Penticton Cycling

Bike Penticton
Penticton and Area Cycling Association

Going for a ride

This is a picture of me out on my bike.

With a few biggish rides recently, i’m slowly piling on the kilometres. Slowly picking up speed as i get fitness into the legs. After about 500kms of slow riding, ill look to start interval training to find some real speed. I am roughly half way there at 249 kilometres on this new bike.

19th December

Went for a long ride out to Jindera, suffered greatly on this long ride, i ran out of energy. No breakfast and no food on the road. Notice the heart rate compared to the other rides and over a longer time and distance.

DST = 60 km
MXS = 51.5 kph
AVS = 21.2 kph
Tm = 2 hr 52 min

AVG HR = 153 bpm (76% of Max HR)

23rd December

DST = 35.173 km
MXS = 42.4 kph
AVS =22.3 kph
Tm = 1 hr 34

AVG HR =132 bpm (66% of MHR)

26th December

DST = 30.549 km
MXS = 48.9 kph
AVS = 20.2
TM = 1 hr 30.47

AVG HR = 130 (65% of MHR)

27th December

DST = 44.036
MXS = 40.8 kph
AVS = 23.1 kph
TM = 1 hr 54 min

How not to celebrate a cycling victory

Some arent meant to be naked

Nice Bike, bet it goes fast..

Cycling naked, would you do it?? Ive never tried it but theres always a first time for everything. Maybe one day ill join a ride naked day and ride with the masses.

Albury

Very cool video from some kids in Albury. Very nice editing in the video. Check it out.

 

More Lance

Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong wallpaper

For some inspiration to work out harder.

Lance Selling Blackberries

Riding

Yesterdays ride was a casual ride mainly for a photo session with a hill that tested the legs. Todays ride was a bit different with a ten minute session at over 80% of max heart rate. It was quite a good effort to stretch the legs and test the fitness. A few more sessions of that should see the fitness jump right up.

Todays Ride

33 kilometers

Average speed – 23 kph

Time 1 hour and 28 minutes

While out on the road i met up with a guy who i rode with on the way back. A nice chap who is a teacher. He saw my Canada jersey so we had plenty to chat about on the ride back into town. With our cycling and travel we had plenty to keep the conversation flowing. He spent a year in the French Alps and found the lifestyle very relaxing compared to here. He said that the French seemed to endulge in a lot of things but moderately where as the Australians tend to choose one or two things and do it intensely. A very good point to ponder.

Basic

DST = 11.715 km

MXS = 42.1 kph

AVS = 19.7 kph

Tm = 35m 45

 

HR

TM = 49 minutes

AVG – 148 bpm