Bike Ride to FitnessToday's Bicycle newsOne week and counting- July 31, 2005 A week from this morning, the Tour Da UP begins and I can't wait. My hope is the absolutely gorgeous summer weather that we've enjoyed for the past month will continue next week. I realize in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, there...http://ej.typepad.com/ride/2005/07/one_week_and_co.html Watch for deer- July 30, 2005 The time of day I ride - early morning, shortly after sunup - and the place I ride - a sprawling metropark with lots of woods - almost guarantees that I'll see lots of wildlife. So I've taken to carrying...http://ej.typepad.com/ride/2005/07/watch_for_deer.html Logging bicycle training rides- July 23, 2005 I've been looking around for ways to log my riding and have found lots of choices using Web-based tools. Over on Bike Forums, someone suggested Active Body when I asked for suggestions. It's free and does a great job of...http://ej.typepad.com/ride/2005/07/logging_bicycle.html Calculate the calories you burned- July 22, 2005 I found a handy little online resource that calculates the number of calories burned in a workout, be it biking, running or a host of other activities. You enter your age, weight, height and the time you spent and it...http://ej.typepad.com/ride/2005/07/calculate_the_c.html It WAS the humidity- July 20, 2005 It's been a blinger out there lately. Fortunately, last night the humidity broke around my part of Michigan and this morning was one of those perfect, cloudless, windless summer mornings. The ride started in the mid-sixties and reached 74 by...http://ej.typepad.com/ride/2005/07/it_was_the_humi.html Fat Man Riding- July 17, 2005 With apologies to Steve Vaught, I couldn't help but think of myself that way as I strain and train and continue on this quest for fitness. I did about 110 miles last week and am finding my motivation at an...http://ej.typepad.com/ride/2005/07/fat_man_riding.html Head's up: Turkey crossing- July 13, 2005 Check out these beauties. I had to actually swerve to avoid them, prompting the big wing flaring display by the Tom. I was riding the ring road at Stony Creek Metro Park about 8 a.m. this morning when, on a...http://ej.typepad.com/ride/2005/07/heads_up_turkey.html Road kill- July 12, 2005 I've moved my training from mostly trails to the roads as my plans have changed. I've had to bow out of the Michigander because of work commitments and instead have registered for the Tour da UP ride in early August....http://ej.typepad.com/ride/2005/07/road_kill.html Western Michigan offers great biking- July 10, 2005 I found the place I want to live in my golden years: Grand Haven, MI. I was there this week on assignment for the Detroit Free Press, where I work as the technology columnist, to assess the one-year-old city-wide wi-fi...http://ej.typepad.com/ride/2005/07/western_michiga.html Interconnecting trails- July 2, 2005 My normal ride is the 9 mile long Paint Creek Trail near my house. It's a simple matter to head out the garage, catch a paved road for half-a-mile and then jump onto the trail. Ride the whole length of...http://ej.typepad.com/ride/2005/07/interconnecting.html |