Category: Dave's Training Log
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My Experience with the Trek 1500 After a Week of Winter Riding
Reading Time: 2 minutes I picked up my Trek 1500 a week ago and so far I’ve ridden it 71.2 miles (115 km). That’s a lot of riding when you consider that I live in the Northeastern United States and it’s the last week of December. I love the way the Trek 1500 rides. It’s…
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I’m Getting a Trek 1500 for Christmas
Reading Time: 2 minutes Trek 1500 Road Bike: Members of my family contributed to a fund so I could get this bike for a combined birthday and Christmas gift. [ Photo: Trek Bicycle Corporation ] One reason that you haven’t heard much from me in the last few days is that I’ve been shopping for a new…
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23-Mile Pre-Tour of Hope Ride Proves the Value of Inexpensive Bike Upgrades
Reading Time: 3 minutes Kathleen hasn’t been feeling too good in the past few days, but on the way home from our weekend trip to visit friends in Boston, she planned my week leading up to Saturday’s Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope Baltimore to DC Fundraising Ride. She told me, “You have to ref on…
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Switched to Shimano SPD-Compatible Mountain Bike Pedals and Shoes
Reading Time: 2 minutes Last week I took advantage of a great sale and bought a pair of Peformance Forte Team Mountain Bike Pedals and Pearl Izumi Vagabond Mountain II cleated shoes from Performance Bike. Up to now, I’ve been riding with pedals that have toe clips on them, which I knew was taking away…
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3rd Week of September 2005 Workouts
Reading Time: < 1 minute Here’s a quick summary of the workouts that I did last week: Monday, September 12: Biked 9.9 miles in 45 minutes 2 seconds; Biked 4.6 miles in 23 minutes 6 seconds. Tuesday, September 13: Rest. Wednesday, September 14: Busy. Thursday, September 15: Played volleyball for 1 hour 56 minutes 41…
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2nd Week of September 2005 Workouts
Reading Time: < 1 minute Here’s a quick summary of the workouts that I did last week: Monday, September 5: Biked 6.0 miles in 28 minutes 49 seconds; Biked 4.6 miles in 23 minutes 6 seconds. Tuesday, September 6: Rest. Wednesday, September 7: Biked 15.5 miles in 1 hour 3 minutes 23 seconds. Thursday, September…
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1st Week of September 2005 Workouts
Reading Time: < 1 minute Here’s a quick summary of the workouts that I did last week: Monday, August 29: Biked 10.2 miles in 41 minutes 11 seconds. Tuesday, August 30: Rest. Wednesday, August 31: Biked 10.2 miles in 42 minutes 3 seconds. Thursday, September 1: Biked 10.2 miles in 42 minutes 41 seconds. Friday,…
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4th Week of August 2005 Workouts
Reading Time: 2 minutes Here’s a quick summary of the workouts that I did last week: Monday, August 22: Biked 10.6 miles in 52 minutes 29 seconds. Tuesday, August 23: Biked 10.4 miles in 44 minutes 4 seconds. Wednesday, August 24: Biked 10.6 miles in 51 minutes 3 seconds. Thursday, August 25: Rest. Friday, August…
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VeloACE Is Ideal for Palm Zealots Who Want a Bike Computer
Reading Time: 2 minutes VeloACE: An Open Source Bike Computer System for PalmOS. For when you absolutely want to have your bike speedometer be a PDA. [ Image: Mark Hammerling ] Sammy and the other folks over at PalmAddict don’t normally scoop us on fitness gadget news, but you’ll see why they did in a…