4 Days in a Row, May 20th Bike Ride

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This week I have ridden four days in a row. Normally I do not like to do this because I have a sense of over training. This early in the year I need to space out my rides and keep the rest days in proportion. Next week I will be taking Monday off if I can ride on Saturday and Sunday or Tuesday if I miss one of those days.

Today during the ride I got to flip a squirrel. Squirrels have this habit of running almost all the way across the street and turning around going back to the side they started from. This evening a pair took off in front of me. One of them made it past my front wheel but the other didn’t. My wheel caught him somehow and flipped up into the crank and seat tube where he bounced off my right forearm and back to the ground. Once he hit the road he took off to the curb on my right side. I have hit squirrels before but this the first one that was this acrobatic.

Weather wise the temperature was 88 degrees. The partly cloudy skies and 13 mph S wind made for a cool ride. No other riders were out that I saw. Tomorrow is a rest day.

Today’s ride statistics:

  • miles = 23.31
  • riding time = 1:35:05
  • average pace = 4:05 min/mile
  • average speed = 14.7 mph
  • max speed = 20.5 mph
  • average cadence = 78.3 rpm
  • max cadence = 104 rpm
  • climb 177 ft., descend 181 ft., max elevation 107 ft.
  • May miles 406.13
  • YTD miles 1805.93

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Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for May 19th

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Ride of Silence
by ConnectAmarillo.com powered by KVII
There are more and more bicycles on the road for different reasons, all the time and we do have a legal right to be on the road so we’re asking motors to …

LPD officer seriously injured in bike accident
by LubbockOnline.com
Neal Brumley of patrol was riding his bicycle on Slide Road south of the Lynn and Lubbock county line when a car hit him. He was transported by AeroCare to …

Texas  not so friendly to cyclists
by Austin 360 (blog)
By Pam LeBlanc | Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 11:01 AM For the second year in a row, Texas has sunk in the League of American Bicyclists’ list of Bicycle …

GIS Research & Map Collection: Cross-Country Bike Tour Uses BSU Maps
by MG
The GRMC also has a collection of biking tour maps that also proved to be useful. The students determined a route in which they could bicycle for part of the way and take hybrid trains to connect them to the next city: … By March the two had reached San Antonio, Austin, and Houston, Texas. Then the next stops were New Orleans, Louisiana, and Baltimore, Maryland. They biked from Baltimore to New York City and took the train back to Chicago. …

GMRC

National Trails Day June 5
by Liberty Vindicator
Texans of all ages can explore the Lost Pines region as Bastop County and eight other organizations join state and local parks and other sites across Texas to celebrate National Trails Day on June 5th.

This year, a coalition of groups in Bastrop County is partnering for the first time to offer a large and diverse array of outdoor recreation activities for National Trails Day. Bastrop and Buescher State Parks, Lower Colorado River Authority’s McKinney Roughs and Lake Bastrop North and South Shore Parks, American Youth Works- E-Corp, Pines and Prairie Land Trust. Environmental Stewardship and Smithville Chamber of Commerce have joined together to offer trail work parties, educational experiences, guided hikes and historic walking tours to celebrate this national event. …

Sunscreen and Shoe Inserts, May 19th Bike Ride

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I talked to person from work today. He had an operation to remove a cancerous area from his face near his right eye. The doctor said that prolonged exposure to sun probably caused or encouraged this to happen. The doctor said he should be using sunscreen whenever he is outdoors. I recommended the one I use, Neutrogen Ultra Sheer with a SPF of 45 or 55. (No commercial here). This sunscreen survives the moisture you crate when you exercise.

Next I tried some sample shoe inserts to relieve some pain in my left foot. I cut them too short but I decided to use them anyway. These helped relieve the pain and I will now get some that fit the whole bottom of the shoe.

Partly cloudy skies, 88 degrees and a solid breeze at 13 mph from the SE but with a rather low humidity (for Houston) made this evening’s ride enjoyable and quick.

Today’s ride statistics:

  • miles = 23.18
  • riding time = 1:33:36
  • average pace = 4:02 min/mile
  • average speed = 14.9 mph
  • max speed = 21.5 mph
  • average cadence = 79.4 rpm
  • max cadence = 106 rpm
  • climb 205 ft., descend 199 ft., elevation 98 ft.
  • May miles 382.82
  • YTD miles 1782.63

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