Who thinks that? There's a well not far away which when drilled was heralded as being a billion barrel+ reserve and in two or three years of operation it has substantially underperformed.

Isn't the Windows operating system a modern marvel?

So just how effed are you 41 Freds? Sitting here at my desk, my resting pulse is 46. That means it's probably more like low 40's. That means I'm not in such bad shape. Considering the fact I could drop 95% of you if I was OUT of shape, I'd say Pcad has plenty of Rue of you.

Fixed.

Alright. Now everyone is checking their pulse.

My resting heart rate is about 59. Not too bad for a fat old man -- "athletic" on the heart rate charts I've seen.

no no...6am tomorrow morning. hopefully the weather stays good tomorrow. good ride...stuff your face buffet...football. perfect.

i just signed up for a 106 mile ride. is one month enough to train for it?

OK, that makes my RHR 'Olympian'.

i'm cheating with beta blockers. i disqualify myself from this ludicrous peeing contest.

damn all you geezers. mine is 71 while sitting at the desk, i never remember to check first thing in the morning.

New mini deck;

stupid power meter... now can quantify my wussyness.

https://connect.garmin.com/activity/36505256

I was really pushing it and just couldn't ride hard. I guess it's just one of those days. Now I have the taste/smell of rubbing alcohol in my mouth. Wtf is wrong with me? No really, any ideas?

Look...I really hate to say this...but that deck sucks compared to pcads. You need to trim up that left side, clean it up, and finish it.

Question: On garmin, I assume moving time is.. while you're moving.. and avg speed incorporates time while not moving (In my case filling bottles and accepting phone call), is that right?

Yes. It also docks -4 mph for being on the Mt Vernon trail during rush hour. It's smart like that.

I had to get to and from Hain's point. Don't judge me.

All Hail Zeus!

I think the fact that I rate "athletic" on the scale I saw reflects the low standards by which we are judged rather than my own fitness.

I'm blaming the humidity. It certainly was not a dry heat.

My resting pulse is...YIKES !!!...never mind...
It was 38bpm back in my marathon running days.

There are other things that require checking first thing in the morning if you know what I'm saying, and I know that you do.

It's a start. Hey, wtf, half the weenies here don't even have a friggin deck.

My RHR is about 50.

You want to lower your RHR and get fitter? This is what works for me:

• Weight loss. Lowers my RHR. My RHR won't get down near 40 or less until I'm fairly lean.

• 'Bullets'. Those are short intervals. 1 minute intervals at 300-400 watts (you try to keep the PM @ 400 but that's tough) with 1 minute rest periods, go again immediately, repeat 5x, do 2-3 sets of those. Then I do 3-4 minute hard intervals all the way home. It's the short, HARD intervals that most closely approach what you need in racing. If you can't respond to a 1-4 minute surge, you're gone. Longer intervals are necessary of course, but it's the shorter ones that give you the basic ability to hang on.

I've been doing the shorter intervals the past couple of weeks. It works. Always has in the past too. I can go from out-the-back-door to hang with the pack fitness in a couple of weeks with those workouts.

My HR is recovering from 170 to <130 in about 30 seconds much of the time, that's another sign my fitness is coming around.

Pretty much exactly what the evil road nazi's are advising... wait a minute, are you a road nazi?