Ride home for Thursday, 15 May

Today was supposed to be warm and sunny, according to the meteorologists... needless to say, it wasn't.

Distance logged: 11.737km
Time: 33:01
Average speed: 21.3km/hr
Max speed: 50.4 km/hr
Temperature: 13C, cloudy, breezy
Cumulative distance: 2736.636km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.06
Monthly distance: 321.727km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride into work for Thursday, 15 May

Slowly getting warmer in the mornings, but not by much...

Distance logged: 11.278km
Time: 29:12
Average speed: 23.2km/hr
Max speed: 57.7 km/hr
Temperature: 4C
Cumulative distance: 2724.899km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.06
Monthly distance: 309.990km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride home for Wednesday, 14 May

The nice weather seems to have brought out the muppets in force. I was astounded waiting at a traffic light to see a cyclist in front of me trying to trackstand (on a geared bike), and slowly wobble his way into the intersection while he still had a red light. Alas, Darwin was not able to enforce his theories from beyond the grave and the muppet wobbled across the lights when they changed - in the middle of the lane, blocking traffic behind him (including me - he seemed rather surprised when I cruised past him at 30km/hr when he finally got out of the way).

Distance logged: 12.491km
Time: 35:05
Average speed: 20.9km/hr
Max speed: 52.2 km/hr
Temperature: 16C, sunny
Cumulative distance: 2713.621km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.06
Monthly distance: 298.712km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride into work for Wednesday, 14 May

Rode over to Bedford in strong headwinds to my weekly physio appointment, then in to work.

Distance logged: 30.132km
Time: 71:49
Average speed: 25.2km/hr
Max speed: 52.9 km/hr
Temperature: 3C-13C, sunny, windy
Cumulative distance: 2701.130km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 286.221km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride for Saturday, 10 May

Down to the Farmer's Market for my weekly shop. Managed to time it just right to avoid the rain, and the headwinds on the way in were tailwinds on the way back - just as well seeing as this cold/puking disease is on its second round.

Distance logged: 26.153km
Time: 82:15
Average speed: 19.1km/hr
Max speed: 45.4 km/hr
Temperature: 6C, cloudy, windy
Cumulative distance: 2670.998km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 256.089km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride home for Thursday, 08 May

Scheduled maintenance so I was in working on one of the servers. As it turned out the firmware fix I wanted to apply to the P570 required further patches that it didn't mention until I went to do the upgrade, so I had to postpone that so I could qualify the patches with the vendors (in the unlikely event that anyone reading this runs AIX: the vendor requested 5.3 TL4, which requires a ton of patches before I can upgrade the firmware otherwise I run the risk of physically damaging the hardware...)

Probably a good thing as otherwise I was looking down the barrel of a 30 hour shift while not feeling the greatest as I'd have had to hang around to make sure everything was working OK as this server runs, amongst other things, the emergency department... In the end I managed to get out around 3:30am so it was a nice quiet ride home followed by a day working from home, and Friday off.

Distance logged: 10.761km
Time: 32:21
Average speed: 20km/hr
Max speed: 50 km/hr
Temperature: 8C
Cumulative distance: 2644.845km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 229.936km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride into work for Wednesday, 07 May

Down to Bedford for a physio appointment, then in to work.

Distance logged: 29.491km
Time: 67:17
Average speed: 26.3km/hr
Max speed: 56.9 km/hr
Temperature: 9C-19C
Cumulative distance: 2634.084km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 219.175km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride home for Tuesday, 06 May

Rode around for a while before the HCC director's meeting to discuss Bike Week, then dropped by to see a friend on the way home.

Distance logged: 18.833km
Time: 55:15
Average speed: 20.5km/hr
Max speed: 51.8 km/hr
Temperature: 18C-11C
Cumulative distance: 2604.593km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 189.684km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride into work for Tuesday, 06 May

Distance logged: 11.246km
Time: 29:32
Average speed: 22.8km/hr
Max speed: 51.8 km/hr
Temperature: 9C
Cumulative distance: 2585.760km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 170.851km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride home for Monday, 05 May

Over to Dartmouth for a bike map meeting to discuss changes to the map. It's looking pretty promising, all the changes I've brought forward so far look like they're going in, including the ones suggested on here (eg, allowing bikes through the bus-only section on Main).

Distance logged: 21.110km
Time: 63:33
Average speed: 19.9km/hr
Max speed: 46.9 km/hr
Temperature: 17C-13C
Cumulative distance: 2574.514km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 159.605km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride into work for Monday, 05 May

Distance logged: 11.015km
Time: 31:44
Average speed: 20.8km/hr
Max speed: 51.4 km/hr
Temperature: 5C
Cumulative distance: 2553.404km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 138.495km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride for Saturday, 03 May

Over to Sobeys to do my shopping as I didn't feel up to going down to the market...

Distance logged: 6.057km
Time: 20:22
Average speed: 17.8km/hr
Max speed: 42.6 km/hr
Temperature: 12C
Cumulative distance: 2542.389km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 127.480km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride home for Wednesday, 30 April

Not a great ride home as I ended up throwing up at the top of col de Fairview (yeah, there's been a reason I haven't been keeping up on here...)

Distance logged: 11.805km
Time: 39:27
Average speed: 18km/hr
Max speed: 48.5 km/hr
Temperature: 12C, sunny
Cumulative distance: 2536.332km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 121.423km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride into work for Wednesday, 30 April

Down for my weekly physio appointment then back to the office. Still feeling pretty rank... apart from when I was on my bike.

Distance logged: 32.488km
Time: 104:50
Average speed: 18.6km/hr
Max speed: 53.8 km/hr
Temperature: 5C-7C
Cumulative distance: 2524.527km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 109.618km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride for Tuesday, 29 April

Stayed home with a nasty head cold that had been building up, managed to get out to the drug store and that was it...

Distance logged: 4.850km
Time: 20:34
Average speed: 14.2km/hr
Max speed: 37.9 km/hr
Temperature: 6C
Cumulative distance: 2492.039km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 77.130km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride home for Monday, 28 April

Distance logged: 11.060km
Time: 33:10
Average speed: 20km/hr
Max speed: 52.0 km/hr
Temperature:
Cumulative distance: 2487.189km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 72.280km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride into work for Monday, 28 April

Distance logged: 11.301km
Time: 32:56
Average speed: 20.6km/hr
Max speed: 56.8 km/hr
Temperature: 3C
Cumulative distance: 2476.129km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 61.220km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride for Saturday, 26 April

Down to the Farmer's Market for my weekly shopping.

Distance logged: 25.362km
Time: 86:53
Average speed: 17.5km/hr
Max speed: 44.4 km/hr
Temperature: 5C
Cumulative distance: 2464.828km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 49.919km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Critical mass ride for Friday, 25 April

Pretty good attendance considering the weather wasn't too great, did a ride around downtown Halifax and finished up at Agricola. Stopped off at a friend's on the way back then (since it was so late) took the fast route home.

Distance logged: 13.162km
Time: 69:24
Average speed: 11.4km/hr
Max speed: 34.6 km/hr
Temperature: 4C to 1C
Cumulative distance: 2439.466km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 24.557km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride into work for Friday, 25 April

Woke up to see snow on the ground, fortunately light enough that it didn't stick on the road.

Distance logged: 11.395km
Time: 38:02
Average speed: 17.9km/hr
Max speed: 55.2 km/hr
Temperature: 0C, light snow
Cumulative distance: 2426.304km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 11.395km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride home for Thursday, 24 April

Conditions much the same as this morning... So much for the blast of nice weather we had!

Distance logged: 11.794km
Time: 41:19
Average speed: 17.1km/hr
Max speed: 41.3 km/hr
Temperature: 4C, light rain, windy
Cumulative distance: 2414.909km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 564.717km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride into work for Thursday, 24 April

A very spring-like ride in with wind and rain. Better than snow, I suppose - though that's forecast for tomorrow night!

Distance logged: 11.340km
Time: 37:47
Average speed: 18km/hr
Max speed: 45.4 km/hr
Temperature: 2C, rainy, windy
Cumulative distance: 2403.115km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 552.923km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride home for Wednesday, 23 April

Rode down to the Dal School of Architecture to lock my bike up while I went to a HCC board meeting. Things are starting to get planned for bike week, as well as everything else. I think I need to figure out a way to get a few more hours out of every day!

Distance logged: 11.845km
Time: 34:42
Average speed: 20.5km/hr
Max speed: 48.1 km/hr
Temperature: 11C-6C, light rain
Cumulative distance: 2391.775km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 541.583km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride into work for Wednesday, 23 April

Down to Bedford for my physio appointment. First ride of the year where I didn't have to wear winter boots!

Distance logged: 29.207km
Time: 68:34
Average speed: 25.6km/hr
Max speed: 61.5 km/hr
Temperature: 8C-15C
Cumulative distance: 2379.930km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 529.738km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride home for Tuesday, 22 April

Over to Dartmouth for a meeting of the HRM Bike Map committee. There was much discussion over routing, and there was an interesting comment from the transportation engineer that he considered every road to be a bike route - I certainly couldn't argue with that! There was an agreement that the map needed to be updated, with some routes changing their primary/secondary designations, some being removed, and a concerted effort being made to connect up dangling, unconnected routes. As such, if any of my readers in HRM have any comments on the bike map for changes to make, or routes to add, let me know!

Great ride home in some relatively warm weather. Lots of cyclists around too, which was no great surprise. What was a surprise was the sudden predilection for full face helmets; I can understand mountain bikers wearing them on the way to trails, and there's an older chap that wears one in winter to (presumably) ward off the wind chill, but I can't help thinking for regular road riding they'd be awfully hot and cumbersome...

Distance logged: 22.037km
Time: 66:33
Average speed: 19.9km/hr
Max speed: 47.4 km/hr
Temperature: 18C, sunny
Cumulative distance: 2350.723km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.07
Monthly distance: 500.531km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride into work for Tuesday, 22 April

Just about warm enough to ride in in a pair of kneewarmers and legwarmers...

Distance logged: 11.288km
Time: 30:03
Average speed: 22.2km/hr
Max speed: 56.8 km/hr
Temperature: 4C, sunny
Cumulative distance: 2328.686km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.08
Monthly distance: 478.494km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride home for Monday, 21 April

Quite a few cyclists out, but not quite as many as I expected given the weather (and the overcrowdedness of the bike racks this morning...)

Distance logged: 11.859km
Time: 36:48
Average speed: 19.3km/hr
Max speed: 45.8 km/hr
Temperature: 14C, sunny
Cumulative distance: 2317.398km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.08
Monthly distance: 467.206km
Monthly cost per km: $0

Ride into work for Monday, 21 April

Nothing much of note happened on the ride in, but when I got to work I was surprised to find I couldn't get my normal spot in the bike racks because there were so many bikes there...

Distance logged: 11.297km
Time: 32:52
Average speed: 20.6km/hr
Max speed: 59.6 km/hr
Temperature: 1C
Cumulative distance: 2305.539km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.08
Monthly distance: 455.347km
Monthly cost per km: $0