| Date | Location | Ride Nbr |
Mileage Rob |
Riding Time hh:mm:ss |
Avg Speed |
Total Mileage |
Avg Mileage |
Mileage Mary |
Mileage Kelly |
Mileage Katie |
Mileage Kerry |
Comments/Description | Which Bike | Elevation Gain | Bike T/F Work | Commute Distance |
| 01/03/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 1 | 21.42 | 1:46:39 | 12.051 | 21.42 | 21.42 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Loop of Grant's Trail. Explore new sub-division behind new library on Gravois Rd. Cold, damp and some wind. Rained on a little. | Trek3 | 586 | ||
| 01/05/17 | Castlewood State Park, Ballwin MO | 2 | 12.06 | 1:16:06 | 9.509 | 33.48 | 16.74 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18° and overcast. Out enjoying the first snowfall of the year at Castlewood - rather serene there today. Saw a few birds, 3 deer, 3 cyclist and a dozen or so hikers. Rear derailleur would only shift betwwen 2 gears. | Trek4 | 219 | ||
| 01/11/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 3 | 30.48 | 2:27:53 | 12.367 | 63.96 | 21.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Crazy warm day, high was 71. Mostly overcast and a little wind. Saw six deer at Jefferson Barracks Park. Refueled at Starbucks. On 2 days rest from right hip pain. | Trek3 | 669 | ||
| 01/12/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 4 | 17.23 | 1:19:29 | 13.007 | 81.19 | 20.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Single loop of Grant's Trail mid-afternoon. Temp just above freezing. Saw 2 deer. Looped neighborhood near railroad trestle. | Trek3 | 282 | ||
| 01/16/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 5 | 20.69 | 1:34:56 | 13.077 | 101.88 | 20.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Grant's Trail ride. Dry the first 8 miles, then the deluge hit. Hard rain in three waves. Hit 100 miles for the year. | Trek3 | 383 | ||
| 01/18/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 6 | 31.11 | 2:19:15 | 13.405 | 132.99 | 22.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Afternoon ad lib ride to U-City, Forest Park, Tim Horton's in Maplewood then home. | Klein1 | 964 | ||
| 01/20/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 7 | 18.36 | 1:19:02 | 13.938 | 151.35 | 21.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Grant's Trail Loop before driving to Bloomington IN to see Katie run indoor 5K. | Trek3 | 267 | ||
| 01/21/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 8 | 46.03 | 3:10:58 | 14.462 | 197.38 | 24.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Loop to Downtown, up the Riverfront Trail. Nearly wiped out by an inattentive driver on Tucker. Coffee and donuts a Tim Hortons downtown. Home thru Forest Park which was crazy crowded because of the 60 degree day in Jan. | Klein1 | 831 | ||
| 01/23/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 9 | 35.55 | 2:47:23 | 12.743 | 232.93 | 25.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Decided to go for the January miles record todat. Cloudy, overcast, some wind, temp in the low/mid 40's. Checked out the River des Peres Trail work. Refuel at the Starbucks. Chat with Dan Gaines as I circled his neighborhood. | Trek3 | 815 | ||
| 01/25/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 10 | 17.62 | 1:21:37 | 12.953 | 250.55 | 25.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | After the sweetgum trees were cut down. Loop of Grant's Trail to get me over the 250 mile mark for Jan. Temp in upper 40's and windy. Headed to Florida in am. | Trek3 | 223 | ||
| 02/06/17 | Webster Groves to Midtown Saint Louis MO | 11 | 40.38 | 3:03:42 | 13.189 | 290.93 | 26.45 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Loop to Midtown to checkout new Kaldi Coffee near SLU. Home via JB Park and Grant's Trail. | Trek3 | 1114 | ||
| 02/07/17 | Webster Groves MO to West Saint Louis County MO | 12 | 40.36 | 2:54:26 | 13.883 | 331.29 | 27.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | West County loop exploring some new areas. Checked out Westminster's new campus: impressive. Warm day, some wind. | Klein1 | 1286 | ||
| 02/10/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 13 | 20.33 | 1:29:53 | 13.571 | 351.62 | 27.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Loop of Grant"s Trail. Mild day. Ear wheel out of true. | Trek3 | 298 | ||
| 02/11/17 | Webster Groves MO to Granite City IL | 14 | 50.76 | 3:34:36 | 14.192 | 402.38 | 28.74 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Saw woman walker hit by car on Bellevue Ave - she was ok. Scenic route up Goodfellow Blvd, Halls Ferry Circle, Riverview. Refuel at Tim Horton's downtown. | Klein1 | 1123 | ||
| 02/12/17 | Cliff Cave County Park, Oakville MO | 15 | 10.06 | 1:13:43 | 8.188 | 412.44 | 27.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Nice day to be out on the MTB. Saw 5 horses and a half dozen set of hikers. Temp in mid 50's. Someone put stuff across the inner trail in 5 places which I cleared. | Trek4 | 343 | ||
| 02/14/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 16 | 20.57 | 1:37:52 | 12.611 | 433.01 | 27.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Loop of Grant's Trail. Stop by the MX dirt trails to watch kids ride. | Trek3 | 471 | ||
| 02/17/17 | Columbia IL to Old Valmeyer IL | 17 | 35.03 | 2:31:27 | 13.878 | 468.04 | 27.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Nice day for Feb. Into the wind on the way down. Bathrooms closed at Old Valmeyer. Coffee at | Klein1 | 96 | ||
| 02/18/17 | Webster Groves MO to St Charles MO | 18 | 51.03 | 3:07:56 | 16.292 | 519.07 | 28.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Loop to St Chuck for coffee at Picasso Coffee House. Another nice day, some wind. Traffic signal flashing red at | Klein1 | 1440 | ||
| 02/20/17 | Creve Coeur Park, Creve Coeur MO | 19 | 10.54 | 1:18:26 | 8.063 | 529.61 | 27.87 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Bootlegger's Run Trail 2 times CCW. Explored side trail to path around pond. A few people hiking the trail. With Mark Weaver. | Trek4 | 1375 | ||
| 02/22/17 | Webster Groves MO to East Saint Louis IL | 20 | 52.18 | 4:14:15 | 12.314 | 581.79 | 29.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Maiden voyage on new rear rim. Coffee with Katie & Kerry at Kaldi Coffee by SLU. Downtown, over McKinley Bridge, then south following levee chunky gravel trail. Across Eads Bridge, by Arch, thru JB Park, home via Grant's Trail. | Trek3 | 1147 | ||
| 02/26/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 21 | 33.48 | 2:16:03 | 14.765 | 615.27 | 29.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Temp in the low 40's and overcast, some wind. Thru Forest Park, then downtown. Refuel at Tim Horton's. Home on Choutea and Manchester. With Mark Weaver. | Klein1 | 848 | ||
| 02/28/17 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | 22 | 100.35 | 6:53:44 | 14.553 | 715.62 | 32.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #01 of 88 total. Fat Tuesday special. Up at 5am, on the road before 6. Roads wet from previous rain. Strond wind from SW. Lunch about 9:45am at Subway in Alton. Suffered a bit on the return journey into the wind. 100 miles in 6:52:12. First ever Century Ride before April. Home before 2pm. Solo. | Klein1 | 1408 | ||
| 03/01/17 | Forest Park, Saint Louis MO | 23 | 11.58 | 0:57:47 | 12.024 | 727.20 | 31.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Two windy CCW loops around Forest Park with Erik R. Crazy windy from the west. | Trek3 | 302 | ||
| 03/04/17 | Webster Groves MO to West Saint Louis County MO | 24 | 55.76 | 3:54:06 | 14.291 | 782.96 | 32.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Rather windy out of the west. Refuel at 6 North Coffee Co. Rob flat front tire on Clayton Rd just west of I270. With Mark Weaver. | Klein1 | 1384 | ||
| 03/07/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 25 | 21.26 | 1:41:56 | 12.514 | 804.22 | 32.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | A quick loop of Grant's Trail. | Trek3 | 293 | ||
| 03/08/17 | Webster Groves MO to High Ridge MO | 26 | 50.31 | 3:34:51 | 14.050 | 854.53 | 32.87 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Hills and wind. Road the big hill up Fabick Lane in Fenton. Used some of Dave Fiedler's recent route for southern part of trip. 60's. | Klein1 | 1836 | ||
| 03/10/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 27 | 21.02 | 1:43:55 | 12.137 | 875.55 | 32.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Easy spin on Grant's Trail, thru JB Park, and River Des Peres Trail home. | Trek3 | 476 | ||
| 03/15/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 28 | 25.36 | 1:58:33 | 12.835 | 900.91 | 32.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Easy ride on Grant's Trail late afternoon. | Trek3 | 524 | ||
| 03/18/17 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | 29 | 100.81 | 6:53:12 | 14.638 | 1001.72 | 34.54 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #02 of 89 total. Century time: 6:48:22. Saw 15-20 wild Turkeys on Schoolhouse Trail. Lots of people on the Heritage Trail. Tons of broken glass on this ride. Lots of wind. Temp in the low 40's at the start. Refuel at Sacred Grounds and Gus's Pretzel. With Mark Weaver. | Klein1 | 1200 | ||
| 03/20/17 | Webster Groves MO to St Louis City MO | 30 | 30.41 | 2:27:26 | 12.376 | 1032.13 | 34.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Mid-afternoon ride with Jerry Roloff. Warm, set a new temp record for STL. Stopped at 7-11 to refuel. | Trek3 | 640 | ||
| 03/23/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 31 | 40.24 | 3:12:43 | 12.528 | 1072.37 | 34.59 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Late afternoon ride to get exercise and beer. Warmed up a bit during the ride. Wind out of the east. Stopped at Civil Life about 4pm and bought two 6-packs. Broke March mileage record. | Trek3 | 825 | ||
| 03/26/17 | Webster Groves MO to North Saint Louis County | 32 | 51.60 | 3:30:32 | 14.706 | 1123.97 | 35.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Overcast, temp in the 50's, some wind. Out to the Airport, where a plane landed over our heads as we rode by. Airport Rd/Chambers east to Riverview. Someone shouted at us: "Get the F*uck off the street you dumba$$es". Nice. Refuel at Park Ave Coffee downtown. | Klein1 | 1234 | ||
| 03/27/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 33 | 25.54 | 1:58:20 | 12.950 | 1149.51 | 34.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Mid-afternoon loop of Grant's Trail after PT and the rain. Easy pace. Saw 4 or 5 chickens beside the trail just past the railroad overpass. | Trek3 | 515 | ||
| 03/28/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 34 | 28.12 | 2:08:52 | 13.093 | 1177.63 | 34.64 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Midday ride, overcast and in the 50's. | Trek3 | 603 | ||
| 03/29/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 35 | 16.41 | 1:13:38 | 13.372 | 1194.04 | 34.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Mid-afternoon ride, overcast and in the upper 50's to lower 60's. After PT. | Trek3 | 212 | ||
| 04/02/17 | Webster Groves to Saint Louis City MO | 36 | 20.20 | 1:29:07 | 13.600 | 1214.24 | 33.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Loop over to Francis Park for Coffee. 3 or 4 drivers backed out in front of us on this ride - strange. With Mark Weaver. | Klein1 | 451 | ||
| 04/03/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 37 | 21.00 | 1:36:59 | 12.992 | 1235.24 | 33.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | After PT. At the 11 mile mark a deluge hit, lasted about 10 minutes. I was soaked. | Trek3 | 380 | ||
| 04/04/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 38 | 30.79 | 2:18:03 | 13.382 | 1266.03 | 33.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Midday ride. Grant's Trail. JB Park, bit (lightly) by a dog on the right foot near the XC course. Old man dog owner did little to help. River Des Peres Trail. | Trek3 | 641 | ||
| 04/08/17 | Webster Groves MO to Old Valmeyer IL | 39 | 101.62 | 6:41:14 | 15.196 | 1367.65 | 35.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #03 of 90 total. Grant's Trail, JB, Broadway. Ran into Fast Eddie's group. Eads Bridge, ad lib from Cahokia to Columbia. Turned around at Old Valmeyer. Stopped and talked with couple on Bluff Rd near an eagles nest with a dad, mom and baby. Stopped by the waterfall on Bluff Rd. Refueled at Bully's BBQ in Columbia. Windy. With Mark Weaver. | Klein1 | 1182 | ||
| 04/10/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 40 | 23.08 | 1:49:33 | 12.641 | 1390.73 | 34.77 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Loop of Grant's Trail after PT and in between rain storms. | Trek3 | 462 | ||
| 04/11/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 41 | 30.06 | 2:19:50 | 12.898 | 1420.79 | 34.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | To Forest Park, then two loops around CW. Tuplic pic. | Trek3 | 858 | ||
| 04/15/17 | Webster Groves MO to St Peters MO | 42 | 60.47 | 4:22:04 | 13.845 | 1481.26 | 35.27 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Ride to explore Laurel Park and Spencer Creek Trails in St Charles and St Peters MO. | Klein1 | 1843 | ||
| 04/18/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 43 | 31.13 | 2:22:27 | 13.112 | 1512.39 | 35.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Mid-morning ride. Temp about 70. | Trek3 | 686 | ||
| 04/19/17 | Whitecliff Park Crestwood MO | 44 | 8.08 | 1:01:16 | 7.913 | 1520.47 | 34.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | After PT. An hour on the MTB exploring Whitecliff Park. | Trek4 | 415 | ||
| 04/23/17 | Webster Groves MO to Godfrey IL | 45 | 100.45 | 7:04:27 | 14.200 | 1620.92 | 36.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #04 of 91 total. Started just after 9am, a bit windy from the N, NE. Up to Alton, then on to Godfrey to get more miles. Discovered new route on St. Thomas Rd & Thorngate Rd. Thru Hartford on Delmar Ave. Up the River Road to LaVista Park, then back to Alton via Rt 3/Alby for lunch at Subway. Took 16 pics/Snapchats along the way. Solo. | Klein1 | 1380 | ||
| 04/25/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 46 | 31.31 | 2:28:37 | 12.641 | 1652.23 | 35.92 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Mid-morning ride, temp about 72. Set new April distance record. | Trek3 | 658 | ||
| 04/27/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 47 | 21.29 | 1:35:26 | 13.385 | 1673.52 | 35.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Loop of Grant's Trail. Temp in 50's but sun came out. | Trek3 | 425 | ||
| 04/28/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 48 | 22.06 | 1:42:16 | 12.943 | 1695.58 | 35.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | After PT, between rain storms. Got rained on a bit. Gravois Creek raging. Surpassed 500 miles for the month. | Trek3 | 431 | ||
| 04/30/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 49 | 20.18 | 1:27:30 | 13.838 | 1715.76 | 35.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | After raining most of the day. Wet and windy. Frogs vocal at east end of Grant's Trail. Gravois Creek was still raging. | Trek3 | 336 | ||
| 05/01/17 | Webster Groves MO to West Saint Louis County MO | 50 | 30.38 | 2:09:36 | 14.065 | 1746.14 | 34.92 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | After PT. Rained on and off the whole ride. Windy. Round the loop CCW. | Klein1 | 963 | ||
| 05/08/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 51 | 21.23 | 1:32:38 | 13.751 | 1767.37 | 34.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | After driving home from Erie PA. Nice to get out and stretch the legs a bit. | Trek3 | 451 | ||
| 05/10/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 52 | 31.08 | 2:24:57 | 12.865 | 1798.45 | 34.59 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | After PT. Nice day, mostly sunny, some wind. New part of River Des Peres Trail muddy. Legs dead from PT. | Trek3 | 674 | ||
| 05/13/17 | Webster Groves MO to Highland IL | 53 | 108.63 | 6:48:35 | 15.952 | 1907.08 | 35.98 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #05 of 92 total. To Blue Spring Café in Highland for Foot High Pie. 100 miles in 6:12:50. Temps from 55 to 80. Mark lost a water bottle prior to Schoolhouse Trail. I ran over a black snake on the School House Trail. 2 people complemented my Bells Brewing jersey. With Mark Weaver. | Klein1 | 1328 | ||
| 05/21/17 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | 54 | 104.93 | 7:25:24 | 14.135 | 2012.01 | 37.26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #06 of 93 total. Cool temps. Riverfront Trail closed at one point. Mud at Riverview Park, had to back track. Saw wild turkeys. Forgot to restart Garmin at one point and lost about 5 miles. Coffee and carrot cake at Sacred Grounds in Edwardsville. Solo. | Klein1 | 1350 | ||
| 05/24/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 55 | 20.22 | 1:33:06 | 13.031 | 2032.23 | 36.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Late morning ride. Cool. | Trek3 | 326 | ||
| 05/25/17 | Webster Groves MO to Festus MO | 56 | 100.40 | 7:01:50 | 14.281 | 2132.63 | 38.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #07 of 94 total. Cool temps. Sappington, then Hwy 21 south to Hillsboro. 5 dead armadillos, a couple dead deer. Rear flat on a metal shard. Lots of variation on the elevation gain - used uncorrected # from Garmin. | Klein1 | 3150 | ||
| 05/29/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 57 | 72.48 | 4:55:37 | 14.711 | 2205.11 | 38.69 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Memorial day ride with Mark Weaver. Nice day, some wind. Lots of crazy drivers. Had words with a mini-van driver who backed out in front of us south of the Arch. First 50 with Mark. | Klein1 | 1281 | ||
| 05/30/17 | Webster Groves MO to St Charles MO | 58 | 54.24 | 3:39:11 | 14.848 | 2259.35 | 38.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Loop to St Charles for coffee. Nice day, temp about 75. Stoped at Picasso's Coffee to refuel. Man stopped and shook my hand and thanked me for doing the MS Ride - he said he has two daughters with MS> Rode the KATY Trail back to 364 bridge. | Klein1 | 1530 | ||
| 05/31/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 59 | 30.30 | 2:34:14 | 11.787 | 2289.65 | 38.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Loop to Forest Park, then 2 loops of the park. Temp in the low 80's. Legs dead from all the recent riding and PT in the am. Got tar on tires from recent repaving in Webster. Kerry met me for Jamba Juice. Month of May PR. | Trek3 | 857 | ||
| 06/03/17 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | 60 | 101.22 | 6:38:12 | 15.252 | 2390.87 | 39.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #08 of 95 total. Mild at he start but warmed up a bit. Ran into KT82 participants in Creve Coeur Park. Refueled at the Mobile station on 94. Rode Katy Trail to eastern end. Lunch at Subway. Diverted thru the Gateway Arch grounds to avoid Brewers Heritage Festival. | Klein1 | 1399 | ||
| 06/05/17 | Weldon Springs MO | 61 | 25.13 | 2:21:05 | 10.687 | 2416.00 | 39.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Hamburg Trail, Busch Conservation Area gravel grinder ride. Saw 2 deer. | Trek4 | 629 | ||
| 06/06/17 | Webster Groves MO to Dutzow MO | 62 | 100.29 | 7:37:08 | 13.163 | 2516.29 | 40.59 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #09 of 96 total. Left a little after 5am, temp in mid 60's. saw a couple deer on Conway Rd in West County. Breakfast a little after 9am at Dutzow Deli. Encountered 2 road graters on trail going and coming. Home about 2:15pm. Solo. | Trek3 | 1998 | ||
| 06/08/17 | Columbia IL to Old Valmeyer IL | 63 | 35.30 | 2:41:05 | 13.148 | 2551.59 | 40.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Nice day, nice temps. With Mike Gawlak. Refueled at new coffee shop in Columbia afterwards. | Klein1 | 61 | ||
| 06/10/17 | Webster Groves MO to Old Valmeyer IL | 64 | 100.44 | 6:32:10 | 15.367 | 2652.03 | 41.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #10 of 97 total. Left about 6:45, temp in the mid 60's. Explored the Illinois Ozarks and wheat fields. Never seen wheat in Southern Illinois before. With Mark Waver. | Klein1 | 1825 | ||
| 06/12/17 | Webster Groves MO to Fenton MO | 65 | 36.74 | 3:20:21 | 11.003 | 2688.77 | 41.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Dropped mail off at Kirkwood Post Office then went exploring in the county. Hot, humid and windy. Saw a baby deer. Lots of sand on the | Trek3 | 876 | ||
| 06/14/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 66 | 21.15 | 1:36:58 | 13.087 | 2709.92 | 41.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | After 3 hours of PT. Legs tired. Temp about 93. | Trek3 | 356 | ||
| 06/15/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 67 | 20.65 | 1:35:14 | 13.010 | 2730.57 | 40.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | A loop of Grant's Trail before having a . Temp about 75. | Trek3 | 326 | ||
| 06/17/17 | Webster Groves MO to Worden IL | 68 | 100.09 | 6:23:53 | 15.644 | 2830.66 | 41.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #11 of 98 total. Left about 7:30am, delayed by rain. Lunch at Yellow Dog Saloon in Worden. Mark had two flat front tires. With Mark Weaver. | Klein1 | 1060 | ||
| 06/20/17 | Webster Groves MO | 69 | 101.64 | 7:26:34 | 13.656 | 2932.30 | 42.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #12 of 99 total. Started about 4:50am, ended about 2:30pm. Wilshire Terrace Small Course Century Ride. | Trek3 | 2040 | ||
| 06/23/17 | Winfield KS, Cowley County Stone Arch Bridges (Snyder) | 70 | 40.53 | 3:03:44 | 13.235 | 2972.83 | 42.47 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Headed NE to Atlanta/Cambridge area but wind was crazy strong from NE. Opted for Plan B and headed W, then S to Dr Snyder's Bridge west of Arkansas City KS. Had to bushwack to get a got shot of stone arch. Rode US 77 shoulder home and found an iPhone SE on shoulder. Screen smashed. | Trek3 | 621 | ||
| 06/25/17 | Winfield KS, Cowley County Stone Arch Bridges (Stewart, Rock Creek) | 71 | 40.16 | 3:17:12 | 12.219 | 3012.99 | 42.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Rode gravel and Old US 77 to Stewart Bridge near Udall. Saw a little turtle and long black snake. A woman passed me in a car, then turned around, stopped and apologized for throwing dust on me. I told her no worries, if I was riding gravel I was assuming I would get covered in dust. Then I decided to ride to Rock KS and get the Rock Creek Bridge. Had to hike tru some weeds to get a good pic. Got the pic and a bunch of chiggers! | Trek3 | 694 | ||
| 06/27/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 72 | 51.08 | 3:36:24 | 14.163 | 3064.07 | 42.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | The long way, to get 50 miles. Set new month of June record for miles: 774.02. Got a cell phone call about 2pm to say I had missed my hair cut appt! Rescheduled for 4:30pm so no coffee stop on this ride. Rode on the new De Mun Ave cut-thru - very nice! | Klein1 | 1218 | ||
| 06/28/17 | Creve Coeur Park, Creve Coeur MO to Bangert Island, Saint Charles MO | 73 | 26.25 | 2:40:02 | 9.842 | 3090.32 | 42.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Rode the MTB Trail in Creve Coeur Park, then a crazy decent of the service road, over to the Katy Trail to Bangert Island. Road all the loops there. Trails near the river were full of sand so lots of walking. | Trek4 | 952 | ||
| 07/02/17 | Webster Groves MO to Sparta IL | 74 | 101.74 | 6:31:52 | 15.578 | 3192.06 | 43.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #13 of 100 total. Started about 7:30am. Looped over to the start of Grant's Trail, the JB Park, downtown, across McKinley Bridge. On Schoolhouse Trail saw Brad & Bella Racette. Found Samsung smartphone near Fayatteville. Saw 3 deer along Bee Hollow Rd. Tires were sticking to the road for a few miles, felt like the brakes were being applied. Mary met me at White Rooster Brewery, she arrived about 5 minutes before I did. Invited Mark W, Dave F and Rob Z but none could join me. Solo. | Klein1 | 1337 | ||
| 07/05/17 | Webster Groves to Kirkwood MO | 75 | 20.64 | 1:54:42 | 10.797 | 3212.70 | 42.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.64 | Loop of Grant's Trail, then to Kaldi Coffee for food. Used the earthen trail in the woods - rather overgrown in places. With Kerry. | Trek3 | 341 | ||
| 07/06/17 | Webster Groves MO to Byrnes Mill MO | 76 | 43.18 | 3:11:16 | 13.545 | 3255.88 | 42.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Midday ride, Big Bend bridge over I270 closed so crossed at Doughtery Ferry. Stopped at gas sation in High Ridge to refuel. Frank's Rd had been chip & sealed recently which made the climb more difficult: lots of loose gravel and sticky asphalt. Had to stop and reverse front wheel to remove gravel wedged between tire and fork. | Klein1 | 2376 | ||
| 07/08/17 | Webster Groves MO to Marthasville MO | 77 | 54.09 | 4:20:43 | 12.448 | 3309.97 | 42.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | To Lake Creek Winery. Stopped at Augusta Brewing for a pint of IPA. Saw a guy pedaling awkwardly, he had lost one pedal! Mary & Tina met us there. We enjoyed wine and lunch on the deck. Ran into Dan & Patti Gaines. With Bob Nathe. | Trek3 | 1421 | ||
| 07/10/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 78 | 53.11 | 3:58:52 | 13.340 | 3363.08 | 43.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Warm, humid and windy. Rode 3.5 lap CCW then Kerry joined me and we did a couple laps CW together with a stop at Tim Horton's. | Klein1 | 1492 | ||
| 07/12/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 79 | 33.36 | 2:37:55 | 12.675 | 3396.44 | 42.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Crazy warm day. Temp hit 102, highest in 4 years. | Trek3 | 737 | ||
| 07/15/17 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | 80 | 100.05 | 6:41:24 | 14.955 | 3496.49 | 43.71 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #14 of 101 total. Started about 6am. Looped to Troy IL to find the McAtee Farm off East Kirsch Rd. Saw house with lots of railroad crossing signs on Baur Rd. Saw several families picking up trash along the Goshen Trail. Carrot cake and coffee at Sacred Grounds. Saw 4 deer on Nickel Plate trail. Lewis & Clark statue pics near Arch. Lots of glass on the McKinley Bridge. Home about 2:15pm. First ride with Garmin 820. Solo. | Klein1 | 1131 | ||
| 07/17/17 | Webster Groves to Granite City IL | 81 | 71.40 | 5:04:38 | 14.063 | 3567.89 | 44.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Rode downtown to Hyatt at the Arch, then with Roger Van Ausdal up the Riverfront Trail, across Chain of Rocks Bridge,to Hartford, then home down the IL side. Saw a couple deer. Lunch at Blues City Deli. Hot & humid. | Klein1 | 917 | ||
| 07/19/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 82 | 31.07 | 2:33:09 | 12.172 | 3598.96 | 43.89 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Started about 11am, 97 degrees. Rode the loop CW. Did big loop around Carondelet Park. Saw Mother and baby deer on Grant's Trail. | Trek3 | 677 | ||
| 07/22/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 83 | 35.81 | 2:31:35 | 14.174 | 3634.77 | 43.79 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7am start, downtown via Grant's Trail and JB Park. Coffee at new Kaldi Coffee downtown at the City Garden. Check out the watermain break at Washington Ave. Thru Forest Park, then home. With Mark Weaver. | Klein1 | 1207 | ||
| 07/24/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 84 | 24.07 | 1:50:39 | 13.052 | 3658.84 | 43.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Loop of Grant's Trail and some ad lib. Saw a deer. Water main break on Pardee. | Trek3 | 522 | ||
| 07/28/17 | Webster Groves MO to Columbia MO | 85 | 134.61 | 8:38:07 | 15.588 | 3793.45 | 44.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #15 of 102 total. Started about 5am. Light sprinkles as we left. Mild temps, wind from N, NE. Stopped at Frumpy Joe's in Jonesburg for lunch (mm 70). Hit 29.3 avg for mile going down big hill into Mineola (mm 87). Stopped to refuel at Crane's Country Store in Williamsburg (mm 95). Refueled in Kingdom City (mm 110). Called an audible near Route Z (mm 125) and decided to take a more northly path to Logboat Brewing for a celebratory beer before finishing at the Tiger Hotel on 8th St. My 3rd longest ride ever. With Mark Weaver. Mary & Karen met us about 7pm at hotel. | Klein1 | 3321 | ||
| 07/31/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 86 | 22.52 | 1:45:55 | 12.757 | 3815.97 | 44.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | River Des Peres Trail to the Carondelet Lowe's store looking for shelving brackets. Around casino, thru JB Park then home on Grant's Trail. Ran into Steve Hoffmann on his new bike about a mile from home. | Trek3 | 519 | ||
| 08/02/17 | Webster Groves MO to Grafton IL | 87 | 100.42 | 6:37:21 | 15.163 | 3916.39 | 45.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #16 of 103 total. Started about 5am. The whole route was ad lib as I tried to limit the mileage to about 100. Ladue Road closed so rerouted a bit. I was the only paying customer on the Golden Eagle Ferry. Calhoun County is really pretty. Used the Brussels Free Ferry to get across the Mississippi. Solo. | Klein1 | 1641 | ||
| 08/10/17 | Manhattan, New York NY | 88 | 23.30 | 2:25:58 | 9.578 | 3939.69 | 44.77 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Ride along the Hudson River Greenway along the west side of Manhattan. Roger Van Ausdal meet us and led our ride. With Katie and Kerry. Rented bikes from Waterfront Bike Rentals. | Marin1 | 182 | ||
| 08/13/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 89 | 32.14 | 2:22:38 | 13.520 | 3971.83 | 44.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Mid-afternnon loop of Grant's Trail, JB Park, River Des Peres Trail +. | Trek3 | 595 | ||
| 08/15/17 | Webster Groves MO to Kirkwood MO | 90 | 26.51 | 2:24:53 | 10.978 | 3998.34 | 44.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Moring ride of Grant's Trail, then to Kaldi Coffee for food. With Tom Millecker. | Trek3 | 406 | ||
| 08/17/17 | Webster Groves MO to Jefferson City MO | 91 | 121.85 | 10:17:45 | 11.835 | 4120.19 | 45.28 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #17 of 104 total. Started about 5am, rain had stopped but roads were wet. Rode to Dutzow for breakfast. Stopped for pie in Rhineland. Ended at Prison Brews where I met Rick Peterson for dinner. Headwind most of the way and the trail was soft from all the recent rain. Saw a badger, deer and turtle. Lots of small branches and black walnuts down on the trail. One fallen tree across the trail. Solo. | Trek3 | 1548 | ||
| 08/20/17 | Sunrise Beach MO | 92 | 22.33 | 1:40:06 | 13.385 | 4142.52 | 45.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Started at Woodrow's Store, then down the should of MM across the Community bridge to 242. I doubled back after each mile while Katie ran. We used a few side roads also. Katie ran 13.3 miles. | Trek3 | 469 | ||
| 08/22/17 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | 93 | 100.30 | 6:38:17 | 15.110 | 4242.82 | 45.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #18 of 105 total. Rain in the am so late start about 12:30pm. Drizzle at the start. Saw 10 wild turkeys and 6 deer, 1 muskrat. Forgot to restart Garmin so retraced 1.4 miles. Refueled at Sacred Grounds in Edwardsville. Home just before 9pm. Solo. | Klein1 | 1374 | ||
| 08/27/17 | Winfield KS, Cowley County Stone Arch Bridges (Timber Creek, Fox, Neer, Fromm) | 94 | 44.49 | 3:22:25 | 13.188 | 4287.31 | 45.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3 legged dog, stinging nettle, lost water bottle | Trek3 | 1168 | ||
| 08/28/17 | Winfield KS | 95 | 20.07 | 1:33:50 | 12.833 | 4307.38 | 45.34 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | By the High School, State Hospital, Island Park, Fairgrounds, Country Club, Highland Cemetary. | Trek3 | 378 | ||
| 08/29/17 | Bolivar MO to Walnut Grove MO | 96 | 42.07 | 3:19:47 | 12.635 | 4349.45 | 45.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | On my way back to STL from Winfield. 4 paved miles, then gravel travel to Walnut Grove. Trail needed some work as it was washed out in areas and overgrown in others. Crazy amount of spider webs. Stopped to refuel at convience store in Walnut Grove. | Trek3 | 1004 | ||
| 08/30/17 | Webster Groves to Affton MO | 97 | 20.40 | 1:40:35 | 12.169 | 4369.85 | 45.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Easy loop of Grant's Trail late afternoon after running in the am. | Trek3 | 345 | ||
| 08/31/17 | Webster Groves MO to Alton IL | 98 | 100.63 | 6:46:38 | 14.848 | 4470.48 | 45.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #19 of 106 total. Started before 6, temps nice most of the day. Lunch at Subway in Alton. Home about 2:20pm. | Klein1 | 1512 | ||
| 09/04/17 | Webster Groves MO to West Saint Louis County MO | 99 | 26.56 | 1:49:57 | 14.494 | 4497.04 | 45.42 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | West County loop departing about 8:30am. Mild temps. To the Benton Park bike races afterwards. | Klein1 | 853 | ||
| 09/06/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 100 | 32.72 | 2:31:01 | 13.000 | 4529.76 | 45.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Mid-morning ride. Great weather, about 64 at start. Last ride before MS Bike Ride. | Trek3 | 721 | ||
| 09/09/17 | Godfrey IL | 101 | 100.23 | 5:38:15 | 17.779 | 4629.99 | 45.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #20 of 107 total. MS Bike Ride Day 1. Group photo with new team jerseys (Bad Case of the Shifts) before start. Nice and cool at the start. Lunch (Lion's Choice) at 73 mile mark, 18+ average at that point. | Klein1 | 1614 | ||
| 09/10/17 | Godfrey IL | 102 | 100.14 | 5:51:59 | 17.070 | 4730.13 | 46.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #21 of 108 total. MS Bike Ride Day 2. Another cool start and great weather day. Rode with Rob & Joan Zilch for a while. Mark flatted about .3 from end. I discovered my rear rim was cracked at one of the final rest stops. | Klein1 | 1440 | ||
| 09/11/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 103 | 18.06 | 1:24:16 | 12.859 | 4748.19 | 46.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Recovery ride - easy pace. | Trek3 | |||
| 09/13/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 104 | 30.04 | 2:15:21 | 13.317 | 4778.23 | 45.94 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Midday loop - easy pace. Saw about a dozen deer in JB Park. | Trek3 | 619 | ||
| 09/14/17 | Joliet IL to Michigan City IN | 105 | 75.13 | 5:20:06 | 14.082 | 4853.36 | 46.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Lots of great trails between these two cities, mostly paved. Stopped for a beer at Three Floyds. Got stopped by a train for about 10 minutes. Calumet Trail (gravel) was closed on the western end so I had to backtrack a couple times to get around the closure. Another fine weather day. Ended at Shoreline Brewing for beer and dinner. | Trek3 | 524 | ||
| 09/17/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 106 | 33.06 | 2:08:41 | 15.415 | 4886.42 | 46.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Mark's new rear tire came partially off the rim, stopped to fix that at the start. Clockwise loop. Saw some deer in JB Park. Humid. Discussed recent events in STL. With Mark Weaver. | Klein1 | 722 | ||
| 09/20/17 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | 107 | 101.06 | 6:51:08 | 14.749 | 4987.48 | 46.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #22 of 109 total. Started just before 6am. Saw lots of deer in JB Park. Lots of wild turkeys on The Riverfront Trail. Refueled at Sacred Grounds Coffee. Last couple hours were rather warm. Home about 2:20pm. | Klein1 | 1395 | ||
| 09/22/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 108 | 30.56 | 2:07:22 | 14.396 | 5018.04 | 46.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Met at 8:30am, rode downtown to newest Tim Horton's on Lafayette and had breakfast. Mark had to get home to BBQ, I rode a few more miles on Gran't Trail. | Klein1 | 754 | ||
| 09/26/17 | Webster Groves MO to Fenton MO | 109 | 32.23 | 2:32:40 | 12.667 | 5050.27 | 46.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Loop to Fenton, then up Corisande Hills Rd, then partial loop of Grant's Trail. Cut thru Laumeir Sculpture Park. Saw 2 deer by the creek. | Trek3 | 1064 | ||
| 09/28/17 | SIU-E Trails, Edwardsville IL | 110 | 10.51 | 1:31:29 | 6.893 | 5060.78 | 46.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | MTB. Nice day. Looped all the trails. Saw a couple hikers and one other biker. Trails more rooty then I remembered. First trip back to the trails since I injured my shoulder in 2010. | Trek4 | 483 | ||
| 09/30/17 | Webster Groves MO to Grafton IL | 111 | 103.25 | 6:34:54 | 15.688 | 5164.03 | 46.52 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #23 of 110 total. Started about 7am. Followed 8/2/17 route mostly. Used the Golden Eagle & Brussells Ferries. Followed Trailnet ride route thru Calhoun County - really pretty. Lunch at Subway in Alton. Craft beer on the patio afterwards. With Mark Weaver. | Klein1 | 1593 | ||
| 10/03/17 | Webster Groves to Affton MO | 112 | 20.15 | 1:32:37 | 13.054 | 5184.18 | 46.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Midday ride, Grant's Trail closed near Orlando Gardens. Rained most of the way home. Legs sore from 8 mile trail run yesterday. | Trek3 | 307 | ||
| 10/05/17 | Webster Groves MO to New Douglas IL | 113 | 110.70 | 7:21:22 | 15.049 | 5294.88 | 46.86 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #24 of 111 total. Started just before 7am. Roads wet from recent rain. Saw 4 deer, about a dozen wild turkeys and one snake. Drizzle a couple times. About mile 106 saw a car with about 6 bullet holes in the driver's door - yikes. Solo. | Klein1 | 1187 | ||
| 10/08/17 | Ottawa KS to Osawatomie KS | 114 | 40.73 | 3:21:08 | 12.150 | 5335.61 | 46.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Flint Hills Nature Trail. On my way to Winfield KS, stopped for a nice trail ride. Pretty trail but Osawatomie end just disolves, then I ended up on a rough levy trail. Mostly shaded and level. Encountered 13 horses (and riders) and 2 other bikers. | Trek3 | 438 | ||
| 10/12/17 | Webster Groves MO to Chatham IL | 115 | 108.37 | 7:34:33 | 14.305 | 5443.98 | 47.34 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #25 of 112 total. Started about 7:20am, met Bob Nathe at Starbucks in Old Orchard. Cool, overcast and some drizzle. Never warmed up as predicted. | Klein1 | 892 | ||
| 10/15/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 116 | 30.21 | 2:20:02 | 12.944 | 5474.19 | 47.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Mid-afternoon ride, temp about 62, but windy. Flag pics at soldier memorial in JB Park. Saw about 5 deer in JB Park. Decided to check out the new extension of the River Des Peres Trail along Wabash. | Trek3 | 716 | ||
| 10/18/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 117 | 30.20 | 2:27:15 | 12.306 | 5504.39 | 47.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | More exploring of the River Des Peres Trail extension, north to where it dead ends at Southwest. On to Forest Park for a couple loops then home. Beautiful day. | Trek3 | 932 | ||
| 10/20/17 | Webster Groves MO to Lake Saint Louis MO | 118 | 100.40 | 6:54:11 | 14.544 | 5604.79 | 47.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #26 of 113 total. Started about 6am. Temp int mid 50's. Legs felt tired from the get go. Pretty sunrise. Used Technology Drive a lot. Lunch at Chik-Fil-A. Home about 2:30pm. PR for most miles in a year. Solo. | Klein1 | 3012 | ||
| 10/23/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 119 | 37.37 | 2:55:27 | 12.780 | 5642.16 | 47.41 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Afternoon ride around the county/city. Saw Debra Kay street sign in south Saint Louis. Refueled at Tim Horton's. Explored. | Trek3 | 897 | ||
| 10/30/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 120 | 37.30 | 2:58:55 | 12.509 | 5679.46 | 47.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Mid-afternoon ride. Temp about 50 and windy. Saw 2 deer on Grant's Trail and a couple dozen in JB Park. Feet cold by the end. PR for month. | Trek3 | 907 | ||
| 11/02/17 | Webster Groves MO to Hillsboro MO | 121 | 50.30 | 3:25:15 | 14.704 | 5729.76 | 47.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Visit to Sunridge Park to checkout the old lookout tower. Unfortunately it is closed now, no climbing it. Nice fall day, some wind and lots of hills. | Klein1 | 3778 | ||
| 11/04/17 | Webster Groves MO to Wentzville MO | 122 | 53.37 | 3:28:26 | 15.363 | 5783.13 | 47.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Ride to Friendship Brewing for beer and food. Mary and Kelly met me there. Overcast, temp in the mid 60's, a little wind. Arrived about 5:20pm. | Klein1 | 1377 | ||
| 11/09/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 123 | 20.32 | 1:36:48 | 12.595 | 5803.45 | 47.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Early afternoon ride, temp about 57. Still suffering from cold. Pics of Grant's Trail progress at Orlando Gardens trailhead. | Trek3 | 307 | ||
| 11/12/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 124 | 38.89 | 2:47:08 | 13.961 | 5842.34 | 47.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Early afternoon ride. Mostly with Mark Weaver. Rather cool with temps about 48 and some wind. Stopped at Tim Horton's to refuel. Big accident at Morgan Ford & Germania just after we rode thru the intersection. | Klein1 | 867 | ||
| 11/14/17 | Webster Groves MO to West Saint Louis County MO | 125 | 30.06 | 2:06:40 | 14.239 | 5872.40 | 46.98 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Midday ride, mostly overcast, some wind. Rode over new Big Bend overpass across I270. Still feeling under the weather. | Klein1 | 1053 | ||
| 11/16/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 126 | 28.17 | 2:14:45 | 12.543 | 5900.57 | 46.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | By way of Glendale & Kirkwood. Did some exploring. Checked out the new road surface on Bismark. Needed 28 miles to get to 5,900 for year. Temp in mid 50's, slight breeze. Still have sinus infection. | Trek3 | 738 | ||
| 11/19/17 | Webster Groves MO to West Saint Louis County MO | 127 | 26.27 | 1:49:31 | 14.392 | 5926.84 | 46.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | West STL County loop mid-afternoon. Sunny with some wind. | Klein1 | 871 | ||
| 11/25/17 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | 128 | 100.16 | 6:48:30 | 14.711 | 6027.00 | 47.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #27 of 114 total. 7:30am start, temp in mid 40's with some NNW wind. Rode to Hartford, past the refineries and into Edwardsville on the Watershed Trail. Refuel at Sacred Grounds. Last 15 miles tough. Some left knee pain towards the end. Home about 4:20pm. With Mark Weaver. | Klein1 | 1140 | ||
| 11/27/17 | Kansas City MO to Kansas City KS | 129 | 33.58 | 2:26:36 | 13.744 | 6060.58 | 46.98 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Started at visitors parking lot at Bannister Federal Complex. CCW loop: used the Indian Creek Greenway Trail on the way out and Tomahawk Creek Trail on the return. Scolded by security guard for parking there after my ride. | Trek3 | 617 | ||
| 11/28/17 | Winfield KS, Cowley County Stone Arch Bridges (Muret, Pudden, Crabb Creek, North Dexter) | 130 | 48.28 | 3:40:12 | 13.155 | 6108.86 | 46.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Final ride to visit remaining Stone Arch Bridges. Chased by a few dogs. One just ran along side of me for the better part of a mile, never barked once. Refueled at Henry's Candy Co in Dexter. | Trek3 | 1331 | ||
| 11/30/17 | Winfield KS to Winfield KS City Lake | 131 | 27.05 | 1:57:28 | 13.817 | 6135.91 | 46.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Mid-afternoon ride after coffee with Vijay and Gary at College Hill. Some north wind, temp in the upper 50's. Another nice Fall day. Set new PR for November. | Trek3 | 581 | ||
| 12/02/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 132 | 34.10 | 2:34:32 | 13.240 | 6170.01 | 46.74 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Downtown for coffee at Tim Horton's with Katie. Had to hussle home as I had only an hour of sunlight left. | Klein1 | 777 | ||
| 12/06/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 133 | 21.13 | 1:42:59 | 12.311 | 6191.14 | 46.55 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Mid-afternoon loop of Grant's Trail. Temp in the upper 40's and some wind. Saw 1 deer. Pics of trail construction near Orlando Gardens. | Trek3 | 372 | ||
| 12/08/17 | Webster Groves MO to Affton MO | 134 | 21.33 | 1:41:33 | 12.603 | 6212.47 | 46.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Mid-afternoon loop of Grant's Trail. Temp about 40 and some wind. | Trek3 | 352 | ||
| 12/10/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 135 | 35.73 | 2:43:14 | 13.133 | 6248.20 | 46.28 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Early afternoon ride on a nice fall day. Temp in high 40's, some wind. | Klein1 | 836 | ||
| 12/11/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 136 | 32.11 | 2:46:27 | 11.575 | 6280.31 | 46.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Early afternoon ride. Temp in the mid 50's. Very windy, down to 7 mph at times. Refuel at Jimmy Johns. | Trek3 | 844 | ||
| 12/13/17 | Webster Groves MO to West Saint Louis County MO | 137 | 42.06 | 3:10:41 | 13.235 | 6322.37 | 46.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Midday ride into the wind to West County, then with the wind to Forest Park. Coffee at Kaldi's in DeMun neighborhood. Temp in the 50's but crazy windy. | Klein1 | 1474 | ||
| 12/16/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 138 | 40.76 | 2:54:29 | 14.016 | 6363.13 | 46.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Midday ride, temp in the mid 50's at start. Ran into a motorcycle gang popping wheelies downtown. Refueled at Park Ave Coffee downtown, construction out in front. | Klein1 | 906 | ||
| 12/18/17 | Webster Groves MO to Edwardsville IL | 139 | 101.18 | 6:57:21 | 14.546 | 6464.31 | 46.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Century Ride #28 of 115 total. 8:50am start, temp about 46 and some west wind. Refueled at Sacred Grounds in Edwardsville. Home about 5pm. Used headlight last 3 miles. Solo. | Klein1 | 1207 | ||
| 12/20/17 | Webster Groves MO to Crestwood MO | 140 | 6.54 | 1:02:27 | 6.283 | 6470.85 | 46.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Whitecliff Park MTB with Dave Fiedler. Started about 8:40am, temp about 37 but sunny. Rear shifting eratic. Broke December distance record. | Trek4 | 487 | ||
| 12/29/17 | Webster Groves MO to Saint Louis City MO | 141 | 30.06 | 2:22:14 | 12.681 | 6500.91 | 46.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Hit 6,500 miles for the year on today’s ride. Cold and some wind. Temp about 23 at the start. Took pics of Grant's Trail progress and rode new asphalt section. Felt pretty weak at the end, sick for a few days afterwards. | Trek3 | 527 | ||
| Total Mileage | 6500.91 | 471:20:06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.64 | 130,477 | 0 | ||||||||
| Target Mileage | 6500.00 | 925.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Percent of Target Mileage Complete | 100.0% | -0.91 | miles needed total | |||||||||||||
| Elapsed Day | 365 | 0 | * | miles needed per week | ||||||||||||
| Percent of Current Year | 100.0% | * | miles needed per day | |||||||||||||
| Monthly Mileage | Month Total | Max | Month Cumlative | Grand Total | Commute Total | Rides per Month | Commutes | Vs Max | Cumm | |||||||
| January Mileage | 250.55 | 231 | 250.55 | 63133.03 | 0.00 | 10 | 0 | 19.85 | 19.85 | |||||||
| February Mileage | 465.07 | 213 | 715.62 | 63598.10 | 0.00 | 12 | 0 | 252.36 | 272.21 | |||||||
| March Mileage | 478.42 | 356 | 1194.04 | 64076.52 | 0.00 | 13 | 0 | 122.28 | 394.49 | |||||||
| April Mileage | 521.72 | 454 | 1715.76 | 64598.24 | 0.00 | 14 | 0 | 68.04 | 462.53 | |||||||
| May Mileage | 573.89 | 568 | 2289.65 | 65172.13 | 0.00 | 10 | 0 | 5.75 | 468.28 | |||||||
| June Mileage | 800.67 | 771 | 3090.32 | 65972.80 | 0.00 | 14 | 0 | 29.66 | 497.94 | |||||||
| July Mileage | 725.65 | 667 | 3815.97 | 66698.45 | 0.00 | 13 | 0 | 58.32 | 556.26 | |||||||
| August Mileage | 654.51 | 651 | 4470.48 | 67352.96 | 0.00 | 12 | 0 | 3.47 | 559.73 | |||||||
| September Mileage | 693.55 | 678 | 5164.03 | 68046.51 | 0.00 | 13 | 0 | 15.24 | 574.97 | |||||||
| October Mileage | 515.43 | 514 | 5679.46 | 68561.94 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 1.42 | 576.39 | |||||||
| November Mileage | 456.45 | 454 | 6135.91 | 69018.39 | 0.00 | 11 | 0 | 2.30 | 578.69 | |||||||
| December Mileage | 365.00 | 334 | 6500.91 | 69383.39 | 0.00 | 10 | 0 | 30.68 | 609.37 | |||||||
| 6500.91 | 5892 | 0.00 | 141 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle | EOY 2016 | Current Year | Grand Total | |||||||||||||
| Trek 830 (1989) [Trek1] | 13888.53 | - | 13,888.53 | |||||||||||||
| Trek 830 (1989) [Trek2] | 1133.13 | - | 1,133.13 | |||||||||||||
| Trek 7500FX (2003) [Trek3] | 22433.13 | 2,371.42 | 24,804.55 | |||||||||||||
| Trek Fuel 80 (2007) [Trek4] | 927.24 | 109.17 | 1,036.41 | |||||||||||||
| Klein Q Carbon Team (2003) [Klein1] | 24166.07 | 3,997.02 | 28,163.09 | |||||||||||||
| Trek 1000 rental (R_Trek1) | 131.86 | - | 131.86 | |||||||||||||
| Cannondale Tandem (Cdale1) | 163.69 | - | 163.69 | |||||||||||||
| Trek Tandem rental (R_Trek2) | 22.82 | - | 22.82 | |||||||||||||
| Jamis Taxi (Jamis1) | 16.01 | - | 16.01 | |||||||||||||
| Marin Hybrid (Marin1) | 0 | 23.30 | 23.30 | |||||||||||||
| TOTALs: | 62,882.48 | 6,500.91 | 69,383.39 | |||||||||||||
| Trek Mountain Train 201 trailer bike (2004) | 1119.81 | 0.00 | 1119.81 | |||||||||||||
| Bike To/From Work | EOY 2015 | Current Year | Grand Total | Prev Ct | Curr Ct | Totl Ct | Avg | |||||||||
| Bike To Work | 3660.90 | 0.00 | 3660.90 | 225 | 0 | 225 | 16.27 | |||||||||
| Bike From Work | 3993.79 | 0.00 | 3993.79 | 225 | 0 | 225 | 17.75 | |||||||||
| Totals: | 7654.69 | 0.00 | 7654.69 | 225 | 34.02 | |||||||||||
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