For the first time, today I did 3 straight full laps of Prospect Park in Brooklyn. A lap is 3.3 miles and there is one pretty mean (for me) hill. I also live downhill from the park, so I have a bit of a climb to get there. I tried my absolute hardest... much harder than ever before. So, door to door the ride was 11.2 miles. I did it in 48 minutes with an average speed of 14.1mph. On the hill, I never let myself dip below 9mph which is really good for me. The first time I took that hill (about 6 weeks ago) I went down to 6mph.
I'm really excited, cause that was so much better than I've ever done before. Yay!
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05-23-2007, 08:50 AM #1
Mmmmm... Broccoli?
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Yahoo! A good ride...
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05-23-2007, 09:03 AM #2
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it's great when you can measure progress that way! going fast over hills is a good thing. I wish I could ride with you in Brooklyn. What time of the day do you go (I'm on the west coast, just curious here)
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05-23-2007, 09:43 AM #3
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Way to go! Improvement is always a cause for celebration. Congratulations!!
As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence." ~Benjamin Franklin
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05-23-2007, 11:12 AM #4
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Woohoo!
Progress is progress... and damn, if it doesn't feeeel gooood
Well done - particularly the hill speed - that is a significant difference
Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying,
"I will try again tomorrow".
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05-23-2007, 02:34 PM #5
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ab fab
way to gooooooooooooooooooo
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05-24-2007, 04:21 AM #6
Mmmmm... Broccoli?
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Thanks ladies! It's fun to post on here and get encouragement from strangers.
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05-24-2007, 06:16 AM #7
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Rij73-You definitly deserve a hip-hip hooray, D . Hills and 14mph average is great.
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