{"id":19871,"date":"2011-07-05T08:05:58","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T15:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=19871"},"modified":"2011-07-05T08:05:58","modified_gmt":"2011-07-05T15:05:58","slug":"tour-de-portland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=19871","title":{"rendered":"Tour de Portland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday morning I skipped the pool and watched some of the Tour de France. I’m glad that the cheater<\/a> Contador<\/a> isn’t doing well!<\/p>\n

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\nI like watching the Tour de France. It’s pretty inspiring and VERY humbling. I’m humbled by their speeds and skills. I could never do that. I struggled in June to bike 85 miles. Did you read that Lori biked over 350 miles<\/a> in June? I’m so impressed!<\/p>\n

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My hope is that July is a big biking month. I need the practice before the Portland Century!\u00a0After lunch on Sunday we set out for the day. It was warming up but still a tad overcast.\u00a0We biked from our house through neighborhoods and got to the Springwater Trail. Michael had mapped out a 40 mile loop on Google Maps. We headed West toward downtown.<\/p>\n

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I was feeling good. A little sore from Saturday’s workout but more sore from the gardening I did! My back felt really tender.\u00a0I lead us passed Oak’s Park to the Esplanade and Michael drafted me. I stopped to see the Waterfront Blues Festival on the other side of the river. It was a sea of people!<\/p>\n

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We biked up the ramp next to the Steel Bridge and rode by the Rose Garden.<\/p>\n

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There was a goofy bike crossing–the first I’ve seen like this–where the cyclists have their own light and bike diagonally through the intersection. It was cool.<\/p>\n

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We biked by the max and passed the Rose Quarter to get to North Williams Street. The bike lane was wide and safe.<\/p>\n

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We biked up Williams and then stopped on Killingsworth to get some snacks: I got an iced tea and sucked it down in 2 seconds, Michael got a soda. I also had a GU.<\/p>\n

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We needed to get back to Williams and the bike lane ended. It was super sketchy and terrifying. We were clearly in a part of town that was NOT biker friendly. A car came inches from hitting Michael! \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n

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We got off this street and took some back streets until we could loop around to Marine Drive.<\/p>\n

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Marine Drive was much safer. Until we stopped to have another GU and water. I also wanted to stretch my back. I unclipped my right foot and then lost my balance. I was still clipped in on the left and struggled to get out and I FELL<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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I hit the pavement — OF COURSE I had an audience too– and when I got up I was shaking from adrenaline.\u00a0Scraped my knee, scraped my elbow, bruised my butt cheek, got road rash on my leg and scratched my bike. UGH!!!!<\/p>\n

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Not fun. I stretched and then we biked East on Marine Drive. The day had warmed up significantly and I was glad I wasn’t wearing long sleeves. We stopped a lot for water and stretches.<\/p>\n

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Marine Drive was nice and the mountain looked gorgeous. We biked to the I-205 bike path and headed South.\u00a0There were a few huge hills we had to tackle on the way home. I was losing steam, growing tired. My butt hurt from the crash. My legs were NOT good on the hills either. I really struggled for some reason, while Michael zipped up them like they were nothin’.<\/p>\n

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The rest of the ride home was uneventful. About 5 miles from home I mentioned to Michael that we should get burgers for dinner. I didn’t have to twist his arm. He burned 2500+ calories or so?<\/p>\n

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Ride Stats:<\/strong>
\n Time: 3:44<\/strong>
\n Distance: 38 Miles<\/strong>
\n Calories Burned: 1788<\/strong><\/p>\n

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We split a protein shake post-ride, cleaned up and went out for burgers.<\/p>\n

QUESTION: What was the most active thing you did this weekend?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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