august 31, 2006

well i got out on the last day of summer in my mind today. summer doesnt end on labor day for me, its the end of august. september just sounds like fall you know? anyway.

i rode home from somerville this morning getting in a little over 8 miles. but thats not all. chose to ride with the club tonight for the last race of the season. had to ride there since eric is MIA after his wheel problems. asking to ride with a C group and not the C+ group may have helped me out a bit during the ride.

me chain popped off, again. it happened half way through the second lap right before the second of three small climbs. this time though i chose to quickly pull over and put it back on. hopping back on my bike i knew there was work to do to catch the group. working possibly harder than i have all season i caught them! my lungs were on fire! not to boast, im proud of this. it took a lot of work to catch.

here comes fall!

todays miles-45.9
miles so far-1605.0

auagust 26, 2006

went to race thursday night but after warming up and riding out there i had chain problems :( right as my group was starting i shifted into my big front ring and the chain popped right off. gave a half modest effort to try and catch them but failed. just decided to turn around and head home. so im taking a few days off just to rest my legs. fall riding is going to be starting soon and my goal is to get in a few hundred more miles until winter comes. thinking of getting the cannondale back in shaoe for those rainy days when i dont want to take the scott out. have a lot of things to purchase before the cold starts to come. my days off will be spent cleaning and tuning and researching gear. when im not biking, im thinking about biking. :)

be back in a few days.

august 22, 2006

went for a morning ride before work today. proabably should have taken today as a rest day, but the weather was too nice not to ride. did some climbing and used some of the hints from the rider i rode with the other day. i didnt crack until the very top of zion where the grade get steep. on the way up longhill i was just tired. i miss my odometer though.

28.7 miles.

august 20, 2006

today i did it! havent been posting much beacause of rides before work with no time to sit and appreciate the miles i just pedeled. plus, my odometer has been lost! all my mileage has been calculated by using google earth. very cool program for looking at rides from a different angle. my big plan for the rest of the year is to now get to 2000 miles and also try a 100 mile ride! i hope to have another rider or two join me on that but if not ill go it alone.

riding has been good. im looking forward to the fall :)

august 12, 2006

been trying to ride as much as possible in the last couple weeks of warm weather. the cold is coming and i need to start getting all the gear so that riding in the winter can happen. right now though riding is going well. work is tiring me out some and ive missed the past two weeks of racing but getting out is still happening.

august 4, 2006

havent riden since monday not including commutes. did some lite weights on tuesday and the soreness was with me all week. but i think my body has been becoming tired. todays ride was good though. a little hot and still some humidity didnt have much effect on me. rode out to dutchtown-zion rd and climbed again :) this climb is not as steep as zion rd itself but is dragged out. i think that this ride takes a little more of your mental stamina than muscle. anyway, they still havent paved the second part of the road up there and it didnt feel good hearing all those little pebbles bounce off the scott. good ride though. have to get the bike tuned up soon;

d-24.51
t-1:17:40
as-18.9mph
ms-42.6mph