How Was Your Commute Today?

[7rider]

I'm back!
Rode in this a.m. - finally. First time since mid-January.
The big snowpiles are still there, shaded by the hemlocks, at the start of my ride. But I was able to ride around them (in the afternoon,when that grassy stretch is warm, it'll be a mud-fest, tho'. ) for the most part. Did walk around a few sketchy sections. Saw other bike tire tracks in the sand...so others are riding, too (and I know I'm not the only one who relies on that stupid sidewalk to get out of the neighborhood).
In town, by some tennis courts, a big stand of bamboo had come down on top of the trail. I imagine it's the adjacent homeowners responsibility to clean it up?? It's their bamboo. I'm sure the county will take that stand, but given how overgrown and crazy this particular stand has always been, I don't foresee it getting cleared up for a while. Fortunately, now that I know, there are several work-arounds for me from which to choose.

[pfunk12]

I'm back!
Rode in this a.m. - finally. First time since mid-January.
The big snowpiles are still there, shaded by the hemlocks, at the start of my ride. But I was able to ride around them (in the afternoon,when that grassy stretch is warm, it'll be a mud-fest, tho'. ) for the most part. Did walk around a few sketchy sections. Saw other bike tire tracks in the sand...so others are riding, too (and I know I'm not the only one who relies on that stupid sidewalk to get out of the neighborhood).
In town, by some tennis courts, a big stand of bamboo had come down on top of the trail. I imagine it's the adjacent homeowners responsibility to clean it up?? It's their bamboo. I'm sure the county will take that stand, but given how overgrown and crazy this particular stand has always been, I don't foresee it getting cleared up for a while. Fortunately, now that I know, there are several work-arounds for me from which to choose.

Awesome! Glad to hear that you are back out there!! Now...how was your run yesterday?

[7rider]

Awesome! Glad to hear that you are back out there!! Now...how was your run yesterday?

More like a trot. Still able to walk upright afterward, and I didn't kill myself.

[pfunk12]

More like a trot. Still able to walk upright afterward, and I didn't kill myself.

That's all good news!

[DebW]

Instead of my usual 2 mile commute, today I had to go to Harvard for a meeting, which is 13 miles down the Minuteman Bikeway. Got to Alewife station and expected to ride down Mass Ave to Harvard, but saw a sign pointing to a bike route to Harvard and followed that. The route went along a path along Fresh Pond Parkway and then turned onto Vassal St and Brattle to Harvard Sq. Took me about an hour and 15 minutes.

[HillSlugger]

More like a trot. Still able to walk upright afterward, and I didn't kill myself.

how much time/distance are you doing? Walk + run or all run?

[7rider]

how much time/distance are you doing? Walk + run or all run?

Treadmill: 30 minutes at 2.0 % incline with 1.5 minute run; 3.5 minute walk gave me 2.0 miles. I've been "upping" the run and shortening the walk every other workout. If I run half of it on the 1st, I'll be happy.

For my bike commute home today, DH came to join me. Another adventure of chasing him through the mean streets on his high-zoot road bike, and me on my clunker commuter.

Heading up my cursed sidewalk coming home (which DH had declared "nutty" when I met him) - he opted to sprint up the hill on the road. I said there's no way I'm doing that....and picked my way slowly up the hill and around snow banks. I walked it around that bog section by the hemlocks. By the time I got home, my front tire was flat. I picked up something on that sidewalk. Grrrr.....

[kfergos]

Did my first post-crash ride today: 8.35 miles to the transit center on the Xtracycle. Cool and breezy, and I felt incredibly weak and slow, but I made it. Back on the horse!

[Fredwina]

Did my first post-crash ride today: 8.35 miles to the transit center on the Xtracycle. Cool and breezy, and I felt incredibly weak and slow, but I made it. Back on the horse!

[7rider]

Did my first post-crash ride today: 8.35 miles to the transit center on the Xtracycle. Cool and breezy, and I felt incredibly weak and slow, but I made it. Back on the horse!

Good for you! Congrats.

[lph]

Did my first post-crash ride today: 8.35 miles to the transit center on the Xtracycle. Cool and breezy, and I felt incredibly weak and slow, but I made it. Back on the horse!

Attagirl!