I've just returned from a bike ride this afternoon and I took a GPS with me to log distance and speed . Remember that Armidale has a good few hills, and especially at the end when I am returning home tired.
Well, I averaged 22.7 km/hr over the 34 minute and 15 second journey, so I reckon I travelled something like 13km in the time. That's 8.125 miles. Put another way, if I kept up this pace for 2 hours I would travel 45.4km, which is marginally more than the 42.195 km of the marathon race. In reality, I was going rather faster than the best marathon runners because their route is flat and not up and down like mine.
I read today that people whose exercise is performed at a fast pace tend to outlive those who keep up a gentle pace, everything else being equal. That's nice to know for a 66 y.o. cardiac patient. I sometimes even keep up a fast pace in the Armidale Bridge Club! Yesterday afternoon I spent 5 hours on my feet racing around the ABC premises as I was setting up and directing my "wicked deals" afternoon before the club's Christmas party. Like last year, I directed and did not play apart from a couple of boards where a player fell ill. I also wore my red forked tail and two horns prominently so that players having a horrific time would understand the origin of their plight!
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