Coolio Feb 10th Rides

[Fredwina]

Ok , double dip time!
Return some books to library and picked some more (I'm on a Bernie Cornwell kick)
Then I rode over the start of the womens ride Had another flat on the way
We did an new route, and I wound dispensing some fitting advice, some energy drink advice, and made myself useful. Split from the gals to get a new tube at REI and headed home to check the see if shop had my car done
27 miles this ride 38 for the day

[kelownagirl]

I did 27 km on the trainer in 1 hour. Watched "Must Love Dogs" and did sprint intervals during the commercials. There are too many commercials....

[melissam]

I bet your Mel hilly-scale is the same as mine. The mountains in Missouri are not those of the east or the west.

Hey Melalvai --

Maybe we should develop our own Mel Scale of Hilliness (MSOH.)

Let's see, maybe it would go something like this.

Objectively speaking:
1 (MSOH) = 0 - 500 feet of elevation gain during the ride
2 (MSOH) = 500 - 1000 feet of elevation gain during the ride
3 (MSOH) = 1000 - 3000 feet of elevation gain during the ride
4 (MSOH) = 3000 - 5000 feet of elevation gain during the ride
5 (MSOH) = 5000+ feet of elevation gain during the ride

Subjectively speaking:
1 (MSOH) = eh? Was there a hill on the ride?
2 (MSOH) = That was kind of fun -- a little uphill, a little downhill
3 (MSOH) = Oh man, my legs are gonna be a bit tight tomorrow
4 (MSOH) = Good Lord, what did I get myself into?
5 (MSOH) =

Or something like that.

[Melalvai]

On the way home from the grocery store there's a MSOH 1 hill. The first time my husband complained I said "What hill are you talking about? There's no hill there." Then when I started hauling full loads of groceries home I said "Oh, there is a hill there! Wow, that's one heck of a hill."

On the way home from work is are three MSOH 2 hills. Well, the third one, not really, but coming after the first two, it is a nuisance. "I thought I was done with the bloody hills already!"

The rest of the hills, that I encounter on recreational rides and thus not regularly, are all MSOH 5.

[melissam]

Mel,

Uh huh, you said you didn't have hills in MO. I see how you are. Wanna join Team Sandbagger?

-- Mel

PS My Saturday ride was a 4 on the MSOH.
PPS Adding over 10 pounds to your bike should give bump you up 1 on the MSOH. So your Grocery Hill merits a 2 on the MSOH. (We may have to adjust this adjustment...)

[spokewench]

CC - You'll get there! You're making great progress and won't it be amazing when the pain is all gone - and soon it will be.

spoke