Biking Commuting35:11 14.04 km (2:30 / km) +45m2:28 / km ahr:130 max:149 shoes: All-City Space Horse
Home to TPC
6:19 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
-1.8 °C; Clear
Lovely morning for a ride. Was a little worried about frozen puddles. Indeed, on the expressway-like portion of Snelling, between Pierce Butler and Como, there was some ice on pavement. fortunately, little traffic. On UMN Transit Way, I saw emergency vehicles from afar, many of them, their lights flashing. As I drew near, I saw smoke, too. It was at Malcolm, at the access to Surly (not at Surly). One of the derelict warehouse buildings, Harris Whse & Canvas was affected. No bus would be able to get through but none were waiting. I had to dismount but was able to make it through 10-15 MFD vehicles and many more firefighters. The rest of the ride was uneventful. Just a little more snow on the trails in the shade on W River Rd. and CLT, nothing to slow me down.
3 PM
Hiking43:22 [1] 3.77 km (11:30 / km) +30m11:04 / km ahr:93 max:114 shoes: Hoka One One Speedgoat 2
Energy Park Short
4:35 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
11.8 °C; Cloudy
Much milder than in the past few days and much milder demeanor of the dogs. Cloudy and pleasant.
Biking Commuting23:33 9.78 km (2:24 / km) +36m2:22 / km ahr:138 max:160 shoes: All-City Space Horse
TPC to Home
3:39 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
11.2 °C; Cloudy
Pretty decent but manageable headwind most of the way home. Odd, my timer was paused just as I crossed Raymond Ave via the UMN Transitway bridge. Accidentally stopping the timer sometimes happens when I xc ski or roller ski, when the straps of the poles touch the stop button on my Garmin watch. I was wearing soft gloves today and wonder if bunched up cloth or even a roll of skin from the back of my hand could have done the same. I was working pretty hard at the time to fight the wind. Who knows. Very little snow left but some wet spots where water is running across trail and roads. No frost is forecast, so I should have a good ride to Brooklyn Park tomorrow!