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Tuesday Oct 3, 2017 #
2 PM
biking - dark blue bike 1:15:25 17.37 mi (4:21 / mi) +715ft 4:11 / mi
ahr:117 max:183 weight:138lbs
Mostly mellow ride. Wanted to do at least one of the local (and short) climbs just out of curiosity to see what my time would be -- I rarely test myself these days, but for some reason today seemed a good day to do so -- but when I got to the bottom of South Sugarloaf I had no desire to head up. So I didn't.
So I cruised a few miles north through the farms, a nice tailwind behind me, heading for option 2, Pine Nook Road up through Eaglebrook School. When I got there, I seemed to have at least a bit of enthusiasm, so up I went. 0.62 miles, 325' climb, average about 10%.
It was a proper test, meaning, as fast as I could. I had done it twice before this year (and never before then that I can remember), 7:08 in May, and 6:43 in August, though the latter trip I was also carrying three ears of corn, so perhaps not comparable.
A real hard effort all the way up. Looked at my watch a couple of times, thought I might get close to 6 minutes, but the last bit is steeper and a little longer than I remembered. Checked my heart rate once, 166 about a minute from the top, just right, my max is about 168-170 and I figured that was about what it would get to. So, again, a proper test, ie. a max effort.
The last 20 seconds or so my legs were getting real wobbly, but there was just enough left to crest the pitch and stop the watch, and fortunately the road flattens immediately. The time number was excellent, 6:20. :-)
On the other hand, the heart rate, well, the Garmin obviously got pretty excited about how well I was doing, because the number there was 183. WTF. Highest number I've for for a while. Bogus, of course. But pretty exciting for a moment...
And then a mostly mellow ride back home, except for a couple of miles into the wind that had me working harder, and a huge amount of traffic on the bridge that took quite a while to negotiate.
One of these I'll have to get up my gumption to do Sugarloaf again while I'm still young and fit....
So I cruised a few miles north through the farms, a nice tailwind behind me, heading for option 2, Pine Nook Road up through Eaglebrook School. When I got there, I seemed to have at least a bit of enthusiasm, so up I went. 0.62 miles, 325' climb, average about 10%.
It was a proper test, meaning, as fast as I could. I had done it twice before this year (and never before then that I can remember), 7:08 in May, and 6:43 in August, though the latter trip I was also carrying three ears of corn, so perhaps not comparable.
A real hard effort all the way up. Looked at my watch a couple of times, thought I might get close to 6 minutes, but the last bit is steeper and a little longer than I remembered. Checked my heart rate once, 166 about a minute from the top, just right, my max is about 168-170 and I figured that was about what it would get to. So, again, a proper test, ie. a max effort.
The last 20 seconds or so my legs were getting real wobbly, but there was just enough left to crest the pitch and stop the watch, and fortunately the road flattens immediately. The time number was excellent, 6:20. :-)
On the other hand, the heart rate, well, the Garmin obviously got pretty excited about how well I was doing, because the number there was 183. WTF. Highest number I've for for a while. Bogus, of course. But pretty exciting for a moment...
And then a mostly mellow ride back home, except for a couple of miles into the wind that had me working harder, and a huge amount of traffic on the bridge that took quite a while to negotiate.
One of these I'll have to get up my gumption to do Sugarloaf again while I'm still young and fit....
4 PM
Note
And then a couple of hours of just plain hard work outside, finishing digging up a plant and then moving it and rotating it and replanting it properly. Lots of assistance from Gail. Wasn't sure we could actually get it done (or, maybe, wasn't sure we could get it done without breaking my back). But finished up just as it was getting dark, and I can still walk.
It would be nice if the thing survives. Hopefully it will flourish.
It would be nice if the thing survives. Hopefully it will flourish.