Training Log

I spent again a few needless moments in the morning trying to make the best out of my precarious programming skills and dabbled on an alternative to srdplot. Not that I don’t like srdplot – it generates very pretty graphs that seem just to be made for public display. It’s just that it’s a C application, and it reads only .srd files. I added support for Windows .hrm files, but that still left me without the possibility of generating graphs for combined exercises. Continue reading

Commuting

It happened. I don’t know what it is, but all of a sudden the entire universe seems to have switched to bikes. I was riding home, and i must have crossed the path of at least five bikers! That’s a five-fold increase from my usual! Tomorrow, I will have to face the ultimate decision: am I going to join our guys from work in their quest for a morning ride? Or is it going to be too cold and damp and sad? Continue reading

Frederick II (Abulafia)

Closing in on the end of Abulafia’s famed biography of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor and King of the Two Sicilies in the XIII century. Fascinating book, with all the factual accuracy that one could wish for, and a much more realistic view of the emperor than in any other book I have read so far. Frederick and I date back very far. Turns out his home town of Waiblingen is actually just a few commuter train stops from Ludwigsburg, where I (partially) grew up. Continue reading

Short Ride

Not much going on, today. Rete, my not-so-faithful webserver, choked to death last night after a (silly) attempt to apt-get upgrade – and I spent most of the morning trying to resuscitate. In the end, I installed RedHat 8.0 on the old disk, and got to do a minimal ride in the afternoon. Since life is treating me well, I decided to pamper myself (Q: isn’t that what you do when life is NOT treating you well? Continue reading

Training Log

Yes! I finally made it! Now you can see the updated training log on the site (just follow the home page). This one is mostly a variation on Dave Bailey’s log (his is of course much better, but so be it). The latest logs are from may, and the information is really not too interesting (aside from the embarrassing 20:31 best time on Old La Honda…). I guess I soon have to follow up with my favorite rides on the Peninsula and otherwise. Continue reading

Finally Back

Atlanta and Boston were well beyond expectation. As mentioned, I even found a really nice bike store in Atlanta, although I never got there in time to pick up a Georgia Tech jersey. I was surprised to see a lot of bikers around. I drove aimlessly into town on Northside Parkway, then Avenue, then Road, and from left and right the spandex was just flying. Careless they were, zipping into the intersection and looking left and right only after they were already a target. Continue reading

Remote Without Bike

What is life without a bike? Well, I have a chance to find out. I am here in Atlanta on a business trip, and although I like it, I really would love to have my Ti with me. Turns out people out here in the suburbs really love sports. I have seen people biking and jogging on my way in and back. The roads are not bike friendly at all, but the climate seems to interest people. Continue reading

Hasta La Vista!

Beloved People – I am off for a trip to Atlanta (strictly work). I will not be able to touch my bike until the weekend, so I am going to be pretty sad about it all… 🙂 See you back on Saturday!

Training Log

Closing in on completion of the training log. The only part missing now is the page with the pretty pictures (the daily stats), and I am sure I can do that in no time – after all, the template pretty much contains the contents of srdhead and the two pictures of speed and altitude. I’ll pass on the heart rate (I never monitor it), and maybe I’ll implement the handy DHTML that replaces pictures on the fly that I used for the weight table. Continue reading

Darn Phones!

So I tried to leave at 9a to get the most of the day, but my brother called and we spent over two hours on the phone. By the time I was ready to go, it was clear it was going to be way too hot for an extensive drive, and I just went up Old La Honda, disappointing myself with a lame 21:35. Up on top I chatted with a guy that had carried on behind me, and who would then go ahead down to 84. Continue reading