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When all else fails… go ride

dougfoot — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 04:24:24 +0000

I’ve been home sick since Wednesday midmorning and have not been doing much but trying to kick this head cold. Thursday I rode a bit and lasted about 55 minutes, not bad considering how I’ve been feeling this past week. Friday, Saturday and today I just hung around watching my favorite shows on DVDs and catching [...]

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Crazy legs

dougfoot — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 01:32:09 +0000

One of my goals for the coming cycling season is to spin faster. Spinning faster is supposed to put less strain on your knees for a given speed. What I’m finding is that my heart rate seems to race and that I don’t like the feeling of pedalling like a crazy man. Last night’s ride was to [...]

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Vancouver Café cycling heaven

dougfoot — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 21:22:55 +0000

One of the “benefits” of cycling is visiting the many friendly areas and sampling the foods offered at various cafés. I’ve ridden through Portland and a few smaller towns where I live. Just across the river is Vancouver, Washington and further north are Seattle Washington and Vancouver BC. While in Seattle, the night before a big [...]

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Staircase of the Gods

dougfoot — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 03:29:48 +0000

Well, I thought I would do a little something different tonight and ride to PodRunner’s latest interval mix called “Staircase to the Gods”. Unlike the set bpm mixes, this a mix has a variable bpm throughout the 39 minute piece. It starts at 150 bpm for 3 minutes. Jumps to 160 bpm for 8 minutes. Returns to 150 bpm for [...]

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Self Supported Cycling

dougfoot — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:27:34 +0000

One of the things I find enjoyable about cycling here in Oregon are the state parks that are available. Where I live, there are quite a few state parks relatively close by. These state parks for the most part have good facilities and some offer camping. Champoeg State Park is less than 8 miles from my [...]

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