Last Chance to ride 2023. Solo 36 miles to get my 300 for the month. S'posed to rain Saturday and Sunday so took advantage of today. 😄 Pico Rivera golf course to the base of the Azusa mountains and back.
Last ride 2023 video. Pico to the base of the Azusa mountains and some Rolling Stones.
https://www.relive.cc/view/vMv8GVgX8Pq
My Greatest Christmas gift, other than being married to the most beautiful, sweetest, loving woman who ever walked this earth.
Since I was a child, maybe 10 years old, I knew I wanted to go into my later years being healthy and strong. Learning later that in order to enjoy life, I'd have to be "ABLE" to enjoy it. I've grown to realize I'd have to be healthy if I plan to feel good later in life. Though I joke and kid about feeling old, I actually feel great!
Money, I could have all the money in the world but what good is it if one can't enjoy it? I've had plenty of people tell me I'm already rich. Other ways to be rich.
Recently started using a heart rate monitor. If you know anything about max heart rate targets, it's 220 minus your age. Mine should be 160 max.
Recently hitting 193 without any stress or pain, other than the effort to push while exercising. Figuring I can max at 190 plus, using the formula, I figure I have the heart of a 30 year old person. 😄
Whether accurate or not, during physicals, doctors always comment on what a strong heart I have. Most times asking what I do to keep it strong, cycling of course.
One lady from the cycling community said, OUR GENETICS LOAD THE GUN, LIFESTYLE PULLS THE TRIGGER!!!
Exactly! Never been into keeping up with the Joneses. I've always wanted a GREAT LOVE ❤️, strength 💪, and good health heading into my senior years (yes, I get the senior discount at Sizzler 😄).
This year, I know I have all of these. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME!!! 🙂
The 'WHAT KIND OF WIFE IS THIS ?' Tour. You're down to your last 10 packets of electrolytes but when you return home, you see she picked up another 54 for ya!🥰 Just a solo short 20 today on Christmas 🎄 Eve morning.
And that's after Fondue Date Night. 😄
https://www.relive.cc/view/vxOQjAE9X26
47 mostly solo miles on SART. New and old friends. Met Roman, and chatting with already buddies, Paul, George, Ron and Dixie, Rio, and, I think that's it.😄
But anyway, I was riding south near Lincoln when some dude on a singlespeed went flying by. Some other dude on his wheel I saw earlier, one of those wheelsuucker types. Eventually pulled off but the singlespeed kept flying away.
As I arrived at the beach, it was Roman. Just met but we had some good bike chat. Friendly guy and strong rider. Now friends on Strava, he did an 18.2 average on his 43 mile ride. Nice!
Later ran into Ron and Dixie. Heading the opposite way, I shouted but they kept going so I had to double back trying to catch them. Good thing for the bridge, I can shout a lot faster than I can ride. 😄 Had a little go pro screw wrench I wanted to give to Ron.
Almost solo other than the 2 miles with Rio. Dude is fast. He rolled by shouting to take his wheel. I did but he was easily doing 20 into the wind. It was almost too easy. I like doing my own efforts most times so I really felt like I was cheating.
It did get windy down the way so after I turned off into the park, Rio kept going. I stopped maybe 4 minutes. As I continued to the coast, I saw Rio heading back around Moon park, 5 miles from the coast. I'm thinking he didn't go to the coast because no way could he get 10 miles ahead in 4 minutes. Hmm, I'm thinking he turned back early.
But another good ride. Not many cyclists out, guessing they were out Christmas shopping. 😃
Got home then did Fondue Date Night, again.
Wow man, what a day. Didn't sleep much and my HR showed it today and feeling the struggle. Max HR should be 160 but being able to hold high percentages, some are saying my max should be higher. Well, I hit 193 today. 😄 Felt fine though, just a struggle on the upper section to the mountains.
Darn Christmas 🎄 parties! 😄 Well, didn't go to sleep till about 2am then slept off and on for about 3 hours. Didn't want to get up but I did. Mustvride even when you know you're going to suck! 🤣
https://www.relive.cc/view/vNOP7B8JwYv
Short solo 25, 15.8 average speed. Gina's employer throwing a party at the Doubletree. I ain't passing up a free dinner 😋 😄....picture, when you're putting something in your jersey pocket and the camera decides to take its own picture. 😁 HR, started easy but the higher zones show it got windy on the way back. 🤣
https://www.relive.cc/view/vZqN1Xyjr36
The party. Good food and people. Had a good time.
Solo 20 around town just chillin' , and I mean chillin'. 48 tonight. Not real cold but for us So Cal people who get cold if it ain't 100 degrees, it was cold ha ha ha.
The rear cygolite is a 250 lumens lite. I have a 350 coming from ebay, uh oh! Pretty bright with just the 150.
Video later
https://www.relive.cc/view/v1vjdekYxJ6
Set out for an easy 20 but the wind made sure that didn't happen. Ok, it builds character as they say. Nice ride though.
A short break at that cool little park I found at my turn around point on 20's.
https://www.relive.cc/view/vYvE24wk2GO
My ride I California 😄
Pretty cool getting messages like these. This on on my last video. Could be from a 60+ Facebook group. 🙂
Just another ride, 41 miles. Pico to Azusa and back. Little bit around Encanto Park neighborhood to get in the 40.
Very strange, not many cyclists at all out today. I heard it was very windy in Santa Ana so maybe that scared away some of the cyclists. A little breezy here but nothing like a couple weeks back.
Got a new set up, video editor and photo editor so I'm back in bidness. 😄
