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Friday Aug 31, 2018 #
Hiking 1:09:33 [1] 5.21 km (13:21 / km) +4m 13:18 / km
shoes: Barefoot
6:56 AM; Washburn, WI
18.4 °C; Cloudy
Waited out rain, thunder and lightning before starting the walk. Temps were surprisingly mild. We were the only ones along the beach.
Sailing 46:58 [1] 6.07 km (7:44 / km)
shoes: Hobie Island Adventure Tandem
9:54 AM; Washburn, WI
18.6 °C; Cloudy
Had my eye on a log piling I had noticed earlier this week. During walk with dogs, I prepared it for pickup. There was a family of four camped out near the log, Two little boys were totally into the boat, but I did not linger. Splashy ride out and quiet ride back with a tailwind.
Swimming Open Water 8:25 [1] 0.21 km (40:05 / km)
12:30 PM; Washburn, WI
22.0 °C; Partly cloudy
Cooling off after some work along the beach. Always looking what's going on under the surface, unfortunately, the water was very opaque roday, lots of silt from the Onion and sand stirred up by the surf. Water temp being close to 20 °C, it was easy to stay in 10 minutes. Would have stayed in longer if the visibility had been better. This is the week with the most consistently mild water temps since we had our place.
Thursday Aug 30, 2018 #
Hiking 1:21:59 5.35 km (15:19 / km) +2m 15:18 / km
shoes: Barefoot
6:02 AM; Washburn, WI
13.8 °C; Clear
Took us a little longer to complete our morning hike today. Carried the big lens, my 150-600 mm, which is a beast to carry. I am still learning all the settings, at one point the auto focus stopped working. turned out that instead of undoing the zoom lock, I must have switched the range button to closeup, which prevented focusing afar. Took me a while to figure that out but I took a bunch of good photos with the unusual perspective of a long lens. Met a guy with a young GSP, of course his dog and my Roux immediately hit it off. Unlike Roux, his dog did not listen when playtime was over. Always rewarding when my "wild" dog listens. Good old Mel doesn't listen that well any longer, I think for her, it's a case of age related deafness.
Sailing 1:01:50 [1] 7.49 km (8:15 / km)
shoes: Hobie Island Adventure Tandem
3:30 PM; Washburn, WI
20.9 °C; Clear
Perfect conditions, warm air and water temps, moderate wind from te east and not too wavy made for a fast sail. Leg one, along the cliffs going NE, was the slowest, using mostly the pedal drive. Leg three was the fastest. Used the pedal drive throughout, I figure that the fins do not only provide some extra speed but also directional stability as an accessory center board. Went for a quick swim after we got back. I used flippers, mask and snorkel and Lynn told me after I got back that Mellie swam out looking for me.
Wednesday Aug 29, 2018 #
Hiking 1:09:30 [1] 5.28 km (13:10 / km) +1m 13:09 / km
shoes: Barefoot
6:13 AM; Washburn, WI
12.5 °C; Chance of rain
Another morning, another walk to the Sioux. Every time, we finish in a comfortable 1:09 hr time and every time we've met the woman with the Australian sheep dog. Today, she told me she switches between different locations, like Valhalla, Friendly Valley and Houghton Falls. Spectacular clouds this morning and a slight drizzle towards the end of the hike. My bare feet noticed the difference in temperature between where the warmer lake water constantly soaked the sand and higher up, where the water had cooled off after sitting for a while.
Kayak: Lake 2:40:57 21.92 km (7:21 / km)
ahr:119 max:146 shoes: Necky Arluk II
10:20 AM; Washburn, WI
14.8 °C; Cloudy
Meant to carry across at a narrow point of Long Island but found the surf too violent to land without risking damage to the kayak, even on a sand beach. So I turned around, enjoyed surfing the gentle swells and headed back via detours to Madeline and to a signal buoy. Picked up tempo on way home, because I tried to paddle harder, but also because I was experimenting with the tailwind and the following seas. Nice outing, nice L1 cardio workout and a good sustained specific strength workout for my arms, shoulders and core.
Tuesday Aug 28, 2018 #
Hiking 1:09:45 [1] 5.3 km (13:10 / km) +6m 13:05 / km
shoes: Barefoot
6:25 AM; Washburn, WI
15.4 °C; Cloudy
Big change from yesterday, much cooler and surf. Low clouds. Also, the rain runoff had changed both the Onion and Sioux inlets, most remarkably the latter. The sandbank reaching across is reduced to a thin strip. Roux had fun terrorizing the seagulls parked there. Both dogs greeted the Australian sheep dog again while I said hi to the owner.
Sailing 27:52 [1] 3.9 km (7:09 / km)
shoes: Hobie Island Adventure Tandem
11:09 AM; Washburn, WI
13.9 °C; Cloudy
Had to head out into wind and waves. Wind direction is always a consideration since our Hobie tub does have a pretty wide no-go zone and doesn't do so well closely hauled, resulting in endless tacking, which is kind of iffy in strong wind and waves. Made it to Friendly Valley Beach access and decided I better check how well I could return with the wind from NE. Not as easy as getting away, but still well enough. The entire outing was exhilarating, some of the steeper waves were a little scary, tilting the Hobie sideways at what seemed like precarious angles, but it always recovered nicely. Being suited up for this outing was essential, I would have been drenched in just a couple minutes and even though the water temp was still around 18 C, the air temp was cool.
Monday Aug 27, 2018 #
Hiking 1:09:41 [1] 5.33 km (13:04 / km) +2m 13:03 / km
shoes: Barefoot
6:05 AM; Washburn, WI
21.6 °C; Partly cloudy
Temp at the cabin showed 18 °C air temp, but at the lake, it felt much warmer. Took the water temp in the Onion, the near constant 12.5 °C. In the lake, making sure that I was far enough away from the river, it was 18 °C. Likewise, when I measured the temp of the Sioux River, it was just a tad below 18 °C. There was a big cloud parked between me and the rising sun, but when we got to the Sioux, the sun emerged. On the way back, I noticed a car at the Friendly Valley beach access that hadn't been there before. A little farther N along the beach, someone had left their shoes and a dog leash. Sure enough, halfway back to Bayview Park, we encountered dog and owner, an Australian sheep dog. Mellie and Roux were elated to make the dog's acquaintance. At Bayview Park Beach, there was a guy enjoying the rising sun and a young woman was walking out with her beagle. On my return, I prepared some syrup for the humming bird feeder and a bread for baking.
Sunday Aug 26, 2018 #
Hiking 39:16 [1] 3.88 km (10:07 / km) +31m 9:44 / km
shoes: Teva Terra Fi
7:42 AM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
20.2 °C; Cloudy
Quick hike with dogs on usual route. Wish I'd had more time but have to pack car and run some errands.
Biking Commuting 27:32 9.57 km (2:53 / km) +62m 2:47 / km
ahr:117 max:144 shoes: All-City Space Horse
8:32 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
21.1 °C; Partly cloudy
Quick trip for coffee and chocolate for the week. Roads pleasantly unencumbered by state fair traffic. Only disappointment is that at Dunn Bros, the only day-old left overs were the gluten-free stuff. But cheap chocolate from aldi made up for it.
Saturday Aug 25, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 22:07 8.71 km (2:32 / km) +48m 2:28 / km
ahr:136 max:158 shoes: All-City Space Horse
9:55 AM; Bruce Vento Trail
19.5 °C; Cloudy
Roller Skiing Classic 1:35:49 16.43 km (5:50 / km) +201m 5:30 / km
ahr:137 max:179 shoes: One Way Classic 5
8:12 AM; Bruce Vento Trail
18.9 °C; Cloudy
Warmup along Phalen and down to Bruce Vento nature Sanctuary, then 4 x 3:00 hill striding along Commercial St., followed by 6 x 2:00 double pole and single stick intervals. Charlie set a mean pace, even for the two single stick intervals.
Biking Commuting 21:06 8.94 km (2:22 / km) +24m 2:20 / km
ahr:129 max:153 shoes: All-City Space Horse
7:43 AM; Bruce Vento Trail
18.4 °C; Cloudy
Hiking 35:49 [1] 3.41 km (10:30 / km) +23m 10:10 / km
shoes: Teva Terra Fi
6:50 AM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
18.2 °C; Cloudy
Squeezing walk in before ride to ski training.
Friday Aug 24, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 31:58 13.81 km (2:19 / km) +30m 2:17 / km
ahr:125 max:144 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:26 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
18.7 °C; Light rain
Certainly looked like rain, but it didn't start till I was at my desk.
Biking Commuting 3:18 [1] 0.75 km (4:24 / km) +1m 4:22 / km
shoes: All-City Space Horse
5:20 PM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
19.5 °C; Cloudy
Biking Commuting 4:09 [1] 1.4 km (2:58 / km) +5m 2:55 / km
shoes: All-City Space Horse
5:49 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
18.9 °C; Cloudy
Thursday Aug 23, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 31:29 12.01 km (2:37 / km) +82m 2:32 / km
ahr:123 max:150 shoes: All-City Space Horse
8:12 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
17.6 °C; Clear
A different commute: compliance team is getting a tour of the Shoreview Target store. How do I get there? By bike. It's like a trip down memory lane, past the Roseville passport office, where I we renewed our passports quite a few times, and past Lake Josephine, where we went to swim more often than to the passport office. Much more often. Cool enough, and I was certainly trying to keep my speed in check but somehow I cannot avoid breaking a sweat ...
Hiking 35:40 [1] 3.78 km (9:26 / km) +24m 9:09 / km
shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
7:04 AM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
15.5 °C; Clear
Cool early morning walk with dogs, kept tempo up because I needed to get going to work.
Biking Commuting 6:29 [1] 1.5 km (4:19 / km) +6m 4:14 / km
shoes: All-City Space Horse
10:59 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
23.8 °C; Partly cloudy
Team is going for lunch at the Tavern Grill just down the street from Target.
Biking Commuting 34:33 12.16 km (2:50 / km) +72m 2:46 / km
ahr:126 max:147 shoes: All-City Space Horse
12:11 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
25.3 °C; Partly cloudy
Big lunch with team after store visit, then a ride home with a pretty decent headwind, which made it sort of sluggish. But at least, I did not have to worry about getting sweaty. Took a slight detour to avoid the Falcon Heights Lexington-Larpenteur intersection area. Lots of traffic in the park, could not quite tell if this was state fair visitors parking here or folks actually visiting Como Park attractions.
Wednesday Aug 22, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 30:29 13.8 km (2:13 / km) +37m 2:11 / km
ahr:128 max:144 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:29 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
12.9 °C; Clear
A rare cool-weather ride, this morning. The lowest temps in three months but still quite comfortable and not cool enough not to work up a decent sweat. I donned my reflective vest and fingerless gloves, which was quite adequate. Took it easy this morning, yesterday's EU workout was a good one and I need the recovery. I could feel my legs during some of the pickups during this ride. Also, took my southern route to avoid State Fair traffic. This will be it for the remainder of the month of August.
Hiking 41:13 [1] 3.85 km (10:42 / km) +24m 10:23 / km
shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
3:54 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
26.8 °C; Clear
Back to hot weather ...
Biking Commuting 31:26 13.87 km (2:16 / km) +60m 2:13 / km
ahr:128 max:146 shoes: All-City Space Horse
2:46 PM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
27.1 °C; Clear
Leaving early, to take last call of day from home. Forgot laptop and found out that webmail is no longer available. Fortunately, I heard from a colleague that the meeting had been rescheduled.
Tuesday Aug 21, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 30:20 14.01 km (2:10 / km) +49m 2:08 / km
ahr:126 max:153 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:22 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
17.6 °C; Cloudy
Dark and grey morning. Headlight has low battery signal on, brought both head and tail lights in for charging.
Hiking 36:02 3.86 km (9:20 / km) +22m 9:05 / km
ahr:98 max:129 shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
4:22 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
21.3 °C; Cloudy
Cooler weather, dogs energized, faster pace.
Biking Commuting 30:48 14.04 km (2:12 / km) +66m 2:09 / km
ahr:141 max:159 shoes: All-City Space Horse
3:41 PM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
22.1 °C; Cloudy
Hard work against the wind. State Fair traffic on the rise, after tomorrow I will divert to Pierce Butler and S St. Anthony, in spite of the bumpy ride.
Roller Skiing Skate 1:41:04 22.94 km (4:24 / km) +167m 4:15 / km
ahr:144 max:172 shoes: Pursuit T6004 roller skis
6:25 PM; Bruce Vento Trail
21.0 °C; Clear
After a decent warm-up, some technical drills, including lock & load and short V2, followed by three pick-up sprints. Then we were ready (or too exhausted) for the attraction of the evening: 3 x 10:00 skate skiing at L3. Make that L3-L4. I like these longer intervals so much better, they seem harder while doing them but there are fewer of them. I also felt like I was doing much better than when we did them a few weeks prior. But I guess that's hard to compare, it was 3 x double pole at L3 and the temps were 27 C ... Interval 1 and 2 were close, but I fell off on number three, about 200 m shorter for the last one. Very impressed with Alan, who kept up the pace throughout. Rounded it out with a nice cool down back to B Vento Nature Sanctuary and some V2 practice on the way back to the Vertical Endeavors parking lot.
Monday Aug 20, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 31:39 14.05 km (2:15 / km) +44m 2:13 / km
ahr:126 max:146 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:30 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
22.6 °C; Cloudy
Rain is in the air, I hope we'll get a good soaking while I'm at work. Tires are feeling sor to flacid and the chain is making noises. will take care of that at the bike room in TPC.
Hiking 41:27 [1] 3.73 km (11:07 / km) +22m 10:48 / km
ahr:86 max:115 shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
4:50 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
24.0 °C; Cloudy
Hardly any rain in the Midway, everything still bone dry. Some action on Hamline Campus, which is being repopulated by the a crop of students.
Biking Commuting 33:43 14.2 km (2:22 / km) +68m 2:19 / km
ahr:129 max:149 shoes: All-City Space Horse
4:07 PM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
23.3 °C; Cloudy
Warmer than expected. State Fair getting there. Seeing carussels from the transitway bridge south of Como. Pumped up tires this morning and used a chain gage. 4500 km since last one, time for a new one, probablyshould have done so sooner. 80 psi provide a bumpier ride but no pinch flats ...
Sunday Aug 19, 2018 #
Hiking 1:13:21 [1] 6.44 km (11:23 / km) +46m 11:00 / km
shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
8:16 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
21.5 °C; Clear
Dogs had 4.5 km off leash for our 6.3 km hike this AM, they should be happy. Legs are feeling uncharacteristically sore for having had a fairly normal classic roller ski hill workout, yesterday. Then I recalled that I returned to the bottom of the hill, which is too steep to roll down on my skis jogging instead of walking. I just don't run all that much anymore ...
Saturday Aug 18, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 27:57 9.91 km (2:49 / km) +50m 2:45 / km
ahr:128 max:148 shoes: All-City Space Horse
9:40 AM; Eastside, St. Paul, MN
23.1 °C; Clear
Roller Skiing Classic 1:26:10 14.69 km (5:52 / km) +225m 5:27 / km
ahr:138 max:167 shoes: One Way Classic 5
8:08 AM; Bruce Vento Trail
20.4 °C; Clear
Swede Hollow Classic Roller Ski Hill Intervals. Karl gave some options via email but I could not reach him this morning. So I rode to Swede Hollow. I must have missed a message because nobody was there. I decided on 6 hill climbs along Commercial Street. During my warm-up, I checked out the Swede Hollow loop, hoping that the long drought would have taken care of the constant water and mud on part of the trail. Not so, still a a stretch of standing water. So I headed back on the way I came in and continued to Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary from where I did my climbs. Good workout, averaging about 3:00 for each climb at L3. On the way back up, I did no pole striding for my cooldown. Great workout!
Biking Commuting 20:25 8.98 km (2:16 / km) +20m 2:15 / km
ahr:135 max:157 shoes: All-City Space Horse
7:41 AM; Bruce Vento Trail
19.9 °C; Clear
Hiking 35:24 [1] 3.71 km (9:33 / km) +20m 9:17 / km
shoes: Teva Terra Fi
6:40 AM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
19.8 °C; Clear
Nice morning, but the sun still looks red and angry, thanks to the smoke from Canadian wildfires.Hobo enjoying sun rise atop the Hamline pedestrian bridge.
Kayak: River 1:33:25 [1] 11.98 km (7:48 / km)
2:15 PM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
29.4 °C; Partly cloudy
Unplanned paddle with Lynn, using a Mississippi River Paddle Share tandem. Pretty easy to reserve online, we got the last watercraft available. We got there a little early, so we walked across the dam and took in the views. People were already unlocking their rental when we got back, we were maybe the third party out. Amazing, how the river changes from just a little distance downstream, where it is dredged for barge traffic, Where we were, it was so shallow that we were scraping the bottom quite a few times. Scenery was varied, broken up by islands, wide stretches with hardly any current and narrow or shallow stretches with some riffles. We only saw two motor boats, only one with the motor on. Landed at the southern area of the Northern Mississippi Regional Park, where we returned the kayak to its assigned locker. James picked us up and we had dinner and cocktails at Psycho Suzi's followed by a tour of Colin's studio, which is just next door.
Friday Aug 17, 2018 #
Hiking 39:20 [1] 3.69 km (10:40 / km) +23m 10:20 / km
shoes: Teva Terra Fi
3:26 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
27.3 °C; Cloudy
Weird sky, from the wildfire smoke. Sat in the kitchen all day, poking at my keyboard. Excel kept crashing, the first time it happened, I lost 1:30 hs worth of work, the auto save feature had not worked. Frustrating.
Thursday Aug 16, 2018 #
Hiking 14:21 0.95 km (15:06 / km) +134m 8:51 / km
ahr:104 max:134 shoes: Shimano SH-MT34L
7:14 AM; Downtown Minneapolis
The usual benchmark plus shoulder strengthening forward and sideway arm lifts.
Biking Commuting 30:33 14.1 km (2:10 / km) +39m 2:08 / km
ahr:130 max:149 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:29 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
21.0 °C; Partly cloudy
Carbon copy of yesterday morning, red sun rising, veiled by clouds and smoke. Odd, minor defect on the bike: when I got to the intersection from the Snelling off ramp and Como, I slowed to a stop to let a waiting car cross the intersection on Como. He insisted I keep riding. I had forgotten to downshift and stepped heavily into my pedals to avoid making him wait too long and felt something give, followed by a loud clanking coming from my rear wheel. I was first afraid that one of the spokes had popped but it was my wheel having been pulled out of alignment and the magnet for the speed/cadence sensor clanking against the receiver unit. I do adjust the cam so I have to use both hands to tighten it, amazed that I was able to pull that hard. As for the driver: I appreciate the thought but I think that motorist should take their right of way when a cyclist is approaching. It teaches bad habits among cyclists.
Hiking 42:16 [1] 3.91 km (10:49 / km) +23m 10:30 / km
ahr:90 max:114 shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
4:35 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
26.8 °C; Partly cloudy
My earlier hope for rain evaporated in fornt of my eyes, the dark clouds dissolving east and south. Dogs are very good generally not pestering people. A woman was sitting on the curb by State of Minnesota Mediation Services, waiting for her ride. Dogs had been running ahead, right past her. I apologized, she said she had been a little concerned but appreciated their good behavior. Unfortunately, the dogs seem to pay attention to people who are fearful ...
Biking Commuting 34:03 14.11 km (2:25 / km) +71m 2:21 / km
ahr:130 max:155 shoes: All-City Space Horse
3:48 PM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
26.9 °C; Partly cloudy
I was taking it pretty easy. While crossing W River Rd at CLT, I pulled my rear wheel again, taking me down a notch or two after I was buoyed this morning for having such powerful legs. I should have tightened the cam bolt a turn because it happened again while crossing River Rd a second time. I did and the rest went without a hitch, though I do think I need to measure the chain links, it may be time for a new one. Always something ...
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 32:38 14.06 km (2:19 / km) +46m 2:17 / km
ahr:122 max:143 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:21 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
20.5 °C; Clear
Cooler than the previous mornings. Stopped for a couple of pictures and generally, took it easy.
Hiking 45:16 [1] 3.98 km (11:22 / km) +20m 11:06 / km
ahr:88 max:107 shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
4:28 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
28.4 °C; Partly cloudy
Very normal walk. Again thinking that the yellow blinky light on Pierce Butler to help pedestrians cross at Hamline is worthless because most drivers wantonly disregard it. I was in the crosswalk, light blinking and several cars drove pat me and the dogs.
Biking Commuting 32:56 14.43 km (2:17 / km) +64m 2:14 / km
ahr:136 max:160 shoes: All-City Space Horse
3:40 PM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
28.8 °C; Partly cloudy
Somewhat of a headwind most of the way. A young woman passed me on Dinkytown Greenway, her legs moving at a masher pace. She said something to me in passing which might have been just have a pleasantry but could have been a taunt, too. My legs still tired from yesterday's decent workout. I let her go, keeping up my heading in the wind pace. Passed her near the top of the Greenway, she was ahead of me again because she took the shortcut. Finally, still not changing my pace, I left her behind on the campus connector.
Tuesday Aug 14, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 39:56 17.49 km (2:17 / km) +73m 2:14 / km
ahr:128 max:153 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:26 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
23.6 °C; Clear
Shorter route via Dunn bos, on W River Rd. Leaving from the coffee shop I beheld someone wearing the same sisu skiers shirt I was sporting, the 2013 version. It was John K, walking his dog. Exchanged a few words and kept going. Hit 50 km/h going down the hill under Franklin Bridge. The rest was rather slowish.
Hiking 41:27 3.76 km (11:01 / km) +42m 10:26 / km
ahr:96 max:125 shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
4:26 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
30.2 °C; Cloudy
Stopped to vote at the Hamline Highrise for the primary elections today. The dogs were a great help, they provided the affidavit of citizenship and good standing for me. Clouded up since the ride home, the heat was not oppressive at all.
Biking Commuting 31:04 14.27 km (2:11 / km) +72m 2:07 / km
ahr:141 max:162 shoes: All-City Space Horse
3:44 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
30.7 °C; Clear
Hot ride, just like yesterday afternoon.
Roller Skiing Classic 50:07 10.58 km (4:44 / km) +119m 4:29 / km
ahr:144 max:165 shoes: One Way Classic 5
7:12 PM; Battle Creek West, St. Paul
25.5 °C; Partly cloudy
EU MYR 4 x 5:00 L3/L4. Excellent intervals. mostly double poling, a little kick-double pole on the steeper sections. This is where Karl still has an edge on me, technician he is.
Roller Skiing Classic 33:20 3.93 km (8:29 / km) +53m 7:57 / km
shoes: One Way Classic 5
6:33 PM; Battle Creek West, St. Paul
26.4 °C; Partly cloudy
Heather was leading the training tonight. she had a variety of striding drills for us. I try to remember them, two times each:
Striding--no poles
Striding--with short section of running steps
Scooter, on one ski, two left, two right
Striding--with poles
Striding--no poles, kick-kick-glide
Striding--no poles, step-skip
Monday Aug 13, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 31:23 14.08 km (2:14 / km) +44m 2:12 / km
ahr:131 max:155 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:25 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
22.6 °C; Clear
Taking it easy this AM, warm and humid.
Hiking 43:47 [1] 3.91 km (11:12 / km) +21m 10:54 / km
ahr:90 max:115 shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
4:27 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
31.9 °C; Clear
Picked the first beans after getting home.
Biking Commuting 31:22 14.1 km (2:13 / km) +66m 2:10 / km
ahr:136 max:152 shoes: All-City Space Horse
3:45 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
33.3 °C; Clear
Swirling wind.
Sunday Aug 12, 2018 #
Hiking 1:40:42 [1] 8.16 km (12:20 / km) +46m 12:00 / km
shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
7:38 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
22.7 °C; Clear
They painted pickleball lines on the parking lot of the industrial building sitting on top of the former Midway stadium site, complete with a sign telling potential users that they need to sign a disclaimer prior to using it. Lines are also painted on south of fairgrounds parking lot.
Saturday Aug 11, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 23:16 8.73 km (2:40 / km) +56m 2:35 / km
ahr:132 max:152 shoes: All-City Space Horse
9:54 AM; Bruce Vento Trail
25.5 °C; Clear
I did not smell smoke any longer.
Roller Skiing Classic 1:39:21 15.26 km (6:31 / km) +186m 6:08 / km
ahr:129 max:183 shoes: One Way Classic 5
8:05 AM; Bruce Vento Trail
22.8 °C; Clear
In Mike's absence, Karl was leading the workout. We did 4 x striding up Commercial Street and 4 x 2:00 double poling. Some good catching up with everyone between the intervals.
Biking Commuting 19:14 8.51 km (2:16 / km) +21m 2:14 / km
ahr:123 max:146 shoes: All-City Space Horse
7:36 AM; Bruce Vento Trail
19.7 °C; Clear
Karl just rode up as I was getting on my bike. We agreed that we both could smell smoke and commented on to smoke filtered sunshine.
Hiking 50:57 [1] 4.14 km (12:18 / km) +23m 11:58 / km
shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
2:12 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
30.2 °C; Clear
Friday Aug 10, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 32:25 14.08 km (2:18 / km) +46m 2:16 / km
ahr:123 max:141 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:20 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
18.3 °C; Clear
Yay, I did it: a leisurely ride to work! Kept my speed low, trying not to push when closing in on a cyclist ahead of me and downshifting when going uphill. I wondered about the effect on my cadence, it was only a few RPMs lower than normal, 87 instead of 89 to 90. I have to admit that light bike traffic on Friday mornings helps. In addition, the morning air felt comfortably cool today though it offered some noticeable resistance. Must have been a very slight headwind, I couldn't even tell from looking at the leaves of the trees along my route.
Hiking 11:58 0.9 km (13:18 / km) +136m 7:34 / km
ahr:102 max:130 shoes: Shimano SH-MT34L
7:08 AM; Downtown Minneapolis
Adding specific strength and stretches to my daily walk from TPC to TCC and up the stairs: shoulder exercises, to overcome that last bit of soreness and vulnerability from my injury last year. Arm raises forward and arm raises lateral, both weighed by my bike bag. Also some curls.
Hiking 46:04 [1] 3.9 km (11:49 / km) +24m 11:28 / km
ahr:93 max:119 shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
4:01 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
31.1 °C; Clear
Hot but still tempered by wind. The dogs just love to roll in the grass, something i look forward to everyday. They look so content when they are lying on their back rolling back and forth!
Biking Commuting 32:32 14.21 km (2:17 / km) +67m 2:14 / km
ahr:137 max:158 shoes: All-City Space Horse
3:19 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
31.4 °C; Clear
Hot, when I stepped onto Nicollet Mall. Took it easy going home as well, not as easy as this morning because the wind was not cooperating. Everybody seemed to leave work a little early, or they were already busy doing their first weekend ride. Many cyclists out. The area around the downtown end of the Stone Arch Bridge has been super busy this week.
Thursday Aug 9, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 31:02 14.32 km (2:10 / km) +38m 2:08 / km
ahr:136 max:159 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:20 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
21.5 °C; Clear
This morning felt warmer and more humid. Started ride slow but then had to hold off a guy on an e-bike. He tried hard, but his motor was not up to my legs. E-bikes are proliferating. Most times, they go at a reasonable pace but occasionally, somebody comes zipping by on a bike trail at 40 km/h or so. During our roller ski workout on Tuesday, a kid on an e scooter tried to pass me and Jamie by riding between the two of us without a heads-up. We only heard him when he had to slow down hard because there wasn't enough room to sneak through. Mark, who was skiing a little behind us and had witnessed the whole thing said "he's not long for this world."
Hiking 44:39 [1] 3.86 km (11:34 / km) +22m 11:15 / km
ahr:94 max:111 shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
4:20 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
29.5 °C; Clear
Another windy and warm dog walk. Noticed that a lot of moths were rising from the grass we walked on. Many different species.
Biking Commuting 32:35 14.19 km (2:18 / km) +62m 2:15 / km
ahr:138 max:168 shoes: All-City Space Horse
3:38 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
30.2 °C; Clear
Was committed to ride slowley on the way home. This was out of the window rather quickly when I felt like I needed to stay on the heals of a young guy riding a fast-looking Cervelo road bike. At least I got a good workout. Wind was kind of a nuisance, except on the short piece going south on Snelling Ave.
Wednesday Aug 8, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 30:07 13.99 km (2:09 / km) +39m 2:07 / km
ahr:132 max:149 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:13 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
18.9 °C; Clear
Another perfect morning for a ride. Was close to my normal departure time at 0610 basically taking off as the sun was just rising over the horizon. Definitely losing daylight. I stopped to take some pictures along the way and took some others while underway.
Hiking 42:44 [1] 3.82 km (11:11 / km) +31m 10:45 / km
ahr:96 max:120 shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
4:25 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
30.1 °C; Clear
Getting warmer again but a nice breeze cools things down a bit.
Biking Commuting 30:57 14.32 km (2:10 / km) +71m 2:07 / km
ahr:137 max:156 shoes: All-City Space Horse
3:44 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
30.6 °C; Clear
Windy and warm. and a swift ride. The wind swirls between and along the larger buildings, often changing directions.
Tuesday Aug 7, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 51:02 24.13 km (2:07 / km) +64m 2:05 / km
ahr:143 max:166 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:24 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
20.2 °C; Cloudy
Coffee loop plus this morning. First time in exactly two years that I did the long route including Cedar Lake Trail. Kept tempo up, too, probably my fastest ride on this route. Had a young guy pass me shortly after getting on the Greenway. Did let him go and kept my pace exactly the same, catching up with him a couple km later. As many times, riders do need to show that they are faster but then dial down when they feel that they have put a safe distance between them and the one they passed. I would have stayed behind him but he was about 2 km/h slower than my pace. He stuck with me but he did not challenge me again until we split at the intersection with CLT. That's where I get a dose of heading into the morning sun, which made me wish for some shades, instead of the clear glass I typically wear.
Hiking 38:44 3.75 km (10:20 / km) +21m 10:03 / km
ahr:97 max:122 shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
4:25 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
25.3 °C; Partly cloudy
Surprisingly un-warm. Dogs energetic and independent.
Biking Commuting 30:54 14.68 km (2:06 / km) +69m 2:03 / km
ahr:139 max:159 shoes: All-City Space Horse
3:47 PM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
25.5 °C; Partly cloudy
Faster than yesterday in spite of I wasn't working as hard. I had ideal lights downtown, riding hard till I reached CLT. Likewise, on the campus connector.
Roller Skiing Classic 1:26:49 18.07 km (4:48 / km) +181m 4:35 / km
ahr:140 max:179 shoes: One Way Classic 5
6:31 PM; Battle Creek West, St. Paul
26.1 °C; Clear
Time trial after a warm-up, 2 x 45" lock&load and 2 x 40" sprint: 6:18, vs. 6:52 in June. this is the first year I am consistently doing my time trials on my classic roller skis. Did some rolling tests with Jamie and Jim, theirs were consistently faster going downhill. Nice, even pace 8:00 L3 intervals following the time trial, followed by a 1:00 single stick and a 1:00 double pole. Excellent workout. Karl dropped me off in the mittle of our Night Out block party. Had a few beers with neighbors to rehydrate.
Monday Aug 6, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 31:06 14.01 km (2:13 / km) +40m 2:11 / km
ahr:130 max:146 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:37 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
20.6 °C; Clear
Perfect morning for a ride, cool and dry. A little later than usual, it always takes me a little longer to get ready after coming back from a weekend out of town. Consequently, more traffic on roads, trails and in the locker room. Gate across UMN transit way at fair grounds is closed, signs of impending state fair and that summer is drawing to an end.
Biking Commuting 31:06 14.01 km (2:13 / km) +40m 2:11 / km
ahr:130 max:146 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:37 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
20.6 °C; Clear
Perfect morning for a ride, cool and dry. A little later than usual, it always takes me a little longer to get ready after coming back from a weekend out of town. Consequently, more traffic on roads, trails and in the locker room. Gate across UMN transit way at fair grounds is closed, signs of impending state fair and that summer is drawing to an end.
Hiking 44:34 [1] 3.97 km (11:14 / km) +21m 10:56 / km
ahr:97 max:119 shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
4:21 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
26.9 °C; Partly cloudy
Lots of sniffing along our usual route after a long weekend away. A lovely cool breeze.
Biking Commuting 30:19 14.19 km (2:08 / km) +62m 2:05 / km
ahr:147 max:169 shoes: All-City Space Horse
3:36 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
27.7 °C; Partly cloudy
Pushed a little to keep up with the young guy on the touring bike. kept up with him until I needed to split. Wanted to check in with him to see if his bike had a new paint job or if he had a new bike.
Sunday Aug 5, 2018 #
Kayak: Lake 2:11:34 16.83 km (7:49 / km)
ahr:108 max:135 shoes: Necky Arluk II
7:42 AM; Washburn, WI
21.2 °C; Partly cloudy
Meant to head for the narrow point of Long Island and carry across but found the waves in the bay unpleasantly rough. Knowing I would have trouble landing bay-side, I changed plans and visited La Pointe light before heading back. Also donned spray skirt, which I had not deemed necessary before departure.
Hiking 1:18:20 [1] 5.35 km (14:39 / km) +4m 14:35 / km
shoes: Barefoot
5:31 AM; Washburn, WI
20.1 °C; Partly cloudy
Woke up at 3:00 AM and couldn't go back to sleep. Good excuse for a sunrise walk. Ran into a mom and her daughters, still in their pajamas, who had had the same idea. They were just walking back to their car at Friendly Valley Beach.
Sailing 50:05 [1] 4.8 km (10:26 / km)
shoes: Hobie Island Adventure Tandem
11:33 AM; Washburn, WI
25.1 °C; Clear
Two back-to-back outings, first with Liz, Mellie and Roux, then with Ruby and her two friends. Very fun, though the dogs were upset that they didn't get to go a on the second trip. They ran along on shore and I had to turn around when they tried to swim to us. No worries about Roux, but Mellie is almost 12, as a matter of fact close to the life expectancy and pretty much the same age as Ruby and her friends, who are just at the beginning of their lives. Was afraid she might drown. By the way, the girls were awesome. Yesterday, they spent about an hour in the lake during heavy rain, in the company of Ruby's just as awesome dad, Ben!
Saturday Aug 4, 2018 #
Kayak: Lake 1:57:25 15.88 km (7:24 / km)
ahr:127 max:148 shoes: Necky Arluk II
7:33 AM; Washburn, WI
20.4 °C; Cloudy
Decided to paddle to meet friends at Point to La Pointe finish in spite of poor weather forecast. It rained pretty much up until I left. As usual, running behind. Bonked my head on low shed door frame. As this happens, I find that I understand why humans have kept hair on their heads. As my bald-patedness progresses, my active lifestyle continues to bring the denuded portions of my scalp in frequent contact with pointy, edgy, hard and otherwise unforgiving objects, resulting in knicks, scratches, abrasions and cuts, all of which seem to draw blood. I don't recall this from during the time when I was sporting a mop of hair. The trip to La Pointe was uneventful. I kept up a steady strong paddle to avoid being way to late. Waves increased in size as I approached my destination. There seemed also to be a periodicity of about three larger waves ever 20 or so waves. Close to the La Pointe Harbor, these waves reflected by the sea wall created turmoil on the water, not so bad that I couldn't deal with it.
On the way back, I started in rain, paddling into the waves, which is always more comfortable than following seas. The few waves that rolled over deck were easily deflected by my spray skirt. The waves gradually declined as I approached home. Overall, the waves came from due south while the wind was blowing not too hard from the SW. I took a refreshing bath in the lake (19 °C) after I got back.
Hiking 24:20 2.15 km (11:19 / km) +11m 11:02 / km
ahr:99 max:143 shoes: Teva Terra Fi
8:33 AM; Washburn, WI
20.2 °C; Cloudy
Half walk, half jog to swim finish, after getting into a dry t-shirt and sandals. Too late to see Ann arrive, but I saw her walk up the hill and congratulated her on her second place finish. Saw the rest of the crew and then Mary, later Ian and Julia from MNOC. Headed back to kayak after walking back with Joel into town. It started to rain as I readied the kayak for departure.
Friday Aug 3, 2018 #
Hiking 1:11:03 [1] 5.27 km (13:29 / km) +3m 13:27 / km
shoes: Barefoot
6:04 AM; Washburn, WI
13.6 °C; Clear
Cool, wore my fleece jacket. Walked with Joel. Many birds gorging themselves on service berries this morning, took a nice snapshot of a purple finch.
Sailing 39:14 [1] 4.79 km (8:11 / km)
shoes: Hobie Island Adventure Tandem
3:38 PM; Washburn, WI
17.1 °C; Cloudy
Quick sail in some waves, with not too much wind. Wore my dry suit, which made this outing super comfortable. the trampoline and spray screens attached to the Hobie did a nice job, too.
Thursday Aug 2, 2018 #
Hiking 52:48 5.54 km (9:32 / km) +35m 9:14 / km
shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
6:28 AM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
15.1 °C; Cloudy
Cool morning, the coolest in many weeks, probably since I experienced some in Spain and Belgium in May. Dogs were accordingly energized and wanted to go. Put in quite a few running steps to help them out. Needed to get this walk in before the long drive to Washburn this afternoon.
Wednesday Aug 1, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 4:13 [1] 0.74 km (5:42 / km) +1m 5:40 / km
shoes: All-City Space Horse
7:18 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
19.3 °C; Thunder
Tunder and lightning downtown, good thing I opted for rail this AM.
Biking Commuting 4:13 [1] 0.74 km (5:42 / km) +1m 5:40 / km
shoes: All-City Space Horse
7:18 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
19.3 °C; Thunder
Thunder and lightning downtown, good thing I opted for rail this AM.
Biking Commuting 33:00 14.2 km (2:19 / km) +72m 2:16 / km
shoes: All-City Space Horse
3:42 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
21.6 °C; Cloudy
A always, the wind was swirling wherever there were buildings. It's only on the transitway N of Energy Park Drive that I can clearly tell from where it's blowing. NNW or some such, made the ride S on Snelling swift and easy.
Hiking 35:54 [1] 3.73 km (9:37 / km) +21m 9:22 / km
shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
4:27 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
22.6 °C; Cloudy
Cool but dry. The usual short walk. The rabbits are thick on Hamline U campus, so thick that Roux doesn't know where to point. Kept the pace up a little.