Transitions cause Delimas
by codemonkey on Mar.23, 2015, under Dave's Rants, Workout Logs
As some of you already know, I’m in the middle of moving jobs. So, my nice little 5 mile commute is now a 26 mile commute. And, it’s almost all downhill on the way to work. That means a 1200 foot gain getting home.
The Direct Route
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Google has me at about 2.5 hours both ways:
Now, while the ride to work would be doable to work, if I wanted a LONG ride :), getting home would be a beast. 2.5 hours of mostly climbing.
Abusing Frontrunner
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Another alternative would be to both bike, and use [FrontRunner](http://www.rideuta.com/mc/?page=uta-home-frontrunner). That does change things up quite a bit.
To Work
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The ride to work would look something like this:
Time: 36 mins
Train leaves every 30 minutes, and takes 23 minutes. So, Best case: 23 mins. Worst case: 53 mins.
Time: 15 mins
Ride Home
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To Train
Time: 15 mins
Train again leaves every 30 mins and takes 23 mins, so: 23-53 mins travel time.
Time: 56 mins
Timings and Thoughts
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Total time to work: 1h 15mins to 1h 44mins
Total time home: 1h 34 mins to 2h 4 mins
My drive time to work is about 35 mins, without traffic. The ride to work would double the time, but, I’d get 45mins -> 2.h hours of riding in, which my fat belly needs.
The route home is the hard one. If I ride to work, I see a huge chance I’ll call Tammy groveling for a ride. Maybe I need an e-bike for the ride home?