Bike 9/30/08

I was all ready to post pretty graphs and such. But for some reason, BimActive isn't reading the biking activity from Garmin. So I had to put in the numbers manually. Next time, I think I'll just leave Garmin on the running setting and just change the activity in BimActive. Oh well. So my little ride was about 30min. I had a good time. I felt like a kid again. Even the uphill portion around the golf course wasn't too horrible. I ran that route as a fairly new runner once. I hated it. I guess having gears to play with helped. My quads will hate me tomorrow though. Okay, so with today's little excursion, I feel a LOT more comfortable. There were a couple of times I took one hand off the handlebars without wobbling. Go me! But the best part is that I live in a residential neighborhood. There are rarely any cars on the road unless you're on a major road. So riding around the way, I get the road to myself mostly. I still stayed to the right and kept looking over my shoulder just in case. With the wind in my ears, I may not hear a car creeping up on me. Oh, and I can look behind me without wobbling too. Yes, this is minor stuff to you experienced bikers. But to someone who hasn't seriously ridden in over 10yrs, this is a huge accomplishment. Next thing you know, I'll be roller skating again. But let me not get ahead of myself. One thing at a time, grasshopper. Oh, before I forget...is it just me or are there more bugs out when you're riding? I don't remember being covered in gnats when I used to ride back in the day. My shirt was all gnatted up. And some even managed to end up on me under the shirt. That was a bit gross. So yeah, I took another shower just to get the critters off. Another part of the ride that I could have done without was the part where I thought at some point I would hit a squirrel or few. They were every where. At one point, I said out loud something like, "Okay, Mr. Squirrel, ya gotta move now. Thanks." Well, that's it for now. I'm going to spend the rest of the night with my feet up and a cocktail in my hand (maybe). I'm sure it will help with soreness. We'll see. Activity Route: Around the way Location: Willingboro, NJ Elev. Gain: +4 ft Date: 09/30/08 Up/Downhill: [+290/-286] Time: 04:35 PM Difficulty: 1.8 / 5.0 Performance Distance: 5.16 miles Time: 0:29:57 Speed: 10.3 mph Pace: 5' 50 /mi Heart Rate: 142 bpm (Avg) Calories: 205 169 bpm (Peak) Notes Max Speed = 16.6mph

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