september 26, 2006

a few rides to talk about. nothing serious but short spins to and from somerville. on the way there the 24 minute mark was broken; 23:59. :) so that makes it more than a 4 minute difference from the spring until now. on the way back it was just a calm spin. the weather is changing though. long pants, shirt, a jersey, fleece vest, and full finger gloves helped me along the way yesterday morning.

have two days off this and next week. hopefully the weather is nice and i can get out for some real miles.

september 22, 2006

today was the first day that wearing extra socks and a long sleeve shirt wasnt a question. summer is officially gone in my eyes and soon less daytime to ride after resting my legs this week, and eating almost anything i wanted, it was important i went out today.

wanted to go up zion mountain a new way this afternoon and chose spring hill road as my challange. on the way out there another cyclist passed me after dropping my clif shot. once back on the bike catching him was a must! caught up and drafted for 2 miles before he turned. i was payed a nice compliment though and went on my way to climb. after climbing springhill zion rd is still the bitch of the bunch to the top of the mountain. there was some good grade and nice turns but it didnt have the consistant grade that zion rd does. with that done i made my way to the top for my quick decent.

after being passed while climbing some more by another rider, i caught up to them as well and headed down the hill. was a great day for riding.

d-27.02
t-1:28:24
as-18.34mph
ms-45.39mph

*passed 1800 miles today. 189 miles to go for 2000!

september 17, 2006

what a difference this past year has been. this time last year i did the ms hops to hops tour and it was hell! my legs shut down with 10 miles left and it was just painfull. this year though i plowed through it. after a slow start the hill came and i could fell the difference right there. all the riding on zion, longhill, and those roads here pays off. my ability to spin up the hill then change to standing with out burning up was extremly noticable.

i rode solo for the first 10 miles then hooked up with another rider that was riding with other people for the first time. after chatting and riding along with him we caught up to another rider who knew who i was! he recognized me from century road club and so we all road togehter. we lost the first guy at a rest stop where we refilled our water.

no tour ride would be complete for me without getting a flat or getting lost. so i got lost this time :) took off 5 miles off course with mike(the century road club member). eventually we got back on track and we realized how many people we were in front of before hand! we spun through and finished 3rd and 4th in the entire tour! it wasnt a competition but wow! there were over 100 people there.

after hanging out for a while to drink some beer :) i got mikes number so we could ride again. he rides in the winter which is exactly the kind of rider ive been needing to meet.

september 13, 2006

got out for a nice ride today. cloudy and cool but really nice tempature. getting those booties for my feet is going to be a must. also picking up some more clip on lights for these early sunsets. from the feeling of my legs ive decided to not ride until saturday just to give myself a nice rest until the tour on sunday. ride;

d-20.52
t-1:06:13
as-18.6mph
ms-40.46mph

september 11, 2006

did another long ride today. over 40 miles at a very high cadence. using it gave me a better ability to ride longer without getting tired. maybe i found a new riding style :) ill want to get out 2 more times hopefully before this sunday. i know i can do the 40 without a problem just want to figure out a good style to go with. ride;

d-40.99
t-2:06:15
as-19.48
ms-41.64

broke 1700 miles

september 4, 2006

first ride of fall today. because of the rain this weekend i did have to pull out the trainer :( put in 45 minutes which sucked but got me a little back into my groove. todays ride would have been much harder without that spin.

took a new route up zion hill(or is it sourland moutain? who knows). it was no where near the grade of zion road but it still climbed here and there. the ride was nice though with a small brook running along side the road most of the way up. once up it the ride became the usual. longhill/zion rd. to be honest, some of these roads are boring me. i want to get out and climb new places, see new things, and all that stuff. maybe next summer my license will be re enstated so i can travel some. it works for now though.

hops to hops tour is less than 2 weeks away :)

ride-28.5