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Observation and Perspective
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| Ride Stats |
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Distance:
31.87 miles
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Time: 02:53:00
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Max Speed:
27.50 mph
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Avg Speed:
11.05 mph
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Temp:
Avg: 45
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Category: training: general -
group
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Route:
alt. route to/from White's
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Weight:
237
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Altitude Gain:
0 ft
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Avg Power: 0 W
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Calories Burned: 1,550
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Avg HR: 0 bpm
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Terrain: Road: Flat
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Bike: Specialized 40lb-Globe 700c Hybrid
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Club: USA Towpath and Trail Riders association |
| Weather Conditions: Sunny, light variable winds: S/SW/W/NW/N 5-10mph; |
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I have had a few specific interests in my life. Among my hobbies/pursuits, cycling and chess have been 2 of my most significant interests. And chess has been a pursuit in which I have spent thousands of hours studying and playing.
Six years ago I played a lot of chess! Mostly it was correspondence chess over the internet. When I first rediscovered my interest in biking six years ago it was mostly for commuting and fitness. But biking turned out to be an avenue for chess too. Starting back in 2003, my first biking companion was one of my strongest chess opponents. Back in '03, essential equipment on any bike ride with Tim would be a roll-up chess board, pieces and a chess clock. You could say biking was an extension of our competitiveness. I am not so competitive any more (I have nothing to prove or test at this point in life).
My friend "Bikewhite" has had interests similar to mine. We first crossed paths and developed our friendship through chess. We have rekindled our common interest and are biking and playing chess games.
Today we did Bikewhites 11.9 mile work-out route and afterward sat around his kitchen table to analyze one of our correspondence chess games.
here is the FEN data of the game position up to this point:
3r2k1/p1p4p/1pb4b/3P1p2/2P3nq/1PBNr3/P2Q2PP/1R3RK1 w - - 2 30
[Event "SoundChess"]
[Site "www.soundkeepers.com"]
[Date "2009.03.20"]
[Round "rd1; g1;"]
[White "G. White"]
[Black "J. Migliore"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "B02c"]
[EventDate "2009.02.17"]
1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.Bc4 d6 5.d3 Nc6 6.O-O O-O 7.Ne2 Bg4 8.Nd2 d5
9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Bxd5 Qxd5 11.f3 Be6 12.Ne4 f5 13.N4g3 Bd7 14.c3 e5 15.f4
Rad8 16.Be3 Bh6 17.c4 Qf7 18.Bc5 Rfe8 19.Rb1 b6 20.Ba3 exf4 21.Nxf4 Ne5
22.b3 Bc6 23.d4 Ng4 24.Qd2 Re3 25.d5 Qe8 26.Bb4 Qe5 27.Nd3 Qf6 28.Nxf5 gxf5 29.Bc3 Qh4 *
Lots of play left, but we are moving into the endgame here....
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