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#3751
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I loved The Hobbit, but could never get more than a couple hundred pages into the LOTR. Good lord, let's go already!
#3752
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Collegiate Nationals this weekend in Augusta, GA. This is the 1st "Nationals" of ~30* I have not been at to watch my kid race.
I guess I am growing up.
I still had to overnight some parts to Augusta - nice to be needed.
I still plan to go to Hagerstown.
*Since 2008...junior, then cx, mtb, collegiate, track, hill climbing - it all adds up.
Edit: I was not there for the junior TTT - they won. So maybe that is a good thing I'm missing.
I guess I am growing up.
I still had to overnight some parts to Augusta - nice to be needed.
I still plan to go to Hagerstown.
*Since 2008...junior, then cx, mtb, collegiate, track, hill climbing - it all adds up.
Edit: I was not there for the junior TTT - they won. So maybe that is a good thing I'm missing.
#3753
Collegiate Nationals this weekend in Augusta, GA. This is the 1st "Nationals" of ~30* I have not been at to watch my kid race.
I guess I am growing up.
I still had to overnight some parts to Augusta - nice to be needed.
I still plan to go to Hagerstown.
*Since 2008...junior, then cx, mtb, collegiate, track, hill climbing - it all adds up.
Edit: I was not there for the junior TTT - they won. So maybe that is a good thing I'm missing.
I guess I am growing up.
I still had to overnight some parts to Augusta - nice to be needed.
I still plan to go to Hagerstown.
*Since 2008...junior, then cx, mtb, collegiate, track, hill climbing - it all adds up.
Edit: I was not there for the junior TTT - they won. So maybe that is a good thing I'm missing.
#3754
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Dear David Garcia,
The following request to change your USA/Road category has been approved and processed by USA Cycling:
tmonk - 2019-05-11 0:47
Member: David Garcia
License: USA Road
Request to change category from Cat 3 to Cat 2
The following request to change your USA/Road category has been approved and processed by USA Cycling:
tmonk - 2019-05-11 0:47
Member: David Garcia
License: USA Road
Request to change category from Cat 3 to Cat 2
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"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
#3755
Version 7.0
[MENTION=89773]TMonk[/MENTION] Excellent!! Well deserved!
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Congrats!
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#3757
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Spent some time this evening tweaking the TT bike position with the trainer and a mirror. Rode it around the 'hood for like 10 min in the position and now my neck hurts. About to start gluing tubulars to my new track wheels (55 mm carbon), applied base layers to the tire and wheels last night. Fun doing all this new stuff!
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"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
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#3758
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Went with a friend to hang out at the finish of yesterday's ATOC stage in Ventura. The wind was very strong with whitecaps on the ocean. The men had tailwind on most of their route until the end so they came in way ahead of predicted times and almost caught some of the women, who did an out and back route facing headwinds on the way out.
Women's winner looked like a machine as she flew by with an 18 second gap over a chase group but the men's winner wasn't decided until the last few seconds.
Both fields were blown to pieces. Trying to decide if I want to drive in traffic and then ride up Mount Baldy to watch today.
Women's winner looked like a machine as she flew by with an 18 second gap over a chase group but the men's winner wasn't decided until the last few seconds.
Both fields were blown to pieces. Trying to decide if I want to drive in traffic and then ride up Mount Baldy to watch today.
#3759
Newbie racer
I've got a small collection of boxes showing up on the front porch this week. Hopefully it's spread out enough to not garner too much attention. Lol.
All TT bike related. I like it enough I'm going to get it where I want it.
On the way:
used 5x130 170mm crank
used Dura Ace 2nd gen Stages meter
Garbaruk 1x chainring
Giro laceups
Corsa Speed tubs
Hiding out in the shed:
aero Speedplays
Finally, I won't have to swap over the meter and pedals anytime I want to ride that bike. I haven't used the small ring since I got it ride-able.
I sound like a wuss, but can't decide if I want to do the state TT champs or not. I haven't ridden the bike on the good tires yet for a good run.
My slow category even seems fast from old year's results. They did a pan flat coastal ride years past, and in morning perhaps with no wind. The top 3 all were 26 to 26.5mph for a 40k. Geesh.
I know I do routes with some rollers, **** pavement, and some wind......but my 10mi times with hills involved aren't even close. Like 24mph. I pulled a 23.5mph 18 miler as part of a duathlon having to hold back on a gentle rolling course.
If the best indicator of performance is performance, a'la Coggan, then I still suck too much to go do that. But maybe the pressure, preparation, and atmosphere may do me good.
All TT bike related. I like it enough I'm going to get it where I want it.
On the way:
used 5x130 170mm crank
used Dura Ace 2nd gen Stages meter
Garbaruk 1x chainring
Giro laceups
Corsa Speed tubs
Hiding out in the shed:
aero Speedplays
Finally, I won't have to swap over the meter and pedals anytime I want to ride that bike. I haven't used the small ring since I got it ride-able.
I sound like a wuss, but can't decide if I want to do the state TT champs or not. I haven't ridden the bike on the good tires yet for a good run.
My slow category even seems fast from old year's results. They did a pan flat coastal ride years past, and in morning perhaps with no wind. The top 3 all were 26 to 26.5mph for a 40k. Geesh.
I know I do routes with some rollers, **** pavement, and some wind......but my 10mi times with hills involved aren't even close. Like 24mph. I pulled a 23.5mph 18 miler as part of a duathlon having to hold back on a gentle rolling course.
If the best indicator of performance is performance, a'la Coggan, then I still suck too much to go do that. But maybe the pressure, preparation, and atmosphere may do me good.
#3760
BTS, you won't know how you stack up until you go do the race.
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#3761
Newbie racer
Meh, it'll be worth it just to be left the freak alone on the TT bike for an hour without getting hassled by some bull crap on a training ride or trying my local Strava segments.
Even if I'm not even close, the convenience of an undisturbed run is worth the $30.
Even if I'm not even close, the convenience of an undisturbed run is worth the $30.
#3762
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It sounds like you're pretty strong to me. It also sounds like you really want to do it, and you'll get to see how you do when **** gets real.
#3763
Newbie racer
Thanks!
Time to get real in terms of "simulation" workouts and planning for each like you would an event ride. Get the pacing strategies down. I busted my last 10mi workout, went out too hard guessing on using more in the first outbound halve due to the headwind outbound. Then had nothing for inbound (false flat back, but with tailwind). Ended up with a dead even out/in split when it should have been probably 2mph faster on the inbound.
I'm about to lose my marbles waiting on tires from PBK.
I'm going to contact a few higher category guys I do TT sim rides with and see if someone wants to carpool to do a recon ride sometime soon. No worries since they're in the faster category.
Time to get real in terms of "simulation" workouts and planning for each like you would an event ride. Get the pacing strategies down. I busted my last 10mi workout, went out too hard guessing on using more in the first outbound halve due to the headwind outbound. Then had nothing for inbound (false flat back, but with tailwind). Ended up with a dead even out/in split when it should have been probably 2mph faster on the inbound.
I'm about to lose my marbles waiting on tires from PBK.
I'm going to contact a few higher category guys I do TT sim rides with and see if someone wants to carpool to do a recon ride sometime soon. No worries since they're in the faster category.
#3764
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Is anyone doing Intelligentsia Cup this year? Thinking about going as a last hurrah before I take a few seasons off, the wife has approved! Plus there's a cat 2/3 field, so I may have a shot at an actual result. Just need to figure out travel and lodging
#3765
Yes I'll be there with some teammates!
Definitely worth the trip, it's a great race series.
Definitely worth the trip, it's a great race series.
#3766
I started my new job a week and a half ago. The coworker who sits next to me wears big, over-the-ear headphones to listen to music most of the day - no big deal. But she frequently starts singing along to whatever she is listening to in a fairly high-pitched tone. And I don't think she realizes how loud she can get when she does this. I have resorted to taking out my hearing aid and to wearing my own headphones as a result, and sometimes, I can hear her over my earbuds.
As the new guy, I'm not sure how to address this.
As the new guy, I'm not sure how to address this.
#3767
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I started my new job a week and a half ago. The coworker who sits next to me wears big, over-the-ear headphones to listen to music most of the day - no big deal. But she frequently starts singing along to whatever she is listening to in a fairly high-pitched tone. And I don't think she realizes how loud she can get when she does this. I have resorted to taking out my hearing aid and to wearing my own headphones as a result, and sometimes, I can hear her over my earbuds.
As the new guy, I'm not sure how to address this.
As the new guy, I'm not sure how to address this.
#3768
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I started my new job a week and a half ago. The coworker who sits next to me wears big, over-the-ear headphones to listen to music most of the day - no big deal. But she frequently starts singing along to whatever she is listening to in a fairly high-pitched tone. And I don't think she realizes how loud she can get when she does this. I have resorted to taking out my hearing aid and to wearing my own headphones as a result, and sometimes, I can hear her over my earbuds.
As the new guy, I'm not sure how to address this.
As the new guy, I'm not sure how to address this.
#3769
I'm not sure what she does. I'm sort of alone in this office. The rest of my team is in DC or NYC. But there are a lot of graphic designers around me.
#3770
Senior Member
She probably doesn't even realize she is singing along. I would just tell her, as lightly as a I could what she is doing and that it is a bit distracting. She'd probably be slightly embarrassed, but no big deal.
#3772
Killing Rabbits
It could be worse. A secretary I knew supported two mangers who would listen to loud music in their nearby offices. One played death metal and the other loved Christmas carols... so all of December she went mad listening to death carols.
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I've had issues with people playing their music at annoying levels at different jobs. Everyone has to get along so some rude person shouldn't be able to force their noise on everyone else. I almost got into fights over loud music at work but once I got old guys had mercy and turned their stuff down, or we would take turns annoying each other.
My last job they found out how much I hated "Hotel California" and three of them would blast it every time it came on. One guy even called my home phone and played it into my messages. I got a good laugh out of that. Another guy found a German cover and blasted that for me. Love the creativity.
My last job they found out how much I hated "Hotel California" and three of them would blast it every time it came on. One guy even called my home phone and played it into my messages. I got a good laugh out of that. Another guy found a German cover and blasted that for me. Love the creativity.
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