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Current mood:	sore
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Entry tags:	20081030.208

Cyclist's log, spoke date 20081030.208


Today's weather was: Started off cloudy, now sunny, 40's, blue skies, windy!

Wow, I've been TERRIBLE about keeping this journal updated! Well, you can't blame me TOO much; since the Ride, I have been cycling but not as much. Walking season has officially started, so I will be posting all sorts of stats about that.

So what has happened since the Ride? Well, I have cycled and walked another 400 or so miles and lost another few pounds. I am currently holding steady around 140, which is exactly where I want to be (total of 22 pounds lost since last year!).

Many of you out there have been asking me about a new goal for the winter. I am technically training for next year's Ride, and my goals for this winter and coming spring are such:

1. During the winter, I will walk to and from work every day, cycling on days that are warm enough to cycle (above 45 degrees in the morning).

2. Between September 13, 2008 and next year's Ride, I will cycle no less than 2,000 miles.

3. I will walk or cycle, NOT drive to work, with one special exception. It has been at LEAST 208 days since I last drove myself to work. I am giving myself 7 "blizzard days"--days that are just too nasty to walk (meaning below -20 or dangerous conditions). So far, I have used 1/2 of a blizzard day for the nor'easter we just had. I will be tracking these on my spreadsheet.

4. My training schedule will include at LEAST 6 miles of walking plus 7-14 miles of cycling a day. That's 2 hours walking and 1/2 hour-1 hour of cycling every day for a total of 13-27 miles of moving a day. I am working up to this level of activity now to prevent burning out.

5. I will NOT gain any of the weight I have lost back; I will allow a few extra pounds, but nothing over 150 will do.

So those are my goals for this winter, next spring and summer. I'm sure I can do it. And now, for my favorite part, the stats!


Green days are days I cycled; blue days are days I walked, and pink days are days I did both!

Since 4/6/2008...
Miles cycled: 2060.7 at an average speed of 14.11 mph
Miles walked: 51.5 at an average speed of 3.6mph
Total miles completed: 2112.2

Hours in the saddle:
Hours in my walking shoes:
Total hours completed: 160.3...that's 6.7 DAYS of just straight exercise!!!

Total days trained since 4/6/08: 160
Total days not trained since 4/6/08: 48
I have trained 77% of that time.

I have burned a total of 79,703.74 calories.
That is: 147.60 Big Mac sandwiches, or 379.54 Hershey Bars!

I have lost a total of 20 pounds (17 fat, 3 lean); 9.5 inches, 8.3% of my body fat, and 3.2 units from my BMI.
I currently have a normal BMI, am athletic per body fat%, but am still a "fat hourglass!"