28.6.10

2010.31: 6/28-7/4

Sunday: Tried to ride with the morning crew. Apparently they don't ride on government holidays. So instead I did my own little ride. I was aiming for longer, but I had a case of the fuckits again, so I went home and then to church instead. I found a GP4 tubular wheelset out for the trash on the way home, though. I also found RonG on the way out. All in all, not too bad.
Time: 01:03:02
Distance: 18.07 mi
Speed: 17.2 / 32.6 mph
Cadence: 91 / 121 rpm
HR: 140 / 167 bpm

Saturday: shrug. don't really remember. I think I took the day off. probably work or something. who cares.

Friday: woke up feeling like crud. Regardless, still got a good long ride in, and then rode with danny afterward.
Time: 02:30:45
Distance: 46.65mi
Speed: 18.6/32.8mph
Cadence: 96/120rpm
HR: 154 / 189bpm

Time: 00:41:09
Distance: 10.63mi
Speed: 15.5/31.9mph
Cadence: 91/126rpm
HR: 145/185bpm

Thursday: Rode for a little before work. I forgot how nice it is to get a good little ride in before work.
Time: 00:58:38
Distance: 15.31 mi
Speed: 15.7 / 31.5 mph
Cadence: 87 / 136 rpm
HR: 130 / 174 bpm

Wednesday: Rode by myself again. Started strong, then took it easy. stopped at each beach for a while. what a beautiful day. I felt strong today. I probably would have done alright racing, but I wasn't really feeling it.
Time: 02:14:56
Distance: 37.42 mi
Speed: 16.6 / 34.0 mph
Cadence: 87 / 135 rpm
HR: 146 / 188 bpm

Tuesday: Rode for a little before work. just to get something in. Not much to say.
Time: 00:41:29
Distance: 12.82 mi
Speed: 18.5 / 31.7 mph
Cadence: 97 / 121 rpm
HR: 163 / 186 bpm

Monday: I was supposed to ride with danny today, but late last night he ate shit after being attacked by some douchebags in an SUV. This place makes me despair for humanity.
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24.6.10

2010.30 6/21-6/27

Thursday-Sunday: Work has been kicking my ass. no riding. no nothing.

Wednesday: No track racing tonight as we decided to celebrate my father's birthday. Instead, I ended up riding early with soap and danny, and then some more with just soap. here's some datas:
Time: 01:42:14
Distance: 27.54 mi
Speed: 16.2 / 36.4 mph
Cadence: 88 / 139 rpm
HR: 139 / 180 bpm (ahaha)

Tuesday: Well I was supposed to work, but I ended up switching my friday for another guy's tuesday at work. As such, I took the opportunity to get a nice long(er) ride in. Got a flat about 17 miles in. I was debating on whether to just turn around or continue riding. I decided to take the gamble and ride more, just because honestly flatting is so rare.
Time: 03:02:09
Distance: 57.19 mi
Speed: 18.8 / 35.1 mph
HR: 160 / 182 bpm
Cadence: N/A

Monday: work/rest day. no riding
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17.6.10

Race: Kissena Twilight Track Series 6/16

Alright, Karl and I finally were able to make getting to the track on time work. In fact we got there with oodles of time. The cat4 schedule was a win and out, tempo, and chariot, with a 3mile final for a potential A feature. Firstly, I'd like to say that having a team-mate is awesome. It makes racing so much easier.

For the win 'n' out, I decided my plan was to just go from the gun (or whistle, in this case). Turns out, it worked! The main competitor we had to worry about, Alan, just ended up playing cat and mouse with Karl while I got away.

In the tempo, Karl and I decided that he would try getting away and I would just stick on Alan's wheel and outsprint him each lap. Karl ended up fading a bit, with Alan creeping past him. I tried to bridge Karl up, but he couldn't stick on my wheel, and I ended up outsprinting Alan for the last two laps. Unfortunately, this still put me 1 pt behind, and he got the win. Props to him.

The chariot? it's dumb. that's all I have to say. Karl won. Good job for him. It's still a stupid race. end of story.

All this alternating of winning put Karl, Alan, and me in the A feature. I believe Alan's plan was to help out his team-mate gary who races the 1/2/3's. For Karl and me (well me at least), the plan was to just not get dropped horribly. It was a struggle for me, as I still have a hard time getting comfortable on that track. However, with two to go, I gave it a shot and went off the front. I stayed away until 1 to go, when the real players wound up their sprints. I think all in all I still ended up around 5thish, perhaps? good job me. and good job everyone else. now for some data:

Split Guide:
1 - Win and Out, with some warm down
2 - Tempo, with some warm down. I'm really bad about stopping my garmin
3 - Chariot, "
4 - A feature
Time: 00:21:49
Distance: 6.96 mi
Speed: 19.1 / 36.6 mph
Cadence: 82 / 138 rpm
HR: 170 / 197 bpm (this is probably why I felt like dying for some of the races)
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2010.29: 6/14-6/20

Alright, so next sunday is the kissena international omnium. I sure forgot to request off from work, and just found out i've been placed on the wait list for cat 4. whoops. here's to hoping i can get the day off....or it rains....

Sunday: father's day. no riding.

Saturday: no riding.

Friday: Ride to Roadworx (the bike shop of champions) to order a powertap hub and pick up some bibs. Felt strong today. the roads were terribly dirty today though. and lots of stupid drivers. all in all, i wouldn't call it a feel good ride, but more of an i'm fast good job ride.
Time: 02:07:28
Distance: 40.22 mi
Speed: 18.9 / 39.5 mph
HR: 171 / 192 bpm
Cadence: 97 / 129 rpm

Thursday: no riding. I think things did get worked out for the international omnium though. Looks like Alan will be taking my place. I'd say that works wonderfully.

Wednesday: Well, I was going to ride with danny today, but he ended up having too much to do. as such, I rode by myself for a while, then found out that Karl was going to race. So racing it was. See the race report. here's the data for the earlier ride:
Time: 00:41:29
Distance: 11.71 mi
Speed: 16.9 / 38.2 mph
Cadence: 89 / 119 rpm
HR: 156 / 187 bpm

Tuesday: no riding. been bumped up to fulltime at work. this means no more free tuesdays. boo.

Monday: no riding.
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8.6.10

2010.28: 6/7-6/13

Sunday: no riding.

Saturday: no riding.

Friday: two rides today. some good old fashioned hard riding and then some even better, older-fashioned riding with friends. i'll finish this later. i'm in no mood right now.

Thursday: no riding.

Wednesday: tended my wounds. no riding.

Tuesday: was planning on riding in the morning, but unfortunately, i've been having trouble sleeping lately, which consequently means trouble waking up. I woke up eventually and went out for a quick spin out to old field. Unfortunately, I took a turn a little too hard on the way out and lost traction. i got pretty beat up, but the bike should be fine. I just need to straighten the bars and replace the RD cable. which I had been meaning to do anyhow. here's some crash data for you:
Time: 00:41:04
Distance: 12.11 mi
Speed: 17.7 / 36.3 mph
Cadence: 87 / 119 rpm
HR: 156 / 184 bpm

Monday: work again, no riding. cleaned my bike after work though.
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2.6.10

2010.27 5/31-6/6

Sunday: no riding. yeesh.

Saturday: no riding. also, for future reference, i'm really dumb sometimes.

Friday: no riding. work.

Thursday: no riding. lllooonnnggg stupid day at work.

Wednesday: Rode with soap again. We rode without helmets today. It's actually a really nice change of pace. furthermore, any whiney safety ninnies that are reading this can fuck off if they want to tell me how dangerous it is. also, rhododendron update: not blooming. boo.
Time: 01:31:29
Distance: 23.34 mi
Speed: 15.3 / 37.4 mph
Cadence: 81 / 120 rpm
HR: N/A

Tuesday: took the day off. it's been a long day.

Monday: did my own ride, then I rode with soap. turns out he's back home, so it'll be nice to ride with him again. i've noticed every time i stop at the beach, my avg speed goes way down. i think it might be the scenery.
Time: 01:49:06
Distance: 30.03 mi
Speed: 16.5 / 38.1 mph
Cadence: 85 / 153 rpm
HR: N/A
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