John Simons

Riding, May 18, 2006- Thursday Night

It has been a week since I last rode–at the Thursday night group ride. I stayed with the B group early on, actually the B+ group. After we turned a corner and started riding, we realized that three of us had dropped the rest of the B group. After the next turn one of the other two decided to fall back to the B group. I and the other guy kept going. On the second hill, we were caught by a third guy, who set the pace the rest of the way to the high school.

At the school, I realized that my computer had reset. The mount had come loose on the ride, and I had been fiddling with it so I could monitor my speed. I must have accidentally reset it. So, I reset it again to track the speed going back.

The pace going back to the start was slower. It was probably a better pace.

The stats coming back were:
15.45 mi
0:58:51
15.6 mph avg.
24.3 mph max.

Total stats (approx)
30 mi.
1:48:00

Tags: cycling, bicycle, training, Thursday night

Riding, May 16, 2006 - Tuesday Night

I was back out with Bob on Tuesday night. We rode west on Hwy 27, back toward horse country, but we turned around at about the spot where the scenery would have turned really nice. We still had a good ride and a chance to enjoy some conversation. We also got in a couple of good hills.

Stats:
30:08 mi.
1:55:13
15.6 mph avg.
26.0 mph max.

Good ride.

Tags: cycling, bicycle, training, hills

Riding, May 13, 2006 - Horse Country and Hills

On Saturday morning on went on a little longer ride. I didn’t get off to as early a start as I would have liked, so I didn’t have time to ride as far as I would have liked. I did get a chance to ride through horse country, and through some nice hilly areas. The hills are good training for me.

Some of the scenery was fabulous. However, parts of the ride were strewn with litter. What a shame that such a beautiful county is ruined by all the litter.

Stats:
42.39 mi.
3:00:32
14.0 mph avg.
28.0 mph max.

HRM stats:
3:13:57
132 avg. HR
Max HR was thrown off by radio interference again.

In zone: 1:09:55
Above zone: 0:33:19
Below zone: 1:30:43
I had the zone set at 132/145, which is all sublactate.

Tags: cycling, bicycle, training, hills

Riding, May 10, 2006 - Wed. night

I did a Wednesday night ride as I had plans for Thursday night. I rode solo and had a good time.

21.87 mi.
1:28:31
14.8 mph avg.
26.1 mph max.

Once I get caught up in logging rides, I will try to include more details.

Tags: cycling, bicycle, training, Silver Springs Shores

Riding, May 9, 2006 - Silver Springs Shores

I rode with one of the guys from church. We had a really good ride. We stayed at a reasonable pace and spent much of the time talking. I got to know Bob a little bit better, and really enjoyed the time. After the ride, he and his wife came over for dinner.

Stats:
27.29 miles
1:48:16
15.1 mph avg.
24.6 mph max.

Tags: cycling, bicycle, training, Silver Springs Shores