Training Log Archive: Spike

Feeling worn out. When Mary's out of town my routine gets messed up and I don't get enough sleep. Took a day off.

When I was biking yesterday I noticed that my brakes were not really working very well. I watched a youtube video to see how to replace the pads on the disc brakes. It looked easy. I stopped at a bike shop to buy the pads. They only had one set in stock. I figured that was better than nothing. I replaced the pads that seemed to be most worthless. Just like the youtube video - easy. But, the you tube videos always show people working on really clean bikes. Mine isn't. I need to hit another shop to get another set of brake pads.

C • And wash your bike! 4

MTB on roads, single track and the levee. It seemed kind of hot, so I took it a bit easy. Fun.

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Mid afternoon MTB ride on the bike path, levee and single track. I biked to/from the river trail via Baker Wetlands and Burrough's Creek. The river trail is only open on the "race loop."

I felt ok but the heat was a bit of a chore. I slowed over the last 30 minutes.

I didn't get out in the a.m. because I watched the TDF and soccer match. Then I hung out a bit before I got going. To try to help with the heat, I wore my cooling vest/shirt for about 20 minutes before I started. I also carried some some sport drink that's supposed to be good for heat (lots of potassium and sodium, I guess....I mix it at half strength). I guess those things helped.

I should have mowed the lawn today. I didn't. Maybe tomorrow.

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I got out the door after watching the live TDF coverage. Would have been better to get out earlier, but wasn't too terrible. I felt much better than I did yesterday.

When I got home I watched the Sweden-England soccer and then fixed my bike derailleur (after watching a youtube video).

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Easy biking with Mary on the bike paths to/from Baker Wetlands' parking lot.

My rear derailleur wasn't shifting properly. Also, I was feeling overheated by the time we got home. When we got home, I crashed on the coach for 15 minutes before my body started feeling ok.

Later in the day I put on my cooling vest/shirt and watched some TV. That helped me feel better. I think I was a bit dehydrated, too. That didn't make things better.

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We did some tourist stuff today. We went to the Natural History Museum at KU. I spent a bunch of time there when I was growing up. It was fun to see some of the old exhibits that I remember. We also went out to dinner at the fish restaurant in the 700-block of Mass. It was fine.

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I got out the door reasonably early, but not as early as I'd planned. This is biking to/from the map I ran on + a little bit extra.

I ran the 4 point course from our last event at Lindley Hall. I then re-ran the other course, but took controls in the reverse order. Fun.

It was most fun when rain was falling. It was least fun when it was sunny. Fortunately, more rain and clouds than sun.

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MTB on the wet bike paths. Most of the time I was on the LL, including along Baker Wetlands and the Burrough's Creek.

Cloudy the entire ride and raining for the first 70 minutes. It felt nice.

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