Wedding Day

Marco got married today. Was a good time. More later. Hot hot hot and humid tomorrow. Sounds like a good day to ride all day. I figure 3 to 4 ozs of water a mile.

Back from out doing some riding.

Having snack, enjoying the scenery. I had recently read that these Granola bars I fuel up on were no more then a snicker bar in a different wrapper nutrient speaking. Perhaps true, two of the 5 main ingredients are sugar/brown sugar basically the same thing. Not that I am against junk food, we are good friends. It's that if you are planning on riding for several hours you do not want your insulin to spike, and try to plow through the following diminishing blood sugar levels.

Iowa country. I so enjoy watching the 4 seasons come and go out here. beautiful.

The winding road.

Oh I got new biking shoes, they're nice. More power to the pedal, my olds were wore out, and would flex to much.

Headed to the tree tunnel.

Rode a country mile and then some today. 62 miles out on trail and gravel. Had to climb down a ravine and over some logs floating in a pile across a small creek while carrying my bike. Slipped on the muddy bank with my foot in between some branches from a fallen tree. That wrenched my "good knee" a little bit. Hurt to continue riding for awhile. After a bit it cooled down and would only hurt after I would stop, and then get restarted. So knee hear me now, don't you be giving me anymore trouble.
Have good days and good rides.
Dave

What goes up, must come down.

Crashed. I knew I would be, I have been pushing the pace, have had good energy. I know when that happens the day is soon, that I will be exhausted and need rest. Came home from work, fell asleep on the couch, Caleb my son took this picture. I did wake up a drink a cup of coffee and lifted weights for a bit. Legs were toast from the last three days.

#22 Dirt Metric Century

Good Grief, leaves are starting to fall already.

This is fun to cross carrying your bike. "Someday" the washed out bridge will get rebuilt.

Here is my papa, 85 years young.

LQQK what happened, my youngest turned 21 last week, and see what he is doing.

Well today was dirt Metric Century #22 for the year. Had the time, had the energy, have a good bike, weather was good, so was a no brainer, ride I did. Using a heart rate monitor helps give me the straight scoop. Some times I feel I am working hard but the heart rate is just coasting. Today I kept focus up, kept the HR where I could hold it but kept the pace that required some discomfort. It was fun, my legs are a bit toasted from the last three days, 150 miles at a good pace. Probably there will nothing in them after work tomorrow. We'll see.
Went out to eat last night with Ma, Pa, Caleb my son, Melissa my daughter, Brook my son in law, Birgit my lady, and Sir Cole Alexander my grandson.

Tiny Cole is in town

That's me and Sir Cole Alexander, he came to visit, he also brought along my daughter Melissa, his mama, and his father Brook.

There's Cole thinking of something.

Rode town pavement today. Here is some new bike trails going in up in Eagle Point Park. So glad to see things like this starting to happen.

Safe and happy rides, over and out, Dave

I done did it again, I couldn't help myself

Beautiful day for a bike ride. Did Dirt Metric Century today, rode a lot of it on Heritage Trail that makes 21 metric centuries and 3 hundred milers on dirt/gravel for 2009. Was hard to keep my heart rate up in a good workout zone, took a harder push. There was a bit of fatigue going on, didn't want that to mess the ride today. Unless you've been there, hard to understand, but nothing like 5 hours riding a bike, on dirt trails, gravel, sliding around, tuned into music, in your own world, your own thoughts. Trek XO2 perfect bike for rides like this.
Ride on
Dave

The Plan Stan

Well, been working, house chores, bugging my lady, biking and lifting this week. The plan is tomorrow, do a dirt century, ipod is loaded with music with fuel. So all systems a go. Oh and Sir Cole is coming to town tomorrow.
over and out
Dave

Metric Dirt Century #20 for 2009

Rode a metric dirt century today. Pushed the pace, felt well. Knee has been behaving with making sure I do all my ITBS stretching. I wasn't a believer in stretching prior to getting the advice from my knee doctor, it is helping. I drank about a gallon and a half of liquids, mostly water on the ride. Wasn't enough, drank another 1/2 gallon of water after I got home. Look at the little gnome home I discovered.

Peace, and wellness.

Dave

Metric Dirt Century today

Just past this bridge there are two downed bridges. They have been down since June of 08 after flood rains. I head through a small field at the end of this bridge, and ride gravel to the town of Graf Iowa and pick up Heritage trail there. Love it.

I ride a small stretch oh Highway52 north of Dubuque, this is where I get to turn off and stay on gravel/dirt. It is a relief to get off the pavement, and cars flying by, and catch the serenity of country side.

More later

THERE'S A DOG IN MY ALOE PLANT