Wednesday Apr 30 |
 | Road Bike (Commute) 1:00:00 [3]18.5 mi (3:14 / mi) +50m 2:00 / km | |
| slept:6.0 weight:170lbs shoes: Pearl Izumi Vagabond |
| Weat Lake. Flatted again then my spare didn't work either. Good job I put a patch kit last night as that saved my ass.
NOTE: Ritchey WCS race slicks are off my recommended list - they are too wimpy for normal roads. Only done about 1500 miles on them and I've flatted a gazilion times. |
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| C • michelin krylon 2 |
| Swim 25:00 [3] | |
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| Swim at the Y. |
| Road Bike (Commute) 55:00 [4]18.5 mi (2:58 / mi) +70m 1:50 / km | |
| shoes: Pearl Izumi Vagabond |
| West Lake home, didn't flat which was a breakthrough. Beat the rain home again. |
Tuesday Apr 29 |
| Road Bike (Commute) 1:00:00 [3]18.5 mi (3:14 / mi) +50m 2:00 / km | |
| slept:5.5 weight:170lbs shoes: Pearl Izumi Vagabond |
| West Lake to work. Its amazing how easily your mind can play tricks and try to convince you to take the easy route and drive half way then ride or drive all the way, especially if it looks like its going to rain and I'm on the good bike. I overcame my mind and it stayed dry! |
| Swim 30:00 [4] | |
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| Swim at the Y. Got a good pump going. |
| Road Bike (Commute) 53:00 [4]18.5 mi (2:52 / mi) +70m 1:46 / km | |
| shoes: Pearl Izumi Vagabond |
| Put the foot down on the way home today, the bike was cruzin effortlessly around 24mph. |
Monday Apr 28 |
| Racquetball 45:00 [3] | |
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| Against Bill V. Dished out the whupass big time and won 3-0. He scored 9 pts combined. Oh yeah! |
Sunday Apr 27 |
| Hike hills 41:00 [4]1.5 mi (27:19 / mi) +500m 8:21 / km | |
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| Hike up to South Launch with the Paraglider. |
| Paragliding (Flight #34) 12:00 [0] | |
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| Quick flight off the South Launch. Blowing in pretty good but didn't stay up for long. |
Saturday Apr 26 |
| Hike 45:00 [3]1.5 mi (29:59 / mi) +520m 8:58 / km | |
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| Hike up Poo-Poo with Bob Rinker. Carried his 55lb bag 1/2 way. |
| Paragliding (Flight #33) 20:00 [0] | |
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| I was the wind dummy and only lasted a while up. Got a nice thermal above launch but sank out quickly. The rest waited 20 mins and then launched and they all stayed up. Damn! |
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| C • It was good to finally meet... 2 |
Friday Apr 25 |
| Road Bike (Commute) 1:15:00 [3]23.0 mi (3:16 / mi) +50m 2:01 / km | |
| rhr:44 slept:4.5 weight:171lbs shoes: Pearl Izumi Vagabond |
| East lake for the 1st time this year. Fairly cold and I wasn't that fast today. Feeling the brunt of lack of exercise on holidays. |
| Road Bike (Commute) 1:15:00 [3]23.1 mi (3:14 / mi) +50m 2:00 / km | |
| shoes: Pearl Izumi Vagabond |
| East Lake home. Nice out. |
| Hike hills 56:00 [3]3.0 mi (18:40 / mi) +520m 7:32 / km | |
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| Hike up Poo-Poo with the Paraglider bag. Too gusty for me so I dropped the bag and ran down. WIll go back up tomorrow and fly down.
Up 41:00
Down 15:00 |
Thursday Apr 24 |
| Road Bike 36:00 [3]10.0 mi (3:35 / mi) +250m 2:05 / km | |
| shoes: Pearl Izumi Vagabond |
| Part of the 7 hills of Bothell route near work at lunchtime. 1st climbs on the bike and it goes up quick. |
Wednesday Apr 23 |
| Swim 25:00 [3] | |
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| Swim at the Y. Went fairly hard but I'm tired after the delayed flight. Only got in to Seatac at 6 this morning and then straight to work - aargh. |
Monday Apr 21 |
| Swim 1:00:00 [1] | |
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| Snorkelling around Ka'napalli beach. Good vis, some cool fish and a bit of cliff jumping for some kicks. Was out a few times. |
Sunday Apr 20 |
| Trail Run 55:00 [1]6.0 mi (9:10 / mi) +50m 5:33 / km | |
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| Run around the lava flows around Hana on East Maui. Tricky footing and I was wiped for some reason. Amazing views though. |
Saturday Apr 19 |
| Road run 21:00 [1]2.5 mi (8:23 / mi) +20m 5:06 / km | |
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| Legs heavy and not happy. Still a nice run though @ 5:30 before the snorkel tour. |
| Swim 30:00 [1] | |
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| Molokini snorkel tour splashing around in 120ft vis water - nice. Turtle swim afterwards. |
Friday Apr 18 |
| Road run 1:00:00 [3]8.0 mi (7:30 / mi) +50m 4:34 / km | |
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| Lovely run from Wailea to Makena stopping along the beaches to run along each of them. Some $$$$ pads along this route. Really pretty in a manufactured way and the views were fab. |
| Swim (Sponging) 1:30:00 [1] | |
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| Playing around in the waves on the boogieboard. Small to moderate waves. |
| Hike 1:30:00 [1]4.0 mi (22:30 / mi) +40m 13:34 / km | |
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| Walk down to the shops and along the boardwalk. Hot and humid and quite hard pushing the buggy. |
Thursday Apr 17 |
| Paragliding (Flight #32) 20:00 [0] | |
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| From top of Poli Poli Park at 6500. Straight down to 3500. Nice launch and flight. Some other guys got a flight off the top of the volcano 10K to beach - NICE but I'm not allowed - next time. |
Tuesday Apr 15 |
| Paragliding (Flight #28) 2:00 [0] | |
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| Paragliding in Maui, very short but fun. No hiking involved, only logging to keep track of flights. |
| Paragliding (Flight #29) 4:00 [0] | |
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| From higher up the mountain. Had to pay, wouldn't let me go on my own without rating - for instruction - grr. |
| Paragliding (Flight #30) 4:00 [0] | |
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| From Echo's again in Maui. |
| Paragliding (Flight #31) 4:00 [0] | |
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| Tried to launch from 6500 feet but too much cloud cover. Took the bus down and flew from the same small spot again. |
| Swim 20:00 [0] | |
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| Snorkelling around, lots of fun fish but the vis wasn't as good. Only logging the time spent swimming not the looking part. |
Monday Apr 14 |
| Road run 46:00 [3]7.0 mi (6:34 / mi) +50m 4:00 / km | |
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| Run along the beach to Makena. Lots of amazing houses, some cool beaches and a lot of money flying around. Fab morning out at 6:30 before the crowds hit. |
| Swim 45:00 [1] | |
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| Snorkel around Wailea again a few times during the day. Pufferfish today and some other cool stuff. Did a few lengths of the beach too but still calorie positive I reckon! |
Sunday Apr 13 |
| Swim 45:00 [1] | |
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| Snorkelling in Wailea in Maui. Yes its sunny, warm and the water is oh so clear. Swam around a bit along the beach as well. Saw a moray eel and a turtle amoungst other things. |
Friday Apr 11 |
| Road Bike (Commute) 58:00 [3]18.1 mi (3:11 / mi) +50m 1:58 / km | |
| shoes: Pearl Izumi Vagabond |
| West lake to work. Flatted again after 15 yrds this time. Slow pace today. |
| Racquetball 55:00 [4] | |
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| Against Mike V. After whipping him 15-4 in the 1st he regained upper hand and beat me 2-1. |
| Road Bike (Commute) 56:00 [4]18.1 mi (3:05 / mi) +70m 1:54 / km | |
| shoes: Pearl Izumi Vagabond |
| Pegged it home and thought I was making good time but times out to be a so-so time back. I was getting tired today though. 1st shorts and T ride of the year in full MERGEO gear./ |
| Hike hills 46:00 [3]2.5 mi (18:24 / mi) +520m 6:57 / km | |
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| Hike up Poo-Poo with the new APCO SALSA paraglider. Really beat so just took it handy getting up. Hard going and I was hungry too. |
| Paragliding 45:00 [0] | |
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| Great evening flight with the new wing. Took a bit of manuevering to get into the harness but its nice and comfy once in. Nice launch and buzzed around out of the traffic for 45 mins before spot landing. Super smooth air and Rich landed just after me which was great timing since he had the Guinness in the car. |
Thursday Apr 10 |
| Kiting 30:00 [0] | |
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| Played around with my new paraglider which got delivered this week, practice before taking it to Hawaii on holidays. Nice wing!
This has been an expensive week with having to replace my bike frame and taking delivery of paraglider but I think my new toys will bring much joy. I'm just not allowed to buy anything more than a pair of socks for the rest of the year! |
Wednesday Apr 9 |
| Road Bike (Commute) 54:40 [3]18.1 mi (3:01 / mi) +50m 1:52 / km | |
| shoes: Pearl Izumi Vagabond |
| Finally on a road bike again - the maiden voyage of my RIDLEY EXCALIBUR. Flatted after 10 mins so not a great start but not her fault since I swapped wheels from the Look (RIP).
Bike handles great and it super stiff. Think the times are prob in line with the old look but this bike def looks better and is a tad lighter at 17.4 lb.
Nice ride. |
| Racquetball 50:00 [3] | |
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| Against Bill V. I won 3-0 but they were all close. |
| Road Bike (Commute) 54:35 [4]18.1 mi (3:00 / mi) +80m 1:51 / km | |
| shoes: Pearl Izumi Vagabond |
| West lake home. I like this bike. Made good time into slight headwind. |
Tuesday Apr 8 |
| Gym 45:00 [1] | |
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| Upper body work out and a bunch of leg stuff. Feel a bit weak due to not doing weights much recently. |
Monday Apr 7 |
| Racquetball 50:00 [3] | |
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| Against Bill V. I won 3-0 but made it hard with some stupid shotplay. |
Sunday Apr 6 |
| Snowboarding - skinning 4:15:00 [3]8.0 mi (31:51 / mi) +800m 15:07 / km | |
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| With Eric N from Summit West up Commonweath basin and up Kendall. Got cliffed out and dropped down to base. Up to top on Stump and back to west. Snow very heavy and thin to crust in a lot of places. Some good stuff.
Got stuck in avy clearup blocking I90 for 2 hrs on way home. |
Saturday Apr 5 |
| Mountain Bike 1:05:00 [3]16.0 mi (4:03 / mi) +250m 2:24 / km | |
| shoes: Pearl Izumi Vagabond |
| Spin to Mercer Island and back. |
Friday Apr 4 |
| Mountain Bike 1:10:00 [3]18.1 mi (3:51 / mi) +50m 2:23 / km | |
| rhr:42 slept:7.0 weight:170lbs shoes: Pearl Izumi Vagabond |
| West Lake to work, stayed dry. Temps were warmer than yesterday. |
| Racquetball 1:00:00 [3] | |
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| Against Mike V. Good games, nice rallys, lots of stupid shots. 1-1 and I was 13-9 up in last. |
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| (injured) |
| Got a couple tweaks from the R-ball game. Fell on my ass and that hurts and my right calf hurts too, I felt that tweak during a rally. They are getting stiff and I've got to bike home. |
| Mountain Bike (Commute) 1:15:00 [3]18.1 mi (4:07 / mi) +50m 2:33 / km | |
| shoes: Pearl Izumi Vagabond |
| West lake home. Got wet but stayed warm. No pains when biking.
Ate a pile of Thai food at the restaurant afterwards, VERY HUNGRY! |
Thursday Apr 3 |
| Mountain Bike (Commute) 1:13:00 [3]18.1 mi (4:01 / mi) +70m 2:29 / km | |
| slept:6.5 weight:170lbs shoes: Pearl Izumi Vagabond |
| West Lake to work. Lovely out but f'in cold. Only feet got cold even with booties.
Just checked the temp and 29F will make it cold I suppose |
| Racquetball 45:00 [3] | |
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| Against Shawn S. I won 2-1. Felt a bit wierd during 1st game, cold sweat. Think I was just hungry. |
| Mountain Bike (Commute) 1:08:00 [3]18.1 mi (3:45 / mi) +50m 2:19 / km | |
| shoes: Pearl Izumi Vagabond |
| Against the wind on West lake. Got my 1st ever tow from a GIRL but I'm not proud, she had a carbon bike, I have the chunk MTB monster.
AND SHE HAD A NICE ASS!! |
Wednesday Apr 2 |
| Road run 38:30 [3]5.3 mi (7:16 / mi) +20m 4:28 / km | |
| shoes: Brooks Glycerin #1 |
| Run was measured and timed and approx the same pace as yesterday. Different route towards Red Hook. |
| Hike hills 42:00 [3]1.5 mi (28:00 / mi) +520m 8:23 / km | |
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| Easy pace up to Poo-Poo Pt with the paraglider pack. |
| Paragliding (Flight #26) 20:00 [0] | |
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| Gusty flight and could have stayed up much longer but it was a bit bumpy so came away from ridge, sank out in the valley and landed. Another great evening for a flight. |
Tuesday Apr 1 |
| Road run 35:50 [2]4.8 mi (7:27 / mi) +20m 4:35 / km | |
| shoes: Brooks Glycerin #1 |
| Very slow paced jog at lunch. Legs quite tired and I'm going hike-a-fly later on. |
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| C • 7:27/min miles = "very slow... 3 |
| Hike hills 36:00 [5]1.5 mi (24:00 / mi) +520m 7:11 / km | |
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| Hike up Poo-Poo with the paraglider. Still a fair bit of snow on the ground. Pegged it up to catch Rich. |
| Paragliding (Flight #25, Solo #22) 55:00 [0] | |
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| WOW-O-FRICKIN-WOW!!
Snowy launch with 10mph NW. Got way above launch immediately and soared around 500ft above launch. Buzzed back and forth and found lift everywhere. Couldn't sink out at all. Fingers got pretty cold up there and got sunset while still above launch - amazing! No idea how long but it was at least 55 mins.
Landing a bit low bit pulled it out of the bag well.
Guinness was well worth the price of admission - ie: nothing. |
| Kiting 35:00 [0] | |
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| Kited wing at Lake Sammamish before going flying to get back in the groove. Great smooth wind for practice |