Bike-commute day 78—to home

Thursday, 1 September 2011

I found myself pushing hard today, since I left work a half hour later than I had hoped to. Late in the afternoon today, Chuck expressed a wish to go to a film at the Neon tonight, and during the phone call I looked up the times: Another Earth plays at 7:50. So I placed the burden on Chuck to have plans for dinner that would allow my arrival and shower to be done by 7 p.m.

The going was good through checkpoint 2, and high winds along the Mad River made my third leg much slower than I wanted. Nevertheless I made it home by about 6:40. Chuck was on his way back from Linh's Asian Market with two Vietnamese sandwiches for us.  

Ride conditions
Temperature: 95 to 103°F at 17:30
Precipitation: none
Winds: 10 to 15 mph from the west
Clothing: Skinsuit, ankle socks, open-finger gloves
Bike: Lotus Legend fixed gear
Time: 00:41:29 for 11.92 miles
Heart rate: 133 bpm HRave, 147 bpm HRmax
Bikeway users: 19 cyclists, 4 pedestrians
Playback of the ride

Bike-commute day 57—to home

Friday, 22 July 2011.

Very hot today. High headwinds on the Mad and Great Miami rivers. And despite the heat and winds, I had to hurry to get home for an early dinner and perhaps a couple films.  

Ride conditions
Temperature: 94 to 101°F at 15:45, 97 to 105°F at 17:20
Precipitation: none, humidity 50%
Winds: 5 to 15 mph from the south and west
Clothing: Skinsuit, ankle socks, open-finger gloves.
Bike: Lotus Legend fixed gear
Time: 00:43:11 for 11.95 miles
Heart rate: 136 bpm HRave, 148 bpm HRmax
Bikeway users: 10 cyclists, 4 pedestrians
Playback of the ride.