A little accountability

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Monday, 6.22: 10.93 miles, 1:12 hour, 9.07 average mph. Per RunKeeper, a total climb of 1,040 feet. (The climb graph on the link page is very impressive to a newbie). Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy, wind S 12 mph, 59% humidity. No big birds today (last Thursday's sighting turned out to be a sandhill crane), but I did see a couple of bunnies and chipmunks, a couple of nervous starlings and a small turtle hellbent on getting across the trail. He was moving pretty fast!

ny biker: The mechanic did check inside the tire, all the way around, but he didn't seem to find anything. If it was a sharp pebble, it might very well have come back out of the tire tread. Should I be cleaning out the treads when I get home?

rebeccaC: I've been checking the tire pressure each time before I go out -- these tires say 50 lbs, and our pump's pretty new so I think I'm getting the pressure right. Thanks very much for the tip on placing the tire liners!

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Thursday, 6/24: 7.96 miles, 51 minutes, 9.27 average mph. Overcast, 73 degrees, wind S 4 mph, humidity 48%. I had planned on a loop through a nature trail at the top of my route, but it turned out to be pedestrians only. (Rats.)

This evening I go to that basic bike maintenance class at Performance Bike. The mechanic I spoke to said it would be hands-on, not just lecture. Really looking forward to this.

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Friday, 6/25: 11.62 miles, 1:15 hours, 9.3 mph average speed. 73 degrees, partly cloudy, 55% humidity, wind ENE 9 mph.

Tried a new route today. I thought there was paved bike path all the way along, but the path is interrupted for half a mile or more. The paved path was on the left side of the road, so you ride facing traffic; when the interruption comes (and there's no notice of it), you're riding on the wrong side and it's all sand and gravel -- not the most comforting surface. I kept thinking that the path would pick up again shortly, so I foolishly stayed on that side. And cars are just rocketing along the road. I'll do that loop again, but I'll cross to the other side when the path ends. And since the path picks up again on the other side, that's where I need to be anyway.

All told, a pretty good ride.