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• Cycle 10:30 AM - Grocery Run
• You know that I had to try
• Wah, wah, wah!
• The Calm Before The Storm
• Grocery Store Run
• Snow Ride, Take It Easy
• Edgemere Ride 20100131
• BBC Hyde Park Ride
• Essex, Sparks, Madonna - Part 2
• Essex, Sparks, Madonna - Part 1

Cycle 10:30 AM - Grocery Run

People in the neighborhood are getting antsy. They want out. To not be trapped behind mounds of snow. They want to free their cars. Activity Route: Grocery Store Route Elev. Avg: 82 ft Location: Essex, MD Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 02/07/10 Up/Downhill: [+26/-26] Time: 10:30 AM Difficulty: 1.0 / 5.0   Weather: Clear   21 F temp; 67% humidity   21 F heat index; winds NW 12 Performance Distance: 0.52 miles Time: 0:10:00 Speed: 3.1 mph Pace: 19' 21 /mi Calories: 48 Notes Pretty slow going. Mace Avenue is still covered in "road snow" (see www.icebike.com for definition). But, there's a bright sun out. Might try to do a longer ride later once there is more melting. Map Essex, Maryland   Elevation (ft)

You know that I had to try

It just wouldn't be me to not try to ride in this snow. So, now, I can say that I did (sort of). I most certainly burned a bunch of calories trying to stay on the bike. I even tried to let some air out of the tires, but in the deeper stuff (what icebike.com calls road snow and chocolate mousse*) I just didn't have aggressive enough lugging to maintain traction. Oh well. Tomorrow will be better. * http://www.icebike.org/Articles/TechniquesDeepSnow.htm Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 36 ft Location: Essex, MD, Elev. Gain: +3 ft Date: 02/06/10 Up/Downhill: [+104/-101] Time: 04:51 PM Difficulty: 1.9 / 5.0   Weather:   27 F temp; 66% humidity   27 F heat index; winds WNW 3 mph Performance Distance: 2.27 miles Time: 0:21:06 Speed: 6.5 mph Pace: 9' 14 /mi Calories: 108 Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 9' 26 +0' 12 6.3 -0.2 -59 ft 2 9' 14 +0' 00 6.5 -0.0 +20 ft end 8' 53 -0' 20 6.8 +0.2 +42 ft Versus average of 6.5 mph:     Slower     Faster

Wah, wah, wah!

What a disappointing ride home. I expected snow and all I got was a cold wet butt! No pictures of winter time snow scenes. Oh well. There's always tomorrow. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 198 ft Location: Towson, MD, Elev. Gain: -384 ft Date: 02/05/10 Up/Downhill: [+744/-1128] Time: 04:26 PM Difficulty: 4.0 / 5.0   Weather: Winter Storm Warning until Sat Feb 06 2010 10:00 PM EST   34 F temp; 95% humidity   34 F heat index; winds ENE 4 mph Performance Distance: 13.46 miles Time: 0:52:21 Speed: 15.4 mph Pace: 3' 54 /mi Calories: 645 Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 3' 41 -0' 12 16.2 +0.8 -60 ft 2 3' 23 -0' 30 17.7 +2.3 -52 ft 3 5' 12 +1' 18 11.5 -3.9 -27 ft 4 3' 20 -0' 33 18.0 +2.6 -95 ft 5 4' 35 +0' 41 13.1 -2.3 +66 ft 6 3' 40 -0' 13 16.3 +0.9 -72 ft 7 3' 15 -0' 38 18.4 +3.0 -101 ft 8 3' 54 +0' 00 15.4 -0.0 -52 ft 9 4' 38 +0' 44 12.9 -2.5 +9 ft 10 2' 49 -1' 04 21.3 +5.9 -49 ft 11 3' 11 -0' 42 18.8 +3.4 -20 ft 12 4' 27 +0' 33 13.5 -1.9 +36 ft 13 3' 34 -0' 19 16.8 +1.4 -23 ft end 5' 38 +1' 44 10.7 -4.8 +56 ft Versus average of 15.4 mph:     Slower     Faster

The Calm Before The Storm

My morning ride to work--likely the easier of two for today. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 235 ft Location: Essex, MD, Elev. Gain: +383 ft Date: 02/05/10 Up/Downhill: [+1131/-748] Time: 06:33 AM Difficulty: 4.6 / 5.0   Weather: Winter Storm Warning until Sat Feb 06 2010 10:00 PM EST   30 F temp; 94% humidity   30 F heat index; winds CALM calm mph Performance Distance: 13.28 miles Time: 1:03:33 Speed: 12.5 mph Pace: 4' 48 /mi Calories: 640 Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 4' 21 -0' 27 13.8 +1.3 -32 ft 2 3' 39 -1' 09 16.4 +3.9 -29 ft 3 5' 29 +0' 41 10.9 -1.6 +132 ft 4 3' 41 -1' 07 16.3 +3.8 -63 ft 5 4' 40 -0' 08 12.8 +0.3 +39 ft 6 6' 18 +1' 30 9.5 -3.0 +109 ft 7 4' 41 -0' 07 12.8 +0.3 +46 ft 8 4' 46 -0' 02 12.6 +0.1 -43 ft 9 5' 37 +0' 49 10.7 -1.8 +82 ft 10 4' 28 -0' 20 13.4 +0.9 +23 ft 11 4' 18 -0' 30 13.9 +1.4 +13 ft 12 5' 02 +0' 14 11.9 -0.6 +56 ft 13 4' 40 -0' 08 12.8 +0.3 +29 ft end 6' 15 +1' 27 9.6 -2.9 +22 ft Versus average of 12.5 mph:     Slower     Faster

Grocery Store Run

It wasn't busy, but I'm sure the after-work-panic-cuz-it's-going-to-snow crowd had lines to the back of the store earlier right after work. And, that's why I waited until now. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 82 ft Location: Essex, MD, Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 02/04/10 Up/Downhill: [+26/-26] Time: 08:22 PM Difficulty: 1.3 / 5.0   Weather: Winter Storm Warning until Sat Feb 06 2010 10:00 PM EST   31 F temp; 75% humidity   31 F heat index; winds CALM calm mph Performance Distance: 0.52 miles Time: 0:02:25 Speed: 12.8 mph Pace: 4' 41 /mi Calories: 26 Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg end 4' 41 -0' 00 12.8 +0.0 0 ft Versus average of 12.8 mph:     Slower     Faster

Snow Ride, Take It Easy

[Sung to the melody of "Slow Ride" by Foghat]


Snow ride, take it easy - Snow ride, take it easy,
Snow ride, take it easy - Snow ride, take it easy.


I'm in the mood, the weather is right,
Move away from the shoulder, we can roll all night.
Oooh, oooh, snow ride - oooh, oooh ...


Snow ride, take it easy
Snow ride, take it easy


Snow ride, take it easy - Snow ride, take it easy
Slow down, or you'll go down, need studded tires one more time
Holy, moley, snow ridin' bike you're so fine


{slide guitar solo}


Woo!


I'm in the mood, the weather is right,
Move away from the shoulder, we can roll all night.
Oooh, oooh, ...


Snow ride, take it easy - Snow ride, take it easy
Slow down, or you'll go down, need studded tires one more time
Holy, moley, snow ridin' bike you're so fine


(Snow ride, easy, snow ride, it be freezy - Snow ride, easy, snow ride, freezy)

Edgemere Ride 20100131

Last ride of the month. Roads were sloppy along the edges, but clear, wet, and salty on the travel lanes. I headed out to Edgemere, passing Bethlehem Steel (well, that's what it used to be called--called something else now--don't remember what at this moment) at Sparrows Point. Mouse over pictures for a description; click for a larger version. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 38 ft Location: Essex, MD, Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 01/31/10 Up/Downhill: [+915/-915] Time: 12:08 PM Difficulty: 5.0 / 5.0   Weather: Weather Report   26 F temp; 26% humidity   26 F heat index; winds WNW 10 mph Performance Distance: 23.67 miles Time: 1:34:10 Speed: 15.1 mph Pace: 3' 58 /mi Calories: 1183 Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 5' 10 +1' 11 11.6 -3.5 -4 ft 2 4' 22 +0' 23 13.7 -1.4 -53 ft 3 4' 17 +0' 18 14.0 -1.1 -14 ft 4 4' 36 +0' 37 13.0 -2.1 +29 ft 5 4' 09 +0' 10 14.4 -0.7 +4 ft 6 3' 49 -0' 09 15.7 +0.6 +46 ft 7 3' 03 -0' 55 19.7 +4.6 -62 ft 8 4' 10 +0' 11 14.4 -0.7 +62 ft 9 4' 21 +0' 22 13.8 -1.3 -29 ft 10 3' 42 -0' 16 16.2 +1.1 -3 ft 11 3' 08 -0' 50 19.1 +4.0 -46 ft 12 3' 27 -0' 31 17.4 +2.3 -19 ft 13 3' 01 -0' 57 19.9 +4.8 +9 ft 14 3' 51 -0' 07 15.6 +0.5 +6 ft 15 4' 01 +0' 02 14.9 -0.2 -3 ft 16 4' 00 +0' 01 15.0 -0.1 +6 ft 17 4' 09 +0' 10 14.4 -0.7 0 ft 18 4' 18 +0' 19 13.9 -1.2 -3 ft 19 3' 47 -0' 11 15.8 +0.8 +6 ft 20 4' 23 +0' 24 13.7 -1.4 +29 ft 21 3' 37 -0' 21 16.6 +1.5 -13 ft 22 3' 13 -0' 45 18.6 +3.5 -36 ft 23 4' 05 +0' 06 14.7 -0.4 +23 ft end 4' 58 +0' 59 12.1 -3.0 +62 ft Versus average of 15.1 mph:     Slower     Faster

BBC Hyde Park Ride

What a nice easy paced ride! Thank you, Bud Lippert, for leading it. Bud's ride was the only one appearing on the BBC's schedule for the day. He usually leads some of the club's "casual" and 10-13(15?) MPH rides. When I saw the ride, I thought to myself that this would be perfect for me. I had made my mileage goal of 1,100 miles before Bud's ride, so his ride would be the icing on the cake, so to speak, for my month. This ride winds through niches and crannies off of creeks and streams in Middle River and Back River that I'd never ridden by before. It seemed that Bud had some historical fact about each one. The snow really started to pick up as we headed toward Holly Neck Road. Just before that road we stopped at a little convenience store where I had coffee, chocolate mini-donuts, and chocolate Zingers (actually I saved the Zingers for later and I'm eating them as I compose this story.) I felt a bit chilled from the southeast wind that blew snow into my face past my cycling cap's brim and causing my eyelashes to stick together, so I was thankful for the perfectly timed stop. As we warmed up, I suggested to Bud that we cut the ride short, especially after checking local weather stations temperatures, all of which had readings in the teens. Bud concurred. After the stop, I had warmed up quite a bit and it seemed that my chemical warmers were revived as well. Bud and I split up at Route 702 and Turkey Point Rd. We bid each other goodbye and thanks for the ride company. I continued north on Route 702 turning left on to Homberg Avenue. By this time I was feeling much warmer. Maybe it was the coffee and food. Maybe it was due to the wind that was now at my back, or perhaps all three. I decided that I would not go straight home--that I would continue the ride around in my "neck of the woods" in Essex. So, I road around the Essex Highlands toward North East Creek and Back River Bridge, then crossing over Eastern Blvd to do some riding at Cox's Point. After a short, but bumpy (due to the frozen Mulberry tree seed pods--monkey balls is what we use to call them when I was a kid) ride through the park I headed home. By the end of the ride I had accumulated nearly 24 more miles for the month and did some great snow riding in the process. Mouse over for a description. Click for a larger version. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 22 ft Location: Essex, MD, Elev. Gain: +3 ft Date: 01/30/10 Up/Downhill: [+698/-695] Time: 11:58 AM Difficulty: 5.0 / 5.0   Weather: Weather Report   19 F temp; 75% humidity   19 F heat index; winds CALM calm mph Performance Distance: 23.80 miles Time: 2:02:11 Speed: 11.7 mph Pace: 5' 08 /mi Calories: 1166 Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 4' 05 -1' 02 14.6 +2.9 -62 ft 2 4' 14 -0' 53 14.2 +2.5 -16 ft 3 3' 41 -1' 26 16.2 +4.5 +17 ft 4 5' 04 -0' 03 11.8 +0.1 0 ft 5 6' 35 +1' 27 9.1 -2.6 -7 ft 6 5' 57 +0' 49 10.1 -1.6 +4 ft 7 6' 36 +1' 28 9.1 -2.6 -7 ft 8 6' 48 +1' 40 8.8 -2.9 -3 ft 9 5' 38 +0' 30 10.6 -1.1 +13 ft 10 4' 58 -0' 09 12.1 +0.4 -3 ft 11 5' 00 -0' 07 12.0 +0.3 -13 ft 12 5' 26 +0' 18 11.0 -0.7 +7 ft 13 5' 01 -0' 06 11.9 +0.2 +7 ft 14 4' 50 -0' 17 12.4 +0.7 0 ft 15 10' 13 +5' 05 5.9 -5.8 -6 ft 16 4' 06 -1' 01 14.6 +2.9 +10 ft 17 3' 40 -1' 27 16.3 +4.6 -16 ft 18 4' 23 -0' 44 13.6 +1.9 +16 ft 19 4' 14 -0' 53 14.1 +2.4 +3 ft 20 6' 10 +1' 02 9.7 -2.0 -14 ft 21 3' 52 -1' 15 15.5 +3.8 -14 ft 22 5' 53 +0' 45 10.2 -1.5 +16 ft 23 5' 54 +0' 46 10.2 -1.5 +30 ft end 5' 35 +0' 27 10.7 -1.0 +43 ft Versus average of 11.7 mph:     Slower     Faster

Essex, Sparks, Madonna - Part 2

Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 399 ft Location: White Hall, MD, Elev. Gain: -561 ft Date: 01/23/10 Up/Downhill: [+4137/-4698] Time: 03:40 PM Difficulty: 4.2 / 5.0   Weather: Flash Flood Watch until Mon Jan 25 2010 07:00 AM EST   42 F temp; 43% humidity   42 F heat index; winds SE 4 mph Performance Distance: 51.66 miles Time: 3:33:22 Speed: 14.5 mph Pace: 4' 08 /mi Calories: 2422 Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 5' 52 +1' 43 10.2 -4.3 +36 ft 2 3' 13 -0' 55 18.6 +4.1 -85 ft 3 4' 07 -0' 01 14.5 +0.0 -26 ft 4 3' 56 -0' 12 15.2 +0.7 -26 ft 5 3' 47 -0' 21 15.8 +1.3 -102 ft 6 4' 22 +0' 13 13.7 -0.8 +68 ft 7 4' 48 +0' 39 12.5 -2.0 +85 ft 8 4' 20 +0' 11 13.8 -0.7 +88 ft 9 4' 20 +0' 11 13.8 -0.7 +52 ft 10 2' 40 -1' 28 22.4 +7.9 -131 ft 11 3' 27 -0' 41 17.4 +2.9 -89 ft 12 3' 25 -0' 43 17.5 +3.0 -45 ft 13 3' 48 -0' 20 15.8 +1.3 -10 ft 14 4' 24 +0' 15 13.6 -0.9 +43 ft 15 4' 29 +0' 20 13.3 -1.2 +45 ft 16 4' 00 -0' 08 15.0 +0.5 +76 ft 17 2' 46 -1' 22 21.6 +7.1 -173 ft 18 4' 06 -0' 02 14.6 +0.1 +30 ft 19 3' 42 -0' 26 16.2 +1.7 +13 ft 20 3' 53 -0' 15 15.4 +0.9 -20 ft 21 2' 53 -1' 15 20.7 +6.2 -219 ft 22 4' 24 +0' 15 13.6 -0.9 +49 ft 23 5' 29 +1' 20 10.9 -3.6 +194 ft 24 4' 28 +0' 19 13.4 -1.1 +36 ft 25 2' 11 -1' 57 27.3 +12.8 -269 ft 26 3' 53 -0' 15 15.4 +0.9 -13 ft 27 4' 24 +0' 15 13.6 -0.9 +86 ft 28 4' 18 +0' 09 13.9 -0.6 +66 ft 29 5' 32 +1' 23 10.8 -3.7 +76 ft 30 2' 53 -1' 15 20.7 +6.2 -164 ft 31 3' 28 -0' 40 17.3 +2.8 -63 ft 32 3' 28 -0' 40 17.3 +2.8 +23 ft 33 3' 51 -0' 17 15.5 +1.0 -33 ft 34 4' 08 -0' 00 14.5 +0.0 -6 ft 35 5' 15 +1' 06 11.4 -3.1 +45 ft 36 6' 59 +2' 50 8.6 -5.9 +217 ft 37 4' 56 +0' 47 12.2 -2.3 +3 ft 38 3' 15 -0' 53 18.4 +3.9 -207 ft 39 7' 18 +3' 09 8.2 -6.3 +180 ft 40 4' 10 +0' 01 14.4 -0.1 -60 ft 41 4' 21 +0' 12 13.8 -0.7 -69 ft 42 4' 50 +0' 41 12.4 -2.1 -33 ft 43 3' 44 -0' 24 16.0 +1.5 -79 ft 44 4' 35 +0' 26 13.1 -1.4 +39 ft 45 3' 42 -0' 26 16.1 +1.6 -42 ft 46 3' 01 -1' 07 19.9 +5.4 -115 ft 47 4' 40 +0' 31 12.8 -1.7 -13 ft 48 4' 32 +0' 23 13.2 -1.3 -17 ft 49 3' 01 -1' 07 19.9 +5.4 -50 ft 50 3' 44 -0' 24 16.1 +1.6 +30 ft 51 4' 17 +0' 08 14.0 -0.5 -49 ft end 5' 24 +1' 15 11.1 -3.4 +65 ft Versus average of 14.5 mph:     Slower     Faster

Essex, Sparks, Madonna - Part 1

I rode to Sparks from Essex, then stayed with Janet G for the entire BBC club ride, splitting up on York Rd and Quaker Bottom Rd. On the way up Bosley Rd, I heard someone call out to me. It was Bill Gary riding down Bosley headed to Warren Rd. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 421 ft Location: Essex, MD, Elev. Gain: +557 ft Date: 01/23/10 Up/Downhill: [+4566/-4009] Time: 11:31 AM Difficulty: 5.0 / 5.0   Weather: Sunny   37 F temp; 60% humidity   37 F heat index; winds NE 6 mph Performance Distance: 50.70 miles Time: 3:21:05 Speed: 15.1 mph Pace: 3' 58 /mi Calories: 2397 Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 3' 48 -0' 10 15.8 +0.7 -32 ft 2 3' 00 -0' 58 20.0 +4.9 -29 ft 3 4' 52 +0' 53 12.3 -2.8 +128 ft 4 3' 30 -0' 28 17.1 +2.0 -6 ft 5 4' 38 +0' 39 12.9 -2.2 +108 ft 6 4' 15 +0' 16 14.1 -1.0 +40 ft 7 4' 20 +0' 21 13.8 -1.3 +37 ft 8 4' 10 +0' 11 14.4 -0.7 +36 ft 9 3' 22 -0' 36 17.8 +2.7 +49 ft 10 4' 06 +0' 07 14.6 -0.5 +29 ft 11 3' 03 -0' 55 19.6 +4.5 -75 ft 12 4' 29 +0' 30 13.4 -1.7 +98 ft 13 4' 04 +0' 05 14.7 -0.4 +13 ft 14 3' 10 -0' 48 18.9 +3.8 -95 ft 15 3' 07 -0' 51 19.2 +4.1 -154 ft 16 3' 47 -0' 11 15.8 +0.7 +49 ft 17 3' 46 -0' 12 15.9 +0.8 -7 ft 18 3' 11 -0' 47 18.8 +3.7 -13 ft 19 3' 38 -0' 20 16.5 +1.4 +13 ft 20 5' 39 +1' 40 10.6 -4.5 +193 ft 21 3' 52 -0' 06 15.5 +0.4 -118 ft 22 3' 59 +0' 00 15.0 -0.1 +16 ft 23 2' 53 -1' 05 20.8 +5.7 -75 ft 24 3' 36 -0' 22 16.6 +1.5 +16 ft 25 5' 09 +1' 10 11.7 -3.4 +160 ft 26 4' 15 +0' 16 14.1 -1.0 +62 ft 27 2' 34 -1' 24 23.4 +8.3 -171 ft 28 3' 36 -0' 22 16.6 +1.5 0 ft 29 4' 12 +0' 13 14.2 -0.9 -16 ft 30 4' 13 +0' 14 14.2 -0.9 +96 ft 31 4' 34 +0' 35 13.1 -2.0 +151 ft 32 4' 48 +0' 49 12.5 -2.6 +20 ft 33 4' 04 +0' 05 14.7 -0.4 +53 ft 34 4' 20 +0' 21 13.8 -1.3 +46 ft 35 3' 35 -0' 23 16.7 +1.6 -49 ft 36 2' 43 -1' 15 22.0 +6.9 -148 ft 37 5' 13 +1' 14 11.5 -3.6 +7 ft 38 3' 29 -0' 29 17.2 +2.1 -36 ft 39 4' 38 +0' 39 12.9 -2.2 +66 ft 40 3' 12 -0' 46 18.7 +3.6 -132 ft 41 3' 14 -0' 44 18.5 +3.4 -112 ft 42 3' 58 -0' 00 15.1 +0.0 +13 ft 43 4' 27 +0' 28 13.5 -1.6 +75 ft 44 4' 29 +0' 30 13.3 -1.8 +56 ft 45 5' 25 +1' 26 11.1 -4.0 +229 ft 46 3' 14 -0' 44 18.5 +3.4 -121 ft 47 3' 59 +0' 00 15.0 -0.1 -50 ft 48 5' 24 +1' 25 11.1 -4.0 +167 ft 49 4' 24 +0' 25 13.6 -1.5 +43 ft 50 3' 04 -0' 54 19.5 +4.4 -36 ft end 3' 08 -0' 50 19.1 +4.0 -36 ft Versus average of 15.1 mph:     Slower     Faster

Janet G' s Unofficial Cueless Century - Part 2

Leaving Hampstead, we headed to Manchester, Linesboro, and then followed Rt 851 to New Freedom for lunch. [On our way to New Freedon PA - click pictures for larger versions] [Buffalo Farm] [Lunch at the Rutters in New Freedom PA] From lunch I followed Janet to the Prettyboy Reservoir where we were treated to a climb up Spooks Hill Road. [Janet climbing up Spooks Hill Road] From the reservoir we worked our way to York Road via Yeoho and Cold Bottom Roads. York Road is where Janet and I split up, since she needed to head southwest and I needed to go southeast. So, I said goodbye to Ms. Janet G and thanked her for the invite to the ride. It was nice having someone to ride with this time. I turned my bike south traveling down York Road to Warren Road. From Warren, I did the nastly climb up Bosley Rd followed by the fun descent down to the Loch Raven Reservoir on Old Bosley Road. Left on Dulaney Valley, right on Loch Raven--folks out with their kids enjoying the reservoir's weekend road closure. Right on Providence Road--climb, climb, climb. Left on Cowpens Avenue and another fun descent. Right on Cromwell Bridge Road followed by a left up Mylander Lane for one last hard climb up "Luskin's Hill". Mylander puts me right next to where I work, so I followed my normal commute route home from there, stopping one last time half a mile from home at the local Royal Farm store for a gallon of milk. Wow... what a day! [End of ride stats] Now, I get to peel off the kit to see how much skin I lost. Funny, but for me (and this may be a little sick), it seems that I feel more alive just after a fall. I seem to feel more sensitive to life and living--that the BS encountered during other facets of life (like at work) are not worth fretting over. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 589 ft Location: Hampstead, MD, Elev. Gain: -824 ft Date: 01/16/10 Up/Downhill: [+6751/-7575] Time: 04:16 PM Difficulty: 4.4 / 5.0   Weather: Sunny   48 F temp; 65% humidity   48 F heat index; winds WSW 5 mph Performance Distance: 79.18 miles Time: 5:14:14 Speed: 15.1 mph Pace: 3' 58 /mi Calories: 3658 Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 8' 47 +4' 48 6.8 -8.3 -59 ft 2 4' 08 +0' 09 14.5 -0.6 +26 ft 3 4' 17 +0' 18 14.0 -1.1 -43 ft 4 3' 14 -0' 44 18.5 +3.4 -118 ft 5 3' 40 -0' 18 16.3 +1.2 +59 ft 6 4' 12 +0' 13 14.3 -0.8 -14 ft 7 5' 39 +1' 40 10.6 -4.5 +197 ft 8 4' 00 +0' 01 14.9 -0.2 -16 ft 9 4' 31 +0' 32 13.2 -1.9 +49 ft 10 3' 59 +0' 00 15.0 -0.1 +59 ft 11 2' 18 -1' 40 26.0 +10.9 -207 ft 12 2' 49 -1' 09 21.3 +6.2 -59 ft 13 2' 52 -1' 06 20.9 +5.8 -108 ft 14 4' 07 +0' 08 14.6 -0.5 +36 ft 15 3' 57 -0' 01 15.2 +0.1 +40 ft 16 3' 55 -0' 03 15.3 +0.2 +52 ft 17 3' 38 -0' 20 16.5 +1.4 0 ft 18 2' 47 -1' 11 21.4 +6.3 -115 ft 19 5' 39 +1' 40 10.6 -4.5 +181 ft 20 3' 09 -0' 49 19.0 +3.9 -95 ft 21 4' 22 +0' 23 13.7 -1.4 +89 ft 22 4' 26 +0' 27 13.5 -1.6 +95 ft 23 3' 04 -0' 54 19.5 +4.4 -39 ft 24 3' 05 -0' 53 19.4 +4.3 -56 ft 25 2' 55 -1' 03 20.5 +5.4 -85 ft 26 4' 56 +0' 57 12.1 -3.0 +151 ft 27 9' 07 +5' 08 6.6 -8.5 -65 ft 28 3' 50 -0' 08 15.6 +0.5 +33 ft 29 3' 52 -0' 06 15.5 +0.4 -33 ft 30 3' 16 -0' 42 18.3 +3.2 -62 ft 31 2' 59 -0' 59 20.0 +4.9 -161 ft 32 5' 42 +1' 43 10.5 -4.6 +165 ft 33 4' 15 +0' 16 14.1 -1.0 -36 ft 34 3' 05 -0' 53 19.4 +4.3 -121 ft 35 4' 45 +0' 46 12.6 -2.5 +23 ft 36 3' 35 -0' 23 16.7 +1.6 -119 ft 37 6' 25 +2' 26 9.3 -5.8 +233 ft 38 3' 06 -0' 52 19.3 +4.2 -19 ft 39 2' 52 -1' 06 20.9 +5.8 -131 ft 40 5' 55 +1' 56 10.1 -5.0 +132 ft 41 4' 14 +0' 15 14.1 -1.0 -53 ft 42 4' 32 +0' 33 13.2 -1.9 +13 ft 43 2' 39 -1' 19 22.6 +7.5 -174 ft 44 5' 27 +1' 28 11.0 -4.1 +148 ft 45 3' 07 -0' 51 19.2 +4.2 -99 ft 46 3' 01 -0' 57 19.8 +4.7 -85 ft 47 3' 25 -0' 33 17.5 +2.4 -23 ft 48 3' 43 -0' 15 16.1 +1.0 -17 ft 49 4' 03 +0' 04 14.8 -0.3 +23 ft 50 2' 51 -1' 07 20.9 +5.8 -125 ft 51 6' 06 +2' 07 9.8 -5.3 +161 ft 52 3' 51 -0' 07 15.6 +0.5 -65 ft 53 3' 00 -0' 58 19.9 +4.8 -160 ft 54 3' 21 -0' 37 17.9 +2.8 -9 ft 55 4' 19 +0' 20 13.9 -1.2 +76 ft 56 3' 31 -0' 27 17.0 +1.9 -3 ft 57 5' 34 +1' 35 10.8 -4.3 +109 ft 58 2' 34 -1' 24 23.3 +8.2 -196 ft 59 3' 07 -0' 51 19.2 +4.1 -13 ft 60 3' 29 -0' 29 17.2 +2.1 +13 ft 61 4' 02 +0' 03 14.8 -0.3 +10 ft 62 3' 39 -0' 19 16.4 +1.3 -52 ft 63 6' 01 +2' 02 10.0 -5.1 +191 ft 64 4' 54 +0' 55 12.2 -2.9 +59 ft 65 4' 16 +0' 17 14.0 -1.1 -79 ft 66 3' 20 -0' 38 18.0 +2.9 -69 ft 67 7' 05 +3' 06 8.5 -6.6 +125 ft 68 2' 38 -1' 20 22.7 +7.6 -109 ft 69 4' 13 +0' 14 14.2 -0.9 0 ft 70 4' 49 +0' 50 12.4 -2.7 -46 ft 71 3' 49 -0' 09 15.7 +0.6 -23 ft 72 3' 53 -0' 05 15.4 +0.3 -17 ft 73 3' 08 -0' 50 19.1 +4.0 -62 ft 74 3' 22 -0' 36 17.8 +2.7 -72 ft 75 4' 03 +0' 04 14.8 -0.3 -62 ft 76 4' 06 +0' 07 14.6 -0.5 0 ft 77 3' 10 -0' 48 18.9 +3.8 -39 ft 78 4' 09 +0' 10 14.4 -0.7 -10 ft 79 4' 19 +0' 20 13.9 -1.2 +17 ft end 6' 18 +2' 19 9.5 -5.6 +42 ft Versus average of 15.1 mph:     Slower     Faster

Janet G' s Unofficial Cueless Century - Part 1

I'm up at 5am making coffee, getting dressed for a day on the bike and echoing this on Twitter where I've been announcing to my one-hundred and ten "followers" how and when they can track today's ride. By 6am I'm out the door. First stop, Meadowood Park, to meet Janet Goldstein and "rando" Bob Wagner. Bob would be on his way to work, but wrote to say that he'd like to ride along since the route that Janet will take overlaps his bike commute to work route. The only caveat, we'd have to leave the park by 8am. No problem since that was when Janet unofficially scheduled the start. For some reason, the route I take out of Essex, is not the one I imagined I'd use. The night before I decided to ride straight up Rossville Blvd then Putty Hill, but this morning I took a convoluted route up to Pulaski Hwy, Middle River Rd, Route 7, King Ave, Ridge Rd, Walther Blvd then Putty Hill. Perhaps I was not as awake as I thought I was. Reaching Towson via Joppa RD, I rode toward the traffic circle at Joppa Rd and Dulaney Valley Rd. Instead of looking at the road surface, I looked ahead at the traffic circle to ascertain the vehicles entering and exiting it. Well, it so happens that there is a metal rail embedded in the road. The rail was deep enough that when I rode into it, it caught my front wheel instantly sending me to the pavement. Luckily, there was no one else following behind me. I picked myself up, cursing about laying this new bike down for the second time in it's life, inspected for damage to it and myself and seeing no surface problems (but, feeling abrasions under my kit and a soreness in a protruding butt bone) I continued on my way. I made it through the circle without any further incident, but still not thinking clearly, I took the wrong exit out of the circle finding myself on York Rd. [Click picture for larger version] Embarrassing to say, but that was not the end of my navigation problems. I knew that I needed to be one or two streets over, so I cut through a school parking lot emerging on Kenilworth Avenue. I followed this to Charles Street making a left at the traffic light. Well, apparently, I missed a quick right to get me back on to Joppa Rd and followed Charles Street way-the-hell out of the way. I mean miles and miles! I'm starting to panic because it's 25 minutes to the ride start time and I'm disoriented. I stop to consult VZNavigator on my cell phone and decide since I'm so far south, I'll take Lake Avenue to Falls Road. There would be no way to miss Falls Road since Lake "T"s at Falls. A quick descent dodging potholes and other road irregularities, I find myself at Falls Road, "V"brake pads squealing like a stuck pig as I come to a stop at the "T". Right turn and a feeling of relief, I have 10 minutes to get to the park. I bomb down a short stretch, climb a little hill up to and past Princeton Sports, bomb down and up a couple more areas and then hit the final descent toward the park. I made it! And, with 4 minutes to spare--I see no one else here, yet. No Bob, no Janet. What the heck? I ride around the parking lot looking for Janet's car. There were no cars with bike racks mounted on the back. Nothing. Another lap and a half, I hear "Hey!" It's Bob! He and I exchange greetings. He comments on my new "kit" as I'm sporting Ouch Maxxis bibshorts and jersey--the choice of pro dopers from Pennsylvania (just kidding... Floyd) and since we were headed that way I found wearing it apropos (but, more so when I'm riding in the Lancaster area of PA.) Before I could respond to Bob about the kit, Janet rides up, apparently coming from the next door school ball field where there are rest facilities. She exclaims she's ready to roll. At this point, I'm feeling chilled from literally "sweating it" during my push to the park. I had no hand warmers with me. My gloves were soaked. So was my base layer. I suffered the wetness knowing that everything would dry out in the next couple of hours (but, BRRRR!) We follow Janet out of the park heading south down Falls Road, then a right turn over to Hillside. Much of the ride up until we parted ways with Bob was done on autopilot. I followed those two and stayed alert. Leaving Bob, Janet and I headed toward Hampstead where we stopped for a danish and coffee. Go to Part 2 for the remainder of this story. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 479 ft Location: Essex, MD, Elev. Gain: +810 ft Date: 01/16/10 Up/Downhill: [+5183/-4373] Time: 10:18 AM Difficulty: 4.2 / 5.0   Weather: Mostly Cloudy   42 F temp; 85% humidity   42 F heat index; winds SW 1 mph Performance Distance: 59.44 miles Time: 4:03:46 Speed: 14.6 mph Pace: 4' 07 /mi Calories: 2843 Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 3' 59 -0' 07 15.0 +0.4 -26 ft 2 4' 08 +0' 01 14.5 -0.1 -32 ft 3 3' 57 -0' 09 15.2 +0.6 +17 ft 4 4' 16 +0' 09 14.0 -0.6 +49 ft 5 4' 47 +0' 40 12.5 -2.1 +22 ft 6 4' 29 +0' 22 13.4 -1.2 +23 ft 7 5' 20 +1' 13 11.2 -3.4 +111 ft 8 4' 34 +0' 27 13.1 -1.5 +49 ft 9 4' 22 +0' 15 13.7 -0.9 +36 ft 10 4' 25 +0' 18 13.5 -1.1 +33 ft 11 4' 03 -0' 03 14.8 +0.2 +43 ft 12 4' 56 +0' 49 12.1 -2.5 +53 ft 13 4' 49 +0' 42 12.4 -2.2 +29 ft 14 3' 25 -0' 41 17.5 +2.9 -92 ft 15 5' 20 +1' 13 11.2 -3.3 -29 ft 16 4' 30 +0' 23 13.3 -1.3 +65 ft 17 2' 39 -1' 27 22.5 +7.9 -142 ft 18 4' 20 +0' 13 13.8 -0.8 +115 ft 19 5' 11 +1' 04 11.6 -3.0 -4 ft 20 3' 19 -0' 47 18.0 +3.4 -36 ft 21 4' 03 -0' 03 14.8 +0.2 -50 ft 22 3' 31 -0' 35 17.0 +2.4 -78 ft 23 3' 54 -0' 12 15.4 +0.8 +78 ft 24 4' 12 +0' 05 14.3 -0.3 -42 ft 25 4' 56 +0' 49 12.1 -2.5 +26 ft 26 3' 48 -0' 18 15.7 +1.1 +52 ft 27 3' 39 -0' 27 16.4 +1.8 +13 ft 28 3' 59 -0' 07 15.1 +0.5 +23 ft 29 4' 01 -0' 05 14.9 +0.3 +3 ft 30 4' 05 -0' 01 14.7 +0.1 +59 ft 31 5' 25 +1' 18 11.1 -3.5 +190 ft 32 3' 05 -1' 01 19.4 +4.8 -69 ft 33 4' 11 +0' 04 14.3 -0.3 +59 ft 34 3' 53 -0' 13 15.4 +0.8 +7 ft 35 2' 39 -1' 27 22.6 +8.0 -200 ft 36 3' 30 -0' 36 17.1 +2.5 -6 ft 37 4' 02 -0' 04 14.9 +0.3 +39 ft 38 3' 56 -0' 10 15.2 +0.6 +13 ft 39 3' 23 -0' 43 17.7 +3.1 -65 ft 40 4' 52 +0' 45 12.3 -2.3 +164 ft 41 4' 25 +0' 18 13.6 -1.0 +39 ft 42 4' 27 +0' 20 13.4 -1.2 +86 ft 43 3' 26 -0' 40 17.4 +2.8 -65 ft 44 4' 23 +0' 16 13.7 -0.9 +125 ft 45 3' 44 -0' 22 16.1 +1.5 -17 ft 46 3' 27 -0' 39 17.3 +2.7 -37 ft 47 4' 11 +0' 04 14.3 -0.3 -10 ft 48 3' 34 -0' 32 16.8 +2.2 0 ft 49 2' 59 -1' 07 20.1 +5.5 -200 ft 50 4' 59 +0' 52 12.0 -2.6 +151 ft 51 4' 42 +0' 35 12.7 -1.9 +20 ft 52 4' 29 +0' 22 13.4 -1.2 +27 ft 53 5' 03 +0' 56 11.8 -2.8 +157 ft 54 4' 05 -0' 01 14.7 +0.1 +20 ft 55 3' 22 -0' 44 17.8 +3.2 -26 ft 56 2' 48 -1' 18 21.3 +6.7 -200 ft 57 3' 50 -0' 16 15.6 +1.0 +22 ft 58 5' 09 +1' 02 11.6 -3.0 +151 ft 59 3' 57 -0' 09 15.1 +0.5 +65 ft end 4' 34 +0' 27 13.1 -1.5 0 ft Versus average of 14.6 mph:     Slower     Faster

It's Alive!

My 50mm carbon Neuvation wheel--it's alive! Well, rebuilt, actually. Princeton Sports called me about it a couple of days ago. I was trying to decided how I was going to pick it up from them. I could - 1] play it safe and drive there after work or 2] go for an adventure ride from Towson to Mount Washington to pick it up and carry it home by bike. I decided on #2. [ I had the wheel strapped to my backpack for the trip home ] Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 295 ft Location: Towson, MD, Elev. Gain: -381 ft Date: 01/15/10 Up/Downhill: [+1889/-2270] Time: 02:09 PM Difficulty: 4.4 / 5.0   Weather: Mostly Cloudy   57 F temp; 43% humidity   57 F heat index; winds W 17 mph Performance Distance: 29.00 miles Time: 1:49:59 Speed: 15.8 mph Pace: 3' 48 /mi Calories: 1389 Notes Made a trip out to Princeton Sports to pick up my 50mm carbon Neuvation wheel that they rebuilt. It looks like they did a great job on it. Now the set is mounted on the Ridley. Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 4' 08 +0' 20 14.5 -1.3 +10 ft 2 3' 16 -0' 31 18.3 +2.5 -59 ft 3 3' 46 -0' 01 15.9 +0.1 +20 ft 4 3' 22 -0' 25 17.8 +2.0 -30 ft 5 3' 52 +0' 04 15.5 -0.3 -3 ft 6 3' 01 -0' 46 19.9 +4.1 -164 ft 7 4' 34 +0' 46 13.1 -2.7 +43 ft 8 3' 54 +0' 06 15.3 -0.5 -49 ft 9 4' 29 +0' 41 13.4 -2.4 +82 ft 10 3' 32 -0' 15 16.9 +1.1 -33 ft 11 3' 54 +0' 06 15.4 -0.4 +40 ft 12 4' 44 +0' 56 12.7 -3.1 +82 ft 13 4' 10 +0' 22 14.4 -1.4 +79 ft 14 3' 44 -0' 03 16.0 +0.2 -23 ft 15 3' 39 -0' 08 16.4 +0.6 -23 ft 16 3' 38 -0' 09 16.5 +0.7 -6 ft 17 2' 50 -0' 57 21.1 +5.3 -95 ft 18 4' 19 +0' 31 13.9 -1.9 +19 ft 19 4' 26 +0' 38 13.5 -2.3 -59 ft 20 3' 54 +0' 06 15.3 -0.5 -10 ft 21 4' 07 +0' 19 14.6 -1.2 -26 ft 22 3' 02 -0' 45 19.7 +3.9 -62 ft 23 3' 04 -0' 43 19.5 +3.7 -68 ft 24 2' 59 -0' 48 20.1 +4.3 -62 ft 25 3' 59 +0' 11 15.1 -0.7 -3 ft 26 3' 19 -0' 28 18.0 +2.2 -36 ft 27 3' 43 -0' 04 16.1 +0.3 -3 ft 28 3' 12 -0' 35 18.7 +2.9 +6 ft end 5' 13 +1' 25 11.5 -4.3 +56 ft Versus average of 15.8 mph:     Slower     Faster

Unscheduled Stop @PerformanceBike

Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 220 ft Location: Towson, MD, Elev. Gain: -380 ft Date: 01/11/10 Up/Downhill: [+889/-1269] Time: 04:56 PM Difficulty: 4.5 / 5.0   Weather: Cloudy   30 F temp; 50% humidity   30 F heat index; winds SSW 3 mph Performance Distance: 15.42 miles Time: 1:02:08 Speed: 14.9 mph Pace: 4' 02 /mi Calories: 743 Notes Had to stop at Performance Bike Shop in Towson- re: front brake cable broke right behind the cable stop. I hope this is not a sign of a design problem with the new Forte 10-speed shifters--i.e., too much stress on the stop. The guys at the shop were great. They got me back on the road in no time. Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 3' 38 -0' 23 16.5 +1.6 -56 ft 2 3' 13 -0' 48 18.6 +3.7 -56 ft 3 5' 01 +0' 59 12.0 -2.9 +23 ft 4 10' 30 +6' 28 5.7 -9.2 -4 ft 5 4' 12 +0' 10 14.3 -0.6 -53 ft 6 3' 23 -0' 38 17.6 +2.7 -66 ft 7 4' 50 +0' 48 12.4 -2.5 +46 ft 8 3' 44 -0' 17 16.0 +1.1 -69 ft 9 3' 09 -0' 52 19.0 +4.1 -122 ft 10 3' 51 -0' 10 15.6 +0.7 -39 ft 11 4' 45 +0' 43 12.6 -2.3 +3 ft 12 3' 15 -0' 46 18.4 +3.5 -30 ft 13 3' 28 -0' 33 17.2 +2.3 -39 ft 14 4' 31 +0' 29 13.2 -1.7 +36 ft 15 3' 58 -0' 03 15.1 +0.2 -14 ft end 5' 46 +1' 44 10.4 -4.5 +56 ft Versus average of 14.9 mph:     Slower     Faster

Footprints in the snow - Part 2

As soon as I hit the signs for New Freedon, PA I started looking for a way off of the trail. I found one, using it to head back to Baltimore. It was getting late, due to the very slow going on the trail, so no stopping for lunch--the waterfall was the only stop I made for food (I ate a PowerBar). Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 407 ft Location: New Freedom, PA, Elev. Gain: -781 ft Date: 01/09/10 Up/Downhill: [+3736/-4517] Time: 05:22 PM Difficulty: 5.0 / 5.0   Weather: Clear   25 F temp; 37% humidity   25 F heat index; winds NNW 8 mph Performance Distance: 45.56 miles Time: 3:11:41 Speed: 14.3 mph Pace: 4' 12 /mi Calories: 2087 Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 4' 50 +0' 38 12.4 -1.9 -7 ft 2 3' 39 -0' 32 16.4 +2.1 -78 ft 3 4' 46 +0' 34 12.6 -1.8 -17 ft 4 4' 16 +0' 04 14.0 -0.3 +40 ft 5 3' 18 -0' 53 18.2 +3.9 +16 ft 6 3' 20 -0' 51 18.0 +3.7 -6 ft 7 2' 31 -1' 40 23.8 +9.5 -128 ft 8 4' 09 -0' 02 14.4 +0.1 -14 ft 9 3' 28 -0' 43 17.3 +3.0 -30 ft 10 2' 36 -1' 35 23.1 +8.8 -233 ft 11 6' 40 +2' 28 9.0 -5.3 +197 ft 12 4' 56 +0' 44 12.2 -2.2 +82 ft 13 2' 03 -2' 08 29.2 +14.9 -226 ft 14 3' 59 -0' 12 15.0 +0.7 +29 ft 15 3' 25 -0' 46 17.5 +3.2 -56 ft 16 4' 05 -0' 06 14.7 +0.4 -39 ft 17 5' 29 +1' 17 10.9 -3.4 +115 ft 18 3' 17 -0' 54 18.3 +4.0 -137 ft 19 3' 24 -0' 47 17.6 +3.3 -56 ft 20 3' 14 -0' 57 18.6 +4.2 -19 ft 21 4' 21 +0' 09 13.8 -0.6 +75 ft 22 5' 06 +0' 54 11.7 -2.6 +75 ft 23 4' 11 -0' 00 14.3 +0.0 -16 ft 24 3' 15 -0' 56 18.4 +4.1 -197 ft 25 3' 41 -0' 30 16.3 +2.0 +23 ft 26 3' 54 -0' 17 15.3 +1.0 +16 ft 27 4' 32 +0' 20 13.2 -1.1 -3 ft 28 4' 18 +0' 06 13.9 -0.4 -4 ft 29 7' 21 +3' 09 8.2 -6.1 +207 ft 30 4' 18 +0' 06 13.9 -0.4 +7 ft 31 3' 46 -0' 25 15.9 +1.6 -134 ft 32 5' 13 +1' 01 11.5 -2.8 +53 ft 33 6' 17 +2' 05 9.5 -4.8 +20 ft 34 2' 53 -1' 18 20.7 +6.4 -46 ft 35 5' 00 +0' 48 12.0 -2.3 -49 ft 36 4' 04 -0' 07 14.7 +0.4 -36 ft 37 4' 31 +0' 19 13.2 -1.1 -6 ft 38 4' 30 +0' 18 13.3 -1.0 -20 ft 39 3' 00 -1' 11 19.9 +5.6 -102 ft 40 3' 56 -0' 15 15.2 +0.9 -36 ft 41 5' 02 +0' 50 11.9 -2.4 -13 ft 42 3' 34 -0' 37 16.8 +2.5 -66 ft 43 3' 58 -0' 13 15.1 +0.8 -13 ft 44 4' 43 +0' 31 12.7 -1.6 +10 ft 45 4' 44 +0' 32 12.6 -1.7 -13 ft end 6' 45 +2' 33 8.9 -5.4 +56 ft Versus average of 14.3 mph:     Slower     Faster

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