Training Log Archive: cfosp1In the 7 days ending Oct 20, 2018:
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Saturday Oct 20, 2018 #
Hiking 44:17 [1] 4.04 km (10:58 / km) +30m 10:34 / km
shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
2:36 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
7.1 °C; Clear
Only a short one today. The wind is still howling, driving leaves and swirling them into little piles wherever it eddies.
Friday Oct 19, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 33:23 13.8 km (2:25 / km) +51m 2:23 / km
ahr:122 max:145 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:36 AM; Hamline Midway
12.0 °C; Clear
Heard the rain fall sometime during the night. The roads were wet but not too much so, concrete sidewalks and curbs were already blown dry by a decent wind. As usual, a quiet Friday morning commute.
Hiking 1:01:01 5.57 km (10:57 / km) +47m 10:31 / km
ahr:92 max:125 shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
2:46 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
16.9 °C; Clear
They said much cooler today, it felt just like yesterday, but I was wearing my thermal base layer with long sleeves. Lovely, breezy fall afternoon with leaves blowing and dogs running this way and that.
Biking Commuting 30:46 13.99 km (2:12 / km) +81m 2:08 / km
ahr:136 max:158 shoes: All-City Space Horse
2:01 PM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
17.4 °C; Clear
Much warmer than anticipated but the wind was strong, fortunately going mostly my way. There were a couple of unanticipated gusts from odd directions. Lots of traffic along the Minneapolis riverfront.
Thursday Oct 18, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 34:04 14.25 km (2:23 / km) +50m 2:21 / km
ahr:130 max:150 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:24 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
2.3 °C; Clear
Cars covered with frost when I took the dogs out early this morning and the ride to work felt cold though no wind. Many runners out, not so many bikes. The entire ride is now in utter darkness.
Hiking 41:59 [1] 3.89 km (10:48 / km) +22m 10:30 / km
ahr:95 max:114 shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
4:33 PM; Hamline Midway/Como Park
19.4 °C; Clear
Wow, what an afternoon! From the bike ride, I did not know if I wanted to add a layer. I certainly was sweaty. But the sweat evaporated quickly and the air felt warm. Indian summer!
Biking Commuting 33:26 14.1 km (2:22 / km) +79m 2:18 / km
ahr:136 max:157 shoes: All-City Space Horse
3:44 PM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
19.6 °C; Clear
Air felt warm when I stepped onto Nicollet Mall, too warm to wear my thermal base layer. Wore my white undershirt instead which was just fine! The only cool spots were the tunnel under the Twins stadium and I-35W. But boy, was I gald I did not have this SSW wind when I was riding home from Brooklyn Park, yesterday!
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 1:33:13 37.36 km (2:30 / km) +112m 2:27 / km
ahr:135 max:148 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:25 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
1.6 °C; Clear
Colder this morning for the long ride to Brooklyn Park. Could not find my thermal base layer so I improvised with a tec-tee and a polartec sweatshirt under my wind breaker. Lobster gloves and warm boot covers rounded out my armor to the cold. Initially, I was afraid I was overdressed, but after half an hour of riding, the cold started being noticeable but not uncomfortable. Tired legs from last night, increased drag from the added layers and an ever so slight headwind made for slower progress. Cold weather riding is just slower.
Hiking 36:30 [1] 3.45 km (10:35 / km) +31m 10:07 / km
ahr:98 max:120 shoes: All-City Space Horse
5:08 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
8.5 °C; Clear
Oops, I turned on Garmin after switching to hiking from biking but forgot to push the start button. I like those walks with the dogs to come down from a long bike ride. Lovely evening, just relaxed. Little girl saw us come and quickly ran back to the garage, near her dad when she saw us come. I waved to her and she timidly waved back. Roux is super eager in this cool weather, mellie used to be the same when she was young.
Biking Commuting 1:21:58 37.13 km (2:12 / km) +130m 2:10 / km
ahr:137 max:160 shoes: All-City Space Horse
3:32 PM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
9.3 °C; Clear
As predicted, the ride home was significantly faster. During my morning ride in, I noticed that the Rush Creek Regional Trail had slots cut on either side of the bumpy expansion joints. On my ride home, many of them had been scraped out and filled in with new blacktop. I eventually approached the workers who were still at it, not noticing a gap that had been filled with fresh blacktop but not yet rolled. The workers shouted a friendly greeting and said I had tar on my wheels now. The tailwind was a nice help during the remainder of the trip, not as fast as this summer with barely any clothes on but still 10 minutes ahead of this morning. Favorable lights helped, too, as did dispensing of one layer (the tshirt, which was still wet from this AM) and the boot covers. Felt I was dressed just about right. Repeat next Monday, weather permitting.
Tuesday Oct 16, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 31:31 13.96 km (2:15 / km) +50m 2:13 / km
ahr:138 max:159 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:37 AM; Hamline Midway
5.3 °C; Clear
Not as cold and much less wind than yesterday evening but more traffic on Snelling and Como. Not sure what that was about, I was riding within my window. Many runners out this morning. I always love seeing someone going at a good clip, making it look effortless, this morning a woman on the campus connector and a man along the river. Contrasting this with all the runners who are obviously suffering. Kudos to them for still having a go at it! While heading into the hills on Sunday, I saw a young woman, high school age, who did not seem very happy on her run. In her case, it was probably because being dressed too lightly, wearing shorts and no gloves as the temps hovered just above freezing. She looked cold and did not respond to my smile and greeting as I rode by.
Hiking 37:40 [1] 3.8 km (9:55 / km) +24m 9:37 / km
ahr:98 max:119 shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
3:35 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
11.4 °C; Partly cloudy
Windy and warm sunlight. Really noticeable when the sun hides behind the clouds for a couple of minutes. Several people commented on the dogs. Feeling tired but have the ski group workout coming up and tomorrow the long bike ride to TNC.
Biking Commuting 32:34 14.16 km (2:18 / km) +87m 2:14 / km
ahr:135 max:157 shoes: All-City Space Horse
2:46 PM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
11.2 °C; Clear
Had dentist appointment, crown installation, Done faster than expected so got home early to play with dogs.
Biking Commuting 32:34 14.16 km (2:18 / km) +87m 2:14 / km
ahr:135 max:157 shoes: All-City Space Horse
2:46 PM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
11.2 °C; Clear
Had dentist appointment, crown installation, Done faster than expected so got home early to play with dogs.
Running: Hills 1:24:41 10.51 km (8:03 / km) +292m 7:04 / km
ahr:137 max:167 shoes: Hoka One One Speedgoat 2
6:29 PM; Battle Creek East
9.4 °C; Cloudy
Another excellent Tuesday night intensity workout! starting with a 15:00 warm-up, followed by four ten-minute intervals of hill bounding at level 3. we were joined by a few new skiers for the fall/winter session, one of which, Joseph, was in our little group with Jamie, Mike and myself. Standing around for a couple minutes was enough to get chilled, the temps had started to drop and the wind was picking up. Glad when Karl showed up with no objections to head for the car.
Hiking 6:32 [1] 0.67 km (9:45 / km) +4m 9:28 / km
ahr:102 max:115 shoes: Hoka One One Speedgoat 2
6:22 PM; Battle Creek West, St. Paul
10.5 °C; Cloudy
Monday Oct 15, 2018 #
Biking Commuting 34:49 13.71 km (2:32 / km) +34m 2:31 / km
ahr:128 max:144 shoes: All-City Space Horse
6:39 AM; Minneapolis-St. Paul
1.4 °C; Cloudy
Ducked into S St. Anthony to avoid wind, it did not help much. Because of the temps, I gave every puddle a close look, too, expecting to see a skin of ice. Only saw ice in one location, on the semi-permanent puddle where the Dinkytown Greenway is crossed by a truck access for the railroad, next to the UMN tennis courts. Not too much competition from other cyclists and even runners or walkers. The bike room at TPC was empty.
Running 33:27 3.8 km (8:48 / km) +30m 8:28 / km
ahr:107 max:135 shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
4:30 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
6.8 °C; Clear
Kept a little jog up most of the time. Cooler weather and excited dogs help. Knees not so much.
Running 33:27 3.8 km (8:48 / km) +30m 8:28 / km
ahr:107 max:135 shoes: Hoka One One Clifton 2
4:30 PM; Hamline Midway/Frogtown
6.8 °C; Clear
Kept a little jog up most of the time. Cooler weather and excited dogs help. Knees not so much.
Sunday Oct 14, 2018 #
Biking MTB 2:16:48 38.39 km (3:34 / km) +456m 3:22 / km
ahr:137 max:169 shoes: Gravity 19.5" 29er MTB
8:44 AM; Washburn, WI
2.1 °C; Cloudy
Haven't done as much mountain biking as I wanted, biking every day to work, activities on the lake take precedent over riding. Now, that it's getting colder, before the ski season starts is a good time to catch up. Wanted to do around two hours today, heading up Friendly Valley. From there, tied into Nemiesto Rd, where I saw the only car, a truck passing me as I had just stopped to take a picture. Then to Little Sioux and Whiting, up a service road to the top of Mt. Ashwaybay. Checked out a new yurt, like the first one, with a spectacular view, this one NE, overlooking Pikes Bay Marina and Madeline. Seriously awesome way to enjoy the outdoors in comfort. I found Raven Trail closed, so I ventured onto Trogdor, a little worried about taking this intermediate trail. It was fine, more advanced features always have a bail. Was also concerned about the leaf litter, but that was fine, too. Great way to spend a morning in the woods.