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Weekly Activity Update #9

Here is the update of my weekly activity.  Sorry for the delay in getting the update out.  With the trip last week and the resulting extra work from the time off, I have been extremely busy.  I’ll summarize last week and this week in one post to catch up.
Cycling
Last week I rode Monday thru Wednesday [...]

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Weekly Activity Update #8

This past week was another good week overall in terms of activity. I am really concentrating on “fine-tuning” my fitness for the century ride I will be doing May 3rd so weightlifting was not on the agenda again this week.
Cycling
This week was another good week for cycling. I rode 4 days with one of those [...]

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Weekly Activity Update #7

This week was very busy once again so workout time was at a premium, especially during the week. Once again I concentrated on aerobic exercise and didn’t get any weightlifting in.
Cycling
This was my best cycling week so far this year. I only rode 4 days but one of those days was my longest [...]

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Top 6 Things To Check Before A Long Bike Ride

With Spring upon us and the weather warming, many of us who ride bikes will be doing longer rides. Before we head out on the roads there are a few things that we should do to make sure that the ride is as enjoyable as possible.
In my mind, a long ride as anything over fifty [...]

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Let’s Get Ready To Rumble- Bike Riding In Traffic

Ah, the first weeknight in over five months where I have been able to ride outside after work. I was really getting tired of my trainer five days a week.
I really enjoy riding outside. But, in my metro area, traffic, especially rush hour traffic, can be rough. The weekends aren’t too bad [...]

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