More Manatee Mayhem - 2017 Edition - Closed (Page 15)

Happy Birthday Ben!

Thanks for the well wishes. This came from the RD:

"Don’t touch the Feral pig traps you will encounter, it’s against the rules. If you see pigs just let them be and they will get out of your way, some riders like to bark at them. The Alligators won’t be very active, and if it’s cold they might be lounging close to some trails to get warm, so give them some space."

Good Times.

So I got my dad (and mom and brother) a Fitbit for Christmas.  He is definitely not an active person.  However, something about it has got him up and moving around.  He's actually taking walks now, and trying.  This is a big deal.  I'm glad he likes it!

I've ridden in cold temps before, but really haven't in a number of years. Think about 38-40 is the lowest I've gone in recent memory. With all the stuff I've had to put on, it just took too much of the fun out of it. Plus was worried about ice patches and the amount of salt & gravel that gets dumped. Even after it warms up, so much of the stuff is left that wheels can go skating around some in places. Might do more again off road though.

I've ridden in cold temps before, but really haven't in a number of years. Think about 38-40 is the lowest I've gone in recent memory. With all the stuff I've had to put on, it just took too much of the fun out of it. Plus was worried about ice patches and the amount of salt & gravel that gets dumped. Even after it warms up, so much of the stuff is left that wheels can go skating around some in places. Might do more again off road though.

Hands, prayers for your local police departments on this very difficult morning.

Hands, prayers for your local police departments on this very difficult morning.

Hands, prayers for your local police departments on this very difficult morning.

UGH, what an unfathomable day. I'm thinking of you Ann-Marie.

x2,  Thoughts and prayers.

Taking my mind of things here in Orlando to ask, who uses Training Peaks?  If you do, which version -free or paid?  What do you use it for and what do you like or not like about it?  Thanks!

I use paid.  I use it for planned and completed workouts.  I like that it gives me green for completed (within 20% either way of planned time completed), yellow for close, and red for 'you missed a workout get off your lazy azz'.  I like that you can have a coach enter your planned workouts and you can communicate through the app.  I like the graphs (I am a nerd, I know it) for individual workouts, as well as training loads.  You can usually find a coupon code at this time of year that will give I think 20% off.  

Taking my mind of things here in Orlando to ask, who uses Training Peaks?  If you do, which version -free or paid?  What do you use it for and what do you like or not like about it?  Thanks!

Interesting.  Would you still do the paid version if you were not working with a coach?

Taking my mind of things here in Orlando to ask, who uses Training Peaks?  If you do, which version -free or paid?  What do you use it for and what do you like or not like about it?  Thanks!