#8064828 - 01/28/15 01:00 AM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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gamby
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hows everyones first month going? had a 190 mile week last week, just undr 600 miles and 40hrs so far. first race is feb 22, have to race against jeremiah bishop, keck baker who is the virginia state road race shamp, jared neiters who is the national stxc champion, gordon wadsworth who is national ss champ and a slew of other fast dudes in a 50 mile gravel grinder. oof. gonna be fast
Just got 18+" of snow today. Temps in the teens for the next 7 days. Looks like I'll be on the trainer for much of February. 
I managed to ride in the snow on the cross bike for an hour on Sunday. I think I'm around 100 miles outside for the month (haven't added it up yet).
Gonna sign up for a 43 mile road/dirt ride (Rhodekill Classic) at the end of March. Should be fun.
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#8093612 - 02/15/15 04:11 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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gamby
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I've done ~75 total. 
Another foot of snow last night and no sign of anything melting anytime soon.
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#8093656 - 02/15/15 04:44 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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nato2377
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screw that! lol it was 4 here today with 60mph winds. brrr
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#8093769 - 02/15/15 06:23 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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gamby
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screw that! lol it was 4 here today with 60mph winds. brrr
You're riding outdoors in 4 degree weather?!
Are you doing this offroad???
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#8094119 - 02/16/15 01:12 AM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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gamby
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hell no i sat my ass indoors today LOL im not that crazy. i havent even ridden mtb this year, its all been road and trainer.
Ah, I don't have a mileage counter on my trainer, so I just do it by time. In that case, I'm on my trainer 3 hours a week. I've been good about doing hard interval sessions each time.
JT--badass in getting out there at 10F! I'm jealous of the fatbike, but the snow here is too deep for even a fatbike. I'd have to find some groomed XC ski trails.
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#8097450 - 02/18/15 09:04 AM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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Risky Business
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Just over a 100 miles YTD on the rollers  Pretty pathetic.
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#8105778 - 02/24/15 03:15 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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stickaz_old
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nice!
I'm at like 120-130 miles YTD lol. Basically its down so much because I changed my cleats/shoes/pedals and still dont have it right. My left knee is hurting a bit so I dont want to do too much until I get it right.
I think its as simple as my seat being about a half inch too high now [my former shoes were mtb clipless so they sit a bit harder than the tri shoes I swapped to]
ebikin' y0
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#8106345 - 02/25/15 12:17 AM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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gamby
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woo hoo, got notification today that i got a slected for a sponsorship with Tailwind Nutrition for 2015. that makes 2 now! lol
RAD.
BTW--I still have that July 11 race in MA in my phone's calendar and I'm going to try to keep it open in case you need me to crew for you.
Meanwhile, we've had one thaw day which didn't do much. Snowing a few inches tonight after a couple of days in the teens. I'm stuck on the trainer for at least another 2 weeks. Praying for a warm week by mid-March to do some serious melting.
I've been doing some hard intervals on the trainer with the mindset of "this will make me faster".
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#8111031 - 02/27/15 05:47 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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gamby
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As much as I hate the whole internet "Z0MG you need a $400 fitting before you even look at your bike!!!11!" thing, maybe getting looked at for seat position/height might not be a bad idea. If you have "bro status" at an LBS, they might not even charge for it (if you bring a 6-pack/food).
I moved my saddle forward in the rails and now I can have it parallel to the ground, where I used to have it pointing down. Getting a new saddle soon, doe--current one gets uncomfortable after 50 miles.
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#8111333 - 02/27/15 09:40 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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stickaz_old
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in my uber-scientific guess-n-check method I raised the seat ~0.5" and moved it forward ~0.5"
in the aerobars I was crusing 19+ on some segments on the ride back in the dark and my knee felt good. I dare say I nailed it. I was fully thinking I was just simply slower now because of running too much or not biking enough or who knows
the entire year I've been limiting my speed because my damn left knee would hurt if I pushed it [sad to admit this]
I was even mostly mtbike commuting because of it
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#8111584 - 02/28/15 11:09 AM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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gamby
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That Avatar looks like the shape that has worked well for me in other "heavier" saddles. I need something in the 145-150mm range. I have a skinny ass, but my sit bones are wide. I get raped by a 130mm saddle. 
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#8111735 - 02/28/15 02:42 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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gamby
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I don't know how you ride road in that. With no wind, it's no biggie in the woods, but on the road? Fuh dat shihhh
I'm still putting off today's impending 1.5 hour trainer sesh.
More snow coming tomorrow. I seriously don't foresee many miles in March. This sucks.
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#8111737 - 02/28/15 02:44 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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nato2377
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well it was sunny, so that helped, a friend came so that helped to suffer with someone else lol the wind did suck though, i started dogging pretty hard the last 20 miles. i rode that route 3 times this month, the first i did it solo at 17 avg, today was 15.7 and hurt 2x as bad lol
that sucks you are getting more snow 
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#8121250 - 03/07/15 02:20 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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nato2377
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"nice" out for once, just got 10" of snow on thursday, today was like 36 degrees, which felt like a heat wave, so i slapped my mud tires on my cx bike and did 40 miles in 2hr 40min with 3900ft of climb
1310 miles and 83.5hrs of riding ytd
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#8121976 - 03/08/15 05:40 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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another 55 miles and 4K of climb today, woo hoo! both rides this weekend on mud tires, which sucked on the road!
Man, I wish I had access to climbing like that here.
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#8121980 - 03/08/15 05:45 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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volty
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Yesterday race was cancelled due to conditions. And today its ~49 degrees out. Weather.
And I was inside on daddy day care duty. Sadface.
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#8122051 - 03/08/15 07:19 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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nato2377
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another 55 miles and 4K of climb today, woo hoo! both rides this weekend on mud tires, which sucked on the road! Man, I wish I had access to climbing like that here.
thats nothing, i can go out and get 5k in 35 miles if i tried lol
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#8122224 - 03/08/15 11:34 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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gamby
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Killin' it, nato. 
The thaw has finally started here, but the roads are sketchy to run on, nevermind ride on.
My most frequently-used path doesn't get plowed. I have to look in the the other one. I'm thinking the frost heaves this year are going to be a nightmare (on the paths and on the roads).
I still don't think I'll be out there by end of March. We'll see.
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#8127784 - 03/12/15 12:06 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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shamrok
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https://youtu.be/EdSEsvJMBG0 suggest watching on mute sound is borked and I'm too lazy to upload a fixed replacement right now.
small sampling of what we get to race on this weekend. relatively short distance (even cat 2 ~ 12 mi)... But this place abuses you badly. Two laps and I feel it the next day.
Edited by shamrok (03/12/15 12:24 PM)
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#8128285 - 03/12/15 05:22 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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gamby
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Looks like a really nice trail, though. The climbs look brutal, and a few really rocky sections, but it doesn't look as treacherous on film.
The woods around here are a lot more dense, for the most part. Cool to see singletrack with that much elbow room.
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#8128657 - 03/12/15 11:26 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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gamby
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I'd still love to ride it. 
I would not want to race it doe. 
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