Climbing Club February

[Starfish]

We could have an after-ride celebration on our deck. I can see us now, conked out on the deck chairs.

That sounds like a nice place to stay. Having done the century last year, I know exactly where that is, and it is an easy ride to the start line. The post-ride get together sounds good...but I have to say that last year, after the century, there was a little chatting there at the end with a couple of SK's friends from Sacramento...and then I more or less collapsed into an epsom salt bath, then face planted into bed.

Who knows? Maybe with MP's incredible coaching this year, I will be ready to party all night after the ride. But, since I'm also signed up for the Super, I have my doubts.

(PS: I think I'm going to do some camping this year, and then get a room for a day or two before the ride, and the day after.)

[maillotpois]

We're thinking about Shasta also. We have some child care issues to sort out. (This is NOT a ride for the tandem. )

No climbing for me this month - except hiking!

[Starfish]

We're thinking about Shasta also.

Yay! Keeping fingers crossed. This will be fun!

PS: Been trying to talk GLC into it, too. You listening, GLC?

[jobob]

Hee hee, you can hijack your own thread ?

[Starfish]

Well, 5217' for me this month.

I know the month isn't over, but I'm starting a recovery week, and I doubt there will be any outside rides between now and the 29th. I fell a little short of my goal, but I am OK with this, given the sandy, mucky state of our roads (especially the ones that climb at all).

I will have to think about a goal number for March, and will look forward to hearing the February totals and March goals of all the rest of you!

[Veronica]

I've got 8300 feet of climbing so far. Goals... what are those. I'm SO short of my mileage goal this month. I'm at like 120 miles and I was supposed to get 535. I guess I should be glad they were climbing miles.

Well... March is a new month. I'm going to need like 1000 miles in March to get back on track. Climbing - lots. I won't get more specific now. 'Cause hey, I haven't been able to attain a goal yet.

V.

[jobob]

I got in about 8000 ft. this month

Most of it was on this ride:



It took me over some climbs I hadn't done before - Bear Creek Rd (aka The 3 Bears - Papa and Momma Bear are pretty apparent, but Baby Bear, I'm still not sure of its whereabouts) heading north, followed by Pig Farm Hill at mile 58, which as the name implies is quite the stinker

By the time I reached my car at mile 94 I was kind of whupped and couldn't get up the gumption to loop around an extra six miles for a full century.

Oh yeah, and there was the ride from my house to Palo Alto for the ToC prologue and back. I told Kim it would be about 100 feet of climbing, so she was irate when it in fact turned out to be a bit over 200 ft each way - I neglected to factor in a couple of freeway overpasses.