April 5 rides

[redrhodie]

Taught Pilates this morning, subbing for the regular instructor who has the awful cold I'm trying not to catch. I am SO not qualified to teach Pilates... but I hope that at least knowing that makes me more qualified than some of the instructors out there... Anyhow.

You've hit the nail on the head with the issue I have with the class I went to this morning. The teacher is really sweet, and a good yoga teacher, but this class was not Pilates. I suspect she's not trained by an accredited studio. Do you think this is common?

[Beane]

Did our usual 25 mile out-n-back, but alone (usually have DH to draft off), and the wind going out was nightmarish. It was a challenge but man the return trip was awesome. Easily cruising at twice my speed on the first half. This was my second real outdoor ride with my new bike and I must say, I LOVE it. This bike rocks. I was worried about it being too big, but it's just fine. Now I just need a new saddle...

i LOOOOOOOOOOOVE steel!

p.s. 63 and sunny... pretty nice (we here in wisconsin have earned a nice spring)

[kelownagirl]

I went for a run this morning. Then I took the bike with me to the pool so I could ride right after my swim. The weather is beautiful this afternoon, warm, sunny, a bit of a breeze. Can't wait for real spring...

[Midmichigangal]

I went on a nice and easy three mile loop around the neighborhood this evening after my brother got the Schwinn 12 function cycle computer installed on my bike. Weather is finally warm with temps around sixty degrees with sun. Saw lots of kids outside on bike enjoying the first real warm day of the season.

[SouthernBelle]

I headed out this morning, changed routes at the last minute. It was pretty chilly and the promised sunshine never appeared.

I had planned on doing something in the 30-40 mile range, but started having terrible stomach pains. I had to stop a couple of times to just bend over.

So my ride was shortened to 21.48 miles.

Gas-X cleared things up.

[DDH]

It was a perfect day to ride today. I started out about lunch time and headed for my 13 miles loop, well withing that loop is my hair dresser and I needed shampoo so I stopped and got that, pulled my paniers down and put them in, it felt good to save that trip in the car.
I rode towards home and on the way, these silly guys on motorcycles passed and one of the guys sticks his legs out and starts making peddling motions. I know he was probably making fun of me, but I'm a good sport, ecspcially when I found it quite funny. LOL

I got to my turn for home and I thought, shoot, I can go further I'm not ready to go home, so I kept going. I went 23 miles today. That's the longest ride this year, all I have been able to get in so far, is about 12 or so miles.
It was a really nice day for it and I had a good time. I am pretty tired now though, but am hoping the weather holds out so I can go again tomorrow.

[OakLeaf]

You've hit the nail on the head with the issue I have with the class I went to this morning. The teacher is really sweet, and a good yoga teacher, but this class was not Pilates. I suspect she's not trained by an accredited studio. Do you think this is common?

It's extremely common. In a gym setting, with the exception of large urban gyms that have a pool of local instructors to draw on, responding to the demand for Pilates classes has meant getting some minimal training for their existing pool of fitness instructors. My "certification" comes from a two-day workshop, the same as the other instructors at my gym in Ohio. The instructor I subbed for today got her certification by a correspondence course. In small towns where there are two or three gyms and no standalone Pilates studios, it's not cost-effective for even one instructor to go to the time and expense of a 100 or 200 hour course. Occasionally you'll find a yoga instructor with 200-hour certification, but I think that's because the spiritual aspects of yoga draw people to do it for love, with no expectation that it will pay for itself.

[chicago]

absolutely beautiful day in Chicago... the city was out enjoying the sunshine... and so was I

my boyfriend and I got in 50 miles with the club... then came home and walked about 4.

tomorrow we're hoping to get in around 60... oh summer in Chicago, you gottta love it... it's here again

[jobob]

DH and I did a 25 mile out to Mission Coffee & back. Saving myself for tomorrow.

Yeesh, it was windy out.

[Veronica]

You're going to do fine tomorrow Jo. You know you are in charge of the map.

Is Lee coming out? Thom's going to join us at Nicasio.

V.

[uforgot]

I had to go pick up prom supplies in Belleville, (a 2 hr. drive) but I threw my folder in the car "just in case". As I was leaving Belleville, I spied a paved bike path that crossed the road I was on, and a park with a parking lot. I had a terrific ride through the town of Belleville and along the metrolink too. My first time in that town.

[jobob]

Lee's dropping me off at the Safeway and then he's planning to toodle around on his own. I'll see if he'd like to ride with us, maybe over the bridge & into Sausalito or thereabouts.

Map? there's a map?

[Veronica]

Okay, cue sheet, not a really a map, other than the one you did in Bikely.

V.

[PinkBike]

had a great ride in the tour de phoenix. 4th year and i finally got under 4 hours, tho the headwind climb that never ended was brutal. 72 miles, temp a mild 82. i had figured that i'd need 19.2 average to get in the platinum range (3:45), and i had 19.6 all the way up to mile 59. then as i was climbing at about 8 mph i was watching the average just drop and drop. after the hills, when i saw 8 miles to go i still had 24 minutes to finish under 4 hours, and i knew i could do it. i totally sprinted at the finish and saw the time clock at 3:57. woohoo!

[Geonz]

had a great ride in the tour de phoenix. 4th year and i finally got under 4 hours, tho the headwind climb that never ended was brutal. 72 miles, temp a mild 82. i had figured that i'd need 19.2 average to get in the platinum range (3:45), and i had 19.6 all the way up to mile 59. then as i was climbing at about 8 mph i was watching the average just drop and drop. after the hills, when i saw 8 miles to go i still had 24 minutes to finish under 4 hours, and i knew i could do it. i totally sprinted at the finish and saw the time clock at 3:57. woohoo!

WOOHOO back at you Good job on keeping the faith and finding the legs!!!! You could hve caved so many times...