Training Log Archive: Ari-o

Hey we found hills! There's an old CCC-built tobaggan run that we drove out to and it has a ~25m climb (84 feet, not that I counted) that I ran a few times. Well, 17. It was quite hot, 80s and very humid, and I had to have some ice water time at the top to keep from overheating. Would be a lot more fun on a cool day and not the day after 70 miles of biking. But still, elevation!

Over to the Lakefront to meet the group (of 23 people!) going down to 3 Floyds.

Ride to 3 Floyds! I had my mtb, adjusted the derailleur before starting (very helpful since I needed the highest gear ratio much of the way and then we were off after waiting a bit for the crew. There was a wide variety of cyclists and speeds, and I was mostly near the front, and there were some hurry-up-and-waits but you expect that with this sort of group ride. Pretty low HR much of the way, L1 for sure. A couple of times I sprinted ahead just to give my legs a rest of spinning. In to the wind, too.

Most of the folks took the train home (another 10 mile ride) but it was too nice a day to not bike all the way back. A bit faster this time, although someone busted a tire somehow and we had to wait for a not-so-speedy retiring on a hot highway overpass. Oh, well. A bit of sprinting on the way back to push up the HR, and at one point I may or may not have drafted a bus. Then a jump in the lake (woo!) and then I slowly pedaled to the train and took it home.

Fun NP today! Running around a small park to stations, jumping/running up stairs, dips, etc. Lots of work!

Ran to the lake, then in to the wind (but a lovely, cool wind) up by Lincoln Park, and then down to do some errands. Lovely evening, but breezy. Water lapping up on the path in places. Cyclists were fighting the wind and a couple of times I drafted some of the slower bikes. It sort of worked.

Ride to NP, a bit long because I forgot my lock and had to circle back. Probably didn't really need it, but still.

Lots of silly NP stuff. Kinda miss the stadiums, but this is the time of year when the stadium can be miserably hot.

A bit lazier on the way back.

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