End of week recap Dec 25th – Dec 27th 2009
Dec0
OK, lets get these end of week posts back on track. Here’s the weekend recap from Christmas through today, the 27th.
Friday Dec 25th – Christmas day cycling – 18.3 miles, 1hr 10minutes. [Ride info]. Had dinner with the parents in PDX. Secured some black tea 
Saturday Dec 26th – Went snowboarding at MHM after dark with Javier, Chad and Jim. The runs were well groomed. Photos have been posted on Facebook.
Later that night, I started to plan out the major cycling rides for 2010. Some invites have already been sent out on Facebook (sorry for all of the spam). The ride events that I plan on doing this year are listed below. Note that most of these rides are for a good cause, I encourage you to participate!
- Worst Day of the Year Ride – February 14th – Tentative – I will most likely volunteer as a ride along mechanic (~40 mi)
- Reach the Beach 2010 (American Lung Association)- May 15, 2010
- LiveSTRONG 2010 (Lance Armstrong Foundation) – Seattle – June 20, 2010 (Tentative, falls on Father’s day)
- Seattle to Portland 2010 – July 17-18, 2010
- Tour de Cure 2010 (American Diabetes Association) – July 31, 2010
- Portland Twilight Criterium (Just a spectator cycling event) – August 6, 2010 (Tentative date; official event not yet announced)
- Hottest Day of the Year Ride – Early August – Tentative – I will most likely volunteer as a ride along mechanic (~45 mi)
- Providence Bridge Pedal 2010 (Providence medical) – August 8, 2010
- Portland Century – Mid August – Tentative – I will most likely volunteer as a ride along mechanic (~60 / 100 mi)
- Tour de Vine – are we doing any rides in Oregon’s Wine country this year? Seth??
Of course, there will also be a bunch of random rides after work and on the weekends.
Sunday Dec 27th – Went cycling with Erik around HB. 22.11 miles. [Ride info]. I DID IT!!! Cycled 2509 miles for the year! I’ll put in more if the weather holds for the next few days. If not, we’ll start counting the new miles early January 2010! 
- March 2009 – 107.29 miles (3/12 start)
- April 2009 – 340.03 miles
- May 2009 – 463.55 miles
- June 2009 – 530.47 miles… See More
- July 2009 – 464.37 miles
- August 2009 – 308.76 miles
- September 2009 – 106.40 miles
- October 2009 – 000.00 miles – wow, that is sad.
- November 2009 – 38.33 miles – that is sad too!
- December 2009 – 149.36 miles (12/12 – 12/27)
79 total rides for the year. 162.8 hours on my bike (6.8 days).
I need to fix those low mileage months in 2010
Went to dinner at Panera bread with Erik, Irene and David. I got the french onion sour dough bread bowl. That was pretty darn good.
Alright people, until next time! Ride on and stay safe!
-T
Cycling Ride 5/16/2009 – Reach the Beach 2009
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Ride number: 22
Start temp: 45(?) degrees F; Wind: ?
End temp: 70(?) degrees F; Wind: ? Headwind towards the end…
Distance: 99.51 miles
Time: 6 hours 27 minutes
Average speed: 15.22 mph
Average cadence: 74
Max Speed: 40.53 mph
Distance to-date this year: 698.11 miles (since March 12th, 2009)
Notes:
5/16/2009 – 99.51 mi, RTB 2009
5/17/2009 – 4.5 mile hike up Saddle Mountain
We Reached The Beach!
May0
We’re done! All seven of us completed Reach the Beach 2008!
Left to Right: Connie Chong, John Kim, Simon Bee, Thomas Ng, Angela Bee, Susanna Bee, John Munson
Trip distance: 100 miles
Trip time: 6hours 47 minutes
I Reached the Beach!
May1
I completed the “Reach the Beach” ride with Angela and Simon, and I feel great! The ride was 100 miles from Portland (Scholls Elementary in Beaverton) to Pacific City. I made a map of the ride, and it can be found [here].
The Road to RTB and the STP
Apr0
This page is no longer maintained. Please see my Biking Log. I moved it to its own section. See: http://thomasng.net/?page_id=1152
This is a comprehensive biking log as I train for the Reach the Beach (RTB) – 100miles on May 19th – and the Seattle to Portland (STP) – 200miles – on July 14th/15th! The list will be updated on a regular basis
Riding with my mountain bike, knobby tires to begin with, then swapped to slicks
March 30th: 12 miles; 1hr 10 minutes; avg speed: 10.29mph
March 31st: 21.2 miles; 1hr 49 minutes; avg speed: 11.67mph
April 4th: Registered for the Seattle to Portland! – 2 days, 200 miles.
April 10th: 29.2 miles; No ride time recorded
April 15th: 34.04 miles; 2hrs 49minutes; avg speed: 12.09mph
April 20th: I put away my snowboard for the season, the RTB and STP training really begins!
April 20th: 23.37 miles; 2 hours; avg speed: 11.69mph
April 21st: Registered for Reach the Beach! – 1 day, 100 miles. Help me out, donate to the American Lung Association of Oregon!
April 23rd: 17.92 miles; 1hr, 14minutes; avg speed: 14.53mph
April 24th: 40.19 miles; 3hrs, 2minutes; avg speed: 13.25mph
April 26th: 50.17 miles; 3hrs 35minutes; avg speed: 14.00mph – HALF CENTURY MARK!
April 27th: 22.63 miles; 2hrs, 0minutes; avg speed: 11.32mph – Conquered Washington Park
Got my road bike!
May 5th: 14.42 miles; 56minutes; Avg 15.14 mph; max 29.05mph; avg cadence: 74
May 6th (morning/afternoon): 57 miles; 3hrs 46minutes; Avg 15.17 mph; avg cadence: 70 – Downtown Portland to St. Helens, OR via Hwy 30
May 6th (evening, cumulative total): 67 miles; 4hrs 46minutes; Avg 14.96mph; avg cadence: 69
May 9th: 21.81 miles; 1hr 29minutes; avg 14.68 mph; max 27.80mph; avg cadence: 72
May 12th: 100.55 miles; 6hrs 35minutes; avg 15.26mph; max 33.08mph; avg cadence: 76 – Downtown Portland to Rainier, OR via Hwy 30 [map]
May 19th: 100.35 miles; 6hrs 48minutes; avg 14.75mph; max 34.40mph; avg cadence: 73 – We Reached the Beach! Portland to Pacific City [map]
June 3rd: 27.7 miles; 1hrs 55minutes; avg 14.38mph; max 29.31mph; avg cadence: 70
June 10th: 23.14 miles; 1hrs 36minutes; avg 14.43mph; max 33.79mph; avg cadence: 70; elevation climb: 850feet. On West Union to Skyline Blvd.
June 16th: 29.82 miles; 1hrs 53minutes; avg 15.80mph; max 31.52mph; avg cadence: 79
June 17th: 28.32 miles; 1hrs 54minutes; avg 14.83mph; max 26.52mph; avg cadence: 70
June 22nd: 30.48 miles; 2hrs 16minutes; avg 13.38mph; max 26.03mph; avg cadence: 63; taking an easy ride tonight…. more rides tomorrow!
June 23rd: 33.94 miles; 2hrs 12minutes; avg 15.37mph; max 30.37mph; avg cadence: 62; MORE riding on Sunday! I broke 700 miles since this blog entry started and rode 497 miles on my road bike!
June 24th: 24.60 miles; 2hrs 1minute; avg 12.16mph; max 25.57mph; avg cadence: 57; it was pouring down rain this morning. It sucked.
June 25th: 9.16 miles; 0hrs 35minutes; avg 15.67mph; max 29.05mph; avg cadence: 70; a trip to REI and around Hillsboro stadium
June 27th: 40.11 miles; 2hrs 49minutes; avg 14.23mph; max 27.80mph; avg cadence: 65
June 30th: 101.00 miles; 7hrs 15minutes; avg 13.91mph; max 36.37mph; avg cadence: 65 – Started at OMSI, down the Springwater Corridor to Marine Drive to I-205 path, to Springwater Corridor, up through Washington Park, to 231st and Baseline in Hillsboro, to the Trimet Park and Ride by Nike World Campus, to Cedar Hills, to RadiSys Corporation, to Hillsboro Stadium, to Home.
July 1st (morning ride): 40.64 miles; 2hrs 26minutes; avg 16.73mph; max 31.22mph; avg cadence: 75. HWY30
July 1st (evening ride): 44.24 miles; 2hrs 48minutes; avg 15.77mph; max 31.23mph; avg cadence: 71. HWY30… again. I completed 92.94% of the STP (185.88 miles) in training rides in the last two days!
July 5th (evening ride): 21.84 miles; 1hr 29minutes; avg 14.61mph; max 27.02mph; avg cadence: 67. From Tigard to Beaverton to Hillsboro. [map] I completed biked 1010 miles now!
RIDE TOTAL AS OF July 5th: 1009.84 miles – equivalent to doing the STP 5 times!
More rides to come!