2023 Journal:
November 17, 2023: Finally get my backsiode back out to the forrest in Fall River. Just rode faily easily to get back used to riding a mountian bike but still cleanly rode the Canfield Line Trail for the 2nd time ever and set a new PR by 30 seconds. Just the kind of first day out I needed to get my mind back in gear. Ride 31: Distance: 10.51 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 141 Ave Cadence: 53 Ave Speed: 7.4 mph, Ave Power: N/AWatts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 760.86 miles
October 28, 2023: Another beautiful day, nice and warm and not much wind at all. Rode pretty easy andd was beat until the last 5 miles when a couple guys passed me and I hate that. Rode like hell for a mile or so to catch them then blasted by for a couple miles until I sat up. The guy liked my Madone and I think he thought I was bullshitting him when I said I was out of shape lmao. Must be getting a little form back HAHAHAHAHA! Ride 30: Distance: 32.51 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 141 Ave Cadence: 62 Ave Speed: 16.0 mph, Ave Power: 149 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 750.35 miles
October 26, 2023: Beautiful day, warm and not much wind at all. Legs tired but felt goodd to be out riding. Ride 29: Distance: 22.31 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 135 Ave Cadence: 64 Ave Speed: 15.5 mph, Ave Power: 151 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 717.84 miles
October 25, 2023: Back riding outside. Felt good but tired at the end. Breezy day but nice. Ride 28: Distance: 28.53 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 134 Ave Cadence: 63 Ave Speed: 14.7 mph, Ave Power: 136 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 695.53 miles
October 13, 2023: So went to drive the Mustang to the garage and it ran perfectly. WTF, but no reason to bring a car with no symptoms to the garage to get charged for diagnosing a problem that isn't showing. Rode back to pick up the Toyota. Heck of a way to get two short rides in. Oh and this one with a stiff knee from this mornings crash. Fricking Friday the 13th. Ride 27: Distance: 5.04 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 134 Ave Cadence: 65 Ave Speed: 14.5 mph, Ave Power: 145 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 667.00 miles
October 13, 2023: What a ugly short ride. Was riding back from dropping my 4Runner off in a parking let next to the Ford Dealer sso I could drop my Mustang off to get the clutch lookedd at. That went smoothly but on teh sshort ride home I lost my rear wheel on a white stripe in the roundabout up by the casino. All goodd other than some bruises andd small road rash but srill a PIA. Ride 26: Distance: 4.83 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 135 Ave Cadence: 68 Ave Speed: 15.0 mph, Ave Power: 126 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 661.96 miles
October 11, 2023: God has it been that long since I rode outside ? Been busy with the house but now that woprk is essentially done. Time to get back riding more. Ride 25: Distance: 26.03 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 135 Ave Cadence: 64 Ave Speed: 15.8 mph, Ave Power: 140 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 657.13 miles
August 21, 2023: Really nice day for a ride even though it was mostly cloudy and breezy. Nice to get out around the beach again. Ride 24: Distance: 28.90 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 131 Ave Cadence: 64 Ave Speed: 15.0 mph, Ave Power: 130 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 631.10 miles
August 17, 2023: Overcast and cool morning to ride but very plesant. Ride 23: Distance: 22.04 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 134 Ave Cadence: 63 Ave Speed: 15.5 mph, Ave Power: 159 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 602.20 miles
August 14, 2023: Finished siding the house so now back to the business of bike riding. Felt good today although ran out of steam around 22 or 23 miles. Ride 22: Distance: 27.43 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 135 Ave Cadence: 64 Ave Speed: 15.2 mph, Ave Power: 138 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 580.16 miles
August 3, 2023: Finally able to go back and pick up my Jeep at the dealer. Headwind ride the whole ride south on the Island. Ride 21: Distance: 20.29 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 149 Ave Cadence: 63 Ave Speed: 13.7 mph, Ave Power: 142 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 552.73 miles
August 1, 2023: Rode home from dropping Jeep off for repair. Seemed like a small headwind the entire ride. not bad though. Ride 20: Distance: 21.46 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 141 Ave Cadence: 62 Ave Speed: 13.4 mph, Ave Power: 143 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 532.44 miles
July 31, 2023: Been working on ssiding the house but time to get back to some riding. Still feel good but endurance is a bit down. That will come back quickly. Ride 19: Distance: 24.17 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 134 Ave Cadence: 64 Ave Speed: 15.5 mph, Ave Power: 141 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 510.98 miles
July 6, 2023: Decioded to ride and take a day off from working on the house. Huimid but good morning Ride 18 : Distance: 27.44 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 133 Ave Cadence: 66 Ave Speed: 15.4 mph, Ave Power: 146 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 486.81 miles
June 29, 2023: Finally got my asss out to ride. Nice temps, little breeze and humid but still nice. Now back to the house repairs. Ride 17 : Distance: 22.32 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 133 Ave Cadence: 64 Ave Speed: 15.1 mph, Ave Power: 147 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 459.37 miles
June 18, 2023: Want to try to do at least one Mountain Bike Rode on the weekend since I feel the roads are to crowed in the summer on weekends. Today I got out to get one in. Ride 16 : Distance: 9.89 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 154 Ave Cadence: 60 Ave Speed: 8.6 mph, Ave Power: N/A Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 437.05 miles
June 15, 2023: Nice day for a rode, a bit breezy but nice. Took a route thorugh the edge of the Fall River Forrest and rode a short section of dirt/gravel. All went well until I flattted on CVharlotte White Way. Just a PIA, 3 in last 2 weeks. Ride 15 : Distance: 31.29 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 135 Ave Cadence: 65 Ave Speed: 15.20 mph, Ave Power: 141 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 427.16 miles
June 12, 2023: Overcast and damp but warmer and a nice day for a rode overall. Thought I wass racing rain but that never happened. Ride 14 : Distance: 30.01 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 130 Ave Cadence: 60 Ave Speed: 14.70 mph, Ave Power: 141 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 395.87 miles
June 8, 2023: Cool Day with a little breeze. The temp seems to be down a big becasue of the smoke on the air from the Canadian fires. Feels more like April than June right now. Ride 13 : Distance: 27.86 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 131 Ave Cadence: 63 Ave Speed: 15.0 mph, Ave Power: 142 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 365.86 miles
June 1, 2023: Warm and nice day for a ride. Felt really good until I got a flat on Crandall Road 1/2 mile from home. lol .. woin some, lose some ! Ride 12 : Distance: 27.57 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 136 Ave Cadence: 64 Ave Speed: 15.7 mph, Ave Power: 142 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 338.00 miles
May 16, 2023: Breezy, warm and high overcast but still a nice day to ride. Slowly improving but I was pretty torched in teh last 5 mikes today. Ride 11 : Distance: 33.41 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 144 Ave Cadence: 63 Ave Speed: 15.2 mph, Ave Power: 148 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 310.43 miles
May 15, 2023: Lower temps this week, but then again it's that time of the year. High clouds kept it from feeling warmer. Ride 10 : Distance: 27.44 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 139 Ave Cadence: 64 Ave Speed: 15.3 mph, Ave Power: 148 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 277.02 miles
May 12, 2023: All my data suggested that I take a day off or at least an easy day. So i was going to do that, but despite leaving home under bright blue skies, when I turned back to teh east in Westport I saw the skies were black. Decided to make a short ride even shorter as it started to sprinkle. By the time I got home it was raining pretty good. And now that I am home and changed it is bright and sunny again. I guess that was the world giving me a message to ride short. lol Ride 9 : Distance: 16.55 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 122 Ave Cadence: 62 Ave Speed: 14.2 mph, Ave Power: 137 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 249.58 miles
May 11, 2023: Beautiful morning for a ride. Warming up and much lighter breezy. Made first trip to Sakonnet Point. Ride 8 : Distance: 34.58 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 138 Ave Cadence: 63 Ave Speed: 15.2 mph, Ave Power: 148 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 233.03 miles
May 9, 2023: a bit chilly today but a little less breeze. SSunny day buit there is an overcast look becasue of smoke from fires in Western Canada. Nice easy ride, ssaw some deer on Cornell Road and enjoyed riding along the water. All was good until I got a flat tire on Reed Road. No biggie, fixed in about 5 minutes andfinished up my ride. Although I never really am happy after I replace a tube on a ride! Ride 7 : Distance: 33.41 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 138 Ave Cadence: 65 Ave Speed: 15.2 mph, Ave Power: 138 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 198.45 miles
May 8, 2023: Beautiful day, little breezy but all in all a nice day to ride. Slow and steady seems to be my game lately! Ride 6 : Distance: 27.45 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 134 Ave Cadence: 64 Ave Speed: 14.7 mph, Ave Power: 137 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 165.04 miles
April 13, 2023: Really nice day, warm and a little less wind. Rode very easily since my legs were still tired and my revovery index is lagging from all the riding this week. Good ride though! Ride 5 : Distance: 31.34 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 132 Ave Cadence: 64 Ave Speed: 14.9 mph, Ave Power: 140 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 137.59 miles
April 12, 2023: Windy mormning, high clouds but warm. First ride in shorts this year, too bad my legs didn't show up to ride. Still a good one though. Ride 4 : Distance: 24.92 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 134 Ave Cadence: 67 Ave Speed: 15.1 mph, Ave Power: 148 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 106.25 miles
April 10, 2023: Chilly, but sunny and getting warmer. Nice day for a ride until I almost got hit by 5 deer on Cornell Road. lol All good though! Ride 3 : Distance: 27.96 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 137 Ave Cadence: 68 Ave Speed: 14.7 mph, Ave Power: 155 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 81.33 miles
April 7, 2023: Finally got by backside back outside. Turnd out to be a bit windier and colder than I thought down bu the beach. Still a nice ride even though it was a headwind all the way home. Ride 2 : Distance: 27.38 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 140 Ave Cadence: 69 Ave Speed: 15.2 mph, Ave Power: 155 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 53.37 miles
February 16, 2023: Deceided it was stupid to be riding indoors when it was in the 50s and no wind. Longest ride since last fall and felt good although should have eaten breakfast. Ride 1 : Distance: 25.99 Miles, Ave Heart Rate: 137 Ave Cadence: 69 Ave Speed: 15.1 mph, Ave Power: 144 Watts, Cumulative 2022 Miles: 25.99 miles