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Lifetime Swim [Miles] 2389.43
Lifetime Bike [Miles] 66631.22
Lifetime Hike [Miles] 2696.81

2022 Swim [Miles] 66.04
2022 Bike [Miles] 2087.5
2022 Hike [Miles] 3

2023 Swim [Miles] 31.11
2023 Bike [Miles] 414
2023 Hike [Miles] 0

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FIELD REPORT: 2019 Livestrong 100 Miles

October 21, 2019 Leave a comment

DATE: 20191020,Sunday
DURATION: 6hours and 24 Minutes
WHO: Me and ThomasL
WHAT: 2019 Livestrong 100
WHERE: Start/Finish Palmer Event Center, Austin
HOW: By Bike
Total Miles=100 Miles
Average Speed=15.4 mph
Total Time= 6hours 24minutes [computer]
Total Time= ? [watch]
KCalories Spent=5562
Gatorade Consumed= 5 bottles
Water Consumed=2 bottles
Larabar Bar consumed=3
Power Gel consumed=4
Cups of pickle juice=0, none in this event was available
No. of flat tires=NONE
No. of accidents=NONE
Muscle Cramps=NONE, but my quads were twitching
Chest Pain=NONE
Raindrops=0
Wind=5mph, at 60’F
Post Ride Meal=Wendy’s Double Cheese Burger
Average Heart Rate= 115
Maximum Heart Rate= 130
BP before the ride=130/95, 50 bpm
BP after the ride=105/65, 68 bpm
Days after Myocardial Infarction [Stent #1]-3954days/10 years, 9months [20081222]
Days after Stent #2-3397 days/9 years,3 months [20100702]
Temperature=60’F

TIMELINE:
0500, End of 0 Sleep,
0530, Rice and Chicken, Espresso coffee Double Shot
0600, Leave the house 0700, Arrived at Palmer Event Center (22 Miles Drive)
0730, Mile 0, start of 100 Miles Bike Ride 0830, Mile 15
0930, Mile 30
1030, Mile 45
1130, Mile 60
1230, Mile 75
1330, Mile 95
1430, End of Ride
1500, Post ride assessment
1600, Arrived at home +Shower
1700, Nap
1800, Light weight training
2000, Sleep
2400, Sleep

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Filed under SwimBikeSleep Tagged with Cycling, Livestrong

FIELD REPORT: 2018 Outlaw 62 Miles

October 14, 2018 Leave a comment

DATE: 20181013,Saturday
DURATION: 5hours and 22 Minutes
WHO: Myself
WHAT: 2018 Outlaw 100
WHERE: Start/Finish Samsung Austin
HOW: By Bike
Total Miles=70 Miles
Average Speed=13.2 mph
Total Time= 5hours 12minutes [computer]
Total Time= ? [watch]
KCalories Spent=?
Gatorade Consumed= 3 bottles
Water Consumed=2 bottles
Clif Bar consumed=3
Power Gel consumed=3
Cups of pickle juice=2
No. of flat tires=NONE
No. of accidents=NONE
Muscle Cramps=NONE
Chest Pain=NONE
Raindrops=A few
Wind=25mph, at 80’F
Post Ride Meal=Pulled Port burger at the end of Outlaw ride
Average Heart Rate= 115
Maximum Heart Rate= 128
BP before the ride=130/95, 50 bpm
BP after the ride=105/65, 68 bpm
Days after Myocardial Infarction [Stent #1]-3583days/9 years, 9months [20081222]
Days after Stent #2-3026 days/8 years,3 months [20100702]
Temperature=70’F Rain

TIMELINE:
0500, End of Sleep,
0530, Pasta, Bagel, coffee
0730, Leave the house
0800, Mile 0, start of 62 Miles Bike Ride
0900, Mile15
1000, Mile 30
1100, Mile 45
1300, Mile 62
1400, Lunch at post Outlaw tent
1500, Shower
1530, Nap
1700, Nap
1800, Nap
1900, Dinner
2400, Sleep

SwimBikeRun.xlsx
mapmyride

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Filed under SwimBikeSleep Tagged with Cycling, Outlaw100

Avoid/Limit “Glimpse of Future”

July 19, 2015 Leave a comment

I collect data a lot in my personal life but not so much for the purpose of creating success in the future nor trying to give unsolicited advice to the world but for the purpose of personal note taking [I think it is a form of self-psychotherapy, I made that up] nor telling the world how “great” or “not so great” I am. I think it is cool to have a history of life. I’ve learned journaling from someone. One time I discovered a pocket journal of my father [1929-1983] filled with fragments of places/names but no thoughts and opinions. I’ve also discovered his box of pictures taken during his travel with the US Navy in 1950’s and hand written notes at the back of the pictures. One thing lacking of his journal – details. I had a hard time connecting information. With the availability of technology now a days, one can just write anything and publish it. So here I am sharing with you something of no importance, enjoy it anyway ;-].

I used to be a planner and an execution of a carefully crafted plan but I’ve changed mindsets a few years back due to my knowledge and experiences of uncertainties. Life is hard to predict. Life is full of uncertainties. Yes, you can learn from experiences and extrapolate the future. Yes, you can say that it happened before and one should avoid/do it because we learned a lesson from bad/good experiences. Nor I say that “hey I was successful the other day and I will succeed also in the future”. If a person had a formula of success, I will be successful too. If another individual finds a solution to a problem, then me too will be able to get the same results. [synthesized version of Illusion of Sameness] I am a very optimistic person but I don’t dwell so much of what the future looks like. What I do instead is “do the best I can at the moment”. Having said that in a very broad context – it can be anything else I am currently interested. It can be my job, my relationship, my friendship, my reading, my research, my hobbies, my sports, my downtime, my thinking process, my problem solving etc.

Saturday’s ride was hard. I started so energetic and as always on a long distance bike ride, the activity ended with full body exhaustion – nothing left in my leg at mile56. I think when a person reaches a certain point of exhaustion, there is no more distinction. I was just tried and there is no numerical scale that I can describe it. When I got home, I checked my weather app and it was 97’F – no wonder. Looking back now, If I had known that the weather will be that high, I might have avoided the heat by changing my route or choosing a an alternate time to ride or shorten the ride– but I did not.

I seldom checks the weather when I go out riding. I have several reasons for this but the most important aspect is – “If I check the weather, a bias will linger in my mind that will put a limit to my capacity of accomplishing something that I want to do.” It happened to me last year at the 2014 Outlaw 100 bike ride [view report here]. I did not know that there was a storm in the morning of October 11, 2014. The event organizer delayed the ride that morning and after 1 hour of waiting they cancelled the event. Surprisingly/daringly, I end up riding the 100miles by myself with no food and water at any rest stops.

Uncertainty can surprise us – that is “we have strengths we never knew we had”. Too much glimpse of the future can plant a seed of doubt, therefore limiting us in some way.

I don’t really checks the weather when I go out riding, instead I made sure that I have provisions for the journey like 2 water bottles, 3 clif bars, 2 spare tubes, bike tools and knows the route where a gas station is located just in case I need an electrolyte refill.

Ride Data

Temperature during the ride, 97’F

20150718, Saturday, 56 Miles [90km]

20150718 Heartrate Data [Road Bike]

20150711 Heartrate Data [TTBike]

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Why I Don’t Take Vacation? [very often]

April 7, 2013 Leave a comment

1. I travel 40 miles every week.
2. I feel the energy of the sun for almost 3 hours.
3. I smell the road and hear the danger of the cars beside me when they pass so closely.
4. I meditate and pray during the lonely miles in the middle of nowhere
5. When I arrive back home, it feels like I was in a real vacation.
6. i feel alive thinking that no accident had happened in my 40 miles of travel.