No, that's not the combination to my locker. :)
The SAS Pro ride on Wednesday left the parking lot with 13 riders, gained 7 on Weston Blvd, then 6 of us opted for the short route and 1 got dropped (finally it wasn't me!!).
Great ride today and the "Friday" group finally showed up for a Wednesday ride which meant I had a few more semi-pro riders to keep me company.
Other than the heat, it was "too hot to stop", it was great ride. We kept a good pace the whole way with a few attacks to keep it interesting. Didn't notice any new bikes but we had a "shirt-less wonder" join in (shirts really should be required on group rides), and Mary "look at me I'm in Fortune magazine" was sporting a new set of wheels.
In the end logged 20 miles through Cary and Morrisville.
-Dwight.
Showing posts with label SAS ride. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SAS ride. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
Make-up ride
Wasn't able to join the Thorns and Roses this weekend so I road with a group of 4 from SAS.
It's been said resently that my posts are a bit verbose, so just for this once I'll make it quick.
Road 22 miles that went something like this: easy start, tough hills at easy pace, very fast pace line, blew up my legs, recovered and caught group, blew them up again on huge hill, caught group, couldn't stay with group and got stuck at a light, fought gravity and blowed up legs the last 3 miles on a different route, beat the group back!
Have a great week everyone!!
-Dwight.
It's been said resently that my posts are a bit verbose, so just for this once I'll make it quick.
Road 22 miles that went something like this: easy start, tough hills at easy pace, very fast pace line, blew up my legs, recovered and caught group, blew them up again on huge hill, caught group, couldn't stay with group and got stuck at a light, fought gravity and blowed up legs the last 3 miles on a different route, beat the group back!
Have a great week everyone!!
-Dwight.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
23 miles and almost got drenched
Missed a downpour by 5 minutes!
I did the medium SAS route today that's touted as 25 miles but I somehow end up with 23.3 every time. :) My average speed went up a little today to 16.6 from 16.2 last week. I was at almost 17 before the last couple of hills bit me.
Oh yeah, did the "break away" again, but only lead the main group by 5 minutes today. They still didn't catch me so I guess it's time to go ahead and ride out with them. I'll just have to suck it up while they pound through the first few miles that should be a warm-up.
The ride did start out a little bumpy. Dropped my chain at the light turning left onto Weston. This is a busy intersection where you really don't want to do that! Luckily there were some nice motorists who let me recover and pedal through.
Then, later on Weston there was some construction where they created about 6 "speed bumps" spaced about 20 feet apart. Well the last one threw my water bottle (OK it was store bought gator aid bottle - that's another story) and it skid behind me for 30 feet or so almost catching me while I came to a stop.
Speaking of speed bumps, I decided to hit the 10 mph bump I mentioned last week even faster today and did it at almost 12 mph, but paid for it. I forgot that it's a false plateau and the hill keeps going up. :( OUCH!
Ended the ride by going through the Apartment complex that corners Cary Pkwy and Chapel Hill road and then up hill the rest of the way back to SAS.
By the time I showered and got back to my office it was pouring outside. Great timing!!
- Moot
I did the medium SAS route today that's touted as 25 miles but I somehow end up with 23.3 every time. :) My average speed went up a little today to 16.6 from 16.2 last week. I was at almost 17 before the last couple of hills bit me.
Oh yeah, did the "break away" again, but only lead the main group by 5 minutes today. They still didn't catch me so I guess it's time to go ahead and ride out with them. I'll just have to suck it up while they pound through the first few miles that should be a warm-up.
The ride did start out a little bumpy. Dropped my chain at the light turning left onto Weston. This is a busy intersection where you really don't want to do that! Luckily there were some nice motorists who let me recover and pedal through.
Then, later on Weston there was some construction where they created about 6 "speed bumps" spaced about 20 feet apart. Well the last one threw my water bottle (OK it was store bought gator aid bottle - that's another story) and it skid behind me for 30 feet or so almost catching me while I came to a stop.
Speaking of speed bumps, I decided to hit the 10 mph bump I mentioned last week even faster today and did it at almost 12 mph, but paid for it. I forgot that it's a false plateau and the hill keeps going up. :( OUCH!
Ended the ride by going through the Apartment complex that corners Cary Pkwy and Chapel Hill road and then up hill the rest of the way back to SAS.
By the time I showered and got back to my office it was pouring outside. Great timing!!
- Moot
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