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Saturday May 5, 2018 #
7 AM
Hiking 1:27:12 8.74 km (9:59 / km) +35m 9:47 / km
shoes: Hoka One One Tor Tech Mid WP
Home to Dunn Bros
7:48 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
17.7 °C; Partly cloudy
Lovely morning, went to Dunn Bros to pick up the weekly beans. Saw a wrong-way driver on the divided Summit Ave. She kept going fast in spite of the honking cars. Dogs and I could but shake our heads. Also, a rare sight of the AmTrack Empire Builder at the crossing near Creative Lighting. I thought they had stopped coming through the midway when the Saint Paul stop was moved to the old depot, downtown. It still comes through the Midway, it just doesn't stop here any longer.
7:48 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
17.7 °C; Partly cloudy
Lovely morning, went to Dunn Bros to pick up the weekly beans. Saw a wrong-way driver on the divided Summit Ave. She kept going fast in spite of the honking cars. Dogs and I could but shake our heads. Also, a rare sight of the AmTrack Empire Builder at the crossing near Creative Lighting. I thought they had stopped coming through the midway when the Saint Paul stop was moved to the old depot, downtown. It still comes through the Midway, it just doesn't stop here any longer.
12 PM
Biking Commuting 1:06:21 13.15 km (5:03 / km) +65m 4:55 / km
ahr:89 max:139 shoes: All-City Space Horse
Home to History Museum
12:44 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
27.4 °C; Partly cloudy
Lynn thought that the History Museum would be a good place to find some presents for the folks we're visiting in Europe and the weather was amenable to do the trip by bike. So we did. Excruciatingly slow for someone who likes to cover distance. But what a lovely day! Glad none of the trinkets we purchased got damaged during the bumpy ride along Marshall and Victoria S of I-94.
12:44 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
27.4 °C; Partly cloudy
Lynn thought that the History Museum would be a good place to find some presents for the folks we're visiting in Europe and the weather was amenable to do the trip by bike. So we did. Excruciatingly slow for someone who likes to cover distance. But what a lovely day! Glad none of the trinkets we purchased got damaged during the bumpy ride along Marshall and Victoria S of I-94.
Friday May 4, 2018 #
6 AM
Biking Commuting 30:01 14.06 km (2:08 / km) +42m 2:06 / km
ahr:140 max:162 shoes: All-City Space Horse
Home to TPC
6:08 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
12.4 °C; Clear
Good ride in, faster average, even with less energy expended, thanks to the lights in my favor.
6:08 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
12.4 °C; Clear
Good ride in, faster average, even with less energy expended, thanks to the lights in my favor.
3 PM
Hiking 39:00 3.95 km (9:52 / km) +28m 9:32 / km
ahr:99 max:128 shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
Energy Park short
3:44 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
24.9 °C; Clear
Still windy, but it's different to riding a bike. Thought to do the longer walk, to Lexington but decided to do the usual and work in the garden. It's certainly needed. Planted canna and dahlia bulbs and cleaned out some of the dead stalks. More of this tomorrow.
3:44 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
24.9 °C; Clear
Still windy, but it's different to riding a bike. Thought to do the longer walk, to Lexington but decided to do the usual and work in the garden. It's certainly needed. Planted canna and dahlia bulbs and cleaned out some of the dead stalks. More of this tomorrow.
Biking Commuting 34:29 14.64 km (2:21 / km) +91m 2:17 / km
ahr:133 max:159 shoes: All-City Space Horse
TPC to Home
3:01 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
24.5 °C; Clear
Windy and warm. The segment from TPC to the river was amazing, it felt like the wind was pushing me back. Fortunately, the rest of the trip was better, not quite enough to make up for lost time. But hey, it's Friday after work, no hurry, no worry.
3:01 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
24.5 °C; Clear
Windy and warm. The segment from TPC to the river was amazing, it felt like the wind was pushing me back. Fortunately, the rest of the trip was better, not quite enough to make up for lost time. But hey, it's Friday after work, no hurry, no worry.
Thursday May 3, 2018 #
6 AM
Biking Commuting 30:18 14.04 km (2:09 / km) +43m 2:08 / km
ahr:144 max:181 shoes: All-City Space Horse
Home to TPC
6:31 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
11.8 °C; Partly cloudy
Amazing what 10 minutes does, the roads were so much busier this morning at 6:30 than at 6:20. Beast mode for a good part of the ride. I would have been almost 2 minutes faster hadn't it been for a long light downtown. But such is life, still an excellent workout and fast commute to work. The lack of wind was of great help this morning.
6:31 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
11.8 °C; Partly cloudy
Amazing what 10 minutes does, the roads were so much busier this morning at 6:30 than at 6:20. Beast mode for a good part of the ride. I would have been almost 2 minutes faster hadn't it been for a long light downtown. But such is life, still an excellent workout and fast commute to work. The lack of wind was of great help this morning.
3 PM
Hiking 41:21 [1] 4.01 km (10:19 / km) +22m 10:02 / km
ahr:96 max:117 shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
Energy Park Short
4:31 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
23.0 °C; Cloudy
Mild and quiet walk. Blossoms out everywhere. nature is catching up after the late spring. Scents are lovely, too!
4:31 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
23.0 °C; Cloudy
Mild and quiet walk. Blossoms out everywhere. nature is catching up after the late spring. Scents are lovely, too!
Biking Commuting 32:27 14.3 km (2:16 / km) +71m 2:13 / km
ahr:139 max:160 shoes: All-City Space Horse
TPC to Home
3:47 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
23.7 °C; Partly cloudy
Not as epic of a ride as this morning but a nice ride it was. Again, pretty busy around the Stone Arch Bridge and Mill City Ruins.
3:47 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
23.7 °C; Partly cloudy
Not as epic of a ride as this morning but a nice ride it was. Again, pretty busy around the Stone Arch Bridge and Mill City Ruins.
Wednesday May 2, 2018 #
6 AM
Biking Commuting 1:29:34 37.16 km (2:25 / km) +122m 2:22 / km
ahr:135 max:150 shoes: All-City Space Horse
Home to TNC
6:24 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
9.4 °C; Partly cloudy
Another long ride to work, with a steady headwind that felt rather cold. It was below 10 °C for most of the ride and I wished I had warn finger gloves. Saw Julie near the Guthrie. By the time I got to N 22nd Av, the sun was out. The pavement was moist from the overnight rains, more so, as I moved north. I wonder if they had showers later than farther south or if this was related to some shelter provided to woods along the roads and trails. Very few riders, walkers and runners out. No problems today with finding my way along Rush Creek Trail. It adds a couple of km but the scenery and absence of car traffic is well worth the effort.
6:24 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
9.4 °C; Partly cloudy
Another long ride to work, with a steady headwind that felt rather cold. It was below 10 °C for most of the ride and I wished I had warn finger gloves. Saw Julie near the Guthrie. By the time I got to N 22nd Av, the sun was out. The pavement was moist from the overnight rains, more so, as I moved north. I wonder if they had showers later than farther south or if this was related to some shelter provided to woods along the roads and trails. Very few riders, walkers and runners out. No problems today with finding my way along Rush Creek Trail. It adds a couple of km but the scenery and absence of car traffic is well worth the effort.
4 PM
Hiking 24:25 [1] 2.46 km (9:56 / km) +6m 9:48 / km
ahr:95 max:107 shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
Hamline Campus
5:59 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
19.5 °C; Clear
When we stepped out of the backyard, we formed a right isocele triangle with two other dog walkers and with us at the 90° angle. Then we saw a guy being pushed sitting in a chair with its legs on two skateboards followed by a Mayan woman in full Mesoamerican do-up including a feather crown carrying a baby in a car seat. If the Age of Asparagus isn't upon us I don't know.
5:59 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
19.5 °C; Clear
When we stepped out of the backyard, we formed a right isocele triangle with two other dog walkers and with us at the 90° angle. Then we saw a guy being pushed sitting in a chair with its legs on two skateboards followed by a Mayan woman in full Mesoamerican do-up including a feather crown carrying a baby in a car seat. If the Age of Asparagus isn't upon us I don't know.
Biking Commuting 1:22:59 37.34 km (2:13 / km) +147m 2:11 / km
ahr:135 max:154 shoes: All-City Space Horse
TNC to Home
4:29 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
20.2 °C; Clear
Very pleasant temps. No hesitation riding on Rush Creek Trail, I do know the way now, it's imprinted. Stopped a couple of times for photo ops I had noticed on the ride up, once a fishing pier, just S of 694, then a flooded bike trail, next to Shingle Creek. Wind was generally in my favor, much better progress than this morning. The river trail around downtown was super congested. No wonder, with this beautiful weather. Snelling, on the other hand, was calmer, I guess i was at the tail end of rush hour.
4:29 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
20.2 °C; Clear
Very pleasant temps. No hesitation riding on Rush Creek Trail, I do know the way now, it's imprinted. Stopped a couple of times for photo ops I had noticed on the ride up, once a fishing pier, just S of 694, then a flooded bike trail, next to Shingle Creek. Wind was generally in my favor, much better progress than this morning. The river trail around downtown was super congested. No wonder, with this beautiful weather. Snelling, on the other hand, was calmer, I guess i was at the tail end of rush hour.
Tuesday May 1, 2018 #
6 AM
Biking Commuting 30:34 12.25 km (2:30 / km) +49m 2:27 / km
ahr:125 max:147 shoes: All-City Space Horse
Home to TCC
6:00 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
17.7 °C; Chance of rain
Riding in short sleeves. Uncertain weather, indeed, there was wet pavement along most of UMN Transitway. Just as I turned the last corner, heading for the entyr of TCC, it started raining. Did say already that riding into DT Minneapolis coming from the north sucks? All that stop and go.
6:00 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
17.7 °C; Chance of rain
Riding in short sleeves. Uncertain weather, indeed, there was wet pavement along most of UMN Transitway. Just as I turned the last corner, heading for the entyr of TCC, it started raining. Did say already that riding into DT Minneapolis coming from the north sucks? All that stop and go.
Running 23:34 2.02 km (11:40 / km) +28m 10:55 / km
ahr:122 max:157
TCC Parking to YMCA and Lateral Treadmill
6:34 AM; Downtown Minneapolis YMCA
Clear
Running from TCC bike parking to Y, then to top floor and lateral elliptical. 14:00 on elliptical, including 3 x 1:30 at level 15. Nice, sweaty warm-up!
6:34 AM; Downtown Minneapolis YMCA
Clear
Running from TCC bike parking to Y, then to top floor and lateral elliptical. 14:00 on elliptical, including 3 x 1:30 at level 15. Nice, sweaty warm-up!
Yoga 27:37
ahr:109 max:129 shoes: Barefoot
Yoga Sculpt
7:02 AM; Downtown Minneapolis YMCA
10 lb and 7 lb weights. Did not use the lighter weights at all.
7:02 AM; Downtown Minneapolis YMCA
10 lb and 7 lb weights. Did not use the lighter weights at all.
3 PM
Hiking 36:32 [1] 3.63 km (10:04 / km) +20m 9:48 / km
ahr:96 max:120 shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
Energy Park Short
4:20 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
21.1 °C; Partly cloudy
Pleasant walk. Yesterday, an old timer at the Hamline and Hewitt corner said to us "And why are you walking on this side of the road?" It took me only a second to get it. There is a new owner on the last house before Pierce Butler. There are two ferocious yippers in the yard, giving every dog walker and their charges an earful. I laughed. We have actually always head south on Hamline on his side and north on the yipper side and still do. The yippers were out today and gave us an earful.
4:20 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
21.1 °C; Partly cloudy
Pleasant walk. Yesterday, an old timer at the Hamline and Hewitt corner said to us "And why are you walking on this side of the road?" It took me only a second to get it. There is a new owner on the last house before Pierce Butler. There are two ferocious yippers in the yard, giving every dog walker and their charges an earful. I laughed. We have actually always head south on Hamline on his side and north on the yipper side and still do. The yippers were out today and gave us an earful.
Biking Commuting 27:58 12.31 km (2:16 / km) +71m 2:12 / km
ahr:136 max:157 shoes: All-City Space Horse
TCC to Home
3:39 PM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
21.5 °C; Partly cloudy
Good ride, once out of downtown. Nice to have a little tailwind. Pleasant, even in shorts and a t-shirt.
3:39 PM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
21.5 °C; Partly cloudy
Good ride, once out of downtown. Nice to have a little tailwind. Pleasant, even in shorts and a t-shirt.
Monday Apr 30, 2018 #
6 AM
Hiking 10:46 0.99 km (10:53 / km) +81m 7:43 / km
ahr:117 max:137 shoes: Shimano SH-MT34L
TPC to Desk
7:07 AM; Downtown Minneapolis
Climbing those 12 floors ...
7:07 AM; Downtown Minneapolis
Climbing those 12 floors ...
Biking Commuting 35:44 14.61 km (2:27 / km) +60m 2:24 / km
ahr:129 max:174 shoes: All-City Space Horse
Home to TPC
6:15 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
13.1 °C; Cloudy
Generally a normal ride, was a little worried about getting wet because of dark clouds to the west, spectacular sunrise, east. The downtown bridges were lit up by the rising sun, so much so that I decided to ride down to the bottom of Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock & Dam. Never had done that, thought it was a closed area but apparently it's public access. Unfortunately, the sun was back behind clouds by the time I got down there. A little sprint on CLT. The strong wind was generally not a factor, might have even been helpful.
6:15 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
13.1 °C; Cloudy
Generally a normal ride, was a little worried about getting wet because of dark clouds to the west, spectacular sunrise, east. The downtown bridges were lit up by the rising sun, so much so that I decided to ride down to the bottom of Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock & Dam. Never had done that, thought it was a closed area but apparently it's public access. Unfortunately, the sun was back behind clouds by the time I got down there. A little sprint on CLT. The strong wind was generally not a factor, might have even been helpful.
3 PM
Hiking 36:51 3.84 km (9:36 / km) +28m 9:16 / km
ahr:103 max:134 shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
Energy Park Short
4:27 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
27.9 °C; Clear
Never ceases to amaze me. last week I was still skiing, this week, I am cycling and walking in near 28 °C temps. Dogs are obviously suffering from the heat and seeking out shade. Nature is literally exploding out of hibernation. I checked with a cousin in Belgium who is keeping notes on phenology after finding a snowdrop flower while cutting brush this weekend. They had their first snowdrop on January 10.
4:27 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
27.9 °C; Clear
Never ceases to amaze me. last week I was still skiing, this week, I am cycling and walking in near 28 °C temps. Dogs are obviously suffering from the heat and seeking out shade. Nature is literally exploding out of hibernation. I checked with a cousin in Belgium who is keeping notes on phenology after finding a snowdrop flower while cutting brush this weekend. They had their first snowdrop on January 10.
Biking Commuting 33:27 14.28 km (2:21 / km) +84m 2:17 / km
ahr:137 max:160 shoes: All-City Space Horse
TPC to Home
3:39 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
27.2 °C; Partly cloudy
Was a little worried about the wind. Decided that a due south wind while going home is not so bothersome, except on Snelling. And that is a rather short stretch.d but it wasn't that bad.
3:39 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
27.2 °C; Partly cloudy
Was a little worried about the wind. Decided that a due south wind while going home is not so bothersome, except on Snelling. And that is a rather short stretch.d but it wasn't that bad.
Sunday Apr 29, 2018 #
9 AM
Hiking 1:54:42 [1] 10.62 km (10:48 / km) +100m 10:19 / km
shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
Como Golf Course
9:43 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
14.7 °C; Clear
Dogs finally got their due this week, with this longer walk and much off-leash time. Lovely morning with a cool wind, felt almost underdressed. I was wondering whether the golf course was going to be open for business, it was, but not entirely. The Glacier and quite a few other greens were still fenced off. We bisected the area as usual, by walking along the ridge. Towards the end, I heard noises as if someone was doing donuts in a parking lot. Since it was also coming from the zoo, I thought it might be their onagers. Turned out to be Sparky, they were having the show. Got a close-up view of one of the wolves, who was sniffing around near the western edge of his area. Could see the people watching him from within the zoo. He did not notice us, the wind was coming from the east. In the woods in the very SW corner of the park, two deer jumped off. The dogs did not notice, too much other stuff to keep their noses in. Returned along the tracks to Oscar Johnson Arena. Super nice walk!
9:43 AM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
14.7 °C; Clear
Dogs finally got their due this week, with this longer walk and much off-leash time. Lovely morning with a cool wind, felt almost underdressed. I was wondering whether the golf course was going to be open for business, it was, but not entirely. The Glacier and quite a few other greens were still fenced off. We bisected the area as usual, by walking along the ridge. Towards the end, I heard noises as if someone was doing donuts in a parking lot. Since it was also coming from the zoo, I thought it might be their onagers. Turned out to be Sparky, they were having the show. Got a close-up view of one of the wolves, who was sniffing around near the western edge of his area. Could see the people watching him from within the zoo. He did not notice us, the wind was coming from the east. In the woods in the very SW corner of the park, two deer jumped off. The dogs did not notice, too much other stuff to keep their noses in. Returned along the tracks to Oscar Johnson Arena. Super nice walk!