Yesterday I rode my bike to work and back. I also did that today. In addition, I walked to the grocery store and back after work to get some things.
may 30th + 31st
16.62 miles
508.78 miles cumulative
20.0114 total gallons saved
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
May 29th
I started the day out with a bike ride down to the bank and back.
After returning home, I worked on a few things around the house while I tried to motivate myself to go out and do something in the heat. Finally, I hopped on my bike and went for an 18 mile ride. With the heat, lack of water, and an empty stomach, I did pretty well until the last few miles, when my body started to shut down. When I got home, I got replenished, took a shower, and head back out, this time on foot to my friends house to take care of his cats. I tried a new route. It took me up and over Mt. Tabor, out to his house, and then onto to division to loop back to the house.
may 29th
25.02 miles
483.76 miles cumulative
19.3504 total gallons saved
After returning home, I worked on a few things around the house while I tried to motivate myself to go out and do something in the heat. Finally, I hopped on my bike and went for an 18 mile ride. With the heat, lack of water, and an empty stomach, I did pretty well until the last few miles, when my body started to shut down. When I got home, I got replenished, took a shower, and head back out, this time on foot to my friends house to take care of his cats. I tried a new route. It took me up and over Mt. Tabor, out to his house, and then onto to division to loop back to the house.
may 29th
25.02 miles
483.76 miles cumulative
19.3504 total gallons saved
May 28th
Yesterday I rode my bike to work and back.
I'm not really sure why, but lately I've been thinking about pickled eggs a lot. Which is weird, because I can't even remember the last time I ate one.
I'm competitively loosing weight right now, which means I don't get to do much cooking, so I thought it would be a perfect time to make my own pickled eggs. I get to cook them, which gives me something to do right now; but they wont even be ready until after the contest is over, so there's temptation to screw up my fast right now.
Anyway, I needed a lot of ingredients, so I also walked down to the grocery store and back last night.
When I got home I made habanero garlic pickled eggs. They should be pretty awesome, but I wont really know until I after I get back from our trip to Europe.
may 28th
9.4 miles
458.74 miles cumulative
18.3496 total gallons saved
I'm not really sure why, but lately I've been thinking about pickled eggs a lot. Which is weird, because I can't even remember the last time I ate one.
I'm competitively loosing weight right now, which means I don't get to do much cooking, so I thought it would be a perfect time to make my own pickled eggs. I get to cook them, which gives me something to do right now; but they wont even be ready until after the contest is over, so there's temptation to screw up my fast right now.
Anyway, I needed a lot of ingredients, so I also walked down to the grocery store and back last night.
When I got home I made habanero garlic pickled eggs. They should be pretty awesome, but I wont really know until I after I get back from our trip to Europe.
may 28th
9.4 miles
458.74 miles cumulative
18.3496 total gallons saved
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
May 27th
Today, I started the day by riding down to our friends house with my wife. We're playing "the biggest loser" to see who can lose the most weight in a set amount of time. After weighing in, we rode to Stumptown to get some coffee, and then back to the house. Later, I rode my bike out to my friends house to take care of his cats. While I was out in that direction, I went to home depot to get some things for the store, and then I rode home. After that trip, I walked to Fred Meyer and back to get a "for sale" sign to put in my truck. After I got the sign situated in my truck, I went for another bike ride with my room mate. We rode down to the spring water corridor, down to Sellwood, and then up through the Woodstock neighborhood and then back to the house.
I feel pretty good about the day. I got a lot of things done, didn't use any cars, racked up a lot of good mileage, and finally got my truck on the market. 22.63 miles by bike/2.3 on foot.
All good steps in the right direction.
may 27th
24.93 miles
449.34 miles cumulative
17.9736 total gallons saved
I feel pretty good about the day. I got a lot of things done, didn't use any cars, racked up a lot of good mileage, and finally got my truck on the market. 22.63 miles by bike/2.3 on foot.
All good steps in the right direction.
may 27th
24.93 miles
449.34 miles cumulative
17.9736 total gallons saved
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
May 25th
Yesterday I rode my bike to work. Afterwards I stopped at green dragon for a beer, then rode back to the house. As I was turning into the driveway, I got a message saying to meet down at Dot's. I rode to Dot's for dinner before returning home, later in the evening.
may 25th
10.58 miles
424.41 miles cumulative
16.9764 total gallons saved
may 25th
10.58 miles
424.41 miles cumulative
16.9764 total gallons saved
Sunday, May 24, 2009
May 24th
Today I was all over the place, and I went by bike. I think I'm going to start including bike trips on here. I still like walking, but I've finally come to terms with the fact that sometimes I need to ride my bike because otherwise I can't fit everything I need to do into one day. It's still avoiding the car, which I guess is the main point.
This morning at 8:00, I went over to a friends house to take care of his cats while he is away. Later in the morning, I took my bike on a hunt for new brake pads, which ended up seeing me to 3 different stores around SE. After I found the pads, (and got a new lock), I returned home to install everything. After that, I rode over to Belmont Station to get a couple beers for a BBQ tonight. After I returned home with those, I made one final trip to new seasons for some last minute grilling stuff, and then came back. It didn't feel like I spent too much time traveling today, since I I was able to get a lot of other things done; but mapmyrun.com reveals that I went 15.98 miles running all my errands.
may 24th
15.98 miles
413.83 miles cumulative
16.5532 total gallons saved
This morning at 8:00, I went over to a friends house to take care of his cats while he is away. Later in the morning, I took my bike on a hunt for new brake pads, which ended up seeing me to 3 different stores around SE. After I found the pads, (and got a new lock), I returned home to install everything. After that, I rode over to Belmont Station to get a couple beers for a BBQ tonight. After I returned home with those, I made one final trip to new seasons for some last minute grilling stuff, and then came back. It didn't feel like I spent too much time traveling today, since I I was able to get a lot of other things done; but mapmyrun.com reveals that I went 15.98 miles running all my errands.
may 24th
15.98 miles
413.83 miles cumulative
16.5532 total gallons saved
May 23rd
Yesterday I was busy mostly selling car stuff, but I did make it out to the grocery store and back on foot. I picked up a few things to BBQ, so I could enjoy a little more time outside last night.
Today I need to head out to a friends house to take care of his cats while he's away; and I'm working, so I should get some decent miles under my belt.
The truck is almost ready to sell. It's bittersweet. I feel like it's a step in the right direction, but I have so much time and effort and unrealized dreams tied up in that thing, that it's still sad to see it go. Not driving and having a hot rod in the driveway has been a really big conflict for me. It will be tough to see it go, but I think it will also be a lot easier to not think about driving once it's gone. I keep telling myself to think about the more positive things I can do with the money, and how I'll be able to use the driveway space in it's absence.
may 23nd
4.2 miles
397.85 miles cumulative
15.914 total gallons saved
Today I need to head out to a friends house to take care of his cats while he's away; and I'm working, so I should get some decent miles under my belt.
The truck is almost ready to sell. It's bittersweet. I feel like it's a step in the right direction, but I have so much time and effort and unrealized dreams tied up in that thing, that it's still sad to see it go. Not driving and having a hot rod in the driveway has been a really big conflict for me. It will be tough to see it go, but I think it will also be a lot easier to not think about driving once it's gone. I keep telling myself to think about the more positive things I can do with the money, and how I'll be able to use the driveway space in it's absence.
may 23nd
4.2 miles
397.85 miles cumulative
15.914 total gallons saved
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