november 10, 2007

took a nice long ride today. went out solo but it took some effort to get out the door. was going to wear the new leg warmers but after thinking twice i chose my amfibs. it ended up being the right choice with temps in the low 40s. not sure how much ive lost since gaining weight and not riding but overall i felt pretty good. headed down 601 towards 518. this was a nice stretch. had a subtly tail wind which made warming up much easier. after getting on 518 headed towards canal rd. saw another rider who ignored me after making an attempt at saying hi. this bugs me. part of me wants to just give up saying hi but i know its not the right thing to do. another thing, no helmet! why do people take this risk! oh well.

did the climb up 518 then got on canal rd. found the formula for figuring out the grade of hills.

grade = feet climbed/feet ridden. then move the decimal point two places to the right. so this climb is a 3.5% grade! woo! headed down canal rd and did two decent pace intervals. then back down 514 and home. great ride even though it was chilly it felt good to get out. ride;

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