John Kerl’s exercise log

NYC Century Bike Tour — wow. Very long. But amazing. Utter contrast from El Tour de Tucson — not a race but an organized ride; no street closings, so we were part of traffic the whole way; routing allowed nonetheless for surprisingly long stretches without stops (park and shore paths, etc.). Great support in terms of food and water; great turn-out too. And awesome weather. The sheer amount of park/woods greenery within the city limits continues to amaze me, even after 2+ years in NYC.

Since it wasn’t a race per se I didn’t train per se; just relied on my normal commute. A mistake in retrospect: it was still 100 miles and my ability to take hills dropped off significantly around mile 40. So I was tired but kept cranking along. :)

Father’s Day ride — biked 22 miles Williamsburg, Queensboro Bridge, 59th St., Broadway, Manhattan Bridge, Vanderbilt, Prospect Park West. Gorgeous weather for it — 70 degrees and partly cloudy.

J.P. Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge with co-workers (and 30,000 others ...) at Central Park. 3.5 miles in 37:17 ... OK given how little running I do since moving to NYC. :)

3 miles, dog jog, after both ankles/insteps randomly tweaky last week. High 60s & sticky; otherwise very nice. Recent rain has cut down on my bike commuting ... nice stint at the pool on Sunday though. :)

3-mile dog-jog, slightly cool and super-humid (misty). A lot rainy recently, to the detriment of bike commuting ... :/

3-mile dog-jog ... clear and a little damp ... gorgeous as usual. :)

4 miles w/ the dog; temps in the mid-50s; the barest sprinkle drifting down — I could see it in the street lights but could barely feel it. So so so so pretty out there.

3-mile dog-jog — temps in the 50s; a clear and delightful evening.

Half-hour swim, S & I taking turns watching the baby. First swim since she was born!! :)

3-mi jog-with-dog. Spring weather! :)

3-mile jog-with-dog, back at it after paternity leave (good reason) and misc. excuses (not good reasons).

3-mile jog-with-dog, low 40s and clear with near-full moon. Feeling amazing!! :)

3 miles, jog-with-dog. Clear, starry, and moonlit; in the mid-30s. Crisp and very pretty.