Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
Day 107
Went out for a ride during the day! Feels like I've only been riding in the dark for months. 28.73km in 59:47, for an avg speed of 28.8km/h. Still having problems with my power meter. Last ride it was giving me values that were way too high, now they're way too low!
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Day 103
Let the postseason begin! Final done my exams! I just got in from writing my organic chem final... having a quit beer to cool my jets, then it's off to work. I've been postponing a good 'ol drunk since September, so I'm gonna take care of that tomorrow, then hopefully follow that up with some rides over the holidays.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Day 101
Every time I hear "101" I think of a university course, so it's sort fitting that today I'm stuffing my brain with organic chem! So no ride today.
Also, since yesterday's post that said I only had one donation in the past 100 days, I received 4 more donations! That makes me very happy.
Also, since yesterday's post that said I only had one donation in the past 100 days, I received 4 more donations! That makes me very happy.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Day 100
Yesterday was my birthday, and I spent it studying math. Possibly my lamest birthday ever, even considering I've spent about the last ten years writing exams right around my birthday, none have been this plain. Pure plain. But that's behind me now, and so are 100 days of (very inconsistent) training.
Tonight's ride was weird. It was cold and wet, but there was something else that just didn't feel right, so I turned around at half my planned ride. Ended up doing 15.42 in 38:36. If you follow that link, ignore the power data... I'm not sure what's going wrong with my gauge, but I know I wasn't pushing 600W for 40 minutes!
On another note, Marty showed me this article about some hope for the fight against malaria. It was a nice birthday present to think that some of the work I've been doing is in some way a part of this success. Hopefully the next 100 days of this fundraising will see more donations than the first... two donations would be twice what I raised in the first 100 days!
Tonight's ride was weird. It was cold and wet, but there was something else that just didn't feel right, so I turned around at half my planned ride. Ended up doing 15.42 in 38:36. If you follow that link, ignore the power data... I'm not sure what's going wrong with my gauge, but I know I wasn't pushing 600W for 40 minutes!
On another note, Marty showed me this article about some hope for the fight against malaria. It was a nice birthday present to think that some of the work I've been doing is in some way a part of this success. Hopefully the next 100 days of this fundraising will see more donations than the first... two donations would be twice what I raised in the first 100 days!
Day 98
Rode out around UBC Monday night after a full day of studying, but for some reason the file won't load.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Day 93
Got out for a quick burn today. Left when the sun came out, then got poured on 30 minutes into the ride. 28.49km in 58:00, for an average speed of 29.5km/h. Nothing really interesting happened, so I'll leave it at that... but it sure felt good to get out during the daylight for a change!
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Day 90
Final exams time. Didn't get to ride today, but I'm optimistic about being able to get out more often in the next two weeks. I've got lots of studying to do, but I think I'll be able to get out every second day or so.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Day 89
And finally a ride! Went out in the sun today for some beautiful scenery. Anyone who lives in Vancouver knows that it's a beautiful city all year, but there's something about sunny days when the North Shore mountains are covered in snow... So it seemed like a great day for a ride along the ocean. But it turns out that the slow sun means lots of shade on Marine Dr. along Spanish Banks. It was pretty much a skating rink over there! All the moisture off the water makes for a lot of frost... after a few little slips and slides I dialed down the speed and pressed on, but there was nothing I could when the road slanted off to the side! Somehow I managed a 20ft powerslide and didn't fall, which had the added bonus of being able to jump back from the road before the car sliding behind me got too close. My chain got jammed in the process, and I watched two other riders wipeout and about a dozen cars lockup and slide while I pulled the chain out... so I figured I would turn around and ride back up to higher ground, away from the water. Apart from my lesson in the limited traction of two very small contact points of near-tread-less rubber, it was a really nice ride. Went out around UBC and back: 33.26km in 1:17:43, for an "average" speed of 27km/h (but I spent a while fixing my chain and riding slowly on the ice).
Here's the view looking past a frozen Kits Pool, just in front of my place
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Day 85
Finally got out for a ride. I was pretty tired after finishing up my school work around 11:30pm, but decided to get out there anyways. Power meter is going all wonky since I put in a new battery, hopefully it just needs to be calibrated... Went for 28.47km in 59:58, for an avg speed of 28.5km/h. Really felt good to stretch the legs.
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