Went for a swim at the WWC in the morning when it opened, was fairly busy on this day. 2000 yds following the normal protocol, finishing in a little less than 41 minutes. I used the stopwatch to gauge my times for the first 40 lengths (20:48), but I might have accidentally swum an extra 2 lengths. If not, I am noticeably faster when swimming with the swim snorkel. I think I'm faster with the swim pads as well. Then we went over to the Credit Union to get some documents notarized for switching out our savings and checking accounts, which had been compromised by a successful hacking attempt. No appointment the first time, which was frustrating. So we went back home and returned at 11:30, getting it all done in about half an hour, including talking to Jeff Ross about changing the account numbers for the regular distributions. When we got back home, I got ready for a bike ride, intending to keep the pace fairly moderate. When I turned my Wahoo on, it gave me a low battery warning for the Quarc power meter, so I changed it out. Headed through the neighborhood and then through the 4S Ranch neighborhood up Alva Rd to Hunters Ridge Pl, then over to Camino del Sur. It was a nice day for a ride, warm (we're having Santa Ana conditions) and dry. Out to San Dieguito Rd, turning there and riding downhill and across the flats to El Camino Real. I turned left there and rode up into Del Mar Heights, not killing it on the climb, spinning at high cadence. Then it was down and over to the 56 bike path, which I took back to Camino del Sur. Again, not super fast on this moderate climb, which was aided by a mild tailwind. I kept going on the bike path up to the turnoff for Carmel Mountain Rd, taking it and heading over to Black Mountain Rd. There is some climbing here, not too bad. Over to Carmel Valley Rd and then up and down to get to Dove Canyon Rd. This climb was a little slower, I was starting to feel calorie-deprived, since I didn't want to have lunch before the ride and forgot to eat the dates I brought on the ride. Over to RB Rd and home via the route down to W Bernardo Dr. I was surprised that I kept my pace above 17 mph on this ride, since I didn't try to ride fast, just kept spinning pedals on the climbs. Quiet later afternoon and evening.
Avg speed = 17.1 mph. Total mileage = 34.7 mi
Avg power = 153 W. Weighted avg power = 180 W
Total elevation gain = 2000'
Avg heartrate = 130 bpm
An update on a little experiment I have been working on. Before I left for Houston, I tried to install Linux on our old laptop, which is underpowered and doesn't have enough memory to handle the latest version of Windows. I found out that the hard drive had failed and thought about giving up until I saw I could buy a new 500 MB HDD on Amazon for about $15. So I ordered one and decided to take a chance. Got the service manual for the old laptop, which showed how to disassemble it, involving taking out 6 screws on the back side, using an Allen wrench to separate the keyboard from the motherboard assembly, and disconnecting some cables to get access to the HDD. It wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be. When I got back Sunday, the new HDD was waiting for me, so I removed the foil and rubber protective sleeve from the old one, then put them both on the new one. It took me a while to figure out how to reattach the cables for the keyboard and touchpad, but I got it done and buttoned it back up. However, when I powered it up, the HD diagnostics failed to find the new HDD, so I took it back apart, this time only splitting the case enough to check and reseat the cables for the HDD, which are near the front of the case. I checked the HD diagnostic with a thorough disk test before snapping it shut, and it passed! Then I installed the Ubuntu Budgie Linux OS version on the laptop, and it worked! I was pretty excited by the success. Not sure what I will do with this computer, but it's good to have something portable with computing power and better I/O functions that the tablet. No luck trying to get access to Yahoo! Mail via the Linus email programs, which was a source of frustration that I had to deal with in the evening. The internet browser response is just fine, and I got it successfully hooked up to the large display and wireless keyboard/mouse, which was surprising and satisfying.
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