I used to have a page on my blog which showed what my current bike route was with a log that I kept from my old bicycle computer.  Now that I am using the Noom app, everything has changed.  The Noom app keeps all of my rides in the phone and backed up on their website so I never have to worry about logging.  But I figured I would keep these old logs so I can go back to them to see how fast or slow I used to ride compared to how fast or slow I ride now and the future, if that makes sense.

Below is the original text from the original bike logs…

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)

Date	DST	AVS	Time	Cal	Fat Cal
07/06/2011	17.172	11.2	1:32:12	868.5	91.6
07/08/2011	22.920	11.9	1:55:52	1162.9	131.3
07/09/2011	22.902	11.5	1:59:18	1132.6	124.2
07/12/2011	22.971	12.2	1:53:16	1160.9	136.2
07/14/2011	22.923	11.9	1:55:20	1159.5	131.6
07/19/2011	22.904	12.5	1:49:44	1169.4	139.9
07/21/2011	22.589	12.8	1:46:09	1176.4	140.8
07/23/2011	22.900	12.7	1:48:10	1219.9	146.5
07/24/2011	22.864	12.7	1:48:09	1208.0	144.5
07/26/2011	22.867	12.9	1:46:00	1193.7	145.7
07/28/2011	22.953	13.0	1:46:08	1198.8	144.9
07/29/2011	23.014	13.3	1:43:53	1226.4	150.1
07/31/2001†	13.030	12.3	1:03:29	671.6	79.6

Date	DST	AVS	Time	Cal	Fat Cal
08/02/2011	23.159	12.7	1:49:12	1197.0	143.3
08/06/2011	23.019	12.6	1:50:01	1156.7	137.1
08/09/2011	22.986	12.6	1:49:44	1178.5	139.1
08/10/2011	22.979	12.6	1:49:27	1176.7	138.7
08/13/2011	23.022	12.5	1:50:34	1167.0	138.5
08/14/2011	23.055	12.5	1:50:54	1167.5	137.7
08/16/2011	23.031	12.8	1:47:59	1181.1	141.9
08/17/2011	23.259	12.5	1:51:27	1173.1	138.7
08/18/2011	23.089	12.4	1:51:22	1150.2	136.0
08/22/2011	23.460	12.3	1:54:14	1184.6	138.5
08/25/2011	23.009	12.2	1:53:14	1141.7	131.8

*DST = Distance (miles), AVS = Average Speed (mph)
†Rain

I tried to ride again in the Spring of 2012, but I had gained so much weight that every time I sat on the bike, the back wheel would deflate.  Even going to the store, I would end up walking the bike and the groceries home.  I tried pumping the tube up, but even just sitting in the patio it would deflate.  I changed the tube and the same thing happened with several tubes.  I don’t know what is wrong with it.  There isn’t a thorn in the tire and the tubes don’t have holes in them, I checked by inflating them and dunking them in water.  Their valves aren’t malfunctioning, so I really don’t know why they won’t stay inflated.  I am determined to ride in March 2013 even if that means buying an airless tube despite the reviews saying if you are over 200lbs it always feels like riding on a flat tire.