Weather is bad so another Tacx Satori ride today. Excellent opportunity to try out the new Jabra Sport Pulse wireless . The Jabra interfaces with Endomondo and Spotify. Heart monitor is correct - I was comparing to my Polar - and the sound quality is good but not spectacular like Bose or other dedicated earplugs. Maybe I have to fiddle a bit with the plug size to get the sound perfect.Some ambient sound is coming through but that actually is a good thing security-wise.
My legs, they felt fine and performed well throughout the ride. I got in a solid 50 minutes.

Ride Stats : 34K in 00h051mins

660/1650

26-03-2015, 20:01 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

The weather was fine today but unfortunately by the time I arrived home after work, it had started to drizzle so I decided to stay indoors and do a stint on the Hilset on the Tacx Satori. The legs felt fine and I could maintain a good pace. I finished Elisabeth Millers' 'Dracula' dissection and got back to reading the last 7% of Stephen R.Donaldsons penultimate Thomas Covenant book; "Against all things ending". About time since I started reading it in 2011. The 50 minutes passed swiftly.

Ride Stats : 36K in 00h51mins

626/1650

24-03-2015, 19:27 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

This morning saw cold temperatures and a stiff northeasterly wind. After hiking 19K in this weather yesterday I wasn't looking forward to ride in it so I decided to remain indoors. I did a ride on the Tacx Satori and I was feeling good in the legs, being able to maintain a good pace and high leg tempo throughout the ride.

Ride Stats : 31K in 00h45mins

590/1650

22-03-2015, 12:26 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

After a mentally draining day at work, I wanted to get a ride in . Since it was nearly dark when I arrived home I had to go for a ride on the Hilset on the Tacx Satori. Reading up on Dracula history and listening to Halestorm on Spotify, the 45 minutes passed quickly, leaving me with a good feeling in the legs and in my mind.

Ride Stats : 31.5K in 00h45mins

559/1650

19-03-2015, 20:01 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

17-03-2015, 19:45 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

This morning saw a lot of clouds and some very light drizzle from time to time. Temperature was around 6 degrees C but with a stiff north-easterly wind blowing it didn't feel a lot more than just above freezing.
Rode out with the Litespeed Obed to explore my Mollendaal trails. The trails were dry but hard and I found myself wishing for some rear suspension more than once during the ride. But the grip was optimal and I got lost in a succession of climbs and descents, on broad and narrow trails. Crisscrossing the forest in a north-south direction I slowly made my way from west to east and ended up at the Bremberg where the trails end. Riding back to the Margrietendreef I did another lap back to the Weerste Dreef and then down to the Prosperdreef and into Blanden.

Ride Stats : 29K and 380 heightmeters (Garmin) in 01h29mins

500/1350

15-03-2015, 13:51 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Super weather this late afternoon, with the sun shining and temperatures just above 10 degrees C. I decided to ride out with the Obed again and do 2 big laps of  12K riding from Meerdael over the Zoete Waters to the Arboretum in Heverlee forest and then loop back over Vaalbeek to reach Meerdael Forest again. The legs felt fine and the tempo was high throughout the ride, tapering off a bit due to fatigue towards the end.

Ride Stats : 27K and 325 heightmeters (Garmin) in 01h11mins

471/970

12-03-2015, 19:20 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

With the days lengthening I was able to get in a ride before darkness fell. The sun had been shining today and the trails were dry and hard qwhen I set out with the Litespeed Obed for a brisk evening ride. I did 2 long laps and one shorter and then had to call it a day because of dusk and fatigue . I did not want to overly stress my body so I concentrated on a good pace but with no heavy power pushing.

Ride Stats : 24K and 210 heightmeters (Garmin) in 01h04mins

444/645

10-03-2015, 19:27 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

It was a beautiful and sunny day so I took the Obed out for a spin in the forest. Lots of people out and about so having a bell was a great way of announcing my passage. The legs felt good and I was able to keep up a good pace, not pushing it too hard since this was only my second ride out this year.

Ride Stats : 29K and 250 heightmeters (Garmin) in 01h17mins

420/435

08-03-2015, 13:20 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

The weather was brightening up so I decided to leave work a bit earlier to be able to ride outside and make the best of the light and the around 10 degrees C temperature. I took the Obed out for what was to be my first outdoor ride of 2015. The legs felt strong from the many rides on the Tacx and I could keep the pace up , whilst enjoying the pull of the wind and the variation of forest soils. I did an hours' worth of local laps, taking care not to push too hard on the pedals and concentrating on my form on the bike.

05-03-2015, 20:21 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

03-03-2015, 19:48 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Time for another Tacx Satori ride. I felt refreshed and could maintain a good pace, even though I upped the resistance for 10 minutes from 2 to 3. 35 minutes later I had a good recovery ride whilst stressing the muscles to perform better.

26-02-2015, 19:14 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

This late afternoon saw me on the Tacx Satori. I added a bit of resistance when I passed the 10 minute mark, going from 2 to 3 (on a scale of 10). This made things a bit harder on the legs which resulted in a lower average speed. Still managed to maintain a good tempo.

Ride Stats : 20K in 00h31mins

293/0

24-02-2015, 18:48 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

I've been quite busy this weekend. Yesterday I went for a 15K walk in the forest followed a couple of hours later by a Core Stab/Pilates session. Today saw me meeting up with a friend in Tervuren and afterwards I went for a solitary walk around the Tervuren ponds, some 6.5K.
When I go home I got on the Hilset on the Tacx Satori for a 35 minute ride. Legs felt fine and the tension on the muscles felt just right.

Ride Stats : 24K in 00h35mins

273/0

22-02-2015, 13:27 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

After a busy day I decided to do a ride on the Hilset on the Tacx Satori. The legs felt great and I could maintain a good pace and speed throughout the ride. Listening to Crucified Barbara on Spotify and delving into the secrets of Bram Stoker's Dracula on my Kindle.

Ride Stats : 23.5K in 00h35mins

249/0

18-02-2015, 20:13 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

After doing a 15K walk in the forest yesterday I was resolved to do a ride on the Hilset on the Tacx Satori today. Did the ride early in the morning and the legs got better with every minute, starting out a bit stiff .

Ride Stats : 22.5K in 00h35mins

225/0

15-02-2015, 10:25 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Going for a good spin on the Tacx Satori when I got home from work. I already did a long walk mid-week - 9.5K - and this was my second bike ride. The legs felt fine and I could maintain a good cadence and speed.

Ride Stats : 24K in 00h35mins

203/0

13-02-2015, 19:05 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

After another kine session yesterday, which focused on doing some tough RedCord exercises that had my abs tingling the whole day, I decided on a Tacx Satori for today. Keeping a good pace as usual and on resistance 2 out of 10. I started read a new book on my Kindle, Elisabeth Miller's Dracula, Sense and Nonsense. Its a non-fictional essay about what is real in Bram Stoker's masterpiece and even more so, what is not real. Promises to be an interesting read.

10-02-2015, 19:44 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

I did an 18.2K walk in the forest yesterday, starting out in -4 degrees C but warming up as the hours passed.
Today I felt like doing a stint on a bike so I got on the Hilset in the Tacx Satori for 30 minutes for a fast ride at high rpm. Legs felt surprsingly good, showing that hiking and cycling use completely different angles on the muscles.

Ride Stats : 22K in 00h31mins

154/0

08-02-2015, 11:17 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf

Was home early from work today so I started on a ride on the Tacx Satori. Legs felt fine, the hamstrings still sore from Mondays' Core and stretching session at the Kine.

Ride Stats : 22.5K in 00h31mins

133/0

04-02-2015, 17:12 geschreven door Big Bad Wolf