since it supposed to be hot (agian?) I got started early and rode down to Prado park in Chino before heading back up to Church. Rolled in 5 minutes to go before mas started. Did about 10 extra miles.
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07-06-2008, 12:45 PM #1
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07-06-2008, 02:44 PM #2
I love Swiss Rolls!
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Join five other club members for a challenging century today. The beginning and end both had some tough climbs and my legs were not very happy with me. I guess the fast century yesterday took a bit more out of me then I realized. We started slow and as the day progressed the pace did pick up some. I felt great on the flats and rollers but those darn steep climbs really zonked me. It was a beautiful route with plenty of shade which proved to be a very good thing on this hot, humid day. We had a very nice lunch in Carrollton and ate at the place that overlooked the Ohio River. In the end we logged 101 miles and I had a leisurely average speed of 15.5 mph.
Tomorrow is a recovery ride. I'll probably ride Tuesday and I must ride Thursday (I'm the ride captain). Then it is off to Indiana for RaIN. Legs don't fail me now!Marcie
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07-06-2008, 03:07 PM #3
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Originally Posted by makbike
Double AMEN to that. I had a terrible 13 miler today...hamstrings started hurting (never happened before this weekend).If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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07-06-2008, 03:26 PM #4
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I did an awesome technical trail ride today at camp fortune.
3 hours - sessioned a bunch of things. the trails were in good shape after all the rain, it was good to be back on the technical stuff..."The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it."-Moliere
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." -Thomas A. Edison
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07-06-2008, 03:27 PM #5
I love Swiss Rolls!
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Get those babies taken care of, Mr. Silver. Do you have a massage therapist you could see this week?
Marcie
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07-06-2008, 04:09 PM #6
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I think I see massage, chiropractics, and acupuncture in my week! Originally Posted by makbike
If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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07-06-2008, 04:48 PM #7
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Took SKnot's Kona Smoke (which I think is too small for him now, but fits me great!) for a 30 mile errand run to the LBS for assorted parts and tools and a sexy road rack for my Surly. (I'd borrowed the Smoke's rack for the last year or so, and it just doesn't fit right... but I was too cheap to buy a road bike rack until now!) Came home with a wide and unwieldy load, but the Smoke is such a workhorse that I really didn't have any trouble.
The Burke-Gilman MUT was an absolute madhouse. Bikes, walkers, dogs, kids, weekend warriors, the whole kit and kaboodle! Saw a dude with his helmet on backwards and tipped onto the very back of his skull. Saw a chickie with a beautiful shiny new Dutch bike. She was VERY upright on that critter and you could see her sticking up way above the crowd. She looked like a terrified giraffe.
Sunny and breezy and a great day for a ride.
(I think the Smoke is gonna be an Xtracycle someday. I was sorta testing her out for that today... fine and dandy!)"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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07-06-2008, 06:17 PM #8
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I did one of my first real errands out my way on the bike today as opposed to a joy ride. I'm overhauling my mt bike and I needed a 14 mm socket with thin walls, to start taking the crank off. I have a 14, but the walls are too thick. I said I'll be darned if I'm gonna take the car out for an errand like that. So I biked over to Gardner to the nearest hardware store near me. I biked round-trip 28 miles to pick up one 14 mm socket. The socket did the trick though. The people in the store were totally amazed that I lived where I did and biked "as far" as I did to do this errand. They have no idea there is a whole biking world out there. I saved one gallon of gas.
I'm just recovery from a little tendonitis I had from pedals with too much float so I was a little hesitant going too far as I didn't want to re-injure. I couldn't bear not riding so I really babied myself. I just spun real easy and stayed in the small ring on any hills or inclines. My average was slow but I didn't care - protect those knees - I was rehab-ing. I have a new pedal setup. I just got some new first time road shoes - carbon. With Look Keo's. I love the platform pedal and I love the carbon shoes. It's all very comfortable and my feet feel very stable. Before they were slopping around too much. So far tonight ankles and knees feel good.Last edited by mudmucker; 07-06-2008 at 06:29 PM.
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07-06-2008, 06:26 PM #9
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PN - thanks for helping him out. I hope you're feeling better!
AA - You'll get it. A mountain biking guru once told me: you have to get smooth before your get fast.
MM - Congrats on your errand! What a great story!
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