Getting Stronger with Miles?

I was not feeling great today but needed the miles. I decided to do a 50 mile loop. I rode down to Palo Alto and stopped and Paris Baguette for a couple of apple tarts and a cup of coffee that was just short of nauseating.

Then I decided to trace up the peninsula. Last time I did this I ended at top of the hill in Daily City. This time I wanted to stay down by the bay side since the wind was blowing like the blazes. So of course I ended up on the Bay Trail and got lost and almost rode into a homeless encampment. Finally I went to Google Maps and they gave me directions. It was the same direction I had gone but what looked like a dead end was really a right turn under the freeway. But there were a few complicated turns that I had to make to get me on the correct track. And then the map program decided to put me on a quieter street which had a surface on it that would make Paris-Roubaix seem like an ice rink.

What was sort of surprising is that after 35-40 miles I was getting stronger. Mind you I was tired but I was sprinting up to 22 mph or so whereas in the morning I could barely hit 18 mph.

I ended up with 70 miles. If I continue I'll be back in shape to ride with my friends in the Tour de Fuzz and around Lake Tahoe.

On 2017-07-02 16:24, wrote:
I was not feeling great today but needed the miles. I decided to do a
50 mile loop. I rode down to Palo Alto and stopped and Paris Baguette
for a couple of apple tarts and a cup of coffee that was just short
of nauseating.

Then I decided to trace up the peninsula. Last time I did this I
ended at top of the hill in Daily City. This time I wanted to stay
down by the bay side since the wind was blowing like the blazes. So
of course I ended up on the Bay Trail and got lost and almost rode
into a homeless encampment. Finally I went to Google Maps and they
gave me directions. It was the same direction I had gone but what
looked like a dead end was really a right turn under the freeway. But
there were a few complicated turns that I had to make to get me on
the correct track. And then the map program decided to put me on a
quieter street which had a surface on it that would make
Paris-Roubaix seem like an ice rink.

What was sort of surprising is that after 35-40 miles I was getting
stronger. Mind you I was tired but I was sprinting up to 22 mph or so
whereas in the morning I could barely hit 18 mph.

I ended up with 70 miles. If I continue I'll be back in shape to ride
with my friends in the Tour de Fuzz and around Lake Tahoe.


What did they put in the coffee? I want some of that!

In Sacramento it is currently wise to stay away from the fast-growing
homeless camps. Which means part of the American River Trail has become
de facto useless because one risks pit bull attacks and rocks thrown. I
am glad not to have to live in a city, especially one that is so far out
of control.

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Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

On Sunday, July 2, 2017 at 4:24:55 PM UTC-7, wrote:
I was not feeling great today but needed the miles. I decided to do a 50 mile loop. I rode down to Palo Alto and stopped and Paris Baguette for a couple of apple tarts and a cup of coffee that was just short of nauseating.

Then I decided to trace up the peninsula. Last time I did this I ended at top of the hill in Daily City. This time I wanted to stay down by the bay side since the wind was blowing like the blazes. So of course I ended up on the Bay Trail and got lost and almost rode into a homeless encampment. Finally I went to Google Maps and they gave me directions. It was the same direction I had gone but what looked like a dead end was really a right turn under the freeway. But there were a few complicated turns that I had to make to get me on the correct track. And then the map program decided to put me on a quieter street which had a surface on it that would make Paris-Roubaix seem like an ice rink.

What was sort of surprising is that after 35-40 miles I was getting stronger. Mind you I was tired but I was sprinting up to 22 mph or so whereas in the morning I could barely hit 18 mph.

I ended up with 70 miles. If I continue I'll be back in shape to ride with my friends in the Tour de Fuzz and around Lake Tahoe.

When Caleb Greenwood was summoned to go rescue the Donner Party, he was in his 80's at the time. And living in Napa. They rousted him out of bed in the middle of the night, He assembled his pack and shoshoes, walked from Napa to Donner Lake, rescued them, walked home, went back to bed.

https://www.google.com/search?q=cale...ZcG6CF-FuNl4M:

On Monday, July 3, 2017 at 9:45:55 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:

What did they put in the coffee? I want some of that!

No you don't. Every time I've been there I've ended up throwing the majority of that coffee away.

On 2017-07-03 10:24, wrote:
On Monday, July 3, 2017 at 9:45:55 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:

What did they put in the coffee? I want some of that!

No you don't. Every time I've been there I've ended up throwing the
majority of that coffee away.


Ok, then I'll stay with my brewpubs. Their stuff is always good to the
last drop.

For food I carry a home-made nutrition bar (my wife bakes them) and for
very long rides sandwiches made with trub bread. Trub is the residue
"sludge" from brewing. Great stuff, hard crust, intense taste.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/