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07-16-17, 05:29 AM
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07-16-17, 05:41 AM
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Ugh. Metric with the Tri-geek-in-training today. Of course, I had a horrible night of sleep (baby, mostly, but also wheels turning on a route option that was sent to me late last night) and I woke feeling a tired, a little achy and slightly stuffy. Good thing it's only a metric with the tri-geek-in-training or I might be in trouble.
07-16-17, 06:30 AM
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Somehow I don't believe that. I won't ask you to prove it though. It was one of those things that made me flinch when I was writing it, wondering if this was the right crowd. Then I remembered our fearless leader.
07-16-17, 07:05 AM
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That's the thing. She very well may, but then will ride it off in a small matter of time.
There are few places where one can share their passion with one of their hero's in life. There was a certain amount of awe in my silly hypoxic state, as I watched her motor away.
There are few places where one can share their passion with one of their hero's in life. There was a certain amount of awe in my silly hypoxic state, as I watched her motor away.
07-16-17, 07:06 AM
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07-16-17, 09:20 AM
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07-16-17, 11:55 AM
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Well, I'm laid up. Monday I hurt my lower back while building a rack for a customer, and then was messed up good for days. Then Thurs was tolerable, and Friday was actually fine, so I was making all sorts of plans to catch up riding, etc... and then Sat morning it went out again, and today I can barely stand/walk. This sucks.
So I got no ride reports or anything. Kudus to all y'all, though.
So I got no ride reports or anything. Kudus to all y'all, though.
07-16-17, 12:21 PM
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Well, I'm laid up. Monday I hurt my lower back while building a rack for a customer, and then was messed up good for days. Then Thurs was tolerable, and Friday was actually fine, so I was making all sorts of plans to catch up riding, etc... and then Sat morning it went out again, and today I can barely stand/walk. This sucks.
So I got no ride reports or anything. Kudus to all y'all, though.
So I got no ride reports or anything. Kudus to all y'all, though.
07-16-17, 01:04 PM
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Well, I'm laid up. Monday I hurt my lower back while building a rack for a customer, and then was messed up good for days. Then Thurs was tolerable, and Friday was actually fine, so I was making all sorts of plans to catch up riding, etc... and then Sat morning it went out again, and today I can barely stand/walk. This sucks.
So I got no ride reports or anything. Kudus to all y'all, though.
So I got no ride reports or anything. Kudus to all y'all, though.
07-16-17, 01:11 PM
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Well, I got in my double metric half, but it was solo - friend had to reschedule. I headed out in to a headwind and feeling kinda crummy, so I wasn't sure if I'd do the full route or if I'd cut it short. At the last second, I decided to stay the course. Glad I did - it's always nice to turn around expecting your headwind to turn in to a tail wind and then having it actually happen.
07-16-17, 01:14 PM
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Oh, and I completed the ride on only a small bowl of oatmeal, a banana, and a Pearson's Nut Roll (and some water, obv) - does this mean I'm a fat-adapted machine, now? I mean, I realize that I consumed the cycling holy trinity of food fuel, but still.
07-16-17, 01:17 PM
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Farmer tan
Well, I'm laid up. Monday I hurt my lower back while building a rack for a customer, and then was messed up good for days. Then Thurs was tolerable, and Friday was actually fine, so I was making all sorts of plans to catch up riding, etc... and then Sat morning it went out again, and today I can barely stand/walk. This sucks.
So I got no ride reports or anything. Kudus to all y'all, though.
So I got no ride reports or anything. Kudus to all y'all, though.
Been there a few times.
Rest and don't try to stretch it yet.
Sounds work related, which totally sucks. They shouldn't have you building racks.
07-16-17, 01:30 PM
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No choice on that last one. Good help is hard to find. Had to have a talk with my new assistant guy about falling asleep on the job Friday... ugh.
07-16-17, 06:46 PM
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07-16-17, 06:48 PM
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07-16-17, 06:49 PM
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Went well. We decided to ride short and it was probably smart because we barely broke a sweat and had a lot of fun. The long riders were treated to some long 10% climbs and were a little grumpy at lunch and even grumpier at the end. 
Anyway, we rode from Elizabethtown to Hershey and played around there for awhile. On the way home, lunch was at some farm in the middle of nowhere where the people run a catering service.
We finished up the last few miles on a chip trail on an old RR bed. I call this pic The Final Cut for all of you Pink Floyd fans.
The Final Cut by trsnrtr, on Flickr
Anyway, we rode from Elizabethtown to Hershey and played around there for awhile. On the way home, lunch was at some farm in the middle of nowhere where the people run a catering service.
We finished up the last few miles on a chip trail on an old RR bed. I call this pic The Final Cut for all of you Pink Floyd fans.
The Final Cut by trsnrtr, on Flickr
07-16-17, 06:51 PM
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07-16-17, 06:55 PM
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Thanks folks.
@Heathpack, I actually decided to stop and smell the roses on the way down, and snap some pictures. The road is really so bad, that a quick descent isn't possible.
This race is just one of those things I would love to do well on, but just turns into a fight with myself. I was wondering what would happen to my drop bag if I didn't make it up to fetch it, just stuff like that. I took 9 minutes off my best, and I plan on taking that much or more off next year.
@Heathpack, I actually decided to stop and smell the roses on the way down, and snap some pictures. The road is really so bad, that a quick descent isn't possible.
This race is just one of those things I would love to do well on, but just turns into a fight with myself. I was wondering what would happen to my drop bag if I didn't make it up to fetch it, just stuff like that. I took 9 minutes off my best, and I plan on taking that much or more off next year.
07-16-17, 07:01 PM
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Well, I'm laid up. Monday I hurt my lower back while building a rack for a customer, and then was messed up good for days. Then Thurs was tolerable, and Friday was actually fine, so I was making all sorts of plans to catch up riding, etc... and then Sat morning it went out again, and today I can barely stand/walk. This sucks.
So I got no ride reports or anything. Kudus to all y'all, though.
So I got no ride reports or anything. Kudus to all y'all, though.
07-16-17, 07:29 PM
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07-16-17, 08:44 PM
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I ended up taking a nap this afternoon instead. So it goes.
07-16-17, 08:45 PM
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That's not a recent picture. You're not fooling us.
Wow, you all weren't kidding about floods in Arizona.
At least 9 die in Arizona flash flooding - CNN.com
Wow, you all weren't kidding about floods in Arizona.
At least 9 die in Arizona flash flooding - CNN.com
07-16-17, 08:56 PM
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That reminds me--last Wednesday I did a gravel cycling adventure. Well, a couple hundred feet.
There's a sunflower field near the river that I've never seen before. So, being the true road cyclist I decided to journey via bicycle.
This is what I saw.
It was late evening and the sunflowers were past peak. Still, I think I could have seen more blooms if I wondered down the pathway (there were other people doing the same). But it was too late to explore.
At sunset I was ~9 miles away from home and I don't have a front light. Oops. #CyclingAdventures
There's a sunflower field near the river that I've never seen before. So, being the true road cyclist I decided to journey via bicycle.
This is what I saw.
It was late evening and the sunflowers were past peak. Still, I think I could have seen more blooms if I wondered down the pathway (there were other people doing the same). But it was too late to explore.
At sunset I was ~9 miles away from home and I don't have a front light. Oops. #CyclingAdventures