2014 Race Results Thread
07-14-14, 03:31 PM
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Not much pain if I hold still. Just saw the orthopedic surgeon, he says it does not need surgery as of yet, but sometimes the bones can move so I'll be visiting him again for more xrays on Friday.
07-14-14, 05:55 PM
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It's in the random thought thread... things can get lost in there haha. Basically, I went to Saturday morning session at hellyer on worn out cleats with my new cleats still in the package at home. Bad idea.
07-14-14, 06:08 PM
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what cleats? I've been using the same spdsl for maybe 14k miles.
07-14-14, 06:47 PM
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Same ones. 8000 miles. They look they were chewed up in a lawnmower.
Now that's how I look.
Now that's how I look.
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07-15-14, 07:46 AM
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Ugh. I had a less severe lesson in cleat maintenance. Best wishes on the recovery.
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07-15-14, 01:49 PM
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My spd-sl cleats never really look that bad even after decent mileage. I replace them every time I get fit which is about every 2 years or 12,000 miles.
07-15-14, 02:37 PM
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Worn cleats are obviously bad but loose new cleats can be also bad. Many times racers try to steer with their feet or add motion trying to sprint harder and twist out of the pedals. Last Thursday, a racer at Hellyer pulled out of both pedals sprinting but did not crash. The cleats were fine.
Many pure sprinters use cleats and straps to make sure that they cannot twist out of the pedal and some pedals have a pin that you push to lock the shoe cleat onto the pedal after engagement.
07-18-14, 10:28 AM
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Driveway 3/4 - 17/71. I was on the winning wheel for the final sprint but couldn't match his move from where he launched...even while setting a new CP curve for 1"-55". I am not a sprinter.
Driveway P123 - 35' then quit. Combination of only couple hrs sleep plus long and stressful work week limited my ability to focus so I decided to roll off before I did anything too stupid. I had already mad a couple dumb moves, one of which involved a pretty hard wheel touch. The bumping/wheel touching drills with @waterrockets last week paid off in keeping myself and others around me upright.
Driveway P123 - 35' then quit. Combination of only couple hrs sleep plus long and stressful work week limited my ability to focus so I decided to roll off before I did anything too stupid. I had already mad a couple dumb moves, one of which involved a pretty hard wheel touch. The bumping/wheel touching drills with @waterrockets last week paid off in keeping myself and others around me upright.
07-18-14, 10:48 AM
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I'm glad the bumps helped out. You were moving me around just fine given the size difference.
That 3/4 race can be tough to turn into something other than a sprint.
That 3/4 race can be tough to turn into something other than a sprint.
07-19-14, 04:54 PM
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Red Kite ITT/Hillclimb
8.4mi, ~1400ft of climbing, hellacious 20+ mph headwinds channeled down the pass.
p12 - 1st of 5, won by 45s
23 - 1st of 3, won by 3+min
Overall: 3rd and 7th fastest runs of the day. Phipps was -20s and This climbing phenom Stefano Profumo put the best time of the day, getting me by 40s overall. We were equal at the 5mi mark but when the grade went up, so did the timegap.
8.4mi, ~1400ft of climbing, hellacious 20+ mph headwinds channeled down the pass.
p12 - 1st of 5, won by 45s
23 - 1st of 3, won by 3+min
Overall: 3rd and 7th fastest runs of the day. Phipps was -20s and This climbing phenom Stefano Profumo put the best time of the day, getting me by 40s overall. We were equal at the 5mi mark but when the grade went up, so did the timegap.
07-19-14, 05:09 PM
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and then it came back up for my 2nd race.
and because you all hate the strava, here's the race shape of the top 3 times. I had phipps into the final mile, but those last kickers are like 15% and my ass is too meaty.
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07-19-14, 05:57 PM
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Way to go, Fudgy!
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07-19-14, 07:05 PM
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State Road Race: 4th. Small group got away, i won field sprint (this is only the 18th bazillion time this has happened to me).
07-19-14, 07:12 PM
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Nope, only the top three get their photo taken. Stupid move letting the break go, but sometimes **** happens. I did manage to go from boxed in 15 back to 1st in the sprint. #fatmanpower
07-19-14, 07:15 PM
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Nope, only the top three get their photo taken. Stupid move letting the break go, but sometimes **** happens. I did manage to go from boxed in 15 back to 1st in the sprint. #fatmanpower
