December 19: Home treadmill for 1.8 miles.
Saturday, December 20: Home treadmill for 1.756 miles.
Sunday, December 21: Combined home treadmill and walking a flatted bike: 3.118 miles; bike ride for 20.43 miles.
Total Distance since November 16: 234.51
Distance from Bag End: 3889.437
Distance to Minas Tirith: 139.563
2008-12-14
Falling Behind Again
I had the Make Room for Santa 5K this morning, and while I didn't PR, I'm feeling pretty good about the event. After all, I spent something like 4 of the last 6 weeks sick and unable to do much training. It was freaking cold out there! When I turned on the windshield washer option on the wipers to clear the dew from the windshield, the washer fluid froze!
ETA: That 58:30 was "gun" time. Had I realized before the start of the event that it wasn't chip-timed, I might have tried to remember to take my HRM, which IIRC has a stop watch function. But then, I think my brain was frozen, since I remembered to grab a jacket but completely forgot my arm warmers!
ETA: That 58:30 was "gun" time. Had I realized before the start of the event that it wasn't chip-timed, I might have tried to remember to take my HRM, which IIRC has a stop watch function. But then, I think my brain was frozen, since I remembered to grab a jacket but completely forgot my arm warmers!
2008-11-16
Catch Up!
2008, Week Forty-Two
Monday, October 13: Rest day.
Tuesday, October 14: Home treadmill for 1.525 miles; no bike ride for; no after-work Y visit.
Wednesday, October 15: Home treadmill for 1.801 miles; no bike ride for; no after-work Y visit.
Thursday, October 16: Home treadmill for 1.851 miles; bike ride for 5.78 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Friday, October 17: Home treadmill for 2.003 miles; bike ride for 6.61 miles; no after-work Y visit on Friday.
Saturday, October 18: Home treadmill for 3.123 miles; no bike ride; no Y visit.
Sunday, October 19: No home treadmill; bike ride for 30.01 miles; no Y visit.
2008, Week Forty-Three
Monday, October 20: Sore throat.
Tuesday, October 21: Sore throat.
Wednesday, October 22: Sore throat.
Thursday, October 23: Sore throat.
Friday, October 24: Snotty nose.
Saturday, October 25: Snotty nose.
Sunday, October 26: Snotty nose.
2008, Week Forty-Four
Monday, October 27: Snotty nose.
Tuesday, October 28: Snotty nose.
Wednesday, October 29: Snotty nose recovery.
Thursday, October 30: Snotty nose recovery.
Friday, October 31: Snotty nose recovery.
Saturday, November 1: Errands.
Sunday, November 2: No home treadmill; bike ride for 17.26 miles; no Y visit.
2008, Week Forty-Five
Monday, November 3: Home treadmill for 1.531 miles; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Tuesday, November 4: Home treadmill for 2.214 miles; no bike ride because I had to vote for Obama and against h8; no after-work Y visit because I was watching the returns.
Wednesday, November 5: Home treadmill for 1.9 miles; bike ride for 5.18 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Thursday, November 6: Home treadmill for 1.832 miles; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Friday, November 7: Home treadmill for 2.001 miles; bike ride for 5.22 miles; no after-work Y visit on Friday.
Saturday, November 8: no home treadmill; no bike ride; no Y visit.
Sunday, November 9: no home treadmill; bike ride for 44.40 miles; no Y visit.
2008, Week Forty-Six
Monday, November 10: no home treadmill; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Tuesday, November 11: no home treadmill; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Wednesday, November 12: no home treadmill; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Thursday, November 13: no home treadmill; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Friday, November 14: Home treadmill for 1.806 miles; bike ride for 5.23 miles; no after-work Y visit on Friday.
Saturday, November 15: no home treadmill; no bike ride; no Y visit.
Sunday, November 16: no home treadmill; bike ride for 43.15 miles; no Y visit.
Total distance since October 12: 184.427
Distance from Bag End: 3654.927
Distance to Minas Tirith: 374.073
Last Friday morning's weigh-in showed a three-pound (!!!!) drop from the previous week. In spite of a total slugitude week!
Monday, October 13: Rest day.
Tuesday, October 14: Home treadmill for 1.525 miles; no bike ride for; no after-work Y visit.
Wednesday, October 15: Home treadmill for 1.801 miles; no bike ride for; no after-work Y visit.
Thursday, October 16: Home treadmill for 1.851 miles; bike ride for 5.78 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Friday, October 17: Home treadmill for 2.003 miles; bike ride for 6.61 miles; no after-work Y visit on Friday.
Saturday, October 18: Home treadmill for 3.123 miles; no bike ride; no Y visit.
Sunday, October 19: No home treadmill; bike ride for 30.01 miles; no Y visit.
2008, Week Forty-Three
Monday, October 20: Sore throat.
Tuesday, October 21: Sore throat.
Wednesday, October 22: Sore throat.
Thursday, October 23: Sore throat.
Friday, October 24: Snotty nose.
Saturday, October 25: Snotty nose.
Sunday, October 26: Snotty nose.
2008, Week Forty-Four
Monday, October 27: Snotty nose.
Tuesday, October 28: Snotty nose.
Wednesday, October 29: Snotty nose recovery.
Thursday, October 30: Snotty nose recovery.
Friday, October 31: Snotty nose recovery.
Saturday, November 1: Errands.
Sunday, November 2: No home treadmill; bike ride for 17.26 miles; no Y visit.
2008, Week Forty-Five
Monday, November 3: Home treadmill for 1.531 miles; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Tuesday, November 4: Home treadmill for 2.214 miles; no bike ride because I had to vote for Obama and against h8; no after-work Y visit because I was watching the returns.
Wednesday, November 5: Home treadmill for 1.9 miles; bike ride for 5.18 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Thursday, November 6: Home treadmill for 1.832 miles; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Friday, November 7: Home treadmill for 2.001 miles; bike ride for 5.22 miles; no after-work Y visit on Friday.
Saturday, November 8: no home treadmill; no bike ride; no Y visit.
Sunday, November 9: no home treadmill; bike ride for 44.40 miles; no Y visit.
2008, Week Forty-Six
Monday, November 10: no home treadmill; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Tuesday, November 11: no home treadmill; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Wednesday, November 12: no home treadmill; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Thursday, November 13: no home treadmill; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Friday, November 14: Home treadmill for 1.806 miles; bike ride for 5.23 miles; no after-work Y visit on Friday.
Saturday, November 15: no home treadmill; no bike ride; no Y visit.
Sunday, November 16: no home treadmill; bike ride for 43.15 miles; no Y visit.
Total distance since October 12: 184.427
Distance from Bag End: 3654.927
Distance to Minas Tirith: 374.073
Last Friday morning's weigh-in showed a three-pound (!!!!) drop from the previous week. In spite of a total slugitude week!
2008-10-12
2008, Week Forty-One
Monday, October 6: Home treadmill for 1.601 miles; bike ride for 2.61 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Tuesday, October 7: No walk today because I had to be at work really early. After-work bike ride for 10.18 miles; no after-work Y visit
Wednesday, October 8: Home treadmill for 1.917 miles; bike ride for 6.14 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Thursday, October 9: Home treadmill for 2.003 miles; bike ride for 6.21 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Friday, October 10: Home treadmill for 2.010 miles; bike ride for 5.44 miles; no Y visit.
Saturday, October 11: Home treadmill for 3.302 miles; no bike ride; no Y visit.
Sunday, October 12: No walk today; bike ride for 40.62 miles; no Y visit.
Total distance for the week: 82.033
Distance from Bag End: 3470.5
Arrived in Minas Tirith with Gandalf and Pippin, then popped back to Isengard to journey to Minas Tirith with Merry.
Distance to Minas Tirith: 558.5
Left work earlier than usual on Monday because I had to be at work 5+ hours earlier than usual on Tuesday, so that's why no Y visit on Monday and no walk on Tuesday. Having my schedule whomped like that threw me off the whole week, and I just kept going straight home from work and hitting the sack earlier than usual. It's also been really windy these last few days, and that's made the rides less than their usual pleasure, which is the reason I skipped the Saturday ride. At least I did well for the Kick the Couch 5K, going a bit past 5K, although the time isn't all that great. But then, I wasn't doing it for the time, just the distance. The wind has been pretty cold, so this morning I pulled on my cycle tights and discovered the fit isn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I wore them for the whole ride today, although I did finally take off my windbreaker. I think I'll be able to use them for the Surf City 5K, too, if it's cold like this year's was.
It's also looking like we won't be doing that Tri after all.
Tuesday, October 7: No walk today because I had to be at work really early. After-work bike ride for 10.18 miles; no after-work Y visit
Wednesday, October 8: Home treadmill for 1.917 miles; bike ride for 6.14 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Thursday, October 9: Home treadmill for 2.003 miles; bike ride for 6.21 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Friday, October 10: Home treadmill for 2.010 miles; bike ride for 5.44 miles; no Y visit.
Saturday, October 11: Home treadmill for 3.302 miles; no bike ride; no Y visit.
Sunday, October 12: No walk today; bike ride for 40.62 miles; no Y visit.
Total distance for the week: 82.033
Distance from Bag End: 3470.5
Arrived in Minas Tirith with Gandalf and Pippin, then popped back to Isengard to journey to Minas Tirith with Merry.
Distance to Minas Tirith: 558.5
Left work earlier than usual on Monday because I had to be at work 5+ hours earlier than usual on Tuesday, so that's why no Y visit on Monday and no walk on Tuesday. Having my schedule whomped like that threw me off the whole week, and I just kept going straight home from work and hitting the sack earlier than usual. It's also been really windy these last few days, and that's made the rides less than their usual pleasure, which is the reason I skipped the Saturday ride. At least I did well for the Kick the Couch 5K, going a bit past 5K, although the time isn't all that great. But then, I wasn't doing it for the time, just the distance. The wind has been pretty cold, so this morning I pulled on my cycle tights and discovered the fit isn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I wore them for the whole ride today, although I did finally take off my windbreaker. I think I'll be able to use them for the Surf City 5K, too, if it's cold like this year's was.
It's also looking like we won't be doing that Tri after all.
2008-10-09
2008-10-05
2008, Week Forty, September Recap
Monday, September 29: Home treadmill for 1.411 miles; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Tuesday, September 30: Home treadmill for 1.665 miles; bike ride for 6.18 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Wednesday, October 1: Home treadmill for 1.516 miles; bike ride for 5.23 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Thursday, October 2: Home treadmill for 1.613 miles; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Friday, October 3: Home treadmill for 1.751 miles; bike ride for 6.21 miles; no after-work Y visit because it’s Friday.
Saturday, October 4: Home treadmill for 3.3 miles; no bike ride or Y visit today because it was All-Day Open Stitch Class at the LNS.
Sunday, October 5: Today turned into a rest day, and that’s probably a good thing, since I haven’t had a full rest day since September 22.
Total distance for the week: 28.846
Distance from Bag End: 3388.467
Distance to Minas Tirith: 62.533
September Recap:
Walk: 46.898 (August: 43.165) +3.733
Bike: 198.80 (August: 256.92) -58.12 (7 days in a row off the bike during my FanFest vacation really shows here!)
Elliptical: 7.39 (August: 11.41) -4.02 (and the only times I hit the elliptical were on my FanFest vacation!)
Strength-Training: 3 times (August: 6 times) -3 times
October Goals: Improve each category—which should be fairly easy since I don’t have any vacations planned for October!
I bought a scale on Thursday morning (when I skipped the morning bike ride) for use at home. I've decided on weekly weigh-ins, and getting to the gym doesn't always work out. Also, having a scale at home allows me to not only weigh myself consistently on a particular day, but also a consistent time of the day, under more or less nearly identical circumstances. I've opted for Fridays after my morning treadmill time. Since I don't know how this one compares with the one at the gym (a $30 Taylor "Biggest Loser" model with digital display v a "doctor's office" type), I don't know how much my September loss was. But I've reached my first milestone of Under 250, and by enough that the scale at the Y would also be "Under 250"; I just don't know how much difference that one would show. So I'm keeping weekly records from this point on.
Next weekend is the Kick the Couch 5K, and I still haven't decided where I'm going to do mine. Probably here at home on the treadmill, since going outside always makes me want to ride and not walk or walk/jog.
Tuesday, September 30: Home treadmill for 1.665 miles; bike ride for 6.18 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Wednesday, October 1: Home treadmill for 1.516 miles; bike ride for 5.23 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Thursday, October 2: Home treadmill for 1.613 miles; no bike ride; no after-work Y visit.
Friday, October 3: Home treadmill for 1.751 miles; bike ride for 6.21 miles; no after-work Y visit because it’s Friday.
Saturday, October 4: Home treadmill for 3.3 miles; no bike ride or Y visit today because it was All-Day Open Stitch Class at the LNS.
Sunday, October 5: Today turned into a rest day, and that’s probably a good thing, since I haven’t had a full rest day since September 22.
Total distance for the week: 28.846
Distance from Bag End: 3388.467
Distance to Minas Tirith: 62.533
September Recap:
Walk: 46.898 (August: 43.165) +3.733
Bike: 198.80 (August: 256.92) -58.12 (7 days in a row off the bike during my FanFest vacation really shows here!)
Elliptical: 7.39 (August: 11.41) -4.02 (and the only times I hit the elliptical were on my FanFest vacation!)
Strength-Training: 3 times (August: 6 times) -3 times
October Goals: Improve each category—which should be fairly easy since I don’t have any vacations planned for October!
I bought a scale on Thursday morning (when I skipped the morning bike ride) for use at home. I've decided on weekly weigh-ins, and getting to the gym doesn't always work out. Also, having a scale at home allows me to not only weigh myself consistently on a particular day, but also a consistent time of the day, under more or less nearly identical circumstances. I've opted for Fridays after my morning treadmill time. Since I don't know how this one compares with the one at the gym (a $30 Taylor "Biggest Loser" model with digital display v a "doctor's office" type), I don't know how much my September loss was. But I've reached my first milestone of Under 250, and by enough that the scale at the Y would also be "Under 250"; I just don't know how much difference that one would show. So I'm keeping weekly records from this point on.
Next weekend is the Kick the Couch 5K, and I still haven't decided where I'm going to do mine. Probably here at home on the treadmill, since going outside always makes me want to ride and not walk or walk/jog.
2008-09-28
2008, Weeks 37, 38, 39
Monday, September 8: Home treadmill for 1.751 miles; no bike; no after-work Y visit.
Tuesday, September 9: Home treadmill for 1.901 miles; no bike; no after-work Y visit.
Wednesday, September 10: Home treadmill for 1.176 miles; bike ride for 6.32 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Thursday, September 11: Home treadmill for 1.763 miles; bike ride for 6.25 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Friday, September 12: Rest day.
Saturday, September 13: Home treadmill for 3.334 miles no bike; no Y visit.
Sunday, September 14: Spent the morning preparing for NCIS FanFest later in the week. No home treadmill; bike ride for 25.08 miles; no Y visit.
Monday, September 15: Home treadmill for 3.3 miles; bike ride for 5.98 miles; no Y visit.
Tuesday, September 16: Home treadmill for 3.252 miles. Spent the rest of the day preparing to spend the next four days at FanFest, so no bike ride and no visit to the Y.
Wednesday, September 17: Errands to run on the way to the hotel, so no exercise time except for the walking around the hotel. I could give myself about a mile for that, because my roomie and I walked about that far to pick up some stuff at the store down the street from the hotel.
Thursday, September 18: Elliptical in the hotel fitness room for 3.76 miles. Same brand as the ellipticals at the Y, but a newer, fancier model, complete with widescreen TV. FanFest activities.
Friday, September 19: Elliptical in the hotel fitness room for 3.63 miles. FanFest activities.
Saturday, September 20: FanFest activities.
Sunday, September 21: FanFest activities.
Monday, September 22: Recovering from FanFest and running errands.
Tuesday, September 23: Home treadmill for 2.524 miles; bike ride for 28.42 miles; no Y visit. I was going to ride up to Whittier-Narrows, but there's a work project which has a section of the San Gabriel River Trail closed just north of Beverly Blvd, and I don't know the area well enough to find my way through the detour, so I turned around and returned to Liberty Park.
Wednesday, September 24: Home treadmill for 1.26 miles; no bike; after-work Y visit for strength training. Four people at work mentioned my trimmer figure!
Thursday, September 25: no morning walk; bike ride for 5.14 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Friday, September 26: Home treadmill for 1.808 miles; bike ride for 5.51 miles; no after-work Y visit because it’s Friday. And a fifth person at work mentioned my trimmer figure! I guess it really is starting to show.
Saturday, September 27: Home treadmill for 3.53 miles; no bike ride; no Y visit.
Sunday, September 28: Home treadmill for 3.542 miles; bike ride for 30.12 miles; no Y visit. Decided I needed a little variety in my Sunday ride, so I headed north on SGRT to the Foster Rd bridge, then rode west on Foster/Gardendale to cruise by something I'd seen on the Tour de Sewer last spring. Then I continued on to Garfield, then to Imperial so I could cruise by the Columbia Memorial Science Center still under construction on a piece of former Rockwell Space Division (birthplace of the Apollo command modules and the shuttle orbiters) property to check on its status (I don't think it's going to be open by its advertised "mid 2008"!), then wound south and east and south and west and south and east and around El Dorado Regional Park and back north to Liberty Park. I once saw the earlier Columbia, the Apollo 11 command module, on display at Rockwell in Downey.
Total distance for the period: 149.371
Distance from Bag End: 3359.621
Distance to Minas Tirith: 91.379
If you've been following along with Melissa and Terri, you'll know that We Three Athenas will be participating in a sprint-distance tri on October 19, with Terri the water baby, Melissa the running bunny, and Yours Truly the wheel girl. Keep us in your thoughts, please!
Tuesday, September 9: Home treadmill for 1.901 miles; no bike; no after-work Y visit.
Wednesday, September 10: Home treadmill for 1.176 miles; bike ride for 6.32 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Thursday, September 11: Home treadmill for 1.763 miles; bike ride for 6.25 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Friday, September 12: Rest day.
Saturday, September 13: Home treadmill for 3.334 miles no bike; no Y visit.
Sunday, September 14: Spent the morning preparing for NCIS FanFest later in the week. No home treadmill; bike ride for 25.08 miles; no Y visit.
Monday, September 15: Home treadmill for 3.3 miles; bike ride for 5.98 miles; no Y visit.
Tuesday, September 16: Home treadmill for 3.252 miles. Spent the rest of the day preparing to spend the next four days at FanFest, so no bike ride and no visit to the Y.
Wednesday, September 17: Errands to run on the way to the hotel, so no exercise time except for the walking around the hotel. I could give myself about a mile for that, because my roomie and I walked about that far to pick up some stuff at the store down the street from the hotel.
Thursday, September 18: Elliptical in the hotel fitness room for 3.76 miles. Same brand as the ellipticals at the Y, but a newer, fancier model, complete with widescreen TV. FanFest activities.
Friday, September 19: Elliptical in the hotel fitness room for 3.63 miles. FanFest activities.
Saturday, September 20: FanFest activities.
Sunday, September 21: FanFest activities.
Monday, September 22: Recovering from FanFest and running errands.
Tuesday, September 23: Home treadmill for 2.524 miles; bike ride for 28.42 miles; no Y visit. I was going to ride up to Whittier-Narrows, but there's a work project which has a section of the San Gabriel River Trail closed just north of Beverly Blvd, and I don't know the area well enough to find my way through the detour, so I turned around and returned to Liberty Park.
Wednesday, September 24: Home treadmill for 1.26 miles; no bike; after-work Y visit for strength training. Four people at work mentioned my trimmer figure!
Thursday, September 25: no morning walk; bike ride for 5.14 miles; no after-work Y visit.
Friday, September 26: Home treadmill for 1.808 miles; bike ride for 5.51 miles; no after-work Y visit because it’s Friday. And a fifth person at work mentioned my trimmer figure! I guess it really is starting to show.
Saturday, September 27: Home treadmill for 3.53 miles; no bike ride; no Y visit.
Sunday, September 28: Home treadmill for 3.542 miles; bike ride for 30.12 miles; no Y visit. Decided I needed a little variety in my Sunday ride, so I headed north on SGRT to the Foster Rd bridge, then rode west on Foster/Gardendale to cruise by something I'd seen on the Tour de Sewer last spring. Then I continued on to Garfield, then to Imperial so I could cruise by the Columbia Memorial Science Center still under construction on a piece of former Rockwell Space Division (birthplace of the Apollo command modules and the shuttle orbiters) property to check on its status (I don't think it's going to be open by its advertised "mid 2008"!), then wound south and east and south and west and south and east and around El Dorado Regional Park and back north to Liberty Park. I once saw the earlier Columbia, the Apollo 11 command module, on display at Rockwell in Downey.
Total distance for the period: 149.371
Distance from Bag End: 3359.621
Distance to Minas Tirith: 91.379
If you've been following along with Melissa and Terri, you'll know that We Three Athenas will be participating in a sprint-distance tri on October 19, with Terri the water baby, Melissa the running bunny, and Yours Truly the wheel girl. Keep us in your thoughts, please!
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