Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links 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 Walking: 3 miles • Average pace: 14:52 minute/mile • Elevation gain: 125 feet • Start time: 11:54 AM • […]
Exploring by Bike On a recent visit, our son and daughter-in-law brought along their bikes. They’d ridden minimal gravel and wanted to experience Loudoun County’s beautiful network of gravel roads that they heard us talk about so often. My husband created a short route that would provide some of the best views of our beautiful […]
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: 32 miles • Average speed: 14.6 MPH • Bike: Specialized Roubaix Comp • Surface: paved • Elevation gain: 1,125 feet • Start time: 8:16 AM […]
Today’s Training Tip Make exercise fun Time for an Attitude Adjustment Let’s face it, many people don’t enjoy exercise and those of us who do are very lucky. For those who don’t, the physical and mental benefits of exercise are important enough that even the most resistant should reconsider their attitude toward exercise. […]
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links A Jimmy Buffett Kind of Tribute I regularly rotate between my road and gravel bikes showing both pretty much equal amounts of love. I hadn’t, however, ridden my beach cruiser since last Labor Day weekend when we were on the Outer Banks. After hearing the sad news on […]
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links 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: 100.2 miles • Average speed: 14.3 MPH • Bike: Specialized Roubaix Comp • Surface: paved • Elevation gain: […]
Disclaimer: This Little Sugar Creek Greenway Tour recap contains affiliate links… Exploring by Bike When traveling, one of the best ways to explore is by bike, and my husband and I did just that while visiting our son and daughter-in-law who recently moved to Charlotte, NC. For this particular tour, our trail of choice […]
Winding Down for the Big Event Today’s the Reston Century so if you’re reading this anytime between 5:30 AM and 2’ish PM, I’ll be out riding 100 miles. In preparation, I cut back my workouts leading up to the weekend’s ride. Overview of the Week Before getting into each day’s workouts, here’s an overview […]
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links 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: 25 miles • Average speed: 11.3 MPH • Bike: Salsa Warbird • Surface: gravel • Elevation gain: 1,217 […]
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: 20 miles • Average speed: 16.1 MPH • Bike: Specialized Roubaix Comp • Surface: paved • Elevation gain: 584 feet • Start time: 7:22 AM […]
Today marks my husband’s and my 42nd wedding anniversary. Our marriage started with lots of hiking while on our honeymoon in the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone. All these years later we still love finding fun activities to share. 1981 hike to Lake Solitude in the Grand Tetons… 1982 back country cross country skiing in […]
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links 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 Walking: 5K • Average pace: 18:10 minute/mile • Elevation gain: 106 feet • Start time: 6:42 PM • Location: […]
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 Walking: 2 miles • Average pace: 15:11 minute/mile • Elevation gain: 88 feet • Start time: 8:13 AM • Location: neighborhood circle • Weather: 75° and […]
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links 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 Rest Day About 30 minutes into the previous day’s ride, I developed a headache and body aches. I popped […]
Disclaimer: This 52-Mile Three Covered Bridges and Gettysburg Battlefield Tour recap contains affiliate links… An Independence Day Tradition Driving to Maryland for a covered bridges bike tour on Independence Day morning has become as much of a tradition as running the Firecracker 5K in past years. Friends are always welcome, and this year two […]
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links 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: 20 miles • Average speed: 14.9 MPH • Bike: Specialized Roubaix Comp • Surface: paved • Elevation gain: […]
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links Overview of the Week Before discussing each day’s workouts, here’s an overview of my workouts from this past week. Scroll beyond the infographic for daily details… Sunday Cycling: 38 miles • Average speed: 12.2 MPH • Bike: Salsa Warbird • Surface: gravel • Elevation gain: 2,707 feet […]
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links Today’s Training Tip Keep exercise affordable Excuses, Excuses Occasionally when I tell someone that I’m a personal trainer, their response will be something like, “I wish I could afford a personal trainer so I could get into shape.” I quickly jump into motivational mode while spilling […]
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links Overview of the Week Before discussing each day’s workouts, here’s an overview of my workouts from this past week. Scroll beyond the infographic for daily details… Sunday Walking: 5K • Average pace: 14:28 minute/mile • Elevation gain: 133 feet • Start time: 8:31 AM • Location: neighborhood […]
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links Unproductive, Maintaining, Productive About three weeks ago I noticed that my Garmin (affiliate link) stats were consistently showing my workouts as unproductive. I concluded that it was probably due to my average heart rate being a little higher due to my lack of acclimation to the increased heat. […]
