Wine Country Century 5/6/2006

**cindysue** · 04-08-2006, 05:06 PM

I am going to do this one (100m). I am scheduled for restraint training that day, but I'm going to call in sick... I'm probably going to give up that job anyway.

Wanted to do the Grizzly Peak Century this year (May 7th) but I won't get much training in until classes end in mid-May. Hopefully my thesis will be almost done by then too. Guess it depends on how much torture the engineering faculty want to put me through......

**Robbin_G** · 04-08-2006, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by cindysue

I am going to do this one (100m). I am scheduled for restraint training that day, but I'm going to call in sick... I'm probably going to give up that job anyway.

Wanted to do the Grizzly Peak Century this year (May 7th) but I won't get much training in until classes end in mid-May. Hopefully my thesis will be almost done by then too. Guess it depends on how much torture the engineering faculty want to put me through......

Ah...someone who actually wants to work on her thesis. Send my happy vibes. Somehow I ended up in other classes with tons of writing so I've got more than thesis to do. And I'm not sure I care!

**cindysue** · 04-08-2006, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by Robbin_G

Ah...someone who actually wants to work on her thesis. Send my happy vibes.

I'm thinking about that paycheck at the end of the tunnel.......... It's the only thing that motivates me at this point.........

Best to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**velogirl** · 04-08-2006, 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by cindysue

I am scheduled for restraint training that day, but I'm going to call in sick... I'm probably going to give up that job anyway.

Restraint training? Do tell.

**Nanci** · 04-09-2006, 03:59 AM

Hey, I used to work at a place that required restraint training. It sucks to work somewhere that doesn't, because no one does it correctly.

Nanci

(I'm speaking of hospital patients- I don't know who CindySue is restraining!)

**Nanci** · 04-09-2006, 04:01 AM

You know, I've had horse restraint training, too! I guess there are a lot of things that need restraining.

I am so jealous that you guys live somewhere that has a Wine Country Century, BTW...

Nanci

**Bike Goddess** · 04-09-2006, 06:25 AM

Pretty soon we should do a roll call for who's doing what on this ride.

So far:

Sadie Kate and Bubba-- Double Metric
Veronica and Thom- Double Metric?
Bike Goddess-Double Metric
MP-Double Metric??

JoBob and LeeBob- Century
Cindy Sue- Century?
RobbinG- Century

KayJay-Metric

VeloGirl????

Anyone else?

**Deanna** · 04-10-2006, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by Bike Goddess

Pretty soon we should do a roll call for who's doing what on this ride.

So far:

Sadie Kate and Bubba-- Double Metric
Veronica and Thom- Double Metric?
Bike Goddess-Double Metric
MP-Double Metric??

JoBob and LeeBob- Century
Cindy Sue- Century?
RobbinG- Century

KayJay-Metric

VeloGirl????

Anyone else?

I'll be a volunteer, most likely at the merchandise sales so stop by and introduce yourself.

**cindysue** · 04-09-2006, 06:51 AM

Originally Posted by velogirl

Restraint training? Do tell.

i've completely hijacked this thread, but - I work as a counselor at Juvenile Hall. I've been there about 5 years now. It can be very rewarding (and also discouraging) working with the kids. Their lives are so different than many of ours. I could go on and on about some of the reasons why those kids are the way they are and do what they do. Their home lives are unimaginable to some , I suspect.

Anyway, I do love trying to bring some stability and discipline to their lives. I will probably take on a big sister role to fill that spot in my heart, but I really need to streamline my schedule (two jobs, full time school, and lunachix right now) after graduation, so I wil be cutting back to one job, while still continuing the lunachix cycling program.

Looking forward to the sanity!

**maillotpois** · 04-09-2006, 07:07 AM

yup - I am in for the 200k. it is a great route!

**Veronica** · 04-09-2006, 08:10 AM

We're not going to do it. I need to start riding the TT route. And we're spending so much money going to the different doubles and staying overnight two nights. It gets expensive.

V.

**maillotpois** · 04-09-2006, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by Veronica

We're not going to do it. I need to start riding the TT route. And we're spending so much money going to the different doubles and staying overnight two nights. It gets expensive.

V.

Did the Geysers yesterday in combination with Pine Flat, which I have now decided is the toughest climb in CA. After 8 miles of 8 - 10%, there's a mile of flat and then 2 miles of 15+ with a bonus 1/2 mile of 20+%. I hate 20+%.... We just did not need to go that far up Pine Flat. But you should do the Geysers - it's easy to do a little loop from Cloverdale or Healdsburg and it's a good climb. From the top of Geyser Peak, you can see Lake Sonoma in the distance, so during the TT you would have a stunning reminder of how far you have to go....

When we do Skaggs in May (5/27) you should come with us. We'll be doing 110 miles of the TT route from Lake Sonoma to the coast and Ft. Ross, etc. I'll also have a friend or two there who've done the TT.

**Veronica** · 04-09-2006, 03:12 PM

I've got 5/27 on my calendar.

I 'm going to try to convince the coach do some SAG for us. Nice to have cold drinks in the middle of a ride.

V.

**Deanna** · 04-25-2006, 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by maillotpois

Did the Geysers yesterday in combination with Pine Flat, which I have now decided is the toughest climb in CA. After 8 miles of 8 - 10%, there's a mile of flat and then 2 miles of 15+ with a bonus 1/2 mile of 20+%. I hate 20+%.... We just did not need to go that far up Pine Flat. But you should do the Geysers - it's easy to do a little loop from Cloverdale or Healdsburg and it's a good climb. From the top of Geyser Peak, you can see Lake Sonoma in the distance, so during the TT you would have a stunning reminder of how far you have to go....

When we do Skaggs in May (5/27) you should come with us. We'll be doing 110 miles of the TT route from Lake Sonoma to the coast and Ft. Ross, etc. I'll also have a friend or two there who've done the TT.

I'm in awe of anybody who makes it to the top of Pine Flat. I usually go only to the second pumping station at the end of the flats, and the more standard club route ends at the start of the flats. Levi Leipheimer trains up this climb, and he does repeats!

**kjay** · 04-29-2006, 01:42 PM

I'm a sometimes rider (a frequent spinner, tho) and am wondering if you think it's okay to ride a new road bike in the Wine Country metric. I will have had the bike for about six days prior. Do you think that's enough time to get used to a new bike? I would ride it about 2 hours a day prior to the Santa Rosa ride. Thanks in advance.

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