Today I dusted off my bike, inflated the tires and hit the road for the first time this year. Though I've been off the saddle for a few months, I've been hiking regularly, so I was curious how I would hold up. Different muscles need to get in shape, and my heart didn't seem quite ready for the one steep hill I hit on the connection between Quarry road and Mt Eden, but overall I felt pretty good.
A new addition since the last time I bothered posting is having a G1 and the My Tracks application, it is so much easier now to document my route. Here's the route I uploaded to google maps at the end of the ride:
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Here are the stats it recorded:
Total Distance: 23.70 km (14.7 mi)
Total Time: 1:09:16
Moving Time: 1:04:26
Average Speed: 20.61 km/h (12.8 mi/h)
Average Moving Speed: 22.07 km/h (13.7 mi/h)
Max Speed: 46.83 km/h (29.1 mi/h)
Min Elevation: 58 m (191 ft)
Max Elevation: 228 m (748 ft)
Elevation Gain: 320 m (1051 ft)
Max Grade: 13 %
Min Grade: -15 %
Recorded: Sat Apr 04 14:46:13 PDT 2009
Activity type: cycling
Pierce Road, Mt Eden, and Stevens Creek lead through a really beautiful area, I passed horses, a winery, and a bunch of ridiculous houses with private vinyards. I also passed Montebello which in my opinion is the hardest climb in the peninsula, something to look forward to when I'm in better shape later this year.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
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