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Recumbent to Home

10 August, 2009 20:42

Clumsy but no wrecks.

Activity

Route:	--	Elev. Avg:	21 ft
Location:	Malabar, FL	Elev. Gain:	+7 ft
Date:	08/10/09	Up/Downhill:	[+16/-9]
Time:	05:25 PM	Difficulty:	2.6 / 5.0

Weather:	Partly Cloudy
	86 F temp; 72% humidity
	95 F heat index; winds E 12

Performance

Distance:	5.51 miles
Time:	0:36:26
Speed:	9.1 mph
Pace:	6' 36 /mi
Calories:	323

Notes

This ride went a lot smoother, no wipe-outs.
Tons of awkward stares and open mouth gaping stares.
I can't see that I blame them. If you could see the difficult time I have staring... I'd laugh too.

Map

Elevation (ft)

Speed (mph)

Splits

Mile	Pace (min/mile)		Speed (mph)		Elevation Gain
Mile	actual	+/- avg	actual	+/- avg	Elevation Gain
1	10' 25	+3' 49	5.8	-3.3	0 ft
2	6' 11	-0' 24	9.7	+0.6	+3 ft
3	6' 40	+0' 04	9.0	-0.1	0 ft
4	4' 59	-1' 36	12.0	+2.9	+6 ft
5	4' 55	-1' 40	12.2	+3.1	-3 ft
end	6' 12	-0' 23	9.7	+0.6	0 ft
Versus average of 9.1 mph: Slower Faster

Recumbent to Work

10 August, 2009 20:38

It ain't fun, unless you bleed.

Activity

Route:	--	Elev. Avg:	23 ft
Location:	Melbourne, FL	Elev. Gain:	-7 ft
Date:	08/10/09	Up/Downhill:	[+9/-16]
Time:	07:20 AM	Difficulty:	2.3 / 5.0

Weather:	Fair
	79 F temp; 90% humidity
	85 F heat index; winds Calm

Performance

Distance:	5.50 miles
Time:	0:35:37
Speed:	9.3 mph
Pace:	6' 27 /mi
Calories:	322

Notes

I bought a Vision R-40 SWB recumbent yesterday evening and took my first official recumbent ride today.
If you notice the sudden down-spike in speed between mile 1 and 2, that was me eating pavement. I know what you are asking yourself... the answer is yes, I cried like a little baby.
The accident wasn't really that bad, I just laid it over when trying to merge onto a sidewalk. I got a small scrape on my knee... you should see the pavement, it took a beating.
Hopefully the times will improve, because this nearly added 10 minutes to my commute.

Map

Elevation (ft)

Speed (mph)

Splits

Mile	Pace (min/mile)		Speed (mph)		Elevation Gain
Mile	actual	+/- avg	actual	+/- avg	Elevation Gain
1	5' 28	-0' 59	11.0	+1.7	0 ft
2	7' 09	+0' 41	8.4	-0.9	0 ft
3	6' 49	+0' 21	8.8	-0.5	-6 ft
4	4' 55	-1' 32	12.2	+2.9	+3 ft
5	8' 18	+1' 50	7.2	-2.1	-3 ft
end	5' 46	-0' 41	10.4	+1.1	0 ft
Versus average of 9.3 mph: Slower Faster

ride To work 05/12/2009

12 May, 2009 14:14

nothing real witty to say here...

Activity

Route:	--	Elev. Avg:	23 ft
Location:	Melbourne, FL	Elev. Gain:	-7 ft
Date:	05/12/09	Up/Downhill:	[+9/-16]
Time:	07:43 AM	Difficulty:	2.2 / 5.0

Weather:	Fair
	78 F temp; 76% humidity
	81 F heat index; winds S 8

Performance

Distance:	5.57 miles
Time:	0:28:05
Speed:	11.9 mph
Pace:	5' 03 /mi
Calories:	340

Notes

Again a strong head wind and crazy drivers. I've noticed that every driver who likes to give me heart attacks are women... is this a strange coincidence? I'm not picking on female drivers; just merely stating a fact.

Map

Elevation (ft)

Speed (mph)

Splits

Mile	Pace (min/mile)		Speed (mph)		Elevation Gain
Mile	actual	+/- avg	actual	+/- avg	Elevation Gain
1	6' 19	+1' 16	9.5	-2.4	0 ft
2	4' 29	-0' 33	13.3	+1.4	0 ft
3	4' 39	-0' 23	12.9	+1.0	-6 ft
4	4' 56	-0' 06	12.2	+0.3	+3 ft
5	4' 35	-0' 27	13.1	+1.2	-3 ft
end	5' 27	+0' 24	11.0	-0.9	0 ft
Versus average of 11.9 mph: Slower Faster

ride FROM work 05/01/2009

12 May, 2009 14:12

again playing catch-up on past rides: this time I made great time, except for the traffic

Activity

Route:	--	Elev. Avg:	23 ft
Location:	Malabar, FL	Elev. Gain:	+7 ft
Date:	05/01/09	Up/Downhill:	[+13/-6]
Time:	04:37 PM	Difficulty:	1.8 / 5.0

Performance

Distance:	5.52 miles
Time:	0:24:30
Speed:	13.5 mph
Pace:	4' 27 /mi
Calories:	352

Notes

Ha ha, the wind at my back on the way home... it sure made for an easier ride. I felt like a could keep the pace up around 17-20 mph (that is if I didn't have to keep slamming on the breaks for crazy drivers who don't bother to look a traffic before pulling through intersections).

Map

Elevation (ft)

Speed (mph)

Splits

Mile	Pace (min/mile)		Speed (mph)		Elevation Gain
Mile	actual	+/- avg	actual	+/- avg	Elevation Gain
1	6' 41	+2' 14	9.0	-4.5	0 ft
2	3' 36	-0' 50	16.6	+3.1	0 ft
3	4' 38	+0' 11	12.9	-0.6	+3 ft
4	3' 26	-1' 00	17.4	+3.9	+6 ft
5	3' 42	-0' 44	16.2	+2.7	-3 ft
end	4' 30	+0' 03	13.3	-0.2	0 ft
Versus average of 13.5 mph: Slower Faster

ride TO work 05/01/2009

12 May, 2009 14:10

Playing catch-up on my past rides... this ride to work was more mentally tough than anything else.

Activity

Route:	--	Elev. Avg:	23 ft
Location:	Melbourne, FL	Elev. Gain:	-7 ft
Date:	05/01/09	Up/Downhill:	[+9/-16]
Time:	07:37 AM	Difficulty:	1.8 / 5.0

Performance

Distance:	5.55 miles
Time:	0:27:27
Speed:	12.1 mph
Pace:	4' 58 /mi
Calories:	346

Notes

A killer headwind, and a severe lack of motivation made this an exercise of mind power.

Map

Elevation (ft)

Speed (mph)

Splits

Mile	Pace (min/mile)		Speed (mph)		Elevation Gain
Mile	actual	+/- avg	actual	+/- avg	Elevation Gain
1	6' 24	+1' 26	9.4	-2.7	0 ft
2	4' 16	-0' 41	14.0	+1.9	0 ft
3	4' 22	-0' 35	13.7	+1.6	-6 ft
4	4' 30	-0' 27	13.3	+1.2	+3 ft
5	4' 44	-0' 13	12.7	+0.6	-3 ft
end	5' 42	+0' 44	10.5	-1.6	0 ft
Versus average of 12.1 mph: Slower Faster

strange things are afoot at the circle k

21 April, 2009 14:51

OK wait. If you guys are really us, what number are we thinking of?

Activity

Route:	--	Elev. Avg:	19 ft
Location:	Malabar, FL	Elev. Gain:	+0 ft
Date:	04/21/09	Up/Downhill:	[+0/-0]
Time:	03:15 PM	Difficulty:	1.9 / 5.0

Weather:	Partly Cloudy
	83 F temp; 36% humidity
	82 F heat index; winds NW 13 G 21

Performance

Distance:	2.45 miles
Time:	0:22:26
Speed:	6.5 mph
Pace:	9' 14 /mi
Calories:	0

Notes

Strange things are afoot at the circle k.
Epic cart ride to the "k" and back; included:
1 - hot dog
1 - pepsi max
1 - cherry icee
-1 - corn dough dog
-6 - egg salad sandwiches
1 - shooting the slaloms
1 - running the gauntlet
0 - "you can't do that"

Map

Elevation (ft)

Speed (mph)

Splits

Mile	Pace (min/mile)		Speed (mph)		Elevation Gain
Mile	actual	+/- avg	actual	+/- avg	Elevation Gain
1	14' 27	+5' 13	4.2	-2.3	0 ft
2	5' 33	-3' 40	10.8	+4.3	0 ft
end	5' 20	-3' 53	11.2	+4.7	0 ft
Versus average of 6.5 mph: Slower Faster

ride TO/FROM work 4/20/09

21 April, 2009 12:44

Tough ride to work, soggy ride home... all around a good time.

Activity

Route:	--	Elev. Avg:	23 ft
Location:	Melbourne, FL	Elev. Gain:	+0 ft
Date:	04/20/09	Up/Downhill:	[+22/-22]
Time:	07:16 AM	Difficulty:	2.7 / 5.0

Weather:	Mostly Cloudy
	78 F temp; 60% humidity
	80 F heat index; winds SW 7

Performance

Distance:	11.18 miles
Time:	10:46:55
Speed:	1.0 mph
Pace:	01' 00' 00 /mi
Calories:	1283

Notes

I fun ride with a "brief" stop for work around the 6th mile. I'm guessing around an 11 mph average. The ride into work really beat me up, but the ride home was great (albeit a little soggy).

Map

Elevation (ft)

Speed (mph)

Splits

Mile	Pace (min/mile)		Speed (mph)		Elevation Gain
Mile	actual	+/- avg	actual	+/- avg	Elevation Gain
1	9' 02	-50' 58	6.6	+5.6	0 ft
2	4' 03	-55' 57	14.8	+13.8	0 ft
3	4' 31	-55' 29	13.3	+12.3	-6 ft
4	4' 12	-55' 48	14.2	+13.2	+3 ft
5	4' 37	-55' 23	13.0	+12.0	-3 ft
6	10' 00' 00	+09' 00' 00	0.1	-0.9	0 ft
7	3' 43	-56' 17	16.1	+15.1	+3 ft
8	4' 15	-55' 45	14.1	+13.1	-3 ft
9	5' 38	-54' 22	10.6	+9.6	+6 ft
10	3' 55	-56' 05	15.3	+14.3	+3 ft
11	4' 14	-55' 46	14.2	+13.2	-3 ft
end	4' 54	-55' 06	12.2	+11.2	0 ft
Versus average of 1.0 mph: Slower Faster

Work to Grant

17 April, 2009 19:39

Thanks a lot to Kyle for the entertainment. Next time you wipe out, please wipe out in front of me so that I can enjoy the moment more.

Activity

Route:	--	Elev. Avg:	18 ft
Location:	Malabar, FL	Elev. Gain:	+4 ft
Date:	04/17/09	Up/Downhill:	[+108/-104]
Time:	04:40 PM	Difficulty:	2.5 / 5.0

Weather:	Partly Cloudy
	74 F temp; 49% humidity
	74 F heat index; winds N 16

Performance

Distance:	15.37 miles
Time:	1:39:06
Speed:	9.3 mph
Pace:	6' 27 /mi
Calories:	875

Notes

Trip from work to Mike's house in Grant, FL. Mike, Kyle, and myself taking the journey. Kyle wrecked just before mile 4, warped his front tire and had to call for help. He later claimed he rode his bike back home... too bad he missed the bum fight at mile 7.7 and the sweedish bikini team at mile 14.

Map

Elevation (ft)

Speed (mph)

Splits

Mile	Pace (min/mile)		Speed (mph)		Elevation Gain
Mile	actual	+/- avg	actual	+/- avg	Elevation Gain
1	5' 48	-0' 39	10.3	+1.0	-9 ft
2	5' 29	-0' 58	10.9	+1.6	+10 ft
3	5' 04	-1' 23	11.8	+2.5	+3 ft
4	20' 41	+14' 13	2.9	-6.4	-3 ft
5	4' 31	-1' 56	13.2	+3.9	+3 ft
6	4' 34	-1' 53	13.1	+3.8	0 ft
7	5' 18	-1' 09	11.3	+2.0	-3 ft
8	6' 52	+0' 24	8.7	-0.6	-3 ft
9	6' 06	-0' 21	9.8	+0.5	+3 ft
10	5' 44	-0' 43	10.4	+1.1	-17 ft
11	5' 02	-1' 25	11.9	+2.6	0 ft
12	5' 06	-1' 21	11.7	+2.4	+6 ft
13	4' 29	-1' 58	13.4	+4.1	+10 ft
14	5' 10	-1' 17	11.6	+2.3	+3 ft
15	6' 35	+0' 07	9.1	-0.2	0 ft
end	6' 06	-0' 21	9.8	+0.5	0 ft
Versus average of 9.3 mph: Slower Faster

ride INTO work

06 April, 2009 15:39

First ride into work of the year.

Activity

Route:	--	Elev. Avg:	23 ft
Location:	Melbourne, FL	Elev. Gain:	-7 ft
Date:	04/06/09	Up/Downhill:	[+9/-16]
Time:	07:10 AM	Difficulty:	1.9 / 5.0

Weather:	Fair
	73 F temp; 84% humidity
	73 F heat index; winds SW 10

Performance

Distance:	5.56 miles
Time:	0:26:14
Speed:	12.7 mph
Pace:	4' 43 /mi
Calories:	350

Notes

Test of actually having the GPS set up correctly. Looks like it turned out ok, just need to figure out how to get BiMActive to use the elevation from the .gpx file instead of usgs.

Map

Elevation (ft)

Speed (mph)

Splits

Mile	Pace (min/mile)		Speed (mph)		Elevation Gain
Mile	actual	+/- avg	actual	+/- avg	Elevation Gain
1	6' 11	+1' 27	9.7	-3.0	0 ft
2	3' 51	-0' 52	15.6	+2.9	0 ft
3	3' 56	-0' 47	15.2	+2.5	-6 ft
4	4' 02	-0' 41	14.9	+2.2	+3 ft
5	4' 30	-0' 13	13.3	+0.6	-3 ft
end	6' 36	+1' 52	9.1	-3.6	0 ft
Versus average of 12.7 mph: Slower Faster

Trailer & Search for Park

04 April, 2009 20:21

Strong winds from the east. Pulling 1 little boy in trailer looking for a playground.

Activity

Route:	--	Elev. Avg:	26 ft
Location:	Melbourne, FL	Elev. Gain:	+0 ft
Date:	04/04/09	Up/Downhill:	[+0/-0]
Time:	08:41 PM	Difficulty:	1.9 / 5.0

Weather:	Fair
	72 F temp; 70% humidity
	72 F heat index; winds E 7

Performance

Distance:	6.17 miles
Time:	0:00:00
Speed:	0.0 mph
Pace:	0' 00 /mi
Calories:	0

Map

Elevation (ft)

Causeway Adventure w/Kyle

04 April, 2009 20:09

Not sure if the details are correct, but it still gets the idea across.

Activity

Route:	--	Elev. Avg:	17 ft
Location:	Melbourne, FL	Elev. Gain:	+0 ft
Date:	03/07/09	Up/Downhill:	[+137/-137]
Time:	01:00 PM	Difficulty:	2.6 / 5.0

Performance

Distance:	25.45 miles
Time:	2:00:00
Speed:	12.7 mph
Pace:	4' 43 /mi
Calories:	1544

Notes

Not sure how long.
Picked up Kyle rode over 192 causeway to beach. Rode up riverside to Eau Gallie causeway and back over to babcock. Stopped at TSC for a smoothie.

Map

Elevation (ft)