Saturday May 10 |
 | Bicycling (Commute) 35:25 [3] 6.62 mi (5:20 / mi) | |
| slept:7.25 (injured) |
| From Rosedale Ave., Maryland Ave. to Jones Bridge Rd. to Rockville Pike, to Cedar La. to Beach Dr. to the Georgetown Branch Trail, to Kentbury Way to Lynbrook Dr. to Maple Dr. to Maryland Ave. to Rosedale Ave. Since by the afternoon the rains had cleared up and I got the lawn mowed, I had a chance to sneak a ride with Max. We splashed through some puddles along the way. As usual, we stopped at a playground. Though not very big, he liked this rennovated one off of Jones Mill Rd. in Rock Creek, MD. It had one of his favorite motocycle rides and a crank-it race car track. |
Wednesday May 7 |
| Bicycling (Commute) 40:59 [4] 12.02 mi (3:24 / mi) | |
| slept:5.5 weight:176lbs (injured) |
| From Rosedale Ave., Bethesda, MD to 12th & C. St. SW, Washington, D.C. After dropping off Max, I fell in with a fast crowd of 3 other Blue jerseyed cyclists. Speeds were varied in this loose pace line--between 20-27mph. I pulled a little more than my share worth to Georgetown. From there to work, winds and fatigue slowed it down. |
| Bicycling (Commute) 42:08  11.28 mi (3:43 / mi) | |
| (injured) |
| From C St. SW, Washington, D.C. to Rosedale Ave., Bethesda, MD. Hit with a blast of wind as I exited the building where I work, I wasn't sure what to expect. I had both headwinds and tailwinds which made significant differences in speed. Right out of Georgetown, I picked-up a guy in tow. We passed others. As I looked back it seemed there might have been up to 4 trailing me. I just kept my pace steady and spinning away. I lost a few on the first inclines and at least one more on the rough cut construction detour at the approach to the county line. I finally got some help after the MacArthur Blvd. tunnel but again finished up from River Rd. as the last person turned off behind me. Since Peggy picked up Max with the trailer, I was able to head straight home. The weather has been great. It's also nice to be able to workout again. It makes me feel much better. I see a different orthopedist on Monday. |
Tuesday May 6 |
| Bicycling (Commute) 42:16 [3] 12.03 mi (3:30 / mi) | |
| slept:6.25 weight:175lbs (injured) |
| From Rosedale Ave., Bethesda, MD to 12th & C. St. SW, Washington, D.C. Since my excursion cycling over the weekend seemed to do okay with regard to my knee, I thought it best to start cycle commuting again. The weather was about as good as it gets in the low 60s F, clear skies, and a likely tailwind. As usual when I start cycling again I tried to keep the cadence up and the speed down. It's ever so hard not to push. After dropping off Max I joined the trail in the middle of some widely spaced cyclists who eventually formed a line. Speeds were modest and I didn't move to take the lead to share the load. Everyone remained behind one guy who stopped at Fletcher's Boathouse. From there I pulled most of the way on the flats at over 20mph until an older and heavier guy took over for the last part into Georgetown. I kept it to an easier pace the rest of the way. |
| Bicycling (Commute) 47:15 [3] 11.71 mi (4:01 / mi) | |
| (injured) |
| From C. St. SW, Washington, D.C. to Rosedale Ave., Bethesda, MD. With Peggy home sick, I had to get back in time to pickup Max. There were strong headwinds until I got to Fletcher's Boathouse. The trees provided some shelter while climbing. I was slowish but kept a good spin riding by myself. Max was tired when I got him (40:40 into the ride) but as he usually is, he kept wanting to do more. We stopped at the playground and played till he got ornery with a stick--he was hungry and thirsty. |
Sunday May 4 |
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| Event: QOC College Park
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| (injured) |
| We decided to use the time to hunt for houses instead of going to the QOC sprints at College Park. I would have been slow and the hard/steep surfaces probably wouldn't have been good for either Peggy nor myself. I wanted to try to ride this day but we ran out of time. I was able to dig another garden which I'd been planning to do for several years. I made a quick but not necessarily great job of it since there were lots of tree roots. I had tried to kneel on the ground on my knees a few times but couldn't do it without getting some sharp pain in my left knee. I stopped trying. Making the garden was satisfying. Gardening is something I've missed doing a bit. In the evening I did some drafting from aerials of Ft. Hunt Park. It's where I first did Cross Country running as a team sport and Greg Lennon had given me some base map materials. |