Week 11: Day 7 - 21 March 2021

• morning ride - 74.12 miles; time = 5:10:43; average speed @ 14.3mph
• walked dogs = 2.6 miles total

Running:

Total Weekly Mileage: 18.94

Total Monthly Mileage: 57

Total Yearly Mileage: 198.46

Total Shoe Mileage: 211.46

Cycling:

Total Weekly Mileage: 88.6

Total Monthly Mileage: 212.19

Total Yearly Mileage: 907.32

Total Bike Mileage: 3562.77

I'm finally learning and figuring out that as long as I rest properly at a food stop or at some point during a challenging (hilly or long) ride, I tend to do fine during the majority of the ride and I won't feel like I'm dying.

Week 11: Day 6 = 20 March 2021

• morning run = 6.1 miles; time = 1:36:14; average pace @ 15:47
• walked dogs = 2.7 miles total
• afternoon solo ride = 12.48 miles; time = 58:52; average speed @ 12.7mph

Week 11: Day 5 - 19 March 2021

• morning run = 5.18 miles; time = 1:17:48; average pace @ 15:03
• walked dogs = 2.7 miles total

Week 11: Day 4 - 18 March 2021

• morning run = 4.55 miles; time = 1 13:21; average pace @ 16:08
• walked dogs = 2.6 miles total

Week 11: Day 1 - 15 March 2021

• morning run = 3.11 miles; time = 53:03; average pace @ 17:04
• warmup ride on rollers = 2 miles; time = 10:27; average speed @ 11.5mph
• walked dogs = 2 miles total

Felt so sore this morning from yesterday's ride.

Week 10: Day 7 - 14 March 2021

• morning solo ride = 49.73 miles; time = 4:13:49; average speed @ 11.8mph
• walked dogs = 2.7 miles total

Running: 

Total Weekly Mileage: 18.02

Total Monthly Mileage: 38.06

Total Yearly Mileage: 179.52

Total Shoe Mileage: 192.52

Cycling: 

Total Weekly Mileage: 97.17

Total Monthly Mileage: 123.59

Total Yearly Mileage: 818.72

Total Bike Mileage: 3474.17

Week 10: Day 6 - 13 March 2021

• morning run = 6.89 miles; time = 1:36:47; average pace @ 14:03
• warmup ride on rollers = 3 miles; time = 13:58; average speed @ 12.9mph
• walked dogs = 2.7 miles total
• afternoon ride = 16:47; time = 1:13:25; average speed @ 13.5mph

Week 10: Day 5 - 12 March 2021

• morning run = 3.07 miles; time = 49:16; average pace @ 16:05
• warmup ride on rollers = 2 miles; time = 9:15; average speed @ 13mph
• walked dogs = 2.5 miles total

I felt fine this morning during my run after five hours of sleep. I was really determined to get a few miles in. By 9am, tiredness/sleepiness started kicking in. Surprisingly, the work day wasn't that bad.

Week 10: Day 4 - 11 March 2021

• morning indoor ride on rollers = 10 miles; time = 40:40; average speed @ 14.8
• walked dogs = 2.7 miles total
• Downtown L.A. Night photo walk with Light Chasers photo group = 2.89 miles

My bike fell off the rollers around mile 2.4, but luckily only the front tire fell off. So the total time included getting my bike back on the rollers. I would have called it a day and not bother getting back on if both tires fell off.

I also got to see my photography friends after a year! I miss my people!

Week 10: Day 3 - 10 March 2021

• morning run = 3.48 miles; time = 56:30; average pace @ 16:15
• warmup on rollers = 2 miles; time = 9:13; average speed @ 13mph
• walked dogs = 2 miles total

I was going to complain that my weather app was wrong about the 68% chance of rain during the 5 o'clock hour until it started to rain during the last mile. It started to downpour during the last 1/2 mile. I quite enjoyed the heavy downpour, however, this was probably because my run was almost over.

Week 10: Day 2 - 09 March 2021

• morning run = 4.58 miles; time = 1:13:28; average pace @ 16:03
• warmup ride on rollers = 3 miles; time = 13:29; average speed @ 13.3mph
• walked dogs = 2.5 miles total

Week 10: Day 1 - 08 March 2021

• morning indoor ride on rollers = 11 miles; time = 42:56; average speed @ 15.4mph
• walked dogs = 2.7 miles total

This was the second ride (first with the new bar tape) on rollers longer than three miles where my hands felt fine. Usually one or both of my hands would go number during most of my rides on rollers. It is probably too soon to say that the new bar tape is better, so I guess I'll find out after a few more rides. It is not more comfortable, but the texture is different than the bar tape that I had before.

Week9: Day 7 - 07 March 2021

• morning group ride = 23.42 miles; time = 1:40:24; average speed @ 14mph
• walked dogs = 2.6 miles total

Running: 

Total Weekly Mileage: 20.04

Total Monthly Mileage: 20.04

Total Yearly Mileage: 161.76

Total Shoe Mileage: 174.5

Cycling: 

Total Weekly Mileage: 23.42

Total Monthly Mileage: 23.42

Total Yearly Mileage: 721.55

Total Bike Mileage: 3377

First ride after getting my bike back. The ride felt great. Even though I have a brand new chain (it was put on my bike yesterday), I think I have to put lube/chain oil on it so other related parts connected to it can also be lubed up? It was a little squeaky when I dropped off my bike last weekend because I forgot to wash my bike and/or add extra lube.

Week 9: Day 6 - 06 March 2021

• morning run = 5.2 miles; time = 1:22:05; average pace @ 15:47
• walked dogs = 2.6 miles total

I finally got my bike back from the shop. I have not done on a ride on it yet because I had just picked it up this afternoon. Okay, maybe I'm making up excuses because I really am tired. Can't wait to take it out for a spin tomorrow when I have more energy!

Week 9: Day 5 - 05 March 2021

• morning run = 6.32 miles; time = 1:35:37: average pace @ 15:08
• walked dogs = 2.5 miles total

Week 9: Day 3 - 03 March 2021

• morning run = 4.3 miles; time = 1:07:56; average pace @ 15:47
• walked dogs = 2.6 miles total

Week 9: Day 2 - 02 March 2021

• morning run = 4.22 miles; time = 1:08:00; average pace @ 16:06
• walked dogs = 2.5 miles total

Week 9: Day 1 - 01 March 2021

• morning yoga = 55 minutes
• walked dogs = 2.7 miles total

Soo, my laptop decided to stop working a week and a half ago. It still doesn't turn on, so it's a mystery what happened to it and I had to get a new laptop. I've had a new laptop for a week now, but I just hadn't been posting while I had been working out. So I'm back to a regularly scheduled posting.

On Saturday, I dropped off my bike for a performance maintenance at a bike shop. I wasn't expecting to just dropping it off. I kinda got used to them looking over my bike briefly and then setting up an "appointment" and I could just drop off on the scheduled date...it would take them a day or two to work on my bike. As opposed to two weeks like it used to if I just dropped off my bike without an appointment. They said it would take 5 - 7 days before I could get my bike back which was fine because their store hours kinda suck anyway (Tuesday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm, closed Sunday/Monday) and I'm at work from 9am to 5:30pm during the week, so Saturdays are the only day I can drop off and pick up my bike from them. Normally, I would prefer to do some kind of cardio to start my day, but I'm trying out this whole yoga thing in the mornings for the meantime.