tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559482056018458626.post8163684504132374054..comments2023-10-19T06:11:46.836-07:00Comments on 365 Walks! We Start Again: Walk #345:Thrift Stores, Golf, Tiger Woods and BowlingAllan Stellarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664417640753179655noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559482056018458626.post-58769103090845292032009-12-15T10:24:55.698-08:002009-12-15T10:24:55.698-08:00In much younger days, I owned golf clubs and candl...In much younger days, I owned golf clubs and candlepin bowling balls. The golf clubs are more embarassing, but our version of golf did include beer drinking as we walked.<br />--greentangleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559482056018458626.post-1280234807181623392009-12-14T21:26:16.824-08:002009-12-14T21:26:16.824-08:00Walking is cold. Today I biked to the ferry, but t...Walking is cold. Today I biked to the ferry, but then drove in town, dropping the van at the tire place to get them to swap on the snow tires. I walked to the hardware store and back and was _cold_. Not enough exercise to warm me up.<br /><br />Rode back home after my NVC meeting, in the dark, windy, rainy night.<br /><br />8.12 miles<br />45:09<br />10.79 mph average<br />27.78 mph maxIan Woofendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331142057628589949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559482056018458626.post-28236443180702835182009-12-13T18:20:41.168-08:002009-12-13T18:20:41.168-08:00Rode to meditation and back, with some hydro measu...Rode to meditation and back, with some hydro measurement afterwards. Actual mileage was the normal 11.25, but my speedo quit working for a bit (I think it's the faring vibrating the sensor out of position) so I only got:<br /><br />9.3 miles<br />1:00<br />9.28 mph average<br />34.15<br /><br />Pretty tired after a long ride yesterday and not enough sleep last night.Ian Woofendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331142057628589949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6559482056018458626.post-14098781358358093432009-12-12T20:58:45.962-08:002009-12-12T20:58:45.962-08:00Allan -- please supply reference on demographic da...Allan -- please supply reference on demographic data of golf players; I suspect many are Democrats. I am not fond of the game either, and especially get irritated that hockey players play golf in the summer. ;-0<br /><br />Today I rode to Z's wrestling tourney in Burlington starting pre-dawn and coming home at dusk. First test of the new version of the faring, and it worked well. It was cold, and I innovated by buying a pair of wools socks for the return journey.<br /><br />43.76 miles<br />3:52<br />11.28 mph average<br />27.54 mph maxIan Woofendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331142057628589949noreply@blogger.com