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Saturday Apr 2, 2016 #
Biking Commuting 22:50 7.38 km (3:06 / km) +75m 2:57 / km
ahr:131 max:142 shoes: All-City Space Horse
8:10 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
-2.0 °C; Partly cloudy
Rode from Y to Trung Nam for some croissants. Boldly opted to forgo the fleece because I thought a tailwind would help moderate the windchill. My ears suffered. Put the fleece hoodie on at Trung Nam and had a much more comfortable ride home, in spite of the headwind.
Swimming: Laps 54:44 2.1 km (26:04 / km)
6:56 AM; Midway YMCA
25:00 BS, then 30:00 1 length FS-2 BS. Felt good. Saw Diane on way out.
Hiking 45:02 3.7 km (12:10 / km) +54m 11:21 / km
shoes: Hoka One One Tor Summit Low
5:42 AM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
-1.1 °C; Snow
Brisk wind, snow flakes in the air. Stopped a few times for pictures of the pre-dawn morning sky with racing clouds.
Biking Commuting 5:54 1.86 km (3:10 / km) +10m 3:05 / km
ahr:114 max:128 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:39 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
-1.2 °C; Snow
Brisk morning. Snowflakes in the air. Cold NW wind. Puddles are frozen.
Friday Apr 1, 2016 #
Biking Commuting 3:43 [1] 1.13 km (3:17 / km) +3m 3:15 / km
ahr:104 max:111 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:16 AM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
2.1 °C; Light rain
Wimped out because of rain and snow and NW winds. No regrets.
Hiking 44:57 4.76 km (9:27 / km) +61m 8:52 / km
ahr:98 max:129 shoes: Hoka One One Tor Summit Low
4:21 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
4.7 °C; Clear
Mostly hiking but also a bit of jogging. Dogs were eager, both at times a little too independent. Cold wing in my face heading from Lexington to Snelling.Greeted a little dog, Bella, even Roux was quite well behaved. Very good to be out on a beautiful late afternoon, the grass is definitely getting greener.
Biking Commuting 28:27 12.19 km (2:20 / km) +114m 2:14 / km
ahr:130 max:149 shoes: All-City Space Horse
3:32 PM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
4.6 °C; Clear
Parked in TCC today, so a slightly shorter ride than usual. Cooler than yesterday but other than that, as had. Did not mind that extra help from the wind at all. Not an effort at all, as is obvious from my HRM output. At the NE end of Northern Pacific #9, two skateboarders were taking a photo of a rabbit crouching next to a hydrant. As I rode by, it started to move, hind legs not working. I suspect a rabbit-bike collision, the local population is quite suicidal, always worried about hitting one.
Thursday Mar 31, 2016 #
Biking Commuting 32:34 14.03 km (2:19 / km) +89m 2:15 / km
ahr:135 max:159 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:09 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
5.1 °C; Chance of rain
A few sprinkles as I pulled away from home and a free-range black lab crossing the street in front of me, no owner in sight. Black labs are hard to see in the dark, he came kind of unexpected. Funny how something like that raises ones hackles, literally, not figuratively in the human sense. I felt the little hair in my neck stand up. Made a point of counting the bikes I saw this morning: 5 to the Guthrie and 4 for the rest of the way to TPC. Not many bikes in the garage, either. It was early and there's some rain in the forecast for this morning. Curious to see how many fellow riders are making it in.
Hiking 29:03 3.76 km (7:44 / km) +25m 7:29 / km
ahr:116 max:141 shoes: Hoka One One Tor Summit Low
4:14 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
10.8 °C; Cloudy
Milder today than yesterday but it did not feel like it. Made it back before rain, quite a bit of jogging today. Incident at the athletic field center: a small utility vehicles Hamline uses to collect garbage, etc. approached just as we were crossing the steet right in front. Roux went right for it, like he wanted to play with it, started barking, pulled hard on the leash. Either he thinks since it's almost prey-sized, it's edible or he wants to just play with it. Could also be that he had a bad experience with one when he was a stray.
Biking Commuting 31:47 14.04 km (2:16 / km) +130m 2:10 / km
ahr:139 max:163 shoes: All-City Space Horse
3:28 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
10.9 °C; Cloudy
A little windy, turned out to be not too much of a factor since it was more helpful than a hinderance. Biking between the downtown high rises is weird, since the wind swirls and eddies. I definitely had a sense that it was coming from the west. Big relief when I turned onto the CLT and then the rest of the way. Down the bridge grade towards Como was where I could really appreciate its strength, as it was blowing in my face. Similarly, riding S on Snelling, I did feel no wind at all, even though as riding close to 30 km/h. an easy ride home is always appreciated.
Wednesday Mar 30, 2016 #
Hiking 30:22 3.32 km (9:09 / km) +28m 8:47 / km
ahr:99 max:128 shoes: Hoka One One Tor Summit Low
4:58 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
7.9 °C; Cloudy
Surprised by the lack of wind forecast for today, and dry. could have easily ridden bike home this PM. Enjoyable walk with happy dogs.
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016 #
Biking Commuting 27:39 13.86 km (2:00 / km) +80m 1:56 / km
ahr:150 max:168 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:36 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
6.1 °C; Clear
Fast ride in this morning, possibly the fastest one yet on this route, need to check. The super strong cyclist on his custom touring bike caught me at Como and the UMN Transit Way. He had a young woman in tow, also a strong cyclist. I missed the drafting train but knew that he likes to pass fast, but then levels off. So I pedaled for dear life to keep them within reach. Abreast with the biomed research center, they switched leads. I took my usual route on the Dinkytown Greenway, starting at the big tree, they took the next trail entrance near the bridge and had to slow down because of the sharp turns. So I caught up. Young woman stopped at the UMN loading docks, and strong rider took a left on 13th Av, where I took a right to get onto the river trail. Fun fun fun!
Hiking 34:03 3.74 km (9:06 / km) +45m 8:35 / km
ahr:101 max:138 shoes: Hoka One One Tor Summit Low
4:23 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
17.4 °C; Cloudy
Another nice spring walk. Will be wet the couple next nights, I hope we can get out.
Biking Commuting 34:45 13.35 km (2:36 / km) +133m 2:29 / km
ahr:132 max:154 shoes: All-City Space Horse
3:38 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
18.0 °C; Partly cloudy
No racing this afternoon. A stiff headwind made me seek cover in the S St. Anthony Park and W Midway neighborhoods.
Monday Mar 28, 2016 #
Biking Commuting 42:51 16.11 km (2:40 / km) +52m 2:37 / km
ahr:134 max:160 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:32 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
-0.2 °C; Cloudy
Started the week with coffee bean purchase at Dunn Bros. Sarah walked in as I left there and at Summit and Cretin, I caught up with someone with a nordic ski team jacket, who had pulled in ahead of me from Cleveland. Turned out to be Elsbeth, also on her way to work. We exchanged a greeting and a few words while negotiating traffic while crossing Cretin onto E River Blvd. I felt bad not having time to chat a little more but I needed to hurry in, running late. I had decided to try the Hiawatha Trail. Up to the Westbank and on from there, it was very nice, but entering downtown and making my way across to TPC was a pain. I'll take the 8 km detour along the Kenilworth trail again next time. It may get better when the construction along the w-bound 94 exit ramp to 5th St. is open again, if it connects, that is.
Biking Commuting 30:46 13.9 km (2:13 / km) +76m 2:09 / km
ahr:142 max:164 shoes: All-City Space Horse
3:38 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
16.0 °C; Clear
The regular route this afternoon. Just beautiful, a light headwind not much of a factor. Very nice.
Hiking 29:16 3.69 km (7:56 / km) +25m 7:40 / km
ahr:114 max:142 shoes: Hoka One One Tor Summit Low
4:26 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
16.1 °C; Clear
Beautiful afternoon walk. so mild, and the grass is turning green. Some walking, some jogging.
Sunday Mar 27, 2016 #
Hiking 46:25 5.36 km (8:40 / km) +42m 8:20 / km
ahr:121 max:155 shoes: Hoka One One Tor Summit Low
8:01 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
2.7 °C; Cloudy
Wet morning, but it had stopped raining. Nice walk along the tracks, took some pruners along to open up some of the thicker areas a little. Dogs had a grand old time, sloshing through wetland, chasing rabbits. Quite a bit of, jogging, too, about half, I'd say.