#5554931 - 05/11/11 01:31 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
[Re: Sir Ironpool]
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DWalk
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so impressed with what youre getting done man.
600 miles? just ride to vegas and back 
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#5561436 - 05/14/11 03:31 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
[Re: nato2377]
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Cheesegoggles
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I see. That blows.
We had a wet eight-corner course and averaged 22 mph. And I actually felt pretty good fitness wise. I think I'm ready to upgrade largely because I'm tired of some of the squirrely handling in the 5s.
We have a hand cycling race right now. This guy must be a national champion based on his jersey. I'm not sure how well my phone pic is going to show it but he is an absolute beast.
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#5561580 - 05/14/11 06:04 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
[Re: Sir Ironpool]
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robbbby
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70 miles, awesome. you going to replace the helmet, you always should after a good bang. A few years ago I had just dropped $200 on a lid and a week later was riding on the paved bike path and just had a freak slip up and banged my head. It sucked replacing the helmet but i'd rather lose $200 then be a vegetable.
Today I only got 32 miles in on the road bike, averaged 19mph  It was so windy and cloudy I thought I was going to get stuck in the rain.
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#5576334 - 05/21/11 01:31 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
[Re: Cheesegoggles]
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nato2377
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Loc: Denver, CO
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man i had a rough race today. cat 4/5 road race, 40 miles. started off ok, but like 2 miles in a dude breaks and no one goes after him. he gets maybe 200 meters before someone else decides to go after him. he gets a gap and im like shit i better go to. rolling almost 35mph to catch this guy, i catch the other guy trying to bridge and we catch the guy in like a mile. i look behind and my friend jeff came with us so we have a 4 man group like 10-20ish seconds off the pack. something like that. we hit the first climb and freaking roll up it, but the pack catches us. as we sit down at the top, another guy breaks. no one chased him. so dumb me leads the peloton for like 3 miles before i just stop pedaling, slide to the left so someone else can pull. it was fast first few miles and i tried to slide back into the pack to recover. i was hanging around the front but man were people pushing the pace on the hills( i saw anywhere from 7%-11% for the hills) and im usually a good hills rider. i lasted 15 miles before i lost touch with the pack. so then i was solo for the next 15 miles, rolling about 23-25 on the flats trying to not let any of the other dropped riders catch me. i pick off 2 other guys who got dropped and put a gap on them, but they teamed up and caught me around 30 miles and i hopped on their wheel and we rotated pulls the rest of the race. i forgot my HR monitor, but i had to be at 90% of max the whole race. the last 10 miles sucked. every time i took a drink i threw it back up into my mouth and i was fighting cramps. but i wasnt going to quit. i ended up finishing 29th out of 52 including 5 riders who DNF. i had absolutely nothing left at the end. all in all im not to dissapointed cuz like i said, i gave it all i had. i got a nice tan and a hell of a good workout in. heres the garmin link. 40 miles in 2:00.xx, 20.3 mp avg., ascent was around 530 ft a lap. lap was 6.3 miles. im glad i didnt do the 52 mile 3/4 race. 10 guys dropped out by the 2nd lap.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/87050435
oh yeah, and the guy that attacked at the top off the first climb was OTF for the whole race. on the last lap he had a 50 second lead then popped. should have waited one more lap! lol
Edited by nato2377 (05/21/11 01:35 PM)
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#5577202 - 05/22/11 10:49 AM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
[Re: nato2377]
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Cheesegoggles
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I could have raced yesterday but woke up to wet roads and decided I wasn't doing that two weekends in a row. Ended up being a beautiful day and might have dried up by the 4/5 race, but my bike would still have been filthy from driving out there and needed a cleaning again, so I didn't mind skipping.
And, actually, I really haven't gotten out to just ride in what seems like forever. Its been racing or trainer time. So got up this morning, left at 7 am and went out for almost 40 miles. With no traffic had some good opportunities to get into the drops and drill it for several minutes at a time. Probably some of the best training I've had. 38.8 miles, 1,800 feet of climbing, 18.4 mph average. Nothing crazy but good pace for me on a ride in the city.
As an added bonus, I had my first encounter with a suicidal squirrel this morning. Doing somewhere between 25 and 30 mph when I seem him coming from the left and already on my side of the road. Not much I can do at that point but clench my teeth and pray. Luckily, it bounced off the side of my rim. A couple of riders I had recently passed were behind me and at the next light said it turned around after hitting me and made a mad dash for one of their bikes. Good way to spike one's blood pressure.
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#5579341 - 05/23/11 05:22 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
[Re: Cheesegoggles]
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nato2377
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Registered: 07/09/07
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Loc: Denver, CO
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i see your 1800 feet of climb in 39 miles and raise you 3200 ft of climb in 28 miles 
hour and 55 minutes. 15.7 mph avg.
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#5584488 - 05/25/11 04:35 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
[Re: nato2377]
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nato2377
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#5587125 - 05/26/11 06:04 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
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Sir Ironpool
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#5603328 - 06/04/11 01:53 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
[Re: robbbby]
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nato2377
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Registered: 07/09/07
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Loc: Denver, CO
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had a road race today, was a combined 3/4 race. first time racing with cat 3's ( im only a 4) finished 7th. was supposed to be 35 miles but got cut one lap short because they lost track of what lap we were on. doh! here is the garmin link. new heartrate best, 198 bpm!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/90087442
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#5615886 - 06/10/11 04:09 PM
Re: Cyclists that race - training
[Re: Cheesegoggles]
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nato2377
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Registered: 07/09/07
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Loc: Denver, CO
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yeah hopefully i dont get dropped off the pack in 15 miles again like the last hilly race i did. that was mainly due to trying to race on a krispy kreme donut. dumb idea. heres my new to me weapon for the off season from road. all my buddies are tranisitioning to cross after the road season is over so i decided to join them so i wont be lonely on the road.
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