Away boating for two weeks

Dropped the bike off at the shop for a tune up while I'm away.

Bike 25 minutes, Walk 25 minutes

Love those long rides!

I enjoy the long rides even more than I used to enjoy the long runs.

Ride 1 hour 32 minutes, 29 km, 18.6 average km/h, 41.5 max km/h

Average weight for the week, 239.67 lb

Weekly speed trial

I didn't feel much like getting up on the pedals and pushing. Quads felt tight, a sure sign I missed stretching after the preceding ride. Here are today's numbers plus preceding weeks:

Bike 48 mins, average speed 18K, fastest speed 47.5K, distance 15K
Bike 46 mins 50 secs, average speed 18 kmh, fastest speed 45 kmh, distance 15 km, not without changes in elevation
Bike 47 mins 45 secs, average speed 17.5 kmh, fastest speed 42 kmh, distance about 15 km

Like foxes in the night

On my easy ride along Lake Ontario, I encountered two red foxes, one in Ajax, the other in Pickering.

Ride 1 hour easy

Humid hike

Must be the influence of Ike, as it's quite warm and exceptionally humid on the north shore of Lake Ontario.

Walk 1 hour 10 minutes with SO

Love that long ride!

The long one is still only one hour and 20-some minutes, but it's fun, it feels good and it will be getting longer as we move into fall. I rode again as far as Cranberry Marsh Hill in 40 minutes, like last Friday, but this time it took me six fewer minutes to get home

While Googling for info on Lynde Shores, where the marsh is, I found this routing for a 100K ride from Pickering to Port Hope. I wonder when I'll be ready for it . . .

Ride 1 hour 24 minutes along Lake Ontario, 25K (16M)

Weekly speed trial goes well

Bike 46 mins 50 secs on Rougemount route, average speed 18 kmh, fastest speed 45 kmh, distance 15 km, not without changes in elevation

Last week: Bike 47 mins 45 secs to Rougemount and back, average speed 17.5 kmh, fastest speed 42 kmh, distance about 15 km

An easy day on the bike but . . .

. . . it turned out to be my fastest hour to date. Must have been especially rested because the Wife and I skipped our weekly long walk on Sunday on account of family obligations.

Bike 60 minutes along lakeshore, average speed 19.5 kmh, distance 19.5 km

Ride to windward

What a difference a wind of 15 to 20 knots makes! I rode as far as the Cranberry Marsh Hill in 40 minutes, but it took me 50 minutes to get home. A great ride, regardless. My legs felt fresh, as I had only ridden once during the week.

Ride 1 hour 34 minutes along Lake Ontario, 25K (16M), 18 kmh average, 41 kmh max