To Hell and Beyond
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Damn, still no more pictures. that is alot of typing....
Done, and i'll answer your second question a bit later.
go ahead. in detail.
TY! I'm feeling motivated!
Ride with Rita a couple times a year. We did this again in 2014 - can't find the race report. She is usually the most fit person on any ride. Was taking her spin classes a few years back, and we added some post-class road looping round valley.
you are going to go blind if you don't leave that thing alone.
Like everyone else, i told him to state his case, then move on.
Norm sera probablement au Canada ces jours.
Just Do It! #23
I had to explain to my kid why LeBron wears #23.
Done, and i'll answer your second question a bit later.
Always wanted to do those CRCA road events down the street too. Ever hear me brag about how awesome riding at Roth Rock?
go ahead. in detail.
TY! I'm feeling motivated!
Ride with Rita a couple times a year. We did this again in 2014 - can't find the race report. She is usually the most fit person on any ride. Was taking her spin classes a few years back, and we added some post-class road looping round valley.
you are going to go blind if you don't leave that thing alone.
Like everyone else, i told him to state his case, then move on.
Norm sera probablement au Canada ces jours.
Just Do It! #23
I had to explain to my kid why LeBron wears #23.
didn't include the charity 5k/10k runs either.
been doing 1 crit, 1 cx, philly, skylands, mountain man, and a charity ride the last 3 years.
if i were to pick 1 thing added to that list it would be an endurance mtb race.
Pearl
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
Oh man, How I love this area.
I haven't done this race, but have only heard good things about it. It being more fun than the longer versions:
http://www.happyvalleybiking.com/
http://www.mtbproject.com/trail/3684835/rothrock-trailmix-imba-epic <-- good pictures too
that link said:
The 36 mile version is the perfect length between race and ride. I'm coming back from vacation the weekend before this race, so I'm not sure if I will actually be racing or riding it. I'm sure my mind will change the second we take off. Plus its on a Saturday, so you head out of work a tad early friday, Camp out (or hotel it up) and race Saturday morning, hang out all afternoon, get some pizza in State College and head hope in time to beat the sun down, get some rest and wake up to do your Sunday chores 🙂
EDIT: Strava: http://www.strava.com/activities/154099889
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That has possibilities ! little less distance too.
My Dad has a place just off lk george on the west side - so any time the schedule allows, we head up. It is usually dependent on my kid's sports schedule. Travel baseball is feb->july.....
The Kalmyk
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Let me know... I will meet you u there if you plan on it!!! We can get our dose of Vitamin G
nice!
u gunna change your avatar to Suge?
u gunna change your avatar to Suge?
Oh man, How I love this area.
I haven't done this race, but have only heard good things about it. It being more fun than the longer versions:
http://www.happyvalleybiking.com/
http://www.mtbproject.com/trail/3684835/rothrock-trailmix-imba-epic <-- good pictures too
The 36 mile version is the perfect length between race and ride. I'm coming back from vacation the weekend before this race, so I'm not sure if I will actually be racing or riding it. I'm sure my mind will change the second we take off. Plus its on a Saturday, so you head out of work a tad early friday, Camp out (or hotel it up) and race Saturday morning, hang out all afternoon, get some pizza in State College and head hope in time to beat the sun down, get some rest and wake up to do your Sunday chores 🙂
EDIT: Strava: http://www.strava.com/activities/154099889
gingertooth
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Trailmix is a mans race.......Rothrock has the best singletrack on the east...
Pearl
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING
if gingertooth supports it, you know its legit
gingertooth
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Highly recommended to do this race....and the stoopid 50 is another. Both these races will make you go back everytime. Epic riding there....
So about a week in. got a couple nice rides, and was really jonesin' to go out today. Decided not to do it for safety reasons (road was my only choice) - and now regretting it. as the french say, "c'est la vie."
Iggy might be more interested in "Laissez-faire" to preserve his vision. 😀
had a few business things to take care of this week, and so far so good. which is a shortened french phrase, but i don't remember it. maybe Lou?
So - appetite control is working, liquor consumption is dialed down to 1. which means 1 monday-thursday, and try to keep it under control on the weekend, which worked out really well, even during the superbowl - had 4or5 maybe from 5:30->end-of-game - this would usually be double. funny, i just filled in with water.
need to start stretching. strength - 1 vowel/7 consonants - try to beat that ratio. well, the bowflex need to come out of hiding - both for my kid and me. tomorrow's project, along with some sort of ride - would like to hit some climbs, but i'm not sure RV will work - uphill will be a hike, and dh will be unsurvivable.
anyway, feeling very motivated after a week, even after missing today.
No pictures, sorry - maybe tomorrow, when i put the new chainrings on the roadie...perhaps the old ones could be used for some artwork....nah. 🙂
oh, and thanks for the chiming in with the motivation and suggestions.
Iggy might be more interested in "Laissez-faire" to preserve his vision. 😀
had a few business things to take care of this week, and so far so good. which is a shortened french phrase, but i don't remember it. maybe Lou?
So - appetite control is working, liquor consumption is dialed down to 1. which means 1 monday-thursday, and try to keep it under control on the weekend, which worked out really well, even during the superbowl - had 4or5 maybe from 5:30->end-of-game - this would usually be double. funny, i just filled in with water.
need to start stretching. strength - 1 vowel/7 consonants - try to beat that ratio. well, the bowflex need to come out of hiding - both for my kid and me. tomorrow's project, along with some sort of ride - would like to hit some climbs, but i'm not sure RV will work - uphill will be a hike, and dh will be unsurvivable.
anyway, feeling very motivated after a week, even after missing today.
No pictures, sorry - maybe tomorrow, when i put the new chainrings on the roadie...perhaps the old ones could be used for some artwork....nah. 🙂
oh, and thanks for the chiming in with the motivation and suggestions.
well, tried out the food log - and yeah, it made me think about eating. then for some moronic reason, it wanted me to eat less than 1600 cals a day to lose 1.5 lbs a week. ok. 4 days later, i'm sore, unmotivated, and grouchy. Can the food log, that is way too low a number.
my usual move when hungry is to drink some water - if it doesn't go away, your body is probably talking. going back to grabbing a quick snack - and not worrying about it.
anyway, we have another monday storm queued up, so let's see what happens this week. i'm going to try to get back to normal, after having some beer, rotisserie chix (home version), and smashed potatoes. and a scoop of ice cream.....
oh - It was my son's 12th b-day. Roadie (chris) came over with his bride, and we made the kid a cake.....No Pirate Bob tho, didn't want any hair in the sand....
my usual move when hungry is to drink some water - if it doesn't go away, your body is probably talking. going back to grabbing a quick snack - and not worrying about it.
anyway, we have another monday storm queued up, so let's see what happens this week. i'm going to try to get back to normal, after having some beer, rotisserie chix (home version), and smashed potatoes. and a scoop of ice cream.....
oh - It was my son's 12th b-day. Roadie (chris) came over with his bride, and we made the kid a cake.....No Pirate Bob tho, didn't want any hair in the sand....
Johnny Utah
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Nice cake! I hear you on diet, if I do what a log tells me I would be dead. Slow and steady wins the race.
Keep it going!!!!
Keep it going!!!!
Motivational Reset Needed
Well dang, at last report, riding, eating, drinking were all directionally correct - then the wife comes home from a business trip and announces everyone was sick in the office.
That was just before presidents/valentines weekend. Jinxed, and in upstate ny - watching the bathers.....the sore throat/cough/sneeze settles in.
always hungry when feeling like crap - and 10 days of it screwed everything up. That lead into last week - feeling better, but need to reel in the diet again, and get back on the bike. Conditions didn't help, but that is all mental.
So short track arrives, and i'm planning on sweeping the course - so I lined up in back. Pre-rode on the 29r, and it wasn't terrible, well, it was, but it wasn't - just going to be different. Woody tells me to swipe someone's fat bike - his is already out (thanks for the tip) and 30 seconds later Jim offers me his "pit fat bike"
ok - nothing new on race day - so why not a ss fat bike.....never been on a ss or fat...but hell, i'm already sweeping the silly field. Line up in back, and off we go. funnel into the single track, and it grinds to a slow crawl - expected. But i'm riding, and others are walking/running.
tried to keep the effort consistent, and into the second lap, Kristine caught me - but we were passing people, and took turns letting each other go by depending on who fell over.
so holding at just below tempo pace (cause running by people off trail was not happening) the race went by quickly, and managed to finish 8/25 with lap times which could be improved - and a little more aggressive finish would have moved me to 6th....of course this would have been good for last in the open field, but hey!
So, getting out there, mixing it up, smiling, and falling over a bunch has me motivated to get riding again - diet should come around.
And so the cycle continues....NYC Marathon lottery on Tuesday.
Yeah, fatbike.....
Well dang, at last report, riding, eating, drinking were all directionally correct - then the wife comes home from a business trip and announces everyone was sick in the office.
That was just before presidents/valentines weekend. Jinxed, and in upstate ny - watching the bathers.....the sore throat/cough/sneeze settles in.
always hungry when feeling like crap - and 10 days of it screwed everything up. That lead into last week - feeling better, but need to reel in the diet again, and get back on the bike. Conditions didn't help, but that is all mental.
So short track arrives, and i'm planning on sweeping the course - so I lined up in back. Pre-rode on the 29r, and it wasn't terrible, well, it was, but it wasn't - just going to be different. Woody tells me to swipe someone's fat bike - his is already out (thanks for the tip) and 30 seconds later Jim offers me his "pit fat bike"
ok - nothing new on race day - so why not a ss fat bike.....never been on a ss or fat...but hell, i'm already sweeping the silly field. Line up in back, and off we go. funnel into the single track, and it grinds to a slow crawl - expected. But i'm riding, and others are walking/running.
tried to keep the effort consistent, and into the second lap, Kristine caught me - but we were passing people, and took turns letting each other go by depending on who fell over.
so holding at just below tempo pace (cause running by people off trail was not happening) the race went by quickly, and managed to finish 8/25 with lap times which could be improved - and a little more aggressive finish would have moved me to 6th....of course this would have been good for last in the open field, but hey!
So, getting out there, mixing it up, smiling, and falling over a bunch has me motivated to get riding again - diet should come around.
And so the cycle continues....NYC Marathon lottery on Tuesday.
Yeah, fatbike.....
And the drum roll.....No NYC Marathon for me - so back to philly i go. Sign up for the full, run the half 🙂
This was the third year of not getting in (i thought last year was) - so next year is it!
Skipped riding between short track races - again, just a lack of motivation to put on the gear, and get on the bike.
Got out last night, and that felt really good! Tested out the clean-up on the Paragon - everything seems to be "smooth"
so all i need is a scalpel frame? 😀
HOH should be interesting - really don't know what to expect at this point, so i'll consider it an adventure, have SAG
on speed dial, and off we go. I'm planning on riding there and home afterwards - so i'll get my century. I think.
there is always the kid management problem that pops up now and then. Maybe i should add enough flat miles before, and
hitch a ride home?
Oh, last short track results - was happy again to be in the front of the middle! Was able to ride all the mud and rocks, and
strangely placed 4x4s - although i ran them the first couple times because people were standing in/next to them. looking forward to a future
rematch with @extremedave. Still very tentative with riding because of my neck - it keeps getting a bit better, but there is always a little tightness.
Diet. I'm hungry, and off-plan. Been bad about getting up, and jamming down some yogurt before getting hungry - cause once
i hit the hunger stage, it is grazing time. then look out, cause the leftovers are being raided.
Should be a good week. i feel an allaire trip coming, a stop in SLB, maybe throw some stones into the surf, ride the hook.
Currently painting a hallway, and trim. One of my least favorite things to do.
No pictures this time around.
This was the third year of not getting in (i thought last year was) - so next year is it!
Skipped riding between short track races - again, just a lack of motivation to put on the gear, and get on the bike.
Got out last night, and that felt really good! Tested out the clean-up on the Paragon - everything seems to be "smooth"
so all i need is a scalpel frame? 😀
HOH should be interesting - really don't know what to expect at this point, so i'll consider it an adventure, have SAG
on speed dial, and off we go. I'm planning on riding there and home afterwards - so i'll get my century. I think.
there is always the kid management problem that pops up now and then. Maybe i should add enough flat miles before, and
hitch a ride home?
Oh, last short track results - was happy again to be in the front of the middle! Was able to ride all the mud and rocks, and
strangely placed 4x4s - although i ran them the first couple times because people were standing in/next to them. looking forward to a future
rematch with @extremedave. Still very tentative with riding because of my neck - it keeps getting a bit better, but there is always a little tightness.
Diet. I'm hungry, and off-plan. Been bad about getting up, and jamming down some yogurt before getting hungry - cause once
i hit the hunger stage, it is grazing time. then look out, cause the leftovers are being raided.
Should be a good week. i feel an allaire trip coming, a stop in SLB, maybe throw some stones into the surf, ride the hook.
Currently painting a hallway, and trim. One of my least favorite things to do.
No pictures this time around.
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