Lance Armstrong

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Walk walk walk

Plenty of walking today, at least 2.5 hours of walking. Went to the market then walking around stores. Mainly to get my legs use to walking and the feet. Bought my neice 4 cute little bibs for $5.

Physical day today

Having spent several hours climbing up and down a ladder getting onto the roof of my job, i got home and went for a 25 minute walk to the shopping centre. After dinner i then hopped on the bike and rode. I mixed it up a bit to break up boredom doing 5 minutes of the hardest gear at about 160bpm, i did another 5 minutes of fast pedal where i could pedal as fast as i could without bouncing and the rest of the time was spent at around 160 bpm for 10 minute intervals.

Time = 1 hr 5 minutes

Average = 146 bpm

Max = 175 bpm

Walk

Walked to the Post office today which took roughly 30 minutes round trip. I guess i can count that as a form of exercise. Better then driving so thats a bonus.

Oh thank goodness for motivation

Feeling tired all day long, today was one of those days in which you would normally say nah forget it, i don't feel like exercising today, i'll make up for it tomorrow. Well with the help from a friend i rode for an hour with 2 sets of 4 minutes thrown in. The majority was pretty low workout heart rate but the 4 minute intervals were based around 1 minute slowly build up heart rate and 3 minutes of approximately 170 bpm. It was a good workout for the legs which are feeling quite good right now.

Time = 1 hr 06

Average = 132 bpm

Max = 173 bpm

I am very thankful for the motivation i've always needed.

Still indoors

A good ride tonight with a little motivation and help from a wonderful friend. Rode with her which was good for the company and motivation which kept me going. :-)
Tried to see where my fitness is at with an Eight minute work out slowly building up the intensity. Started at around 160 bpm and slowly increased the pressure till i got to 195 which i sat at for approximately 45 seconds if that. Majority of time was spent aerobically building my base fitness.

Time 1 hour and 2 minutes
Average Hr = 145 bpm
Max Hr - 195 bpm

Still indoors

Riding indoors again and spent a good half an hour riding. I did a 5 minute section at around 160 bpm. The fitness isn't there yet for the 20 minute intervals at that rate but i will back to them. They were some of my favorites for building my fitness. 20 minute intervals times 2 with a 10 minute rest in between.

time = 34 minutes 21 seconds
Average bpm = 132
Max HR = 164 bpm

Indoor and enjoying it

I havent ridden since the double puncture and today with some motivation i hopped on the indoor trainer and rode. I don't usually like to ride on the indoor trainer but i did today, it was good. i rode for 3/4 of an hour with the heart rate monitor on and at least another 10 minutes before i put the monitor on.

Time 43 minutes 46
Average bpm = 126
Max = 166


I'll do another session tomorrow to get some fitness happening. Watch out California, here i come!!!

Another day

Another Bike ride, well if you can call it that. All was going well until i hit a little hurdle. Two punctures and a long walk home. :-( Riding in the wet adds another hazard to riding. Being more slippery and riding at speed and on slick tires, you have to be careful of white painted sections on roads, patches of leaves on sections of roads which can all make your tires slip out from underneath you. Wet tires also allow punctures to happen more often as the tires get wet which loosens the rubber a bit allowing glass to penetrate more easily. I unfortunately hit several peices of glass and had to walk home in my cycling shoes. Tap tap tap all the way home.

DST = 11.233 kms
MXS = 29.2kph
AVS = 16.9 kph
time = 39 minutes 53

Heart Rate
time = 55 minutes
Average 130 bpm
Max 169 bpm

Bike Ride

Today i went out for a bike ride out to Bowna Hill and returned. It was overcast but not raining and by the time i got back it was raining. I'm very glad i brang my winter gear. Waterproof boot covers would be nice to keep the rain out of my shoes and maybe water proof gloves. Other then that, i was pretty well protected from the cold wet rain. I love the way the rain feels on my face as it trickles down my skin. Brings you back down to reality when your out alone on your bike, cold, wet and struggling for air, still wanting to ride on.
DST = 35.088 km
MXS = 34.7 kph
AVS = 23 kph
Tm = 1 hour 31 minutes 26

Heart Rate
1 hour 58 minutes
Average = 154 bpm
Max = 186 bpm