calamarichris

Anyone else doing Poway this Sunday? 102 miles? 4800 feet of climbing?

Sound off if you'd like to shake hands, ride together, or even meet up for a post-ride retox.
I'll be the chubby blond guy in La Vie Claire colors, #30, white crash-hat, try desperately for sub-five hours. Dilapidated tan Ford pickup with white campershell.

Carloswithac

My friend and I will be there. #200 and 149. White Corolla with a bike rack. Not sure on the parking situation.

Edit: just look for the two riders who aren't wearing spandex. I'm sure we'll stick out like a sore thumb!
We'll only be doing the Metric for Poway, but the Century for Temecula in two weeks.

NotZeroSix

I am down. I will be doing the metric century as well since I havent trained in weeks due to school's workload. I will be in a Capo Jersey with a LiveStrong Ionos. This ride will be dedicated to my closest friends (5 of them) who were recently diagnosed with cancer from years ago.

sojourn

No ride report???
What's up with that Chris???

calamarichris

Ack. I suuuuuuucked. Last year, I finished 4:57 and felt great afterward.
This year took took me at least 5:30 and I still feel awful the next morning. I spent so much time at one rest stop that my computer powered down and I didn't notice until I was five miles down the road.
Been spending my training time with new gf.
To add insult to injury, I found out last week that my computer was set to not count the zero values (coasting) when computing the average power values. So while I averaged a mighty (bogus) 264W average, this year's was a piddly 187W.
Miles 60-85 were harrrrrd for me. After mile 85, I pretty much shut out the pain and focused on spinning the legs smoothly and breathing deeply. Had to dig deep this year to make up for inadequate preparation. Ack.

Was chatting with some nice guy on about mile 80, and as he was dropping off, he said, "Enjoy!"
"That's not funny. Dude, that's not funny at all."

Also the stoplights suuuuuuuucked. Very frustrating. I spent a lot of time waiting at stoplights. Not much fun this year. But I'll be back next year with better preparation (and hopefully better luck with the $*&%# stoplights.)

LawnChair

Dear gf of Calamarichris,

We at BF believe that your presence has had a negative influence on Chris' cycling abilities. We are no longer able to look upon his cycling as inspirational or motivational. He has completely given up on taking life threatening kayaking adventures. Given the serious nature of this issue, we at BF would like for you to turn in your resignation as gf of Calamarichris, effective immediately. As a solitary man Chris will be more in inclined to take on the dangers and challenges that keep us entertained. As a first event I would like to recommend a kayaking trip to Hawaii. Thank you for your understanding.

Carloswithac

That first hill killed me! After that, it was cake. I can't wait to see my photos. The first one I'm clearly tired at the crest of the hill, and the one at the finish line, I tried to get out of the saddle and my left quad cramped out, so I'm sure I have a stupid look on my face.

LaurettaFetta

Dear LawnChair,

If challenges are what entertain you, wasn't this century more of a challenge due to his lack of preparation?

~gf of CalamariChris

LawnChair

You put up a convincing argument. I believe that I have seen video of you here on BF. I did not know you were his gf. I now understand why Chris has changed his ways. Good luck to you and you have the BF blessing. It would be nice if you named one of your kids LawnChair.

sojourn

wow....blaming the gf young guy....my my....and those pesky stoplights!!!
In my case I would be ecstatic doing a hundred miles in 5 and a half hours.....hell, I would be ecstatic in doing a hundred miles in 6 hours....
I think it better that you have the gf than a sub 4 hr century.....a good gf lasts a lot longer than a 4 hour ride, but hey, that's just me!
I'm proud of you even if you aren't!

idoru2005

Carloswithac

Here's the video from the GoPro.
The camera is going back on the stem. Bar mounting it adds more shakiness for some reason. I'm avoiding using the helmet cam due to looking like a dork. =(

bgross

Thanks for the vid.
It brought back memories -- I rode it in '07 & 08. Looking forward to next year.