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Archive for May, 2008

Ride 20 - Much harder than it should have been

Sorry for the break between posts but even though this was a four-day week, it felt like a five-day week at work. I was slammed. Friday morning I woke up and didn’t feel 100% and couldn’t ride. By the time I got home that evening around five, I was totally blown. […]

Team High Road 1, 2 in Stage 17 of the Giro

Photo Courtesy of TDWsport.com
Team High Road hammered out another impressive win in the Giro today with Greipel sprinting to the win followed closely by Cavendish. This was Greipel’s first win of the Giro while Cavendish already has two stage wins this year. Alberto Contador of Astana remains in the pink jersey by […]

Ride 19 - Week 6 of Biking To Live Begins

Well, with the holiday weekend behind me it’s time to get back in the saddle. Literally. It was nice to take three days off and let my body recuperate some.
I got started this morning on my normal weekday route (which I keep extending just a little each couple of rides and today was […]

Biking to Live Week 5 Summary

This was a good week of riding. I managed to get all three of my weekday rides in as well as a longer Saturday ride. The shift to my Cannondale R-300 has dramatically helped me improve my speed.
Here are the totals for this week:
Monday: 11.52 miles, 52:26, 16.1 mph max, and 13.1 mph […]

Ride 18 - Wet and Wild

I slept in a little this morning and took off at about 7:30 AM for my Saturday ride. It had rained yesterday and last night so the roads were wet but not bad. I had to dodge the occasional puddle but nothing major. I went out today just trying to ride a […]