Rehab continues. Almost certainly June, 2009 will be my best biking month since September, 2006 (when we were cycling from Prague to Vienna). I should come in at around 500 km for June, after having only 457 km for January-May.
I'm sticking to my usual routine: 10-15 km a day maintenance, 20-30 km a day if time and energy permits, and alternating flat ground and hill profiles. I made it up Corydon Pike for the fourth time yesterday, but the heat sapped me, so today I'll stay on the flood plain and walk a bit, too.
It still doesn't sound like much compared with previous times, but gradually things are returning to focus. Progress is being made. I've lost about 15 lbs since returning from holiday on May 27, and with luck, another 10-15 will go by the time the Great Taste of the Midwest beer festival takes place in Madison WI on August 8.
No biking for that one. Just beer.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
update from the 20 inch side...
this summer has been a roller coaster of emotions in the bmx racing scene for me. i went in the span of of three days of making elite open main events, to having a comminuted fracture of the L 1rst metacarpal.
i was hoping to make a late summer run at the vet pro title and the training was paying off, until i had a crash at the home track doing a pretty basic move.
rode by the new spot downtown...looks good. the people however had a look on their face like, "...please don't stop here dirty bmxer...please don't stop here dirty bmxer..." so i kept on...
here's some photo samples of the highs and lows...
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
New link.
I've added a link: Copenhagen Cycle Chic.
We're not quite that glamorous in these parts ... but it's a great site about urban bicycling.
We're not quite that glamorous in these parts ... but it's a great site about urban bicycling.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Going up.
Sunday was my first trip of the year up Corydon Pike.
From my house on Spring Street, down Main, up Corydon Pike, onto Quarry Road, then down Old Vincennes into Silver Hills ... down the gleaming new Spring Street Hill road into Coffeyville, then to the river for a cruise up to Moser Tannery and back home. It was right at 30 km, my year's longest stint in the saddle without stopping, and I haven't given up on 500 km for June.
It made me sore.
Monday I was out of town. Progress is ongoing, but awfully slow.
From my house on Spring Street, down Main, up Corydon Pike, onto Quarry Road, then down Old Vincennes into Silver Hills ... down the gleaming new Spring Street Hill road into Coffeyville, then to the river for a cruise up to Moser Tannery and back home. It was right at 30 km, my year's longest stint in the saddle without stopping, and I haven't given up on 500 km for June.
It made me sore.
Monday I was out of town. Progress is ongoing, but awfully slow.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Belated weekend report.
Last weekend I managed roughly 25 km on Saturday and 40 km on Sunday. Both rides were back and forth from my home to beer festivals, first to Clarksville and then Baxter Avenue. The rain this week has wreaked havoc on the daily maintenance biking schedule, but I got in some walking, too. I believe it's time for a Knobs run on Sunday.
In conjunction with the biking and walking, there has been a drastic curtailment in calories, both food and drink. The net loss since my return from holiday is 12 lbs. The only real objective this time is to keep it in the 250's. We'll see.
In conjunction with the biking and walking, there has been a drastic curtailment in calories, both food and drink. The net loss since my return from holiday is 12 lbs. The only real objective this time is to keep it in the 250's. We'll see.
Monday, June 08, 2009
First Time This Year Up Corydon Pike
We went up Corydon Pike yesterday for a total 34 mile ride. This is definitely the earliest we've gone up the hill since we began biking. I love the feeling of having climbed a hill up the knobs. This one isn't really that hard, I just put it in a low gear and take my time.
As to the survey, here's where we stand. During the ride above, at one point we were at 6 to 1, but then we had a really nice and polite "In God We Trust" car driver so we decided to subtract one.
By the way one of the In God We Trust-ers was a really dangerous little old lady who whipped around us with a car coming the other way and then she ran a red light, all before pulling into her church parking lot.
Then there was a van who raced by us and then blew his horn twice obnoxiously right before HE pulled into his church's parking lot. On that one, I almost stopped to "chat" with him. John said we should have went down and asked him WWJD?
Anyway, score now for idiot drivers is:
In God We Trust Plates: 5
Regular Indiana Plates: 1
As to the survey, here's where we stand. During the ride above, at one point we were at 6 to 1, but then we had a really nice and polite "In God We Trust" car driver so we decided to subtract one.
By the way one of the In God We Trust-ers was a really dangerous little old lady who whipped around us with a car coming the other way and then she ran a red light, all before pulling into her church parking lot.
Then there was a van who raced by us and then blew his horn twice obnoxiously right before HE pulled into his church's parking lot. On that one, I almost stopped to "chat" with him. John said we should have went down and asked him WWJD?
Anyway, score now for idiot drivers is:
In God We Trust Plates: 5
Regular Indiana Plates: 1
Friday, June 05, 2009
75 mph fastball, but no arm pain.
Okay ... that's seven of the last eight days out on the street, with a year's record (to date) of 24 km on Wednesday, and 20 more today. Thursday was a rainout, so I went for an evening walk instead. On Wednesday and today, I went up the newly refurbished Spring Street Hill road. I had to stop twice on Wednesday, but only once today.
All this is remarkably paltry compared to past performance, but it's important for me to honestly record my progress as a means of boosting the rehab. Legs, butt and wind are gone, and it will take a bit to get them back.
It may be boring, but I'll continue to check in here every now and then.
All this is remarkably paltry compared to past performance, but it's important for me to honestly record my progress as a means of boosting the rehab. Legs, butt and wind are gone, and it will take a bit to get them back.
It may be boring, but I'll continue to check in here every now and then.
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Mathematical Oddity?
Okay, so we biked 26 miles on both Saturday and Sunday with no problems as far as stupid drivers. That's 52 miles and no issues.
Tonight we went for a quick 9 miler and had 3 idiots.
Total score so far in my experiment for idiot drivers:
In God We Trust License plates: 3
Regular Indiana License plates: 1
Tonight we went for a quick 9 miler and had 3 idiots.
Total score so far in my experiment for idiot drivers:
In God We Trust License plates: 3
Regular Indiana License plates: 1
Monday, June 01, 2009
Beercycling Denmark 2010 is being plotted. Want to take part?
Having returned from my first visit to Copenhagen in a decade, I’m suitably pumped. The Danish contingent of Kim & Kim are doing reconnaissance, and we’re in the initial planning stages of what is hoped to be Beercycling 2010 in Denmark, a ten or so day festival of bicycles and beer.
Why Denmark? We haven’t done it there previously. It’s a bike-friendly country. The past ten years have witnessed a remarkable flowering of Danish beer culture. We know people there. And, the country is filled to the brim with wonderful herring.
Consequently, Kim “Big Kim” Andersen is researching three or four beer- and brewing-related itineraries, including Copenhagen and the countryside. These would be daytrip-style arrangements, using a hub and using rental bikes to sightsee and visit breweries, perhaps with light touring in between, or trains used if necessary. If possible, the sag wagon/support vehicle notion will be incorporated, so those interested in the trip but not in cycling are very much welcomed so long as some one is willing to drive. We’ll all divide the costs.
Considering the climate, we feel that late June or early July would be the best time even though it’s high season. There is sentiment for a Bamberg side trip at the end. Finally, know that this trip will be expensive because Denmark itself is expensive. We’ll do what we can to cut costs, but understand that budget travel isn’t really an option.
If this interests you, please let me know via the usual channels. I will begin building an e-mail list and considering options. Of course, there is no obligation.
Why Denmark? We haven’t done it there previously. It’s a bike-friendly country. The past ten years have witnessed a remarkable flowering of Danish beer culture. We know people there. And, the country is filled to the brim with wonderful herring.
Consequently, Kim “Big Kim” Andersen is researching three or four beer- and brewing-related itineraries, including Copenhagen and the countryside. These would be daytrip-style arrangements, using a hub and using rental bikes to sightsee and visit breweries, perhaps with light touring in between, or trains used if necessary. If possible, the sag wagon/support vehicle notion will be incorporated, so those interested in the trip but not in cycling are very much welcomed so long as some one is willing to drive. We’ll all divide the costs.
Considering the climate, we feel that late June or early July would be the best time even though it’s high season. There is sentiment for a Bamberg side trip at the end. Finally, know that this trip will be expensive because Denmark itself is expensive. We’ll do what we can to cut costs, but understand that budget travel isn’t really an option.
If this interests you, please let me know via the usual channels. I will begin building an e-mail list and considering options. Of course, there is no obligation.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
My butt hurts big time.
Okay, campers: I'm back from non-biking holiday, following my usual post-holiday program of alcohol rehab and weight loss, and finally eager to get my lazy butt back in the saddle and get something done.
It isn't much compared to what I'm capable of doing, but I made it onto the street the past three days, roughly 15 km each day. You gotta start somewhere, and I've fallen fairly far, so the plan is to use the first part of June to work back into some semblance of shape before clipping off too much.
Translation: Kindergarten saddle time, then upwards.
It isn't much compared to what I'm capable of doing, but I made it onto the street the past three days, roughly 15 km each day. You gotta start somewhere, and I've fallen fairly far, so the plan is to use the first part of June to work back into some semblance of shape before clipping off too much.
Translation: Kindergarten saddle time, then upwards.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Finally No Rain To Get In the Way
Did 15 miles today. Nice to be out in the sun rolling on two wheels. One car honked at us today but they did it as they were making a right turn on another road so we couldn't see the license plate.
Why would they give an irritated honk when we weren't even in their way at that point at all? Strange.
Why would they give an irritated honk when we weren't even in their way at that point at all? Strange.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Should Bicyclists Trust God? An Experiment
Hey, is anyone out there? Been out on the bike a handful of times so far this year and yesterday went 20 miles and today I plan to head out for 15. I know I'm a fair weather biker so I don't really think of blogging much until the weather gets nicer and I'm actually out on my bike, but I still think it's fun to blog about biking once in a while.
I thought I'd see if anyone's still reading by posting about a personal project, an experiment if you will, I'm doing this year in relation to biking.
If you do any amount of biking on the roads, you will eventually experience a car horn from behind.
Now of course, there are the drivers who give what my husband and I consider a nice warning beep of their horn. You know, the kind where they lightly tap at their horn and their only intent is to make sure we know they are behind us and are about to pass us. And they usually wave when passing.
But then there are the drivers who blast their horn and speed past and sometimes accompany this with foul gestures and comments. Last year, I started trying to see if I could make any assumptions about the people who are nasty about it by noticing things about them and at one point I was taking a look at the type of car. For example, were people who drove SUV's more likely to be rude?
But after my experience last year, I want to use something else as my experimental variable. I want to test and see if the rude people are more likely or less likely to have an "In God We Trust" license plate.
Now, I'm not making any particular judgement of anyone, I just think it would be interesting data to collect. No matter how it turns out, that doesn't mean I can truly correlate it with anything scientifically.
Hell, I'm just thinking it will be fun, that's all.
As of today, the score is 1-1, with two nasty car horn blasts so far this riding season, one without the religious license plate and one with the plate.
If you would like to participate in my experiment, feel free to join in.
I thought I'd see if anyone's still reading by posting about a personal project, an experiment if you will, I'm doing this year in relation to biking.
If you do any amount of biking on the roads, you will eventually experience a car horn from behind.
Now of course, there are the drivers who give what my husband and I consider a nice warning beep of their horn. You know, the kind where they lightly tap at their horn and their only intent is to make sure we know they are behind us and are about to pass us. And they usually wave when passing.
But then there are the drivers who blast their horn and speed past and sometimes accompany this with foul gestures and comments. Last year, I started trying to see if I could make any assumptions about the people who are nasty about it by noticing things about them and at one point I was taking a look at the type of car. For example, were people who drove SUV's more likely to be rude?
But after my experience last year, I want to use something else as my experimental variable. I want to test and see if the rude people are more likely or less likely to have an "In God We Trust" license plate.
Now, I'm not making any particular judgement of anyone, I just think it would be interesting data to collect. No matter how it turns out, that doesn't mean I can truly correlate it with anything scientifically.
Hell, I'm just thinking it will be fun, that's all.
As of today, the score is 1-1, with two nasty car horn blasts so far this riding season, one without the religious license plate and one with the plate.
If you would like to participate in my experiment, feel free to join in.
Saturday, January 05, 2008
Videos!
http://www.go211.com/videos/3308 35-39 Expert Day 1
http://www.go211.com/videos/3310 35-39 Cruiser Day 1
Video links to the Christmas Classic in Columbus Ohio last weekend.
http://www.go211.com/videos/3310 35-39 Cruiser Day 1
Video links to the Christmas Classic in Columbus Ohio last weekend.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Lament.
There's absolutely no reason apart from sheer %&^$# laziness for me not to ride my bike to work today.
Fortunately, it's enough reason.
Fortunately, it's enough reason.
Monday, October 22, 2007
phase II
two more turns to build. mother nature is watering and getting the dirt to pack. i'm shooting for a november 5th finish date. looking for more dirt though, so if anyone knows of a place looking to get rid of some, please let me know!
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Phase I Complete
I started work on the pump track in the backyard this week. So far, I have the layout and jumps marked. I'm hoping to add dirt after our next round of rain, so that it packs well. Here are some shots of the layout...oh yeah and my daughter will be monitoring heart rate levels and if anyone falls below 80% of the MHr, they will be delt several bashing with a wiffle ball bat! lol...kidding...
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
man.....
i know this platform is for bicycle stuff, however there are ties with bicycles and the unfortunate closing of a couple of businesses that have occurred over the last month. RIP Fitness Zone and soon the Finish Line.
i loved the fitness zone, because it WAS NOT a phoo phoo, stand around and look pretty gym. i loved it for the fact you went there to sweat and hurt!!! sad to see it go.
the Finish Line is a bummer because there had been times when i was in a pinch and they were able to bail me out with goggles, or something that transferred over from MX to BMX...
well, i've been sick for 3 weeks now. don't know what in the world is wrong with me, but i'm about to go nuts, because i haven't been able to smell or taste anything for about a week now. you just don't know how much you love the smell of things, until it's taken away. definitely an under rated sense.....lol....
have a good week!!!
2x4
i loved the fitness zone, because it WAS NOT a phoo phoo, stand around and look pretty gym. i loved it for the fact you went there to sweat and hurt!!! sad to see it go.
the Finish Line is a bummer because there had been times when i was in a pinch and they were able to bail me out with goggles, or something that transferred over from MX to BMX...
well, i've been sick for 3 weeks now. don't know what in the world is wrong with me, but i'm about to go nuts, because i haven't been able to smell or taste anything for about a week now. you just don't know how much you love the smell of things, until it's taken away. definitely an under rated sense.....lol....
have a good week!!!
2x4
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
ugh!
Upper Respiratory Infection is killing me! The weather is amazing today! Make the most of it!
Photo: Tucked and rollin' during the NBL Grands. HRP Photo
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