Weekly Time Trials - August 16

Well, I had a brain-dead moment at the start of time trials. I was talking with the timer and when he started counting me down I forgot to start my Garmin. It wasn't until around a mile in that I remembered so I do not have the cool chart like weeks past. The abbreviated report is this:

Conditions: Windy and humid - Winds SSE 16.8 Gusting to 21.9 (thank you weather.com!)
Time: a respectable 26:16 considering the conditions
Temp: Changed considerably for a short ride - High 80.6 - Average 77.9
Footnote: Kept heart rate at a higher level than any other ride this year - Ave 163-64

Weekly Cycling Log: August 6 - August 11

Yeah, pretty weenie week, but it was a busy one in the Brady household. More details of the fun during the MS150 to follow soon!

6-Aug	78.05	Training/Recreation	MS150 Day 2
7-Aug	2.53	Commuting/Errands
8-Aug	1.80	Commuting/Errands
9-Aug	5.54	Commuting/Errands
10-Aug	5.58	Commuting/Errands
11-Aug	4.85	Commuting/Errands
11-Aug	31.51	Training/Recreation	Burbank Hill Repeats

Miles for Week:
Training/Recreation: 109.56
Commuting/Errands: 20.30
Total Miles: 129.86

Weekly Cycling Log: July 30 - August 5

30-Jul	20.31	Training/Recreation	Hwy. 12
31-Jul	5.91	Commuting/Errands
1-Aug	5.51	Commuting/Errands
2-Aug	3.48	Commuting/Errands
2-Aug	31.14	Training/Recreation	Time Trials + warmup / cooldown
3-Aug	2.02	Commuting/Errands
4-Aug	1.81	Commuting/Errands
5-Aug	101.42	Training/Recreation	MS150 Day 1

Miles for Week:
Training/Recreation: 152.87
Commuting/Errands: 18.73
Total Miles: 171.60

Carson's Birthday

A week ago today (okay okay, I'm a bad blogger and need to be in a certain mood to blog) Carson turned three and I took a day off from work to just "be Dad" which was a blast. Let's recap the days events shall we? What? No? Too bad...my blog...

When Carson woke up and I finished my morning Latte (NOTHING happens before the morning Latte!) we hooked up the bike trailer and biked out to Hy-Vee for a killer breakfast of French Toast and a big iced cinnamon roll. Carson was a sticky mess, but he was having the time of his life. We came back and opened up one present which was a t-ball set. He was in heaven for the next hour swinging away. Then we went downtown with Austin and Marissa to Vermillion's Crazy Day's which never really materialized. It basically ended up being the Vermillion Theatre having a sale of old movies and games. Austin got a game and then we went for lunch at McDonalds with all four of us. Happy meals all the way around! After a long, relaxing lunch, it was off to the park and the new playground equipment. By now, the temperature was getting pretty balmy and the swimming pool was looking like a MUCH better idea than the playground equipment, but this was Carson's day and HE wanted the PLAYGROUND. We played and played until it was quite obvious that Carson was beyond need of a nap, so we went home.

While Carson got a nap, I got a quick 30 mile bike ride in with some of the club riders. When we got back, we all went out to Dairy Queen to top off Carson's big day with some ice cream. Then, after playing until well after dark, it was off to bed for Carson. I must say, there was no argument from Carson and he was asleep in no time. Below are some pictures of the day!

Weekly Time Trials - August 2

Temp: 82 Ave 82.4 Max
Winds: ENE 7.8 Ave 10.4 Max

Total Time: 25:13
Ave Speed: 23.5
Max Speed: 28.7
Ave Pace: 2:33/mile

Dist.	Time	A Speed	Max	A HR
1	2:27	24.4	28.7	157
2	2:22	24.8	25.3	165
3	2:31	23.7	25.1	156
4	2:35	23.3	24.5	166
5	2:40	22.1	23.7	160
6	2:48	22.2	25.0	157
7	2:26	24.6	25.7	165
8	2:35	23.4	25.3	164
9	2:34	23.3	25.0	164
10	2:17	25.0	25.8	156

My Near Brush With Manslaughter Charges

Okay, this was BY FAR the most bizarre thing that has happened to me in my 9 plus years on the job. I had a very nice sweet lady who has been having troubles with her mouse. I had cleaned it a few different times, but it was simply giving up the ghost so I brought her a new one.

This is where the story takes a BIZARRE turn....They had received nice new office furniture last year and it is heavy, high quality stuff. Well, this is a "section" off a much bigger desk and doesn't have a hole for all the computer cords to go through so I had to put the cords behind and run them underneath the desk. PROBLEM: The desk goes all the way to the ground so you have to "lift" it ever so slightly to get the PS/2 cord of the mouse under the desk.

As mentioned, this is a HEAVY desk WITH a book case on top that isn't fastened on. Yeah, you are beginning to get the picture. I lifted, she got underneath the desk to grab the cord and lift slightly as well. All of a sudden I heard a movement and realized that the bookcase was about to come crashing to the ground. I grabbed with all my might and all I could see was her legs sticking out. I yelled, and instinctively stuck my leg out to "buffer" the blow that was about to happen. NOT TO MENTION, there was somebody else in the direct path of this falling monstrosity.

Apparently between me grabbing what I could and pushing it out of the way, it hitting my leg instead of crushing hers, and some awesome quick movement from her office mate, we ALL SURVIVED with no injuries. Let's just say that HE was looking out for all of us yesterday as there is no feasible way that all of us simply walked away from that uninjured. I thank my friends for their great sense of humor/relief and I thank God for watching out for us!

July Cycling Mileage

Good month with all things considered. It was hot and busy for me, but still found SOME time to ride!

July	Commuting/ Errand	Training/ Recreation	Total Miles	% Commuting/ Errand	% Training
	73.17	716.17	789.34	9.27%	90.73%