Race Week

My knees have been kind of sore after Sunday's extreme workout and the past two days' headaches haven't helped my training schedule. Today i went to the Bike Shop for my energy shots (Espresso, Mocha, and Strawberry, the extra umph of caffeine helps), then walked all over Wal-Mart and the mall looking for a visor that i liked (the only one i could find that i liked was Under Armor and cost $22.99, so it was a wee bit outside my budget)... but not after test riding a couple of bikes! That's right, it's so weird for me, but i asked about which bike would be best for my purposes and discovered that i can buy a really good Cannondale mountain bike for about $450 (it's not great, or top of the line, but it's good enough). This bike is lighter than Mom's, has a cool shifting setup, and felt great to ride (at least around the parking lot). i assumed that i would have to buy someone's used bike to avoid paying around $2000 at the Bike Shop, but it turns out that such is not the case. So i should be able to easily save that much money by the beginning of the fall semester.

So, when i got home, i wasn't feeling at peak condition, but i really wanted to take a bike ride because the weather is so nice. i decided to test Mom and Dad's bikes against each other. i didn't use the computer, but the results are as follows:

Race Week - Dad's Bike
Start: 20:17:00
End: 20:35:00
Time Taken: 00:18:00
Total Distance: 3.20 mi.
Pace: 05:37 (avg)
Speed: 10.68 (mi/hr) (avg)

Mom's Bike
Start: 20:40:00
End: 20:57:00
Time Taken: 00:17:00
Total Distance: 3.20 mi.
Pace: 05:17 (avg)
Speed: 11.31 (mi/hr) (avg)

i would just like to add that the wind was blowing a bit harder on the second leg than the first, and that i'm definitely more comfortable on Mom's bike than Dad's. Of course, as the former Marshmallow would say, "It's not the bike, it's the engine."