Catch Up

I just updated my workouts at my Runner's World training log and realized that I had three bike rides to enter. The first was a meander down (and back up) Beach Dr. in Rock Creek Park with my wife, the esteemed Dr. J.

The second was a MTB ride at Fairland with Kevin, Kona (my dog), and Cassie (Kevin's dog). This was the second trail ride along for Kona and the first with her bestest friend in the whole wide world, Cassie. Kona made it for the whole 7 mile loop this time (the first time we only went 5 miles). After we dropped the dogs off, we rode the opening section in an all-out, reverse direct sprint.

The third ride was again with the esteemed Dr. J to/from my football game. Once I assured Dr. J that there was only 1 hill on the ride, she agreed to come along. Too bad I underestimated. There actually about 10 hills total. Oops, sorry hun.

How Many Road Miles Will You Give Me For This Shiny MTB Mile?

It's official, I have settled on a conversion from MTB miles to road miles.  Everytime I go mountain biking, I am way more worn out than if I had ridden the same number of road miles.  So, my personal official conversion is:

1 MTB mile = 2 road miles

Feel free to use it or suggest a better one.  Maybe I'll refine the conversion in the future, but for right now, it works.  I took the afternoon off today, on a whim, and figured this thing out.  No time now, but I'll explain how I came to this conclusion later in the week. 

I Am A Road Warrior

I HAD to get back out on the road again today. 60 degree weather in February is difficult to pass up. Two days in a row on my bike was a rarity in 2008. In 2009, I'm a road warrior. I exerted a little more effort today (over yesterday), but it was still on the leisurely end as far as workouts go. At the 9.5 mile mark, I took an hour break to visit Jamy. Jamy got out on the tennis court today...girls over guys in a doubles thriller. I couldn't stay long because I needed to get home before sundown. My legs were a bit tired when I left Jamy's. Some lactic acid must have set in while we were re-watching the end of the Superbowl...Santonio, you broke my heart. 15.2 miles round trip and I still didn't get dead leg syndrome, which means the cycling base I built last fall hung with me through 3 months off.

I hope you're all enjoying the weather!
Brian

On The Road (Bike) Again

I highly recommend setting Willie up in the background before reading this post.

The weather is quite nice today, so I had to get out on the road. It felt a bit weird clipping into my road bike because I haven't been on it in about 3 months. Going down the first hill, the bike felt a little shaky. Could have just been me, but I think it's time for that free tune up I haven't used yet.

There were alot of people out biking and running including these guys. I'm trying to include pictures with most of my posts. I didn't feel comfortable holding my camera while riding, so I only had time to take one picture.

Thanks for the free draft guys

Suprisingly, the ride was high quality considering how long it has been since my last one. I felt just as strong at the end of the 10.9 miles as I did at the beginning. I averaged 15.7 mph which, for the first ride of the year, is really good with the stop signs and traffic lights included.

Another benefit is that my right knee feels better after the ride than before. If it's not my hip, it's my knee. Ugh. Anyone know a good orthopaedist?