missed the prior 2 days (went in to work early), and i'm going to be on vacation til the 23rd.
however, i felt pretty awful today too. i woke up in time for sub5, but chose not to go, and i think it was the right choice as when i finally got out and on my own coast ride, i felt like i was crawling along and everything felt stiff and ugh.
total time: 1:55
mileage: 28.02
total ascent:2026ft
total mileage to date: 600.17
Saturday, September 13, 2008
9/10/08
just up to pomerado and back with paul.
my bad luck week continues with a staple in my rear wheel.
replaced the tube, theres a little pinhole in my tire itself, i put a glue patch on the backside of it, but it might need some further inspection later.
mileage: 25.74
total ascent 1420ft
total mileage to date: 572.15
my bad luck week continues with a staple in my rear wheel.
replaced the tube, theres a little pinhole in my tire itself, i put a glue patch on the backside of it, but it might need some further inspection later.
mileage: 25.74
total ascent 1420ft
total mileage to date: 572.15
9/9/08
first crash =[
was going down soledad into pacific beach. going downhill around a curve, there was some water there, and i couldnt really avoid it, or straighten up in time. low side fall, as the tires slipped out from under me. i think everything is ok, i have a bit of road rash on my arm, and i had to get my rear wheel trued. some scrapes on my brake levers and pedals, but i think everything is fine.
mileage: (started garmin late, think i'll add about 5mi): 21.13+5 = 26.13
total ascent 2506ft
total mileage to date: 546.41
was going down soledad into pacific beach. going downhill around a curve, there was some water there, and i couldnt really avoid it, or straighten up in time. low side fall, as the tires slipped out from under me. i think everything is ok, i have a bit of road rash on my arm, and i had to get my rear wheel trued. some scrapes on my brake levers and pedals, but i think everything is fine.
mileage: (started garmin late, think i'll add about 5mi): 21.13+5 = 26.13
total ascent 2506ft
total mileage to date: 546.41
Monday, September 8, 2008
9/8/09
monday ride with avery. up the coast to the cabo grill
time: 2:32
mileage: 37.39
total ascent: 2126 ft
total miles to date: 520.28
time: 2:32
mileage: 37.39
total ascent: 2126 ft
total miles to date: 520.28
Sunday, September 7, 2008
9/7/08 bike the bay SD
bike the bay SD (http://www.bikethebay.net) was a pretty awesome ride. it was an opportunity to ride on the coronado bridge, lots of the people there used the term "once in a lifetime" to describe it so it has to be a big deal right?
it was REALLY nice on the bridge, even with all the morning fog nice views in both directions going up and zooming down into coronado.
the rest of the ride was really enjoyable as well. i think the SDCBC did a really good job putting the ride together, and the nice bike paths in that area did not hurt.
i started in the 3rd wave (~100 riders each wave), after the bridge hooked up with a couple on a tandem and an SDBC rider to blast through coronado. at this point we found a pretty good group of about 6-7 other riders, and kept it going strong all the way back.
i think we finished the ~27 mile course in a little over an hour, but i had my clock running the whole time that i was sitting at the starting line so it shows up as a lot longer.
time: 2:08
mileage: 27.33
total ascent: 844ft
total miles to date: 482.89
it was REALLY nice on the bridge, even with all the morning fog nice views in both directions going up and zooming down into coronado.
the rest of the ride was really enjoyable as well. i think the SDCBC did a really good job putting the ride together, and the nice bike paths in that area did not hurt.
i started in the 3rd wave (~100 riders each wave), after the bridge hooked up with a couple on a tandem and an SDBC rider to blast through coronado. at this point we found a pretty good group of about 6-7 other riders, and kept it going strong all the way back.
i think we finished the ~27 mile course in a little over an hour, but i had my clock running the whole time that i was sitting at the starting line so it shows up as a lot longer.
time: 2:08
mileage: 27.33
total ascent: 844ft
total miles to date: 482.89
9/6/08 amtrak century
paul and i drove up to irvine and spent the night by UCI.
rode from UCI to the transit center, and joined up with sam, uri, dylan, steve, chuck and gisela for the amtrak century(http://www.ocw.org/Amtrak/Default.asp). definitely had a great ride. the weather going through pendelton was really overcast and cool perfect for cycling. it started to turn ultra nice and was a perfect socal day by the time we hit torrey pines.
i started feeling cramp twinges in delmar, but busted the margarita shotbloks and never full on cramped. if anything i probably had too much food during the ride, 3 packs of shot bloks(1 marg w/ salt), 2 powerbar gels, a clif bar, pack of sport beans, 2 bananas, 3-4 oranges, a couple cookies.
time: 8:06
mileage: 110.69
total ascent: 5164ft
total miles to date: 455.56
rode from UCI to the transit center, and joined up with sam, uri, dylan, steve, chuck and gisela for the amtrak century(http://www.ocw.org/Amtrak/Default.asp). definitely had a great ride. the weather going through pendelton was really overcast and cool perfect for cycling. it started to turn ultra nice and was a perfect socal day by the time we hit torrey pines.
i started feeling cramp twinges in delmar, but busted the margarita shotbloks and never full on cramped. if anything i probably had too much food during the ride, 3 packs of shot bloks(1 marg w/ salt), 2 powerbar gels, a clif bar, pack of sport beans, 2 bananas, 3-4 oranges, a couple cookies.
time: 8:06
mileage: 110.69
total ascent: 5164ft
total miles to date: 455.56
9/5/08
went with avery for the first time since he got back from ny. went up the coast to swami's. avery got a flat, so i actually got to use my CO2 inflator which is always fun.
had to miss a couple days prior, as i had a doctor's appointment, and the bike was in the shop getting tuned up. the tuneup, while useful for helping the shifting (stretched cables), did not fix the small creak/rattle/tap noise i get, in fact may have made it worse. not sure... it seems to go away when i turn it up a notch or two though. maybe i'm just not noticing as much when im working hard.
time: 2:07
mileage: 29.91
total ascent: 2114ft
total miles to date: 344.87
had to miss a couple days prior, as i had a doctor's appointment, and the bike was in the shop getting tuned up. the tuneup, while useful for helping the shifting (stretched cables), did not fix the small creak/rattle/tap noise i get, in fact may have made it worse. not sure... it seems to go away when i turn it up a notch or two though. maybe i'm just not noticing as much when im working hard.
time: 2:07
mileage: 29.91
total ascent: 2114ft
total miles to date: 344.87
8/31/08
lani's first ride ever. dylan, steve, rick, uri, vince and myself also. Started from manhattan beach went to the bridge, then through PV to pedro and back to sam's house.
another nice day for a bike ride.
time:5:16
mileage: 57.65
total ascent: 3740ft
total miles to date: 314.96
another nice day for a bike ride.
time:5:16
mileage: 57.65
total ascent: 3740ft
total miles to date: 314.96
8/30/08
rode with sub5 for the first time.
had a pretty rough start, someone crashed in front of us, so we called/waited for an ambulance, and somebody had a couple mechanical issues, but once we got rolling, it was a great ride. It was the first time i've been inside camp pendleton, which was a lot nicer for riding than i was expecting.
started feeling some cramping towards the end, i probably needed to have more to eat. i think i only brought one clif bar, and a pack of sport beans.
time: 5:36
mileage: 78.53
total ascent: 3577ft
total miles to date: 257.31
had a pretty rough start, someone crashed in front of us, so we called/waited for an ambulance, and somebody had a couple mechanical issues, but once we got rolling, it was a great ride. It was the first time i've been inside camp pendleton, which was a lot nicer for riding than i was expecting.
started feeling some cramping towards the end, i probably needed to have more to eat. i think i only brought one clif bar, and a pack of sport beans.
time: 5:36
mileage: 78.53
total ascent: 3577ft
total miles to date: 257.31
8/29/08
rode with paul up the coast.
time: 2:16
mileage: 30.06
total ascent: 2176ft
total miles to date: 178.78
time: 2:16
mileage: 30.06
total ascent: 2176ft
total miles to date: 178.78
8/27/08
another solo soledad morning ride.
time: 1:20
milage: 20.31
total ascent: 1878ft
total milage to date: 148.72
time: 1:20
milage: 20.31
total ascent: 1878ft
total milage to date: 148.72
8/25/08
paul was still out of commission, and avery was in new york.
slept a little more than usual and went up and around soledad.
mileage: 20.32
total ascent: 1958 ft
total miles to date: 128.41
slept a little more than usual and went up and around soledad.
mileage: 20.32
total ascent: 1958 ft
total miles to date: 128.41
8/23/08
paul wasn't feeling well, so we nixed our original plan of doing a century on saturday, and instead i went up to LA and went on an old school trancas ride with sam, dylan, uri, rick, and chuck.
it was definitely a pleasure with the new bike.
milage: 70.83
total milage: 108.09
it was definitely a pleasure with the new bike.
milage: 70.83
total milage: 108.09
first ride 8/21/08
first ride on my bike was a coast ride with Paul.
everything felt pretty good, it's definitely lighter and stiffer, and i felt like i lost a little less ground on the downhills and other sections that i usually had to work harder on.
note: i hadn't gotten my shoes "custom fit"ed yet, but they were still very comfy.
milage: 37.26
total milage: 37.26
everything felt pretty good, it's definitely lighter and stiffer, and i felt like i lost a little less ground on the downhills and other sections that i usually had to work harder on.
note: i hadn't gotten my shoes "custom fit"ed yet, but they were still very comfy.
milage: 37.26
total milage: 37.26
my new (relatively) bike
i got a new bike on 8/20/08.
decided to use this to keep track of mileage on it, as that was something i never really kept tabs on for my first bike.
i pretty much got as much top of the line stuff as i could. time to save up for a powertap
bike info:
decided to use this to keep track of mileage on it, as that was something i never really kept tabs on for my first bike.
i pretty much got as much top of the line stuff as i could. time to save up for a powertap
bike info:
| Frame | LeMond Triomphe Ultimate Min/Max Carbon |
|---|---|
| Fork | Bontrager Race X Lite Carbon/150GSM with Carbon Crown |
| Headset | Cane Creek IS8 Carbon |
| Crank | SRAM Force Carbon 53/39 with Integrated B/B |
| Pedals | Shimano PD-7800 dura-ace spd-sl |
| Front Derailleur | SRAM Force 10spd |
| Rear Derailleur | SRAM Force 10spd Carbon |
| Shift/Brake Levers | SRAM Force 10spd Double Tap Carbon |
| Cassette | SRAM PC-1090, 11-26 10 spd |
| Wheel System | Bontrager Aeolus 5.0 Carbon Clincher wheelsystem |
| Tires | Bontrager Race X Lite 700x23c |
| Brakes | SRAM Force with Bontrager Carbon Pads |
| Handlebar | Bontrager Race XXX Lite Carbon VR |
| Stem | Bontrager Race XXX Lite Carbon, 12 degree, 31.8 |
| Saddle | Bontrager Race X Lite Pro with Ti Rails |
| Seatpost | Bontrager Race XXX Lite Carbon |
| Cages | Bontrager Race XXX Lite Carbon Cage x2 |
| Shoes | Shimano SH-R300 Shoes |
| Computer | Garmin forerunner 305 w/ cadence sensor |
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