December 31, 2015: New Years Eve ride! Ride 91: Distance: 28.06 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 146 Ave Cadence: N/A, Ave Speed: 15 mph, Ave Power: 145 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,743.38 miles

December 25, 2015: Today was the nicest day in a month or two. Took advantage of it to get a nice ride in. Not working too hard, but good mileage and puts off riding the training. May get another ride in tomorrow, but also may be the late ride of the year. Weather turing a bit starting tomorrow. Today was 62 degrees!. Ride 90: Distance: 30.37 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 145 Ave Cadence: N/A, Ave Speed: 17.1 mph, Ave Power: 141 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,715.32 miles

December 23, 2015: Some nice late season weather. Ride 89: Distance: 27.69 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 153 Ave Cadence: N/A, Ave Speed: 16.0 mph, Ave Power: 140 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,684.95 miles

December 13, 2015: A short late season ride. . Ride 88: Distance: 25.44 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 137 Ave Cadence: N/A, Ave Speed: 16.0 mph, Ave Power: N/A watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,657.26 miles

December 12, 2015: Well, today was realy nice out, and I took advantage by taking a long ride. I didn't plan fo rit though so I was about an hour short on water and food. Of well, was still a great ride, just a little longer and hurt a little more that it needed to! . Ride 87: Distance: 51.05 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 152 Ave Cadence: N/A, Ave Speed: 15.5 mph, Ave Power: 135 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,631.82 miles

December 11, 2015: This has been a really nice December weather wise. Was pretty over dressed on the ride, but it's so hard to tell these days. Shoudl be able to ride for most of this month looking at the long range forcast! . Ride 86: Distance: 29.98 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 149 Ave Cadence: N/A, Ave Speed: 16.0 mph, Ave Power: 132 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,580.77 miles

December 6, 2015: Even nicer than yesterday, ride to Horseneck. The wind was kicking a little by the time I was on my way home. Still suffering after about 30 miles, funny how fitness goes way quickly. . Ride 85: Distance: 34.52 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 143 Ave Cadence: N/A, Ave Speed: 16.1 mph, Ave Power: 124 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,550.79 miles

December 5, 2015: Still nice although was a littel chily by the time I got home. Not in shape for these long rides right now, but have to take advantage of the nice weather. . Ride 84: Distance: 36.14 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 149 Ave Cadence: N/A, Ave Speed: 15.9 mph, Ave Power: 135 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,516.27 miles

December 4, 2015: Nice to be riding in December. Noticed it was very dark feeling riding in mid afternoon. Was done by 3PM but still seemed dark. . Ride 83: Distance: 19.62 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 151 Ave Cadence: N/A, Ave Speed: 16.4 mph, Ave Power: 138 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,480.13 miles

November 27, 2015: Quick ride. . Ride 82: Distance: 31.87 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 149 Ave Cadence: N/A, Ave Speed: 16.6 mph, Ave Power: 155 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,460.51 miles

November 25, 2015: Quick ride. . Ride 81: Distance: 25.99 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 148 Ave Cadence: N/A, Ave Speed: 16.3 mph, Ave Power: 131 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,428.64 miles

November 9, 2015: Quick ride. . Ride 80: Distance: 26.59 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 142 Ave Cadence: N/A, Ave Speed: 16.1 mph, Ave Power: 180.2 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,402.65 miles

November 7, 2015: Pretty nice day for a ride .... finally was able to get back outside for a ride. Ride 79: Distance: 27.02 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 148 Ave Cadence: 78, Ave Speed: 17.4 mph, Ave Power: 185 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,376.06 miles

October 12, 2015: Warmer today, nice longer ride, felt pretty good. . Ride 78: Distance: 39.39miles, Ave Heart Rate: 153 Ave Cadence: 74, Ave Speed: 17.7 mph, Ave Power: 180 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,349.04 miles

October 11, 2015: Another cool day, a bit windy, still a nice ride. . Ride 77: Distance: 26.89 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 150 Ave Cadence: 73, Ave Speed: 17.9 mph, Ave Power: 203 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,309.65 miles

October 9, 2015:Easy ride, cool weather. . Ride 76: Distance: 25.59 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 143 Ave Cadence: 73, Ave Speed: 16.6 mph, Ave Power: 178 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,282.76 miles

September 26, 2015: Pretty cool and windy day. Good ride although I was pretty whooped riding in the wind. . Ride 75: Distance: 36.66 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 149 Ave Cadence: 70, Ave Speed: 17.0 mph, Ave Power: 172 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,257.17 miles

September 25, 2015: Beautiful fall day, little windy, little chilly, but nice. Forgot my water on the counter, so I just rode easy. . Ride 74: Distance: 38.56 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 156 Ave Cadence: 69, Ave Speed: 16.9 mph, Ave Power: 178 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,210.51 miles

September 23, 2015: Nice day fora quick after work ride. Was really pleasant weather and rode pretty well.. . Ride 73: Distance: 25.97 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 156 Ave Cadence: 75, Ave Speed: 18.6 mph, Ave Power: 205 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,181.95 miles

September 19, 2015: Was a foggy morning, but it burned off pretty quickly after I started riding. I seem to be getting a little bit of form as I am setting some PRs. No endurance, but when I want to I seem to be able to put out some speed and power. . Ride 72: Distance: 29.55 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 150 Ave Cadence: 74, Ave Speed: 17.8 mph, Ave Power: 190 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,155.98 miles

September 18, 2015: Good ride today, didn't particularly ride hard but enjoyed it. Lot's of road constrcution today. . Ride 71: Distance: 35.15 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 146 Ave Cadence: 73, Ave Speed: 17.6 mph, Ave Power: 185 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,126.43 miles

September 12, 2015: A really nice day for a ride. Took it easy excpet for a few spots, enjoyed being out there. Ride 70: Distance: 36.86 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 151 Ave Cadence: 74, Ave Speed: 17.3 mph, Ave Power: 182 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,091.28 miles

September 7, 2015: A quick ride this AM, was a bit windy and I was tired. Still nice to get out. Humidity is coming back. Ride 69: Distance: 23.62 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 150 Ave Cadence: 73, Ave Speed: 16.9 mph, Ave Power: 170 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,054.42 miles

September 6, 2015: Another chilly morning. Ride was going fine until i reached Sakonnet River Bridge. As I got up onto the bike path I could see people in the lanes. As I got closer a woman who was walking flagged me down. Turned out a guy crashed his bike and broke his ribs and needed an ambulance. He phone wasn't working so she asked if I could call 911. I did, and while another woman kept the guy comfortable, I talked to the 911 operator and vectored Tiverton Fire Emergency to the scene. Turns out when you call 911 form a cell phone you go to a central location and they have to connect you to the town you are in. You'd think they could tell by towers what town you were calling from. Perhaps because I was over the river, they couldn't tell. Anyway, EMS came and I finished my ride. Ride 68: Distance: 26.18 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 135 Ave Cadence: 69, Ave Speed: 16.6 mph, Ave Power: 177 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,030.80 miles

September 5, 2015: Bit of an easy ride today, felt a lot like a fall ride as it was pretty chilly. Ride 67: Distance: 37.72 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 140 Ave Cadence: 74, Ave Speed: 17.5 mph, Ave Power: 184 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 2,000.62 miles

September 4, 2015: Windy but nice ride, little bit of hammering ... little easy riding. Ride 66: Distance: 26.11 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 156 Ave Cadence: 75, Ave Speed: 17.5 mph, Ave Power: 195 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,966.90 miles

 

September 2, 2015: Tired after work but still was able to get a reasonable ride in today. . Ride 65: Distance: 27.60 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 145 Ave Cadence: 75, Ave Speed: 17.5 mph, Ave Power: 188 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,940.79 miles

August 30, 2015: Little sore after yesterday's ride. Took it easy and still got a good ride in. . Ride 64: Distance: 26.99 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 136 Ave Cadence: 74, Ave Speed: 17.1 mph, Ave Power: 178 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,913.19 miles

August 29, 2015: Got out early for a longer ride. Felt pretty good except my hip is bothering me now that I finished .. not sure why. . Ride 63: Distance: 50.88 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 152 Ave Cadence: 73, Ave Speed: 17.4 mph, Ave Power: 185 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,886.20 miles

August 28, 2015: Just a quick one today. Ride 62: Distance: 16.46 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 132 Ave Cadence: 71, Ave Speed: 16.6 mph, Ave Power: 165 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,832.32 miles

August 22, 2015: Was supposed to rain today, but it didn't so I was able to get in a good ride. Ride 61: Distance: 42.10 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 151 Ave Cadence: 73, Ave Speed: 17.6 mph, Ave Power: 186 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,818.86 miles

August 20, 2015: Another easy after work ride. Was pretty windy which was nice as it made the humidity a little easier to deal with. Ride 60: Distance: 24.90 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 141 Ave Cadence: 71, Ave Speed: 17.1 mph, Ave Power: 186 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,776.24 miles

August 19, 2015: Just a quick after work ride. Ride 59: Distance: 16.43 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 133 Ave Cadence: 71, Ave Speed: 16.9 mph, Ave Power: 180 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,751.86 miles

August 16, 2015: Felt good and bad on today's ride. Once I got loosened up, felt much better. Like I said, some good spots, some not so good. Ride 58: Distance: 32.79 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 146 Ave Cadence: 76, Ave Speed: 17.7 mph, Ave Power: 190 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,735.43 miles

August 15, 2015: Easy ride today, back is acting up so I didn't want to push too hard. Ride 57: Distance: 31.10 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 140 Ave Cadence: 75, Ave Speed: 17.1 mph, Ave Power: 181 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,671.54 miles

 

August 13, 2015: First ride since coming home from Napa. To many days off between travel and other things so the riding wasn't that spectacular today. Ride 56: Distance: 29.16 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 146 Ave Cadence: 76, Ave Speed: 16.8 mph, Ave Power: 179 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,671.54 miles

August 8, 2015: Rode Ink Grade http://climbingcyclist.com/CyclingTrips/2015_California/Journal/August_8_2015.html. Ride 55: Distance: 24.47 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 140 Ave Cadence: N/A, Ave Speed: 11.1 mph, Ave Power: N/A watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,642.38 miles

August 7, 2015: Rode Pine Flat http://climbingcyclist.com/CyclingTrips/2015_California/Journal/August_7_2015.html. Ride 54: Distance: 33.53 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 132 Ave Cadence: N/A, Ave Speed: 12.4 mph, Ave Power: N/A watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,617.91 miles

August 6, 2015: Rode Coleman Valley Road http://climbingcyclist.com/CyclingTrips/2015_California/Journal/August_6_2015.html. Ride 53: Distance: 25.31 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 142 Ave Cadence: N/A, Ave Speed: 12.3 mph, Ave Power: N/A watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,584.38 miles

August 5, 2015: Rode King Ridge, Levi's Ride http://climbingcyclist.com/CyclingTrips/2015_California/Journal/August_5_2015.html. Ride 52: Distance: 51.42 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 148 Ave Cadence: N/A, Ave Speed: 12.6 mph, Ave Power: N/A watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,559.07 miles

August 4, 2015: Rode in Bodega Bay: http://climbingcyclist.com/CyclingTrips/2015_California/Journal/August_4_2015.html. Ride 51: Distance: 7.99 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 145 Ave Cadence: N/A, Ave Speed: 13.0 mph, Ave Power: N/A watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,507.45 miles

August 2, 2015:Got out early, easy ride, road rash is starting to heal pretty nicely. Not affecting riding at all. . Ride 50: Distance: 32.07 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 136 Ave Cadence: 71, Ave Speed: 16.7 mph, Ave Power: 169 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,499.66 miles

August 1, 2015: Good ride this AM, not much else to say.. Ride 49: Distance: 34.46 miles, Ave Heart Rate: N/A Ave Cadence: 73, Ave Speed: 17.0 mph, Ave Power: 167 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,467.59 miles

July 31, 2015: Still not fully back form my road rash but strating the process of getting miles under my belt. . Ride 48: Distance: 25.9 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 142 Ave Cadence: 71, Ave Speed: 16.5 mph, Ave Power: 166 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,433.13 miles

July 25, 2015: Just an easy ride to work out the kinks from the road rash healing. . Ride 47: Distance: 18.50 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 128 Ave Cadence: 71, Ave Speed: 16.0 mph, Ave Power: 154 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,407.23 miles

July 23, 2015: Had intentions of a good ride today even though I was tired. Instead, I crashed pretty hard .. one of those days. Ride 46: Distance: 16.29 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 138 Ave Cadence: 72, Ave Speed: 16.4 mph, Ave Power: 182 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,388.73 miles

July 22, 2015: Went for a quick early morning ride, was nice to be out early before the cars. Felt good riding. Ride 45: Distance: 29.34 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 143 Ave Cadence: 76, Ave Speed: 17.8 mph, Ave Power: 188 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,372.44 miles

July 20, 2015: Very hot afternoon and humid as anything. Got a very quick ride in before the skies turned black. Problem in no rain ever came. Had I ridden longer it would have! . Ride 44: Distance: 15.54 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 150 Ave Cadence: 73, Ave Speed: 17.2 mph, Ave Power: 193 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,343.10 miles

July 18, 2015: Rode very well for 25 mintes then pulled back for the rest of the ride. Was overcast a a litttle rainy on the ride. . Ride 43: Distance: 25.93 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 154 Ave Cadence: 69, Ave Speed: 17.7 mph, Ave Power: 200 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,327.56 miles

July 12, 2015: Another early morning ride, went easy as it was warm and my knee is bothering me. That's not good. . Ride 42: Distance: 31.41 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 144 Ave Cadence: 66, Ave Speed: 17.0 mph, Ave Power: 174 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,301.63 miles

July 11, 2015: Got out early today, was pretty nice day for a ride. Took it slow, but since i rode before i ate breakfast, it was torture after about 30 miles. . Ride 41: Distance: 44.85 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 156 Ave Cadence: 66, Ave Speed: 17.6 mph, Ave Power: 185 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,270.22 miles

July 7, 2015: Really unmotivated to ride today. Really humid but I went out anyway. Rode really easy and ended up enjoying it. . Ride 40: Distance: 20.62 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 133 Ave Cadence: 66, Ave Speed: 16.5 mph, Ave Power: 162 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,225.37 miles

July 4, 2015: Another day where I was a bit tired, but once I got going, the legs felt allright. Didn't push too hard, although I did once or twice. Good ride.. Ride 39: Distance: 43.03 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 141 Ave Cadence: 66, Ave Speed: 16.9 mph, Ave Power: 174 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,204.75 miles

July 3, 2015: Tired ride, but still a good day for it. Took it easy. Ride 38: Distance: 34.29 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 142 Ave Cadence: 66, Ave Speed: 16.6 mph, Ave Power: 179 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,161.72 miles

July 2, 2015: Took day of today and got a nice long ride in. Rode reasonably hard for 30-35 miles, then rambled to the end.. Ride 37: Distance: 50.8 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 153 Ave Cadence: 67, Ave Speed: 17.2 mph, Ave Power: 182.2 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,127.43 miles

June 30, 2015: Warm and a bit breezy but a nice easy after work ride today. . Ride 36: Distance: 21.54 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 143 Ave Cadence: 67, Ave Speed: 17.0 mph, Ave Power: 180 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,076.63 miles

June 27, 2015: A nice day for a ride and I finally felt OK riding. Ride 35: Distance: 32.77 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 158 Ave Cadence: 70, Ave Speed: 17.9 mph, Ave Power: 203 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,055.09 miles

June 22, 2015: Warm day and since it was near longest day, went for a nice after work ride. Still not riding hard, no stamina for soem reason. Ride 34: Distance: 25.61 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 146 Ave Cadence: 65, Ave Speed: 17.5 mph, Ave Power: 194 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 1,022.32 miles

June 19, 2015: Friday afternoon ride, pretty warm and pretty humid. I forgot how much humidity drags the energy from you on days liek today. Ride 33: Distance: 27.90 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 157 Ave Cadence: 62, Ave Speed: 16.9 mph, Ave Power: 170 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 996.71 miles

June 17, 2015: Just a quick after work ride. Nothing to report. Ride 32: Distance: 18.43 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 143 Ave Cadence: 67, Ave Speed: 17.7 mph, Ave Power: 190 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 968.81 miles

June 14, 2015: Another early ride, nice a quiet for most of the ride. Raced a Deer down by Sakonnet Point. Overall didn't work too hard. Ride 31: Distance: 38.35 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 139 Ave Cadence: 65, Ave Speed: 17.0 mph, Ave Power: 183 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 950.38 miles

June 13, 2015: Got out early today to get my ride in before the Dauphine stage. I like riding early, roads ar quiet and the wind isn't usually that bad. That was the case today until the last 10 miles, when the wind kicked up. . Ride 30: Distance: 41.33 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 151 Ave Cadence: 71, Ave Speed: 17.1 mph, Ave Power: 200 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 912.03 miles

June 11, 2015: Great afternoon for a ride. Warm, still breezy but not nearly as bad as yesterday. . Ride 29: Distance: 24.90 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 153 Ave Cadence: 67, Ave Speed: 17.3 mph, Ave Power: 175 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 870.70 miles

June 10, 2015: Windy, warm, quick after work ride. Ride 28: Distance: 18.39 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 148 Ave Cadence: 66, Ave Speed: 17.0 mph, Ave Power: 174 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 845.80 miles

June 7, 2015: Nicer day today, liitle cool and breezy at the start but the wind seemed to come and go. Very nice day for a ride. Ride 27: Distance: 35.56 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 137 Ave Cadence: 64, Ave Speed: 16.4 mph, Ave Power: 176 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 827.41 miles

June 6,, 2015: Wanted to go long and slow today and I did. Cool and very windy by the time I was done. In fact the wind beat the heck out of me and I actually struggled on the way home from Horseneck Beach. Ride 26: Distance: 62.09 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 142 Ave Cadence: 65, Ave Speed: 16.4 mph, Ave Power: 164 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 791.85 miles

June 5, 2015: Decided to ride even though it was still cool and breezy. Rode the hills in Adamsville. Nothing spectacular, legs tired after a long day at work. Ride 25: Distance: 34.66 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 149 Ave Cadence: 67, Ave Speed: 16.9 mph, Ave Power: 187 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 729.76 miles

June 4, 2015: Quick after work ride. Chilly and a little bit of wind. Is it really June? Ride 24: Distance: 16.86 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 149 Ave Cadence: 67, Ave Speed: 17.1 mph, Ave Power: 189 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 695.10 miles

May 30, 2015: Windy, but another nice day for a ride. Was foggy down at Sakonnet Point, but otherwise warm and not that bad a day for a ride. Ran into some moron woman riding on the wrong side of the road who yelled at me like I was doing soemthing wrong. I got so pissed that I started hammering and as I started heading trough teh marshy areas near Fogland, I overcooked acorner, hit soem same and ended up flipping over into the wetlands next ot the swamps. Spectacular but luckily no harm to me or bike. Went to downtown and rode a couple steep climbs after the crash then headed home. . Ride 23: Distance: 40.28 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 151 Ave Cadence: 66, Ave Speed: 16.9 mph, Ave Power: 182 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 678.24 miles

May 29, 2015: Nice day, decided to ride after my dentist appointment. Less than a mile from home and I ran over a broken bottle and sliced my rear tire. Lost my desire to ride after fixing i but went for a short ride anyway. . Ride 22: Distance: 17.78 miles, Ave Heart Rate: N/A Ave Cadence: 68, Ave Speed: 15.2 mph, Ave Power: 173 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 637.96 miles

May 25, 2015: Was warm enough to get out for an early AM Memorial Day ride. I really do like riding early in the AM vs later in the day. I ride better, enjoy it better and like the lower traffic. Rode very well for the first 25 miles then turned back into the wind and kind of limped in the last 25 miles. All in all a good day riding though. Ride through a heard (?? is that right ??) of chickens who had gotten out of their coupes. Literally there were a hundred or so of them. Ride 21: Distance: 52.19 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 155 Ave Cadence: 67, Ave Speed: 17.2 mph, Ave Power: 186 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 621.18 miles

May 23, 2015: A nice day today but it was chilly and windy once again. The temperatures were not that bad, but the wind was really chilly. Rode wearing a thermal shirt. Still not feeling great, cut my ride short as I didn't want to make my sickness any worse.. Ride 20: Distance: 28.05 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 155 Ave Cadence: 69, Ave Speed: 17.3 mph, Ave Power: 196 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 568.99 miles

May 22, 2015: Been sick all week with allergies, so I haven't ridden since last weekend. Was a nice day today even if it was cool and windy. Took it easy on the ride and didn't want to exert myself too much as I didn't want to make my respiritory stuff worse. . Ride 19: Distance: 23.47 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 142 Ave Cadence: 68, Ave Speed: 16.4 mph, Ave Power: 159 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 540.94 miles

May 16, 2015: Today was looking bad for a ride, but the sun came out last morning so I went. They i was attacked by the green caterpillars, fought wind, and lost the sun and got cold. Still got a decent ride in. . Ride 18: Distance: 36.51 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 146 Ave Cadence: 68, Ave Speed: 16.9 mph, Ave Power: 174 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 517.47 miles

May 15, 2015: Justa quick ride on a cool cloudy Friday afternoon. . Ride 17: Distance: 26.96 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 154 Ave Cadence: 70, Ave Speed: 17.2 mph, Ave Power: 193 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 480.96 miles

May 10, 2015: Was nice except for about 2 miles form teh beach Horseneck was fogged in badly and was cold and windy. Kind of made it challenging. Took an easy ride today, but felt good. . . Ride 16: Distance: 35.37 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 139 Ave Cadence: 68, Ave Speed: 17.0 mph, Ave Power: 185 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 454.37 miles

May 9, 2015: Pretty nice day for a ride and I felt pretty descent. Good power for short times, and then able to come back with more power after a brief rest. Maybe I'm starting to feel better. . Ride 15: Distance: 30.12 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 157 Ave Cadence: 69, Ave Speed: 17.4 mph, Ave Power: 193 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 418.63 miles

May 7, 2015: Another nice day, although it was a little bit windy. Funny how you can tolerate the wind a bit more when it's warm out. . Ride 14: Distance: 30.45 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 152 Ave Cadence: 71, Ave Speed: 17.5 mph, Ave Power: 189 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 388.51 miles

May 5, 2015: Beautiful day today, warm and not a lot of wind. Was still a little chilly by the beach, but all in all a nice day for a ride. Ride 13: Distance: 32.54 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 152 Ave Cadence: 71, Ave Speed: 17.5 mph, Ave Power: 189 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 358.06 miles

May 2, 2015: Thought is was going to be warmer today but it wasn't. Got cold quickly as I wasn't dressed warm enogh so I quite early to come home to work in the gardern. Ride 12: Distance: 15.06 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 145 Ave Cadence: 75, Ave Speed: 18.2 mph, Ave Power: 195 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 325.52 miles

April 26, 2015: Was sunnay and felt warmer when I left home. Within 5 miles, it was cloudy, windy and cold. Still rode pretty well, one of my better rides this season. . Ride 11: Distance: 26.82 miles, Ave Heart Rate: N/A Ave Cadence: 77, Ave Speed: 17.5 mph, Ave Power: 211 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 310.46 miles

April 25, 2015:The cool windy riding continues ... . Ride 10: Distance: 22.9 miles, Ave Heart Rate: N/A Ave Cadence: 75, Ave Speed: 16.3 mph, Ave Power: 190 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 283.64 miles

April 21, 2015: The rainy day really broke up around noon and by the time I got home from work, it was a nice but windy day. Was able to get a good ride in, although the wind really beat me up. Stil not feeling string this year.. Ride 9: Distance: 24.60 miles, Ave Heart Rate: N/A Ave Cadence: 69, Ave Speed: 17.0 mph, Ave Power: 188 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 235.99 miles

April 19, 2015: Really beat from yesterday's ride and working to get the garden ready. It was also much cooler today and there is some wind again. Decided to keep it short and slow bit made 20+ miles. Still feels good to get outside. Ride 8: Distance: 23.43 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 146 Ave Cadence: 67, Ave Speed: 15.9 mph, Ave Power: 173 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 211.39 miles

April 18, 2015: Just a beautiful day today for a ride. I was able to get out early at 0830 for a change. Maybe there is hope for spring yet! Had a nice long ride through Dartmouth, felt best I have in all my rides. The only sort of bad part was the temperature crash at the beach .. dropped over 10 degrees. I guess the water is very cold still! . Ride 7: Distance: 40.11 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 155 Ave Cadence: 72, Ave Speed: 17.9 mph, Ave Power: 204 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 187.96 miles

April 14, 2015: Was an overcast but warm day when I left work. Just a little wind so I decided to go for a ride even though I was tired during yesterday's ride. As I expected, I felt better today and just need to ride more in order to continue to get stronger. Still some riding to go though! Was pretty nice until I got to river road in Westport when the temperature crashed 12 degrees in just few minutes. The wind also picked up just a little bit. Zapped my energy, but felt better when it warmed a bit away form the water. Ride 6: Distance: 21.83 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 151 Ave Cadence: 71, Ave Speed: 17.5 mph, Ave Power: 193 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 147.85 miles

April 13, 2015: Was able to get out of work in time and it was a nice enough day so .. time for a ride. I was pretty beat from the weekend so today was an easy ride. Still nice to be out riding though. Ride 5: Distance: 20.49 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 151 Ave Cadence: 69, Ave Speed: 16.8 mph, Ave Power: 189 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 126.02 miles

April 12, 2015: Finally back to back decent days. Still a bit windy and cool, but definitely OK for riding. The wind did get to be a bit of a complicating factor towards the end of my ride. Pretty wiped out physicaly. I need to ride more.. Ride 4: Distance: 35.70 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 154 Ave Cadence: 71, Ave Speed: 16.9 mph, Ave Power: 189 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 105.53 miles

April 11, 2015: Was a nice day temperature wise but the wind was brutal. Rode weel, but tired quickly doue to lack of riding and wind.. Ride 3: Distance: 25.69 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 150 Ave Cadence: 73, Ave Speed: 16.9 mph, Ave Power: 188.2 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 69.83 miles

April 3, 2015: Well it was 50 degree out but rainy when I left work at 1230 today. The rain stopped when I got home so I decided to go out for a ride. As it turns out, the rain came back and it got cold. Finished the 2nd half of the ride in rain and 40 degree temperature. Still felt great to be riding outside though.. Ride 2: Distance: 25.69 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 154 Ave Cadence: 66, Ave Speed: 15.9 mph, Ave Power: 186.2 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 44.14 miles

April 1, 2015: It's been a long cold winter, but I finally found a day when it was mid 40's and not a ton of wind. Tired of being couped up all winter and while this wasn't the fastest, longest or best ride, it really felt great to get outside! Maybe again tomorrow .... hoping to put an end to that dam trainer for the year right now! . Ride 1: Distance: 18.45 miles, Ave Heart Rate: 154 Ave Cadence: 69, Ave Speed: 16.5 mph, Ave Power: 187 watts, Cumulative 2014 Miles: 18.45 miles