Originally Posted by
sumorez
...I think I'm going to die on the way home!
I bought a bike a couple weeks ago and I've been doing errand-style runs around Sacramento. Decided to try taking it to work, a trip that should be about 5 miles, mostly through the American River Bike Trail. I have learned things.
- Sacramento is not as flat as I thought.
- I am not in good shape.
- I am incapable of getting to a destination without a GPS.
- Going uphill is hard (also, see point 2)
- I am going to die on my way home this evening.
Kudos to those of you who pull this off. I didn't think a five mile trip would be that crazy!
Stats according to Microsoft Band:
- Duration: 0:59:00
- Distance: 7.67 miles
- Average Speed: 7.8 mph
- Top Speed: 19.7 mph
- Total Gain: 203 ft
- Total Loss: -210 ft
- Average HR: 135
- High HR: 158
- Low HR: 69
Interestingly enough it lists my "recovery time" as 19 hours, 24 minutes. I think that means I over-exerted myself?
Congrats sumorez.
My first commute (which was at age 55) was a hilly 8-miles and it yielded a pathetic average speed of just 5.9 MPH! But hey, I was thrilled to have completed the distance in both directions (hence 16 miles round trip) as I was battling my way back from the lingering effects of my near fatal heart attack at age 53. Now, age 59, I’m faster than the majority of bicyclists that I encounter. So, keep at it and you’ll reap the rewards of far greater fitness.