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21.5 mile this morning even though it was chilly (I didn't notice the chill after the first 20 minutes.) I could barely get my heart rate above 150 which means I need to start increasing intensity either by riding more hilly terrain (climb today was a 250 ft gain and I really had no problem with it), or increasing my lazy-ass cadence from an average of 75 rpm to an average of 85 rpm. My speed was about 12.5 mph.
Diet Calendar Entries for 18 August 2013:
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1487 kcal
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Fat: 56.50g | Prot: 74.74g | Carb: 185.19g.
Breakfast: Milk (1% Lowfat with Added Vitamin A), Kashi GOLEAN Crisp! Toasted Berry Crumble. Lunch: Hormel Natural Choice Oven Roasted Deli Turkey, Arnold 100% Whole Grain Sandwich Thins. Dinner: Mixed Salad Greens, Newman's Own Mango Salsa (Medium), Baked or Fried Coated Chicken Thigh Skinless. Snacks/Other: Carr's Table Water Crackers, Cheddar Cheese, Lay's Sour Cream & Onion Potato Chips, Weight Watchers Ice Cream Bars - Giant Chocolate Fudge, Au Bon Pain Chocolate Covered Strawberry, Laughing Cow Original Creamy Swiss Wedges, Baby Carrots, Graham Crackers (Chocolate Coated), Archer Farms 100% Real Fruit Strip, Apples, Frigo Natural String Cheese Part Skim. more...
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2707 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Housework - 1 hour, Bicycling (moderate) - 13/mph - 1 hour and 40 minutes, Resting - 13 hours and 20 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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You seem to be doing great. I thought even the pros only had an average cadence of about 80.
18 Aug 13 by member: WonderDad
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I don't think so - I think it's more like 95 - 105. That's A-level riding where you average 16 - 18 mph. I'm more like C-level at this point.
18 Aug 13 by member: jackied510
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It's incredible that anyone can average a cadence of 80 or higher across challenging terrains for extended periods of time. I'm impressed.
The one thing that has surprised me about bike riding is that no matter how tough the ride is, when it's over I'm not tired. I might falls asleep an hour later when I relax, but right after the ride I feel pretty good.
18 Aug 13 by member: WonderDad
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I'm riding on the road only - no trail riding at all and I have a very efficient road bike. that makes a huge difference with cadence and speed. I bet you'd kick butt on a road bike. I just read your entry on today's bike ride and it sounds like you're riding on a trail which is really different (and harder if you're also riding on hills than just riding on the road like me). I couldn't get my bike above 10 - 11 mph when I had a hybrid.
18 Aug 13 by member: jackied510
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Very interesting comment on your hybrid bike. That's a big difference with your road bike. I typically ride the road, but we have several trails in the area and they are some times convenient for completing a circuit. However, to avoid having much of a problem with the path condition, I have large tires on my road bike. They aren't huge and definitely not the nubby kind. They are similar to the road bike tires of 20 yrs. ago. I've heard that the newer tires are faster, but I didn't think it would make much difference for me. At least not as much difference as dropping 20-30 lbs. would.
Tomorrow morning, I'm going to try and get an early ride completed, like you do. I'll have to find my cooler weather clothing. By the way, a couple of weeks ago I had a job interview and the recruiter was a bike rider. So, we naturally started talking about riding. He told me he rides 30 mi./day before starting his business work, and goes for a 60 mi. ride on the weekend. I was very impressed.
18 Aug 13 by member: WonderDad
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