As we head into the last week of January, my fitness goals seem to be on track for the year. Sunday was the warmest day of the week, so I got my 5K run in on Sunday. I managed to swim once in the week, on Monday. For the cycling, I've managed to bicycle to … Continue reading Fitness Update: Last week of the month
Category: Fitness
Fitness Update: The Triathlon workout day
When I posted last Monday about my fitness goals, I was still trying to get my Misfit Shine to work. Good news is: I got it to sync. So-so news is that the tech support was so-so. They kept reading from their script instead of listening to what I said. Sure, I did what they … Continue reading Fitness Update: The Triathlon workout day
Fitness goals updates/reflections
Last week I commented on my fitness goals and my first 5K run. This week I took This week I took my second 5K on Friday afternoon. Knowing the temperature drop for Saturday, I chose to get the run in on Friday. I was prepared for the same sort of afterwards soreness lasting a few days, … Continue reading Fitness goals updates/reflections
The daily commute
As I mentioned in my goals post on New Year's Day, I aim to ride 250 miles a month, or 3,000 miles this year, on my bicycle. The core place I get miles in is during my commute to and from work. Which means I ride whenever it is plausible, and don't get deterred by … Continue reading The daily commute
Running is different than biking…
Or swimming... On Friday I listed some of my goals for the year. One of the fitness goals was to run 52 5k's this year -- not competitions, but all runs -- workouts and competitions. Since I only have done two in a year before, that is quite again. Well, on Saturday I decided to … Continue reading Running is different than biking…
New Year’s Goals (not resolutions)
Wednesday night I completed my bicycle goal for 2015: 2,400 miles in the year, an average of 200 per month. Hot or cold, didn't matter, I got my bicycle miles in. My average speed was 12.25 mph, so my total hours biked was less than 200 -- 196 hours. But that, and the trends and … Continue reading New Year’s Goals (not resolutions)
Hills vs. Plains
Okay, I just got done with a 21-mile bike ride this morning. I took the very flat route out Highway 210 across the riverflat. Last Saturday I did 30 miles going up the moderately hilly Line Creek Trail and the 152 Trail to Tiffany Springs and back. So now I am going to compare. The … Continue reading Hills vs. Plains
Bicycle milestones
Yesterday I completed 1800 miles biked this year. That comes out to 200 miles per month. That was the first time this year it has taken me to the last day of the month to reach the goal. My average speed for those 1800 miles is just over 12 mph. The early months with the … Continue reading Bicycle milestones
KCCC 5K
This year I am bumping my amateur athlete status up a notch. Yesterday I played a four-game series in the intramural kickball championship at work. Today I ran the Kansas City Corporate Challenge 5K Later this month I might be doing the KCCC Bike Race (if I win the company tryouts for the 2 slots … Continue reading KCCC 5K
Forty Miles on Kansas City Bike Trails
So Monday I took a vacation day off from work, and since the weather was good, I took off in the morning to see how far I could get around some old and new trails in the Northlands. Here are a few notes, and a few pictures, from that trip. First, if I wanted to … Continue reading Forty Miles on Kansas City Bike Trails
At The Rainbow 