Yep, but the atmosphere is great, we will tailgate and it is a good warmup for Gatorhater week.
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Yep, but the atmosphere is great, we will tailgate and it is a good warmup for Gatorhater week.
Everyone hates the Gators. Everyone.
Consecutive riding day number 86:
22 miles after the morning rain moved out and the roads dried off. The wind was going 12 to 17 MPH and with what little sun that we received the roads did mostly dry off in a short time.
I jumped on the TREK Emonda and just spun it nice and easy. 600' of climbing so a pretty flat course with the headwind the only work to be had.
A nice ride! And there's more rain moving through the area this afternoon. If the roads stay dry I'll take the Wilier out for another short ride.
Consecutive riding day number 86:
22 miles after the morning rain moved out and the roads dried off. The wind was going 12 to 17 MPH and with what little sun that we received the roads did mostly dry off in a short time.
I jumped on the TREK Emonda and just spun it nice and easy. 600' of climbing so a pretty flat course with the headwind the only work to be had.
A nice ride! And there's more rain moving through the area this afternoon. If the roads stay dry I'll take the Wilier out for another short ride.
Ohio university has a kick a** band. They rock. I give credit where it is due. The Gators suck in all universes.
Yes, the Bobcats Band is awesome. I hope the game was comptitive. OU sports program is decent, but definitely third tier even in Ohio. I figured the Vol's would crush them without breaking a sweat.
Pro Tip Fact: OU is in Athens, Ohio...the epicenter of liberal doperz in Amerika. Athens make Bezerkley and Madison look like conservative bastions. Athens County grows dope like it's a cash crop and Breaking Bad could have lifted the plot line straight out of those country roads meth labs. Ohio has a heroin epidemic going on, big time, but it pales in comparison to the dope, meth and crack idiocy that's been going on for decades. Heroin gets the headlines, but meth is way more out of control here.
BTW, one of my childhood acquaintances, age 68, just put 4 rounds into the chest of his daughter's heroin dealing chest...killing him dead dead dead. Daughter was already in prison for violating parole on a heroin possession and dealing bust. My buddy now sits in the County jail on a million dollar bond (no 10%) on a murder charge. Sadness all around.
I am proud to say that I raced and survived the Athens Brick Criterium on several occasions. The course has a stiff climb off the start/finish straight and an upgrade back stretch. It's a screaming downhill out of turn three and hold on tight for a way too fast turn four onto the start/finish straight.
I've see guys wrapped around parking meters and vault the net fencing and go into the 4-deep drunk crowd when turn 4 turned into a demo derby.
Add a little rain on those brick streets and we might as well have just had a one-lap banzai charge around the course and winner-take-all.
Lemond, the Slurpees, Coors...all the big USA Pro teams showed up for the A-to-Z (Zanesville, Ohio) and later the A-to-N (Nelsonville, Ohio) crits and stage race.
Rain in the area today. Going to try and get a short ride in and keep the streak alive!
Pro Tip Fact: OU is in Athens, Ohio...the epicenter of liberal doperz in Amerika. Athens make Bezerkley and Madison look like conservative bastions. Athens County grows dope like it's a cash crop and Breaking Bad could have lifted the plot line straight out of those country roads meth labs. Ohio has a heroin epidemic going on, big time, but it pales in comparison to the dope, meth and crack idiocy that's been going on for decades. Heroin gets the headlines, but meth is way more out of control here.
BTW, one of my childhood acquaintances, age 68, just put 4 rounds into the chest of his daughter's heroin dealing chest...killing him dead dead dead. Daughter was already in prison for violating parole on a heroin possession and dealing bust. My buddy now sits in the County jail on a million dollar bond (no 10%) on a murder charge. Sadness all around.
I am proud to say that I raced and survived the Athens Brick Criterium on several occasions. The course has a stiff climb off the start/finish straight and an upgrade back stretch. It's a screaming downhill out of turn three and hold on tight for a way too fast turn four onto the start/finish straight.
I've see guys wrapped around parking meters and vault the net fencing and go into the 4-deep drunk crowd when turn 4 turned into a demo derby.
Add a little rain on those brick streets and we might as well have just had a one-lap banzai charge around the course and winner-take-all.
Lemond, the Slurpees, Coors...all the big USA Pro teams showed up for the A-to-Z (Zanesville, Ohio) and later the A-to-N (Nelsonville, Ohio) crits and stage race.
Rain in the area today. Going to try and get a short ride in and keep the streak alive!
Did my bike clubs annual Metric Century. Did the ride with one of the guys from the bike club. The main group that pulled off were beyond reckless. In the first few miles they took up the entire road and made a turn into oncoming traffic. Mid way through the ride, it started raining pretty hard. I was going down a hill and applying some brake....Its been a while since I've rode in the rain, I didn't exactly do it right. I was still going to fast and the handling wasn't great due to the slick road. For some reason, I unclipped the pedal, hovered my leg over the road and was able to straighten out. Still so much to learn, especially in **** weather conditions. Ive probably road in heavy rain 2-3 times so far, not enough to get a great feel for it. I will definitely remember how it can be for next time though.
All in all, a good ride.
16.1 mph/63.7 miles/3700 ft/80 cadence/126 hr. We paced ourselves pretty good and only started to go in the red the last few miles.
All in all, a good ride.
16.1 mph/63.7 miles/3700 ft/80 cadence/126 hr. We paced ourselves pretty good and only started to go in the red the last few miles.
Nice job of keeping the rubber side down, U!
Weird, I also had an 80 cadence average today. And oddly enough I averaged 16.14 MPH. I'm glad I missed your rain though!
Consecutive riding day number 87: Another bee sting!
I got 32 miles in. The sky was threatening at the start of the ride, but the radar showed no rain in the area. It soon became sunny! Perfect! Let's ride!
The wind seemed higher than the miniscule 3 to 7 MPH Windfinder was reporting. I would have guessed it as a steady 10 MPH headwind for the first 14 miles of the ride.
1650' of climbing with two decent hills to get over on this course. I like this course for tempo climbing. It's nothing serious, but still a good workout. The Wilier rode smoothly and silently with the only noise coming from the tires and the air rushing by. Traffic was a bit heavy for a Sunday afternoon, but no close calls or anything.
On the homeward leg I was descending like a madman and felt something bounce off my left thigh. A few seconds later I felt the sting. Right through the Lycra shorts it got me. That is bee and / or wasp sting number 4 for the year! That's got to be some sort of record for me also!
Weird, I also had an 80 cadence average today. And oddly enough I averaged 16.14 MPH. I'm glad I missed your rain though!
Consecutive riding day number 87: Another bee sting!
I got 32 miles in. The sky was threatening at the start of the ride, but the radar showed no rain in the area. It soon became sunny! Perfect! Let's ride!
The wind seemed higher than the miniscule 3 to 7 MPH Windfinder was reporting. I would have guessed it as a steady 10 MPH headwind for the first 14 miles of the ride.
1650' of climbing with two decent hills to get over on this course. I like this course for tempo climbing. It's nothing serious, but still a good workout. The Wilier rode smoothly and silently with the only noise coming from the tires and the air rushing by. Traffic was a bit heavy for a Sunday afternoon, but no close calls or anything.
On the homeward leg I was descending like a madman and felt something bounce off my left thigh. A few seconds later I felt the sting. Right through the Lycra shorts it got me. That is bee and / or wasp sting number 4 for the year! That's got to be some sort of record for me also!
Spent two days in Buzzards Bays. Saturday's drive down took almost 3 hours, and I went straight to the hotel. Once I got all unpacked it was off on the bike to go see how the event set-up was going. I got my first flat of the season with the TT bike on what was the worse road I've been on all year. Only one main road to Horse Neck Beach where the event started and for 8 miles it was nothing but broken glass, loose gravel, and other debris. I ended up getting a nail in my tire, and made a quick change. Only had one spare and didn't have a patch kit with me so I sweated out the rest of my ride on this road. Got in 26 mile.
Today was race day so it was time to ride around and monitor everyone. It was a very fast bike course mostly flat with a few very small rollers. The run course had some incredible views of the bay, and the runners had a tailwind the last mile. The swim was totally crazy with some good size waves breaking in. About 20 people who signed for the Tri switched to the DU because on the open water swim. Got in 38 mile.
Better drive home only 2 hours and 20 minutes.
Today was race day so it was time to ride around and monitor everyone. It was a very fast bike course mostly flat with a few very small rollers. The run course had some incredible views of the bay, and the runners had a tailwind the last mile. The swim was totally crazy with some good size waves breaking in. About 20 people who signed for the Tri switched to the DU because on the open water swim. Got in 38 mile.
Better drive home only 2 hours and 20 minutes.
Consecutive riding day number 88:
22 miles with 975' of climbing. Another short ride just to keep the legs turning over. It was 82 degrees and sunny with a very light 3 to 4 MPH breeze I could barely feel.
A flat touristy course over some roads I haven't used in months.
22 miles with 975' of climbing. Another short ride just to keep the legs turning over. It was 82 degrees and sunny with a very light 3 to 4 MPH breeze I could barely feel.
A flat touristy course over some roads I haven't used in months.
Even less than you, U!
Consecutive day of riding number 89"
Only 12 miles in 86 degree sunshine, but it was fast. Only 400' of climbing. I had to blast through it in order to spend the afternoon at a County fair. A fun ride that had be gasping for air at the top of every little rise in the road.
Hard workouts can be built into short time frames. Warm up fast and get to work and stay on the gas. I used the downhills to get the speed back up and then worked to hold it. That's hard to do when you make as little power as I do!
Consecutive day of riding number 89"
Only 12 miles in 86 degree sunshine, but it was fast. Only 400' of climbing. I had to blast through it in order to spend the afternoon at a County fair. A fun ride that had be gasping for air at the top of every little rise in the road.
Hard workouts can be built into short time frames. Warm up fast and get to work and stay on the gas. I used the downhills to get the speed back up and then worked to hold it. That's hard to do when you make as little power as I do!
Got out for a uncomfortable 25 miles after work. Just couldn't get the boys to sit right today, stopped 5 times readjusting, so killed my average speed. Temp was 78 degrees with a 5-7 wind on my regular roller ride, and finished off at 16.4 mph.
Consecutive day of riding number 90:
25.1 Miles of jamming with 1230' of climbing my Watt numbers are looking a little better. The air was hot (there's a song lyric in there, somewhere) at 85 degrees and the wind was a low, low 3 MPH breeze. The sun was out and so was I!
The course was one of steep climbs. Most are short and a couple were long'ish. I kept an eye on the power screen of the Garmin and checked the HR all the way up the long climbs...tried to stay in the zones as long as possible. Banging the gears as fast as I could to keep the output up on the descents and powering across the flats with what little power I could hold at...the speeds looked good for a change.
I found a carbon fiber hunting arrow on the berm of a County back road. A 32" Arrow Dynamics brand (Arrow Dynamics...get it?!?!) 'Nitro' series. The specs on these things are impressive. Check it out:
http://www.nitrostinger.com/store/store_product_detail.cfm?Product_ID=8
Straightness of .001" in 32"?!?! That's insanely accurate! And matched weights of plus or minus 2 grams for a dozen arrows in a batch order? Damned good. And made in the U.S. of A. baby!
That's the second carbon fiber arrow I've found in the last year or so. Unscrew the point and stuff it down the back of my jersey for mounting on an inside barn wall later.
Yeah, for the last three miles of the ride I looked like Tonto...with the day-glo fletches sticking up above my helmet!
Dunno if the weather will grant me 100 consecutive days, but the last three months of riding sure have been fun!
25.1 Miles of jamming with 1230' of climbing my Watt numbers are looking a little better. The air was hot (there's a song lyric in there, somewhere) at 85 degrees and the wind was a low, low 3 MPH breeze. The sun was out and so was I!
The course was one of steep climbs. Most are short and a couple were long'ish. I kept an eye on the power screen of the Garmin and checked the HR all the way up the long climbs...tried to stay in the zones as long as possible. Banging the gears as fast as I could to keep the output up on the descents and powering across the flats with what little power I could hold at...the speeds looked good for a change.
I found a carbon fiber hunting arrow on the berm of a County back road. A 32" Arrow Dynamics brand (Arrow Dynamics...get it?!?!) 'Nitro' series. The specs on these things are impressive. Check it out:
http://www.nitrostinger.com/store/store_product_detail.cfm?Product_ID=8
Straightness of .001" in 32"?!?! That's insanely accurate! And matched weights of plus or minus 2 grams for a dozen arrows in a batch order? Damned good. And made in the U.S. of A. baby!
That's the second carbon fiber arrow I've found in the last year or so. Unscrew the point and stuff it down the back of my jersey for mounting on an inside barn wall later.
Yeah, for the last three miles of the ride I looked like Tonto...with the day-glo fletches sticking up above my helmet!
Dunno if the weather will grant me 100 consecutive days, but the last three months of riding sure have been fun!
That's 15 more miles than 99% of the people in the entire United States did! Good job!
A roadie is a roadie, regardless of miles, speed, terrain and conditions.
Had my first PT after work today then went out and did 27 miles. Temp was 80 degrees with a light 4-6 wind, and ended out at 18.4mph. Can't wait will be picking up my little buddy (grandson) Friday after work and he's spending the weekend with me and granny. We'll spend a bunch of time with his balance bike.
Consecutive riding day number 91:
21 miles in 86 degree heat! That felt good! The wind was light at 3 to 6 MPH and i climbed around 830 feet or so. Easy ride. The sun was beautiful and I just wheeled through the County back roads for fun this afternoon.
21 miles in 86 degree heat! That felt good! The wind was light at 3 to 6 MPH and i climbed around 830 feet or so. Easy ride. The sun was beautiful and I just wheeled through the County back roads for fun this afternoon.
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