Did this 20 minute effort this morning after taking yesterday off to drive back from MI. Average 355 watts. That higher than I do at Cleves for 23 minutes but also on a different bike (Stages SC3) and sitting in a typical road position which gives more leverage against the pedals. I should be able to be […]
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I used my Kindle and the audio app to both read and listen to these starting on the drive to Appleton through halfway home today. I actually started the last one in norther Ohio and am about 1/3 through it. All very good books and very different subject matters. https://www.amazon.com/Comeback-LeMond-American-Cycling-Legendary-ebook/dp/B075VDQD2W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1532128537&sr=8-1&keywords=the+comeback+greg+lemond https://www.amazon.com/Paul-Simon-Life-Robert-Hilburn-ebook/dp/B075RSN2F1/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1532128570&sr=1-1&keywords=paul+simon+the+life&dpID=41HGcTuH6DL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch https://www.amazon.com/Feather-Thief-Obsession-Natural-History-ebook/dp/B074DGMF88/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1532128600&sr=1-1&keywords=the+feather+thief+by+kirk+wallace+johnson https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Soldiers-Account-Greatest-Mission-ebook/dp/B000FBJCJ4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1532128644&sr=1-1&keywords=ghost+soldiers&dpID=51ctUlkfjhL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch https://www.amazon.com/438-Days-Extraordinary-Story-Survival-ebook/dp/B00UDCHZ3K/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1532128725&sr=1-1&keywords=438+days+an+extraordinary+true+story+of+survival+at+sea&dpID=51%252BKXksQ0SL&preST=_SY445_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
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In the last ten days I’ve done 9 rides for a total of 475 miles. Heading home tomorrow and will do two Cleves time trials, the Ohio state tometrial, make a trip to Tennessee and then back up to Michigan for their state 5 and 10 k and then back to Traverse city for 5
I threw in some random intervals just for fun. 13:30 (first two…7 seconds for a stop sign separates them) at 338, 30 seconds at 464, 572 and 524, 3 min at 375, 5 min at 325 and 5 min at 302. I used the road ahead to determine some of the times. Had some nice
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Had a three hour ride on the schedule and this was completed in 3:05. Went from Boyne City to Charelvoix with maybe 1/3 of the ride on bike trail and the rest on the road. Not much traffic so that was fine. The section from Charlevoix to Petosky was all bike trail. Given the road
Had an amazing four day on Isle Royale National Park covering about 50 miles in four days. Trails hiked include Rock Harbor, Tobin Harbor, Still, Suzy’s Cave, Moskey Basin, Mt. Franklin, Lookout Louise, Hidden Lake, Lane Cove, Daisy Farm, and Greenstone over a few sections. Also did some kayaking in Tobin Harbor.
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I read and listened to this book this week. While I had read most of LeMond’s race history it was interesting to read about his early years as a teenager on the bike, his relationship with his dad, how he was and wasn’t accepted in Europe, etc. The section on how Fignon and LeMond couldn’t;t