Sunday, October 4, 2015

10/4/15, Patterson-Wingdale, 26.7mi, 1c4, C1890, 75.6%

Perfect, crystalline beautiful cool fall day. Bit breezy headwind going north.

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9/27/15, Holmes loop, 31mi, 1c4, 2c5, C1863, 74.5%

Forgot to record this one! Might be the first time I've gone the reverse Grape Hollow Rd. way.

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Friday, September 25, 2015

9/25/15, Macedonia-Sherman, 52.5mi, 1c3, 2c4, C1832, 73.3%

Day off to ride. Went Stilson Hill Rd. for 1st (and probably last, not that interesting) time. Lot of climbing in 2nd half (4103 total feet).

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Saturday, September 12, 2015

9/12/15, Patterson-Wingdale, 27.7mi, 1c4, C1780, 71.2%

Late morning ride. Took it slower and steady.

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Monday, August 31, 2015

8/31/15, Village loop, 10.7mi, 1c4, C1752, 70.1%

Late afternoon ride to finish Aug at >1750. Good workout after 100 pushups this morning.

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Sunday, August 30, 2015

Saturday, August 29, 2015

8/29/15, Kent, 43.4 mi, 1c3, 1c4, C1710, 68.4%

Very nice morning ride. 1st time I went up Reservoir Rd. to Dewey, I think ever. Not too bad.

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Sunday, August 23, 2015

8/23/15, Dover, 34.8mi, 1c4, C1667, 66.7%

2/3 of the way to 2015 goal. Bit muggy but nice late afternoon ride.

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Saturday, August 22, 2015

8/22/15, Patterson-Wingdale, 30.1mi, 1c4, C1632, 65.3%

Beautiful late afternoon ride. Wanted to get 30 out of it. Variations on the 20 mile loop did it.

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Monday, August 17, 2015

8/17/15, Quick Wingdale loop, 15.6mi, C1602, 64%

Didn't have much time before beach, so drove down to Murrow Park and parked there. Avg'd 15.7mph.

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Sunday, August 16, 2015

8/16/15, Millbrook counter-clockwise, 48.4mi, 1c3, 1c4, 2c5, C1587, 63.5%

Pretty warm (upper 80s), good mid-morning to early afternoon ride. Went the other way and climbed Rt. 343 west from 22 for the first time (I think), a cat 3 climb and not as bad as it looks like it would be on the way down the same route (as usual).

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Saturday, August 15, 2015

8/15/15, Wingdale, 20.4mi, 1c4, C1538, 61.5%

Early morning fast ride, had to get back in time to pick up kids at train.
Avg speed 15.5, broke Corn Hole record again.

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

8/12/15, Kent, 39.2mi, 1c4, 1c5, C1518, 60.7%

Unplanned morning ride with our first Warmshowers guest. Fast avg = 14.0mph. Perfect weather after yesterday's rain.

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Sunday, August 9, 2015

8/9/15, Kent, 43.6mi, 1c3, 1c4, C1479, 59.2%

Perfect weather, beautiful late afternoon ride. Felt strong. Broke PR and have year's fastest time on the 'Corn Hole'.

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Saturday, August 8, 2015

8/8/15, South-north loop, 31mi, 1c4, 1c5, C1435, 57.4%

Very nice day, morning ride, first with new phone. Bike needs to be lubed.

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Sunday, August 2, 2015

8/2/15, Wingdale-Dewey, 25.5mi, 2c4, C1404, 56.2%

Not sure why but today's ride was much more enjoyable than yesterday's. Maybe a bit cooler and beautiful out, just felt better from the start.

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Saturday, August 1, 2015

8/1/15, Sherman, 40.7mi, 1c3, 1c4, 1c5, C1378, 55.1%

later in the afternoon ride, a bit less hot than yesterday. Didn't enjoy it so much for some reason, maybe because of nap earlier in the afternoon.

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Friday, July 31, 2015

7/31/15, Millbrook, 60.6mi, 1c3, 1c4, 2c5, C1338, 53.5%

Beautiful summer day. Lunch at Babette's Kitchen. Looked at Whaley Lake house w/Dr. P. part of the way in.

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Sunday, July 19, 2015

7/19/15, Gaylordsville-Kent, 43.7mi, 1c3, 1c4, C1277, 51%

Passed 50% of 2015 goal. Beatiful in the early morning (8:30am), got hot later.

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Saturday, July 18, 2015

7/18/15, Cricket Hill, 26.6mi, 1c4, C1234, 49.4%

Muggy afternoon ride, first in a couple of weeks re the Michigan trip last weekend.

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Sunday, July 5, 2015

7/5/15, Millbrook, 51mi, ?c?, C1207, 48.3%

Beautiful cool morning (got out around 8am). Great breakfast sandwich at Babette's Kitchen in Millbrook. Got hot as the morning went on, though not too bad.

Again MMR did not record the climb ratings.
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Saturday, July 4, 2015

7/4/15, Rainy ride, 24.5mi, 1c4, 1c5, C1156, 46.2%

Set out to do 27 mi but cut it short because it rained a lot more than a little. Went on Big Elm for the first time. Hills are a guess because MMR didn't record them for some reason.

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Friday, July 3, 2015

7/3/15, Skiff Mtn-Kent, 59.2mi, 1c2, 1c3, 1c4, C1131, 45.2%

Got out early on a gorgeous Friday morning w/Dr. P. Tried Fuller Mtn Rd up to Skiff for the first time, quite a climb, quite nice back there.

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Thursday, July 2, 2015

Monday, June 29, 2015

6/29/15, Wingdale loop, 20.3mi, 1c4, C1058, 42.3%

Beautiful late afternoon ride, especially after yesterday's damp gloomy weather. Nice and cool (for summer) and gorgeous light.

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Saturday, June 27, 2015

Monday, June 22, 2015

6/22/15, Village loop, 8.3mi, 1c4, C1003, 40.1% *

Late afternoon ride to get over the 1000 YTD.


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Sunday, June 21, 2015

6/21/15, Kent 3/4, C995, 39.8%

Warm 3/4 of the way Kent ride, met up with M and D on the way back.

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Saturday, June 20, 2015

6/20/15, Wingdale loop, 20.1mi, 1c4, C963, 38.5%

Rode through light drizzle, kind of nice actually.

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Sunday, June 14, 2015

6/14/15, Kent counterclockwise, 50.1mi, 1c3, 1c4, C943, 37.7%

Brave N Quaker going east, wasn't bad. Hotter than yesterday which was a perfect biking day except for the sad news about Henry.

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Saturday, June 13, 2015

Sunday, June 7, 2015

6/7/15, Kent, 39.8mi, 1c3, 1c4, C838, 33.5%

Picture-perfect weather. Got distracted by a nice vintage guitar at OK Guitars in Kent. Met up with Jeremy at Happy Acres Farm in Sherman for the climb over N. Quaker.

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Saturday, June 6, 2015

6/6/15, Red Hook, 93.2mi, 3c4, 4c5, C798, 31.9%

Unintentionally 8 miles longer than expected due to dumb wrong turn in Lagrange... "why is the sun on the wrong side...". Otherwise an excellent ride, have been wanting to try Red Hook for years.

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Friday, June 5, 2015

6/5/15, Wingdale loop, 21.5mi, 1c4, C705, 28.2%

Late afternoon ride after work. Very nice weather, just above 70 and a touch of humidity making the air soft. Averaged almost 19mph until the last 3 mi climb, 15.4 overall.

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Saturday, May 30, 2015

5/30/15, 2 Hudson bridges, 80.4mi, 1c3, 1c4, 3c5, C683, 27.3% **

New post-1991 distance record. Long and hot ride, with headwinds when going south and not much by way of food-break choices on the 44/55/32 (Highland to Newburgh) stretch, but still good. Not a terrible slice 40-something miles in at Fat Mike's somewhere between Modena and Plattekill.

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Thursday, May 28, 2015

5/28/15, Village loop, 12.3mi, 1c4, C603, 24.1% *

After-work, after-rain ride. Nice, humid. Lubed my chain, got rid of the squeak.

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

5/26/15, Village loop, 11.1mi, 1c4, C591, 23.6%

Short post-work ride. Got rained on a bit.

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Monday, May 25, 2015

5/25/15, Sharon-Millerton, 70.8mi, 1c4, 1c5, C580, 23.2%

Charted some new territory between Amenia Union and Sharon, thence to Millerton. Excellent lunch at Irving Coffee Co. Temps in low 80s but didn't overheat, tho came a bit close almost all the way home when I ran out of water.

Longest ride since I started keeping track in May 2008. Probably longest ride since the NYC Century in ~1992.

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Saturday, May 23, 2015

5/23/15, Beekman-Pleasant Ridge, 40.8mi, 1c3, 1c4, 1c5, C509, 20.4%

Absolutely perfect biking day. Temps in low 60s, glorious blue skies and everything in peak of spring greenness. Late afternoon ride, wanted to squeeze 40 mi in. Went a new piece off of Clove Rd to Shaughnessy and Duncan Rd.

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Sunday, May 17, 2015

5/17/15, Dover, 39.3mi, 1c4, C468, 18.7%

warmer but perfect morning ride, had to get back before noon. 100 mi between yesterday and today.
lost rear blinking light somewhere.

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Saturday, May 16, 2015

5/16/15, Bog Hollow-Sherman-Patterson, 61mi, 1c3, 1c4, 1c5, C429, 17.2%

Mostly overcast but very nice riding day, tailwind on first 21 mi going north. First 60+ miler of the year and since sometime last year. Lunch at Panini Cafe in Kent, very good.

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Thursday, May 14, 2015

5/14/15, Wingdale, 21.7 mi, 1c4, C368, 14.7%

Perfect beautiful day, a little warmer tho still on cool side. Some headwinds going north.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

5/13/15, Quaker ridge, 23.1 mi, 1c3, 1c4, 1c5, C346, 13.8%

Much cooler today with pretty big headwinds out of the north, but glad I got out.

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Sunday, May 10, 2015

5/10/15, Wingdale, 20.7 mi, 1c4, C323, 12.9%

Perfect spring morning. Bit of headwind going south. Felt good.

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Friday, May 8, 2015

5/8/15, Kent, 42.6mi, 1c4, C302, 12.1%

Perfect warm spring day (off).

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

5/5/15, Village loop, 10.9mi, 1c4, C260, 10.4%

Early morning ride, bit cool on the downhills (60F) but beautiful spring morning, birds singing, etc. Gnat flew into mouth on West Dover Rd. that caused temporary mild issues.

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Saturday, May 2, 2015

5/2/15, Wingdale, 23.2mi, 1c4, C249, 10%

Somehow MMR missed the last 2.3 miles so didn't credit me for the climb up Harmony Hill, nor for those miles, but I manually added them. Perfect riding weather, beautiful spring day. Probably my fastest average speed ever, 15.4, but that doesn't include the final climb.

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Sunday, April 26, 2015

4/26/15, Quaker Ridge-Old Pawling Rd, 30.6mi, 1c3, 1c4, 1c5, C225, 9%

Again cold, but not quite as much. Headwinds going north, which was much of the time. Took it slow and it was more pleasurable than yesterday. No snack though. Forgot to mention toasted corn muffin at Cousin's yesterday.

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4/25/15, Chestnut Ridge-Dover Furnace, 33.7mi, 1c3, 1c4, 1c5, C195, 7.8%

Cold (it was around 40 when I started) and headwinds in most directions. Noticed that seatpost has cinched down again...

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Saturday, April 18, 2015

4/18/15, Kent the long way, 50.7mi, xc4, xc5, C161, 6.4%

Perfect glorious spring weather, sunny and blue skies, yellow flowers everywhere.  Chain rubbing a bit in lowest climbing gear.

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Monday, April 13, 2015

4/13/15, Jaipore (restaurant), 37.8mi, 2c4, 3c5, C110, 4.4%

Ride w/Dr. P. to buffet lunch. Beautiful weather. A lot of climbing, bike new gearing was good, even on S. Harmony Hill Road (and talked down a would-be chasing dog). Knee a little sore.

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Saturday, April 11, 2015

4/4/15, Kent, 40.7mi, 1c3, 1c4, C72, 2.9%

Forgot to record. First ride with the 11-32 cassette. Good. Knees kind of sore after.

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4/11/2015, Village loop, 13.7mi, 1c4, C31, C1.2%

Colder than I thought it would be but not bad. Took lots of curlicues around the village to get reasonable mileage.

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Thursday, January 1, 2015

1/1/15, Wingdale, 16.8mi, 1c5, C17, 0.7%

Cold (~30F) New Year's Day ride. Set 2015 goal for 2500 miles. Feet and head a bit colder than I would've liked, the rest of me was fine. Need the foot covers next time. Probably should have a helmet cover too, the balaclava alone doesn't really do it when it's this cold.

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