When I started riding my bike for exercise some time in late 2008, I bought a bicycle computer so that I could find out how fast I was going. I didn’t know that this 20 function computer was going to give me such a wealth of information.
I started logging it on index cards because I knew that they would last longer than if I had typed them out in a file. Things get deleted and removed, case in point was when my blogs database had crashed.
So here they are with an explanation of the gaps in time between rides.
*DST = Distance (miles), AVS = Average Speed (mph)
| Date | DST | AVS | Time | Calories | Fat Calories |
| 11/03/2008 | 6.81 | 10 | 38 | 345 | - |
| 11/05/2008 | 9.014 | 10.7 | 50:35 | 436.6 | 43.5 |
| 11/06/2008 | 11.231 | 10.9 | 1:01:54 | 536.2 | 53.5 |
| 11/10/2008 | 18.290 | 10.7 | 1:42:33 | 835.7 | 81.2 |
| 11/11/2008 | 17.521 | 11.1 | 1:34:32 | 813.7 | 85.2 |
| 11/13/2008 | 11.907 | 11.0 | 1:05:13 | 552.1 | 57.6 |
| 11/14/2008 | 11.804 | 11.4 | 1:02:29 | 559.3 | 61.6 |
| 11/15/2008 | 11.851 | 11.8 | 1:00:32 | 556.7 | 63.0 |
| 11/17/2008 | 11.644 | 11.9 | 58:37 | 565.3 | 64.4 |
| 11/18/2008 | 11.804 | 11.6 | 1:00:52 | 558.7 | 62.5 |
| 11/20/2008 | 2.131 | 10.6 | 12:05 | 106.7 | 11.0 |
That seems to be all of 2008. I am not exactly sure why I stopped then but I’m pretty sure it has something to do with the cold weather and not wanting to freeze my balls off at any time of the day.
I started back up in the spring of 2009
*DST = Distance (miles), AVS = Average Speed (mph)
| Date | DST | AVS | Time | Calories | Fat Calories |
| 04/14/2009 | 9.273 | 10.6 | 52:25 | 439.2 | 43.7 |
| 04/16/2009 | 9.589 | 10.3 | 56:07 | 454.7 | 44.7 |
| 04/17/2009 | 10.396 | 11.8 | 52:57 | 494.7 | 57.0 |
| 04/19/2009 | 16.603 | 11.8 | 1:24:14 | 780.5 | 90.0 |
| 04/22/2009* | 10.396 | 12.2 | 52:00 | – | – |
| 04/23/2009 | 10.339 | 11.7 | 52:51 | 488.0 | 56.0 |
| 04/27/2009 | 10.412 | 11.4 | 54:40 | 499.8 | 55.0 |
| 04/29/2009 | 10.434 | 12.0 | 52:25 | 529.0 | 59.6 |
| 04/30/2009† | 7.155 | 11.1 | 38:40 | 357.2 | 38.2 |
Notice how my average speed has been in the 11 range with the occasional 12?
* I dropped the bicycle computer, it reset so I lost the rest of the information. I knew my dst, avs and time but not calories.
† This wasn’t a riding day, I went to the mall on the bike.
*DST = Distance (miles), AVS = Average Speed (mph)
| Date | DST | AVS | Time | Calories | Fat Calories |
| 05/03/2009 | 10.419 | 12.1 | 51:42 | 525.6 | 60.7 |
| 05/04/2009 | 10.379 | 11.9 | 52:23 | 498.1 | 57.6 |
| 05/06/2009 | 10.473 | 11.9 | 52:49 | 526.1 | 60.3 |
| 05/06/2009 | 10.374 | 12.3 | 50:38 | 501.8 | 58.9 |
| 05/11/2009 | 10.358 | 12.1 | 51:21 | 508.2 | 57.8 |
| 05/13/2009 | 11.368 | 12.2 | 55:56 | 557.0 | 64.9 |
| 05/15/2009 | 12.816 | 12.6 | 1:01:00 | 635.1 | 76.8 |
| 05/17/2009 | 13.441 | 12.3 | 1:05:30 | 640.9 | 76.6 |
| 05/19/2009 | 13.580 | 12.8 | 1:03:50 | 670.5 | 80.3 |
| 05/20/2009 | 16.615 | 13.0 | 1:16:41 | 831.2 | 101.5 |
| 05/21/2009 | 12.726 | 12.9 | 59:12 | 634.6 | 77.0 |
| 05/23/2009 | 12.669 | 12.4 | 1:01:26 | 617.7 | 73.1 |
| 05/25/2009 | 10.276 | 12.5 | 49:18 | 500.6 | 59.6 |
| 05/27/2009 | 12.740 | 13.1 | 58:19 | 645.9 | 78.3 |
| 05/28/2009 | 10.376 | 12.9 | 48:11 | 526.1 | 62.1 |
| 05/29/2009 | 12.781 | 13.0 | 59:11 | 655.3 | 78.8 |
Notice how my average speed has been in the 12 range and occasionally 13?
*DST = Distance (miles), AVS = Average Speed (mph)
| Date | DST | AVS | Time | Calories | Fat Calories |
| 06/02/2009 | 12.722 | 12.8 | 59:45 | 662.2 | 79.1 |
| 06/03/2009 | 14.285 | 13.5 | 1:03:25 | 749.2 | 91.9 |
| 06/04/2009 | 14.247 | 13.4 | 1:03:54 | 730.4 | 90.4 |
| 06/08/2009 | 16.410 | 13.2 | 1:14:51 | 818.0 | 101.0 |
| 06/09/2009 | 12.707 | 13.3 | 57:18 | 659.9 | 80.0 |
| 06/10/2009 | 12.896 | 13.3 | 58:00 | 670.7 | 81.0 |
| 06/12/2009 | 16.376 | 13.8 | 1:11:02 | 858.2 | 106.7 |
| 06/13/2009 | 16.348 | 13.6 | 1:12:11 | 858.8 | 105.2 |
| 06/15/2009 | 16.337 | 13.6 | 1:11:51 | 680.3 | 105.7 |
| 06/16/2009 | 16.324 | 13.4 | 1:13:03 | 841.2 | 102.5 |
| 06/18/2009 | 16.366 | 13.5 | 1:12:42 | 848.6 | 103.6 |
| 06/19/2009 | 16.497 | 13.4 | 1:13:56 | 858.5 | 104.7 |
| 06/20/2009 | 16.351 | 13.7 | 1:11:46 | 850.6 | 105.2 |
| 06/22/2009 | 16.413 | 13.6 | 1:12:44 | 862.4 | 105.5 |
| 06/23/2009 | 16.323 | 13.6 | 1:11:51 | 853.2 | 104.9 |
| 06/24/2009 | 16.380 | 13.0 | 1:15:25 | 824.9 | 99.8 |
| 06/25/2009 | 16.359 | 13.0 | 1:15:24 | 813.0 | 99.0 |
| 06/27/2009 | 16.187 | 14.0 | 1:09:13 | 864.1 | 106.4 |
| 06/28/2009 | 16.481 | 13.2 | 1:14:56 | 848.3 | 102.7 |
| 06/29/2009 | 16.490 | 14.0 | 1:10:55 | 869.8 | 107.3 |
Notice how my average speed has been in the 13 range and a couple of 14′s in the end?
*DST = Distance (miles), AVS = Average Speed (mph)
| Date | DST | AVS | Time | Calories | Fat Calories |
| 07/01/2009 | 16.503 | 13.8 | 1:11:57 | 870.4 | 105.5 |
| 07/02/2009 | 19.112 | 13.7 | 1:25:00 | 1002.8 | 122.4 |
| 07/03/2009 | 19.118 | 13.9 | 1:22:54 | 1008.3 | 123.7 |
| 07/05/2009 | 20.286 | 13.6 | 1:29:30 | 1067.1 | 133.2 |
| 07/06/2009 | 20.099 | 13.9 | 1:26:41 | 1075.1 | 132.0 |
| 07/07/2009 | 20.132 | 13.5 | 1:29:46 | 1043.6 | 127.4 |
| 07/09/2009 | 20.536 | 14.2 | 1:27:01 | 1093.9 | 135.9 |
| 07/10/2009 | 21.047 | 14.0 | 1:30:33 | 1105.7 | 135.8 |
| 07/12/2009 | 16.490 | 14.0 | 1:10:55 | 869.8 | 107.3 |
| 07/13/2009 | 21.051 | 14.4 | 1:27:33 | 1121.8 | 140.0 |
| 07/14/2009 | 22.199 | 14.1 | 1:34:15 | 1180.9 | 147.0 |
| 07/16/2009 | 22.198 | 14.2 | 1:34:03 | 1178.4 | 146.3 |
| 07/17/2009 | 16.783 | 13.5 | 1:14:22 | 883.7 | 106.4 |
| 07/18/2009 | 22.859 | 13.9 | 1:38:38 | 1198.0 | 146.1 |
| 07/20/2009 | 22.985 | 14.0 | 1:38:39 | 1212.5 | 148.0 |
Notice how my average speed started out in the 13′s range but then the rest of the time it was in the 14 range?
July 20th was my last ride because my new ergo bicycle seat hurt my shoulder so bad that I couldn’t stand the pain enough to continue riding. I bought beach cruiser handlebars so that I could ride again and it did help with the pain. I did try to ride in October.
| Date | DST | AVS | Time | Calories | Fat Calories |
| 10/05/2009 | 7.331 | 10.4 | 42:19 | 357.6 | 34.6 |
| 10/06/2009 | 3.883 | 10.2 | 22:59 | 183.1 | 16.3 |
| 10/07/2009 | 5.446 | 10.8 | 30:11 | 259.5 | 26.4 |
Notice how I didn’t go very far? I was in so much pain that I couldn’t really go that far from the house before having to turn around. After 3 days I gave up.
My shoulder pain eventually went away on it’s own without any help from any of my doctors despite waiting 8 months for appointments. I could have been out on the bike trail but I just wasn’t into it anymore. By July I had enough of the weight that I had gained back so I tried going back out there. Here is my log.
| Date | DST | AVS | Time | Calories | Fat Calories |
| 07/17/2010 | 22.559 | 11.9 | 1:54:07 | 1011.9 | 113.2 |
| 07/18/2010 | 22.489 | 11.0 | 2:02:34 | 965.5 | 97.1 |
Unfortunately, the next day after my last ride logged the nut on my back wheel came out as I was riding to the store and I had to walk the bike home with groceries. The axle really screwed my wheel up and that was the last time I was able to ride my bike. I called the bike store and they told me $40 for the wheel and $10 to install it. It was difficult as it was to pay my bills and I just couldn’t afford to spend that kind of money. So… that was the end of that until June 2011 when I finally bought a new wheel.
*DST = Distance (miles), AVS = Average Speed (mph)
