Unwanted Ads

I really don’t know what happened to my blog about two months ago when unwanted ads took over. I’d changed nothing, nothing that I was aware of anyway. I finally had time to dig deeper into what might be going on this week. I deactivated two plugins and Amazon ads on the sidebar, and as a result, I don’t see any ads on my end.

If you were seeing tons of ads before, please let me know what you’re seeing when you look at the blog. Ads galore or ad-free?

 

Overview of the Week

Before getting into each day’s workouts, here’s an overview of my workouts from this past week. Scroll beyond the infographic for daily details…

 

Sunday

Cycling: 21.24 miles
• Bike: Salsa Warbird
• Average speed: 12.0 MPH
• Surface: gravel
• Elevation gain: 1,480 feet
• Start time: 9:40 AM
• Location: Austin Grove Church loop
• Weather: 61° and sunny, climbing to 64°
• What I wore: bike shorts, s/s jersey, light jacket, and fingerless gloves (took jacket off near the end)

We were treated to glorious blue sky with crisp air weather for our ride with the Gravel Rats. The ride was on the shorter side and what we saved in riding time, we made up for in “sitting and chatting at the brewery over lunch” time.

 

Monday

Strength training: 1 hour of total body

Walking: 3.04 miles
• Average pace: 15:37 minute/mile
• Elevation gain: 208 feet
• Start time: 3:39 PM
• Location: neighborhood trails
• Weather: 79° and sunny
• What I wore: shorts, s/s shirt, and visor

It was a later than I’d planned by the time I got out for my walk and the temperature was higher than I’d expected so I stayed on the wooded trail. Despite the washed out look the sky was clear and beautiful.

 

Tuesday

Cycling: 35.31 miles
• Bike: Specialized Roubaix Comp
• Average speed: 12.4 MPH
• Surface: paved
• Elevation gain: 2,293 feet
• Start time: 10:04 AM
• Location: W&OD Trail Ashburn/Leesburg loop with 4 x Thomas Mill climbs
• Weather: 75° and sunny, climbing to 83°
• What I wore: bike shorts, s/s jersey, and fingerless gloves

If three 1.6-mile hill repeats were good last week, then four must be better, right? I even got a 2nd fastest on one of the Strava segments and I’ve climbed Thomas Mill many times over the past four years. Even better, I was joined by my partner in climb (see what I did there?).

 

Wednesday

Strength training: 1 hour of total body

Walking: 3.35 miles
• Average pace: 18:38 minute/mile
• Elevation gain: 87 feet
• Start time: 2:33 PM
• Location: neighborhood trails
• Weather: 83° and mostly sunny, climbing to 87°
• What I wore: shorts, s/s shirt, and visor

 

Thursday

Walking: 4.11 miles
• Average pace: 15:35 minute/mile
• Elevation gain: 153 feet
• Start time: 5:49 AM
• Location: neighborhood circle
• Weather: 60° and partly cloudy
• What I wore: shorts, s/s shirt, nylon shell, visor, and gloves

Cycling: 15.38 miles
• Bike: Specialized Roubaix Comp
• Average speed: 14.2 MPH
• Surface: paved
• Elevation gain: 456 feet
• Start time: 11:14 AM
• Location: W&OD Trail Ashburn/Sterling loop
• Weather: 81° and mostly sunny
• What I wore: bike shorts, s/s jersey, and fingerless gloves

After several tries each, Kim and I were finally able to get our call to go through to start our weekly virtual walk. Once we got our walk going, I forgot to start my Garmin. We got a good laugh over our morning debacles and thought it a shame that it’s not a runfessions week.

Collage credit: Kim

Later in the morning I got back out for a ride and just happened to see my friend Chuck on his way back home from his ride (we really should coordinate ride times). I also encountered a deer crossing the trail right in front of me, fortunately while I was stopped. Most curious of my sightings, though, were these two vehicles – not sure if they’re legal on the trail, but if not, it certainly wouldn’t be because they were going too fast.

 

Friday

Strength training: 1 hour of total body

Balance and stretching: 45 minutes

 

Saturday

Cycling: 48.21 miles
• Bike: Specialized Roubaix Comp
• Average speed: 13.5 MPH
• Surface: paved
• Elevation gain: 1,808 feet
• Start time: 8:12 AM
• Location: W&OD Trail Ashburn/Purcellville loop
• Weather: 63° and partly sunny, climbing to 83°
• What I wore: bike shorts, s/s jersey, and fingerless gloves

Sooo my gravel bike was involved in a little accident while being washed on Friday afternoon… The rear Di2 shifter cable got caught in the sponge and pulled into the cassette. The delicate cable either crimped when getting caught or got pulled out of the battery inside the seat steam. We rushed it to the bike shop, but Oscar said it was too tedious of a job to do on the spot so we left it with him.

Saturday morning instead of joining my cycling friends for a gravel ride, I rode with my husband 8 miles to our meetup spot, then rode with the group another 2 miles and dropped off when the pavement turned to gravel. I did my own thing on the W&OD Trail on my road bike and timed it perfectly to met the group back where I’d left them just as they were arriving back.

 

Last Week’s Blog Posts

In case you skipped checking in on my blog this past week, here’s what you missed…

 

Questions:
  • • What’s the most unusual thing you’ve seen while out on your local trail? ~ My running friends and I once saw a very confused driver in a car who had taken a right turn a tad too early and turned onto the trail. Even though we told her she wasn’t on the road and there was no place ahead to exit, she kept driving forward.
  • • Were you seeing tons of ads when reading my blog prior to this week? Do you still see lots of ads when you look at my blog?
  • • How’s your weather been this past week? ~ delightful

And that’s my rundown… Have a great week!

 

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I’m linking up with Deborah at Confessions of a Mother Runner and Kim from Running on the Fly for their Weekly Run Down. Be sure to check out not only the hosts’ posts, but those of the other great bloggers joining in on the fun!

 

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