tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559482056018458626.post5004954865348052566..comments2023-10-19T06:11:46.836-07:00Comments on 365 Walks! We Start Again: Walk #287: In Defense of Green Piety and Blog Action DayAllan Stellarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664417640753179655noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559482056018458626.post-5061583237122543182009-10-19T15:35:37.367-07:002009-10-19T15:35:37.367-07:00Only about 2-1/2 miles yesterday, not my normal 11...Only about 2-1/2 miles yesterday, not my normal 11 to meditation and back. I had a job to go to after meditation, and needed to carry much more gear than I could get on my bike. So I drove to a corner in between and parked, and then biked a bit.Ian Woofendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331142057628589949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559482056018458626.post-36057080636427366052009-10-16T22:58:32.998-07:002009-10-16T22:58:32.998-07:00Rode about 4 miles today, but left my bike on the ...Rode about 4 miles today, but left my bike on the job site, so I don't have the numbers...Ian Woofendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331142057628589949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559482056018458626.post-33986557054706092712009-10-15T22:39:51.926-07:002009-10-15T22:39:51.926-07:00Got to bike some today and play some music. We dro...Got to bike some today and play some music. We drove the car to the job site and biked to the classroom from there and back at lunch time. Then down to the resort and back in the evening.<br /><br />8.35 miles<br />49:07<br />10.21 mph average<br />29.06 mph max<br /><br />As to why I ride, I'm not sure it's all that pious.<br />I like riding.<br />I don't like cars -- the cost, the time, the fuel, the pollution, the anti-socialness, the speed, the distance from people and nature, the danger to me and others.<br />I need exercise, since I sit at a computer so much.<br />I need time to think and not do anything else.<br />I like seeing the world at bike speed, including all the people, animal, plant, and mineral connections made.<br />Bikes are cheap to purchase and maintain.<br />I feel more lucky than pious.<br />I once read that if you count up all the time it takes to pay for a car, you're really only going about 10 mph when you drive it. I'd rather spend that time on a bike.Ian Woofendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331142057628589949noreply@blogger.com