urban bike path exploration

Nice! Yesterday was so much fun I did it again today. Only this time I tried stay on some bike paths instead of streets.

I knew that there was a paved path down the grass median of Beacon Ave so climbed up the Cheasty Blvd green corridor to connect with that. On my way south I rode under some power lines that ran down a greenbelt and there was another paved path in the middle of that so on my way home I took that route.

There are some stout hills on this route! Especially on my single speed. But it was a blast.

The day was so nice I went out again in the afternoon with Shelley and we rode down to Seward Park and back.

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Nutrition	AM ride - 1.5 large Water Bottles each w/2 scoops Perpetuem PM ride - water
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Equipment	Raleigh Mojave 8.0
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Technorati Tags: urban exploration,single speed

urban Seattle tour on a single speed

This was fun!

I combined one of my favorite routes home from work with a little extra exploration and bingo, an awesome urban bike tour. I got to see all of the following neighborhoods.

• Mt Baker
• Downtown
• Myrtle Edwards Park
• Discovery Park
• Magnolia
• Lake WA Ship Canal
• Capitol Hill/Interlaken
• The Arboretum
• Leschi

All in 2.5 hours.

I am loving my new Schwalbe Big Apple tires, so smooth!

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Nutrition	1.5 large Water Bottles each w/2 scoops Perpetuem
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Time of Day	9:30 AM
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Equipment	Raleigh Mojave 8.0
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Technorati Tags: urban ride,urban exploration,single speed

cardio

Ha!

Last night I attended a reception for the incoming PhD Students at work. They had some excellent local beer and wine and I over indulged. By a lot. It was delicious but my ride home last night was s l o w and this morning I felt rather under the weather.

Somehow I made it to the gym but I had no motivation to do anything else. I was also meeting some friends after work for a drink(?!) so didn't ride my bike either.

Anti-training for sure.

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Time of Day	5:30 AM
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Course	elliptical trainer incline - 13 resistance - 13 cadence - upper 140s
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Time	30 min
Distance	3.6 miles
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bike commute | Foster Island lunch run

Super weather today! The sun was out and my long sleeve shirt on the lunch run was too much. I like that.

Unfortunately my hip is still not happy at all. In retrospect I should have not run today... we went nice and slow and even walked a couple of times but I still didn't feel like this did my body any favors. Suck! Being injured is a massive drag. Still, Foster Island is so pretty, it was great to be out here.
I ran with Brad Coston and as we went under all the new 520 bridge construction he told me all about American Piledriving Equipment. Turns out they have some revolutionary technology and it sounds really green to me. They vibrate stuff into the ground instead of just pounding it. And I think Brad said all the hydraulics are filled with linseed oil making leaks a relative non-issue. This is the kind of progress I love.

Walking around the UW campus I see tons of bikes. I also see lots of victims of bike theft. Boo.



I also see some crazy bikes, like this one. Is that name supposed to appeal to customers?

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Nutrition	rides - water
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Time of Day	run - 12:45 PM
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Weather	run - mid 50s, sunny, dry, light breeze
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Equipment	run - Brooks Glycerin 12 rides - Raleigh Mojave 8.0
Clothing	run - The Balanced Athlete Fitsok CF2, Brooks 5" Essential Run Short, Brooks Podium LS shirt

Technorati Tags: bike commute,lunch run,Foster Island