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Forum: Great Lakes
04-02-10, 04:22 PM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

Incredible warm weather here in S.E. Michigan --...

Incredible warm weather here in S.E. Michigan -- 20-30 degrees above normal. Rode 10 miles on Tuesday just after picking up new bike from LBS (great timing!); 21 on Wednesday; 10 on Thursday on the...
Forum: Great Lakes
03-18-10, 09:01 AM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

Ran 10 hilly miles with a group on Wednesday...

Ran 10 hilly miles with a group on Wednesday morning, went with them to a late breakfast, recovered for a couple hours, then out for 23 miles on the road bike for the first time. Back when I was...
Forum: Great Lakes
08-06-09, 10:56 AM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

People with pools may disagree, but for us...

People with pools may disagree, but for us runners and cyclists, this has been one of the best summers in recent memory: usually 60s in the mornings, rarely gets to 80 all day, let alone 90 (haven't...
Forum: Great Lakes
09-12-08, 07:42 AM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

I still regret having my old Raleigh "English...

I still regret having my old Raleigh "English racer" bike stolen when I was 15 years old (about 47 years ago!). It had been my "freedom machine" for many years.

So how'd they get it? Cut the cable...
Forum: Great Lakes
08-24-08, 03:27 PM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

Did 31 miles at Stony Creek Metropark on Saturday...

Did 31 miles at Stony Creek Metropark on Saturday in serious heat & humidity. Couldn't believe the number of bikes circulating on the roads there. We kept encountering virtual pelotons zipping...
Forum: Great Lakes
08-20-08, 03:24 PM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

40 miles this morning, out to Romeo and back with...

40 miles this morning, out to Romeo and back with a stop for breakfast, then a loop around Stony Creek Metropark on the way back. It was fall-like at 7AM -- barely 50F -- and I started out with leg &...
Forum: Great Lakes
08-14-08, 08:08 AM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

32.8 miles around Stony Creek Metropark yesterday...

32.8 miles around Stony Creek Metropark yesterday in IRC (low 60s, sun just rising, no wind, slightly cloudy). Took just over 2 hours riding time, but I was in no hurry. A taste of retired life,...
Forum: Great Lakes
08-05-08, 07:34 AM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

Beautiful pictures and a beautiful bike, too! We...

Beautiful pictures and a beautiful bike, too! We vacationed up there several years in a row, but it's been a while. Makes me want to plan anothet trip.
Forum: Great Lakes
08-04-08, 10:20 AM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

Ditto for me on Sunday, although my 16.7 average...

Ditto for me on Sunday, although my 16.7 average was more of an effort :rolleyes:. When I got to the Metropark where I was going to do my laps, I was p.o.'d to find that the rear tire that I had...
Forum: Great Lakes
07-18-08, 04:08 PM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

42 miles starting out at 6:30AM today. Cool the...

42 miles starting out at 6:30AM today. Cool the first hour or so, but then started heating up. It didn't help that I got a flat on a stretch of road that naturally was not too great for repairing it,...
Forum: Great Lakes
07-11-08, 03:38 PM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

22 miles in mid-afternoon on the paths thru three...

22 miles in mid-afternoon on the paths thru three linked Detroit-area Metroparks: Lower Huron, Willow, and Oakwood. Not a bad ride in spite of the humid 85F weather, mainly because the path was...
Forum: Great Lakes
07-05-08, 02:41 PM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

42 miles today in a "charity ride" type of event....

42 miles today in a "charity ride" type of event. A perfect day for cycling: sunny and about 65F, and a very nice route that included taking the ferry to Harsen's Island to put on a few miles....
Forum: Great Lakes
06-27-08, 08:14 AM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

Playing hooky again, so did my favorite...

Playing hooky again, so did my favorite early-morning ride out 15 miles along a wide, smooth, paved rail-trail; then into a nearby town for breakfast; and back on a more meandering route for 36...
Forum: Great Lakes
06-24-08, 07:03 AM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

Yessiree - cycling does use different leg muscles...

Yessiree - cycling does use different leg muscles than running, and my quads are still a bit sore two days after I finished my weekend event. I basically feel about like I would if I had run a...
Forum: Great Lakes
06-22-08, 05:25 PM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

Finished my weekend event with 72 miles on...

Finished my weekend event with 72 miles on Saturday and 54 today for a 3-day total of 187. Great weather. The rain held off until just after I finished today's ride and was eating lunch. I came out...
Forum: Great Lakes
06-20-08, 02:30 PM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

Sunrise Adventure - Day 1

I might write up more of a ride report later, but this was day 1 of a 3-day cycling event out of Rogers City, MI, which I'm sure nobody has ever heard of. Hey, it's only the home of the world's...
Forum: Great Lakes
06-17-08, 10:54 AM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

Sheesh - had to get the leg and arm warmers out...

Sheesh - had to get the leg and arm warmers out again since the bottom fell out of the thermometer this morning (well, cold for June anyway). But I got in a good workout even if I couldn't quite...
Forum: Great Lakes
06-08-08, 07:25 AM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

26 workout miles yesterday on the roads at Stoney...

26 workout miles yesterday on the roads at Stoney Creek Metropark. Dozens of other bikers out there in the early morning hours when it was overcast and 70F, although 90% humid. I'm totally off...
Forum: Great Lakes
05-05-08, 09:04 AM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

5/4: I don't know if this counts as a "brick",...

5/4: I don't know if this counts as a "brick", but I ran in the morning and rode in the afternoon. Not much mileage in either case, but on the running side I'm still recovering from a stupid injury...
Forum: Great Lakes
05-01-08, 07:11 AM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

Oh, those are alpacas. I'd have been nervous if...

Oh, those are alpacas. I'd have been nervous if you had stopped at a field to check out the sheep. :eek:

Where were you specifically? Is this out along Old Mission Peninsula?
Forum: Great Lakes
04-28-08, 07:34 AM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

22 miles on Sunday along a mostly-paved...

22 miles on Sunday along a mostly-paved rail-trail on my "comfort bike". Had the familiar situation of a stiff tailwind on the way out and once again underestimated what the return trip would be...
Forum: Great Lakes
04-22-08, 06:24 AM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

Laps of Stoney Creek

I finally got out for my first ride of the season yesterday: a couple of laps totalling 16 miles around Stoney Creek Metropark (Rochester, MI). Hey -- it's the first time out since last November, and...
Forum: Great Lakes
01-30-08, 08:13 AM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

Along Huron River Drive? I've run that in June in...

Along Huron River Drive? I've run that in June in the Dexter-AA Half Marathon and thought that I'd like to bring my bike down there some day and ride it. But in better weather, of course!
Forum: Great Lakes
10-15-07, 06:25 AM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

Very nice ride and pictures. Looks like the kind...

Very nice ride and pictures. Looks like the kind of Ohio roads that I used to love to ride on my motorcycle. The leaves here in Michigan are also way behind on color, to the point where we might not...
Forum: Great Lakes
10-09-07, 04:11 PM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

John, what's that trail surface? It sort of looks...

John, what's that trail surface? It sort of looks like recycled asphalt like was used on one of our local rail-trails. Any problems with regular road tires on it?
Forum: Great Lakes
10-09-07, 10:58 AM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

I was going to say "like Illinois, only flatter"....

I was going to say "like Illinois, only flatter". The highest elevation on that side of the river is actually a speed bump. :D
Forum: Great Lakes
10-08-07, 06:56 AM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

Blue Water Ramble

Rode the Blue Water Ramble on Sunday, with record heat and a record turnout. Below is the route, showing the St. Clair river with Michigan on the left and Ontario on the right. I rode the 60-mile...
Forum: Great Lakes
09-28-07, 08:22 AM
Replies: 6,086
Views: 327,740
Posted By DougG

Honored my 61st birthday today by playing hooky...

Honored my 61st birthday today by playing hooky from work and taking a 30-mile ride on a local paved rail-trail. Yeah, it's an MUT, but at that hour on a weekday morning it might as well be an SUT...
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