rebeccad
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Post by rebeccad on Oct 13, 2015 19:06:01 GMT -8
Heat and humidity will kill you! I'm happy to say that the temps during our Century on Saturday mostly didn't get as high as we'd feared (maybe because we were at higher elevations than we'd checked, but I think we just got lucky). And humidity wasn't to be found, so sweat did some good. Still, I guzzled water, and ate potato chips and drank electrolyte crap at every rest stop. So last week my workouts were a 3/4 mile swim and 144 1/2 miles of biking, 102.8 of it on Saturday
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Oct 14, 2015 4:52:07 GMT -8
When it's hot and humid, I actually prefer to ride my bike over other forms of activity. At least I'm producing my own breeze.
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Post by rwtb123 on Oct 14, 2015 6:11:40 GMT -8
I agree with that but then again when it starts to get cool those breezes work against you on a bike versus on foot where you generate more body heat.The thing is this summer I never really got acclimated to the heat aerobically.Last summer I was walking 15-20 miles daily or biking 75 miles several times a week with no sweat.This summer I was walking 7-8 miles several times a week and only sporadically attempting long bike rides in which case I would often struggle towards the end.I could have done shorter bike rides around town but prefer to be on foot versus shorter bike rides.What I did do this summer was focus on weight training with just enough walking/biking to maintain enough aerobic fitness to not start feeling tired/run down all the time.I almost feel like I hibernated this summer, I also enjoyed doing yard work for the first time in ages yesterday and realized I hadn't even been in my yard or on my patio for several months. But,I am pleased with the results of the training and can now ramp up my walking/biking easily.
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Post by rebeccad on Oct 14, 2015 8:08:51 GMT -8
I managed a 1/2 mile swim yesterday, with the 8.8-mile round trip ride to the gym. That was enough. My legs are feeling more rested today; the ride to the grocery store and back wasn't bad. I need to get back to the weight room.
Biggest post-ride issue is my hands. I'm not sure if it's deep bruising or sore muscles, but they hurt. I'll have to let that heal completely before doing any longer rides. Which is fine, because I want to do some hiking, something we shoved aside for the last 2 months to train for this Century.
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Post by rwtb123 on Oct 17, 2015 10:57:41 GMT -8
I rode 45 miles this morning.This is the first week since at least July that I have done two longish rides and over 100 miles total. So I am starting to get back into cycling shape.
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Post by rwtb123 on Oct 18, 2015 10:30:22 GMT -8
I rode 66 miles today which puts me at 179 miles for the week...
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Post by rwtb123 on Oct 29, 2015 15:29:53 GMT -8
I rode 40ish miles today.Anyone else riding their bike?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2015 5:58:37 GMT -8
It was my designated plan to ride my bike more this year. I did - since last year I hardly rode it at all but still not as much this year as I had planned. I have a rather long commute and every time I leave the office I have all these ideas what I could do for a a workout or where I could ride my bike, but when I get home about an hour later and the sun is setting fast my motivation just dies away. I can find it too cold, too wet, too windy....too much of a drag to carry my bike out of the basement....out of all the choices where I could bike, I can't make up my mind where I want to go....you get the picture. Then I get annoyed with myself because, again, I didn't ride the bike. The longest I did this summer and fall where two 17km rides from my parents' house to my apartment and even though I got new padded bike pants and a new saddle, that was pretty hard on my butt.
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Post by idahobob on Nov 6, 2015 10:29:40 GMT -8
To dayhiker, who asked about Zeke's bike: Zeke's bike is a recumbent bike, of which there are 5 or 6 variants. A lot of different models are sold at Hostel Shoppe, so you can look at a variety of them. Bent Rider is a recumbent forum where lots of questions are answered, and there is a classified section for used bikes. Recumbents are usually discovered when a rider starts to have comfort issues with a regular bike. Then they say "I wish I'd discovered these 20 years ago!" Zeke's bike is a long wheel base recumbent bike. other variants are: high racerlow racershort wheelbasetadpole trikedelta trikevelomobileMBB (moving bottom bracket) All recumbents are made for comfort, with back support, neutral neck position, and no pressure on wrists, hands, shoulders and neck. They often have a neck rest. My blog on bikes is here. Some recumbents are fast, all human powered speed records are held by recumbents. The current human powered speed record is about 83 mph, no drafting, no pacing, on level ground, no wind assist, solo rider over a one mile distance. Some excellent brands made in the U.S. include Rans, Encore, Cruz Bike, and Bacchetta.
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Post by rwtb123 on Nov 6, 2015 11:49:50 GMT -8
It was my designated plan to ride my bike more this year. It's mostly mental and a matter of getting in a habit of riding.But since you live in "bicycle heaven" that should help considerably with the mental/motivational aspects.People travel from all over the world to cycle in the Rhine Valley region with it's vineyards,castles,cliffs and romantic villages such as the one you ended your hike at.Here is a link to one route www.eurocycle.com/cycling_MoselRoute.htmGood luck with your hiking,cycling and workouts...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2015 12:42:27 GMT -8
Well, I don't live in the Eifel region. I live close to Cologne. I am sure those hills and mountains in the Mosel valley would kill me and my motivation. LOL I know it's a matter of establishing habits but until it is a habit you need either the motivation or the discipline to make it into one. Somehow I seem to be lacking both sometimes.
Hopefully it won't rain tomorrow. But luckily it's uncharacteristically warm here these days.
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Post by rwtb123 on Nov 6, 2015 16:02:42 GMT -8
Well,that would seem to put you within easy driving distance of world class hiking and cycling.I would also rather be on foot in the hills or mountains and on bike for flatter areas.I know there are a lot of flat/scenic bike paths in Switzerland and No.Italy ,in particular,near some of the lakes and am assuming the same can be found in Germany(I was assuming the rivers valleys were probably flatish). For motivation you are on the right track joining this group and google+. It helps to motivate me to get out hiking,cycling and training if others are posting about what they are doing.I have actually been slacking on cycling the last week or so as the heat has picked back up here as well.Be sure to post here if you do a bike ride and perhaps we can help motivate each other.I think I might start doing some shorter/local rides similar to what you are talking about as a change of pace.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2015 23:34:36 GMT -8
Yes, that's true. There are a lot of good areas nearby for bike riding and definitely for hiking. This week would probably be good, too for a bike ride. It's so warm here these days. Thoday it's in the lower 60s when it should be somewhere in the 40s. It's good for outdoor sports and I was really glad it was this warm on Saturday during our hike but it feels so strange. All the leaves are off the trees and it looks like winter, it's only a couple of weeks until x-mas - very strange. I'll definitely post something once I did take bike ride. That's when I wish I had a go pro.
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Post by rwtb123 on Nov 9, 2015 3:11:53 GMT -8
I did check more into the Rhine bicycle route bicyclegermany.com/rhine.html and it looks like there is a bike path following most if not all of the route and it is pretty flat for the most part.Perhaps,you could do it in stages after the hiking or take your bike in to work and ride along the river after work before the commute tires you out.Or,around here a lot of cyclists will be out from 5-7am riding and when I do a long ride I will usually leave in that time frame.That way you will be more energized for work if there is somewhere near you suitable to ride. Right now I'm trying to motivate myself to do a back workout so I can report I trained my entire body this week,lol.
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Post by rwtb123 on Nov 10, 2015 13:23:26 GMT -8
Rode my bike 64 miles today.
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