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06-21-21, 04:29 AM
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06-21-21, 04:30 AM
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06-21-21, 04:30 AM
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06-21-21, 05:35 AM
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Photo of Embid carrying Ben Simmons through the playoffs. Embid did his part.
06-21-21, 05:51 AM
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06-21-21, 06:25 AM
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Good luck on the dr. appt. I see my family doc on Wednesday and can't wait.
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06-21-21, 06:32 AM
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Kudos. My Garmin 1030 decided on the last two rides that it won't talk to my iPhone anymore. This seems to happen every few weeks. Not a big deal since my 1030 uploads as soon as I pull up in the driveway via WIFI. Still, it's the random crap from Garmin devices that pisses one off.
Good luck on the dr. appt. I see my family doc on Wednesday and can't wait.
Good luck on the dr. appt. I see my family doc on Wednesday and can't wait.
After a power meter of course.
06-21-21, 06:53 AM
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06-21-21, 06:54 AM
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06-21-21, 07:02 AM
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06-21-21, 07:11 AM
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06-21-21, 07:26 AM
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06-21-21, 07:28 AM
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06-21-21, 07:40 AM
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Yes. Security at the front desk. We have to key in and out every time we enter/leave the building. You can apparently bring folding scooters in (saw someone do it a couple of weeks ago) but not full sized bikes. It's only 1.75 miles from home to office, but it's very humid out.
06-21-21, 08:08 AM
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Yes. Security at the front desk. We have to key in and out every time we enter/leave the building. You can apparently bring folding scooters in (saw someone do it a couple of weeks ago) but not full sized bikes. It's only 1.75 miles from home to office, but it's very humid out.
06-21-21, 08:22 AM
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Yes. Security at the front desk. We have to key in and out every time we enter/leave the building. You can apparently bring folding scooters in (saw someone do it a couple of weeks ago) but not full sized bikes. It's only 1.75 miles from home to office, but it's very humid out.
06-21-21, 09:46 AM
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Ended up with 6 bottles, 2 gels, one rice krispy treat and a banana. Was not enough, I got spit out the back at about mile 60, really dehydrated and running out of gas. I blew myself up trying to catch back up to a group after stopping some water, managed to catch them and hang on for a while but after my 4th pull I just fell off. If I hadn't been dropped, I probably would have finished at about a 19mph average.
There were two hills that were particularly brutal, one called Juniper Swamp Road and the other called Patterson Hill Road. Juniper swamp got to about twenty one percent on sand / gravel / dirt with an average of 13.8 for the steep part of the climb. It was really hard to keep traction while standing to climb, but I made it up when most others around got up and walked. Patterson Hill got to 45% YES 45! and I was climbing at about 1MPH, spun out in the dirt and had to bail off of the bike. Was able to get back on and finish the climb. On a dirt downhill following, there was a semi surprising left hand turn I hit going too fast, skidded out and ended up off the road but upright. Most fun was a long downhill dirt stretch in a group of people where I hit 48.
This ride was about 10x as hard as the century I did last month with 3100 feet of climbing. The rough dirt roads beat me up, my neck was sore, my stomach was killing me (I had a gas bubble stuck) and it was extremely hot. It was also incredibly fun and I can't wait until next year. I finished in the top third overall and 17th in the 41-49 group. Can't complain.
There were two hills that were particularly brutal, one called Juniper Swamp Road and the other called Patterson Hill Road. Juniper swamp got to about twenty one percent on sand / gravel / dirt with an average of 13.8 for the steep part of the climb. It was really hard to keep traction while standing to climb, but I made it up when most others around got up and walked. Patterson Hill got to 45% YES 45! and I was climbing at about 1MPH, spun out in the dirt and had to bail off of the bike. Was able to get back on and finish the climb. On a dirt downhill following, there was a semi surprising left hand turn I hit going too fast, skidded out and ended up off the road but upright. Most fun was a long downhill dirt stretch in a group of people where I hit 48.
This ride was about 10x as hard as the century I did last month with 3100 feet of climbing. The rough dirt roads beat me up, my neck was sore, my stomach was killing me (I had a gas bubble stuck) and it was extremely hot. It was also incredibly fun and I can't wait until next year. I finished in the top third overall and 17th in the 41-49 group. Can't complain.
06-21-21, 09:53 AM
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Ended up with 6 bottles, 2 gels, one rice krispy treat and a banana. Was not enough, I got spit out the back at about mile 60, really dehydrated and running out of gas. I blew myself up trying to catch back up to a group after stopping some water, managed to catch them and hang on for a while but after my 4th pull I just fell off. .
Was there support on the course, or how did you get water?
06-21-21, 09:54 AM
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Something in the air.
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06-21-21, 10:03 AM
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06-21-21, 10:04 AM
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06-21-21, 10:15 AM
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I got my sit-stand desk today. So far so good.
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06-21-21, 10:18 AM
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06-21-21, 10:30 AM
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