KelOnWheels
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@Riley Casey 27296 wrote:
Can I improve on this without equipment and a training regimen by simply changing my mix of home exercise or is there no way around signing up for a gym membership?
I recommend a 35-pound bike and a vertical bike rack, myself
This is a great thread, seriously. Now that I am getting back to exercising I need to incorporate some weight training. I’d like to start swimming again too – when I did masters swimming before I had decent form but absolutely no power.
I made it to Friday Coffee Club today! People were nice and said hello to me.
I am now on the Twitters as @KelOnWheelsVA so as to keep up with #fridaycoffeeclub.Great ride in, it was a beautiful morning. I felt like I could do 10 more miles. Riding on the plaza behind the White House is ridiculous fun, I was riding in circles and going “wheeeeeeee” to myself
Encountered a clueless SUV at a stop sign – I had the lane, stopped at the sign, he stopped behind me, and I signaled that I was going to turn left, which apparently in SUV-speak means “Hey, why don’t you just pull around me and go first because that’s TOTALLY how traffic works with the second person in line going first and all,” but fortunately I was kind of expecting him to do that, so I didn’t start my turn and get run over.
I might do a Hains Point loop on the way home, I’ll see how I feel when I get there
@CaseyKane50 27237 wrote:
I suspect that you actually meant the Arlington water treatment plant on Glebe Road. There used to be a bike path between the Alexandria water treatment plant and the Beltway, but it was closed years ago.
One of those A places
@KelOnWheels 27224 wrote:
Is this like how I’m going to be the oldest Olympic cyclist ever in 2016?
Oh wait, Cipollini’s making a comeback!
Olympic commuting would be a great sport though. Throw some stoplights, potholes, crosswalks, pedestrians and cars onto the road race course, and every time the riders go round the circuit, rearrange all the traffic cones and construction signs.
@dbb 27218 wrote:
It is just as boring when cycling, just boring for less time!
There’s not even a creepy nightmare-inducing statue to look at as a reward when you get to the end anymore!
@krazygl00 27221 wrote:
Although it is too late to remedy this heinous oversight this year, we should all be sure to compensate next year. In the meantime, we should all take this opportunity to regroup and PRACTICE drinking copious amounts of IPA in preparation for next year.
Is this like how I’m going to be the oldest Olympic cyclist ever in 2016?
Olympic Cat 6 racing!
Speaking of which, somebody just won ANOTHER gold medal. Jeez, shouldn’t they cut that guy off?
@Arlingtonrider 27193 wrote:
Kel,
A much easier way to increase your distance is to make a loop or two at Hains Point (is it 2.75 miles each loop?)
As you’re coming into town, just take a left on the sidewalk at the DC end of the 14th St. Bridge (George Mason Memorial Bridge for you sticklers out there) and keep following it around to the left.
See the Arlington Bike map for details. It’s very easy to get right back onto the route to work. I do a loop or two or three from time to time on my way home. It’s a pleasant ride.
Oh, that’s a great idea
As a lapsed runner, I usually try to block the existence of Hains Point out of my mind. (It’s SO BORING to run on. SOOOOO BORING.)
