Friday Oct 3 |
 | Rollerblading 2:05:00 [3] 32.49 km (3:51 / km) | |
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| 20 mile bike ride with co-workers that I did on Rollerblades. The storm has kept me busy enough that I didn't have time to work on my bike(s), or to put the racks on my car, so this morning I just threw the rollerblades in the car. I arrived after everyone had left (which was intentional because of a conflict), and ended up finishing in front of at least one person, and probably 2. Most people (all on bikes) were *way* faster than me. (Some fairly non-elite runners can run this distance faster than I can rollerblade it.)
I had a tailwind on the last 8 miles of the outbound leg, and I was going 25-26 km/hr for about 4 miles of it. The rest was 17-22 km/hr. The return leg had major headwind, and I struggled about 3 miles or so at 12-13 km/hr, but had a long stretch of 15-17.
It was a little cool when I started in shorts and a T-shirt, but when I got going it was one of the nicest days ever. So nice out.
This was just about as much as i could do. I had a bad afternoon---felt terrible. Normally exercising reduces my blood pressure, but something today (possibly something I ate?) just caused it to run high all afternoon. It's finally dropped off, but higher than I like. (I'm on BP medication, so I'll probably see the doctor next week to try to understand what is going on.) I think this is the most uncomfortable I've ever felt due to blood pressure. Scary stuff. (Lunch was Vietnamese Garlic Chicken that didn't seem particularly salty. I ate about half the small serving of rice-chicken soup, which was pretty salty. The shrimp spring rolls are to die for---I've been tempted to order 4 of them as my entree. I'd be surprised if the problem were the food.) |
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| Programmed controls and set up an event in OE for Saturday. Early---615-645am. |
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| I rode a recumbent bike for the first time ever today! w00t!
It was owned by a guy I saw on the trail, but never got close enough to talk to. (He turned off once to stop at a store, I guess.) He rode through the parking lot about 10 minutes after I finished, so I asked if I could give it a try.
It was easier than I expected, and yet still twitchy enough to be maneuverable. Very fun to ride.
I think it was an E-cycle, I think. |
Wednesday Oct 1 |
| Running 24:00 [3] 3.24 km (7:24 / km) +55m 6:50 / km | |
| shoes: Brooks |
| One hill route cut short by turning around at the cemetery.
Felt awesome. I just can't explain it. Did walk on the uphill. Sped up the last 600m on the flat. |
Monday Sep 29 |
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| Met MIke to explain SportIdent and program controls for an event he's doing (did) Wednesday. |
Sunday Sep 28 |
| Strength 1:00:00 [1] | |
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| 5 hours of raking and bagging leaves. Brutal work, but I listened to NPR. I'm torn betweeen radio and iPod. This was radio. Made the time go by fast. |
Saturday Sep 27 |
| Strength 35:00 [1] | |
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| Raking and bagging leaves, still, from the storm. 3+ hours. Raked to exhaustion. |