Great Lakes - Did you ride today?

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5/27 = yes. 15 miles or so with the in-laws along the Gilman trail. Nice slow ride. I was hauling my son in the trailoer and he melted down - making my wife give me the go ahead to haul a$$ back. Nothing like hauling a trailer at 22+ mph with a homemade siren screaming in the back. No need to call "on your left".

5/27 = YES

i did a little roller repeat. it takes me about 13 miles to find a roller! at this point there is this nice little 4.5 mile stretch of rolliness. i rode thru it then turned back and hit it again. not much, but i am doing all i can to prepare for the HHH while riding in will county. its tough. plus, the legs were dead to me today. good times.

My Ride (http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/episode/view.do?episodePk.pkValue=2854361)

36.53 miles / 17 mph avg

later.

5/28 yes

I am in recursive's neighborhood. Mineral Point from the beltline to Lake Wingra, 3 laps around the lake and back out. 30 miles.

5/28 = YES = Fourth Day In A Row!

34 miles today of just pure spinning. my legs wanted nothing to do with anything else. i did try to hammer it over a couple of overpasses though. later.

got in 50 miles yesterday :) My bike is squeaking from the rear cassette :(, sucky :( I have my first tri this coming weekend :)

5/28 = Yep, indeed.

33 miles of hills with Psimet. The legs felt very good today. See the HHH Training thread for details.

5/27 13 miles @ Westside park on the White River Greenway
5/28 17.8 miles @ Cardinal Greenway starting from McGalliard.

75 miles. my longest ride so far. i'm beat!

5/28=Yes

33 miles with CyLowe in Bull Valley. Up down, up down. Broke 50 mph for the first time in a long time. Still just shy of 1000 miles this year. Not being able to start riding until April really hurt this year. Then again 1,000 miles in 2 months isn't too bad for me.

....now will I commute tomorrow?.....stay tuned....

5/28 120 miles, 220 for the weekend, 700 this month, 1200 for the year.

Thinking about heading down to Blue Mounds this Saturday and riding some on the HHH course. Anyone going to be around?

5/29 = Yes

Commute. Today's ride was interesting considering the hills we did yesterday. Something wierd is going on with my left leg. I think I pulled a muscle I didn't realize I had....

5/29 - Rode 17.8 miles at the Greenway (North) from McGalliard. I've moved my seat forward a bit and it made a big difference. Avg went down the drain to 15 mph due to some slower family riders who were weaving across the whole path :) no biggie they were cool (on the return trip)....on the way to the North end (where the drinking fountain is) I was above 18mph and at 20mph for a most of the time...

5/30: Yep.

22 mile lunch jaunt. Short steep hills. Perfect weather. Little wind to deal with. Great ride!

5/30 = YES

24 miles up in Bull Valley.

later.

22 miles, plenty of wind this evening. It picked up to 16mph with 20-25mph gusts. So another slog south coupled with a joyride north!

5/30 yes. 25 miles and caught in the rain again. Was heading down to Diamond Bluff when we noticed the wind, which had been blowing up near 20, had let up. Turned around at that point and when we got back out of the valley we saw this big black wall moving in from the SW. Turned it up a notch, retraced our route and almost made it back to town. I was coming down the mile long hill known as Happy Valley RD when it started to pour. Stopped under a tree to put the helmet cover on, and continued. About four miles in the rain this week. Didn't rain as hard as last week on me, but I was just as wet when I got home!
Link to the Diamond Bluf ride: http://www.routeslip.com/routes/18958

Yes 41.1 miles, short of the 70 miles I needed to break 300 for the month.

6/1 = Yes - Commute again. Saw a big turtle on the banks digging holes. Got jumped by some Canadian geese, and almost made a chipmunk a spoke decorator. There's also this tiny little bunny that races me each time I come through that section. Jumps right out on the trail in front of me and then proceeds to run along the trail instead of across it.

5/31 = Kinda - put in a session on the trainer last night after my son went to bed. I know it's horrible to ride a trainer at the end of May, but it is the only way I can get interval sessions in.

6/1 = Yes - Commute again. Saw a big turtle on the banks digging holes. Got jumped by some Canadian geese, and almost made a chipmunk a spoke decorator. There's also this tiny little bunny that races me each time I come through that section. Jumps right out on the trail in front of me and then proceeds to run along the trail instead of across it.

5/31 = Kinda - put in a session on the trainer last night after my son went to bed. I know it's horrible to ride a trainer at the end of May, but it is the only way I can get interval sessions in.

but do you drop the hammer and toast the little bunny?:D

later.

5/31 yes. Last minute 7:00pm decision to take a fast ride around the block. 30 minutes of riding as fast as I can. Lungs and legs stinging. I have been doing shorter harder rides. 1 hour power rides, just fit my schedule better. The weekends will bring some longer rides coming up in the next month.
Kenal0

6/1 - 16 miles on the Greenway...there was a guy on a mountain bike who passed me and I loooked at my speed and it was 20.5 mph:eek: I yelled "your flying on that bike " He said "just taking it easy'...I hit @ 21 mph for 15 minutes and could not catch up with him :( I need to get in better shape...I hope I run into him again he would be a good rider to chase so I can get faster

6/2 = Yes

a nice little 22 miler. just spinning the legs loose for the Udder Century tomorrow. later.

6/2 - Yep.

20 miles from Carpentersville up through Algonquin and Barrington Hills. Pretty relaxed ride, just like aham's getting ready for 100 on Sunday.

6/2 -

Also an easy paced 21 miler to spin out legs for Udder. -- Insert captain Kirk voice -- "Must resist the big ring."

58 miles. The forecast was awful, but once the rain stopped here in NW IL, it was a great day for cycling!

Hope everyone has fun tomorrow at the Udder... I'll be at Wrigley as a guest in a corporate box, and I'm not a Cubs fan, so it should be a good time.:p

6/2 Rode an hour at Milwaukee's Lakefront. Beautiful day, but legs shut down at the one hour mark, so I bagged it. Had this problem all week ... am motivated, anxious to ride, I feel good right up to the one hour mark, then PFFFFT! legs gone. Oh well, why fight it, they'll come around eventually.

6/2 = No. I succumbed to aham's kryptonite and had some b-day cake. You guys spin before a century...I eat cake. Sucks to be you. ;)

i love me some cake!

later.

6/2 did 33.3 miles and have to hurry home for some chores the Mrs. left for me to finish.

6/3 = Yes - Udder 100 miles at just under 19mph. Rain included. Epic.

6/3-Yep-Udder 50-Not as fast as some of the other guys and gals but fun nonetheless.

6/2, 44 mile club ride

6/3, Miller ride for the arts, 50 miles, our club was volunteering as marshals, what a different experience, had to put bandages on a Crank Daddy's female rider, she touched the wheel of the rider ahead, pretty bad elbow cut(I can see the bones, ouch), and fixed a couple of flats, but enjoyable otherwise.

6/7 - 27 miles despite the wind blowing and gusting to over 40 MPH. Today, 35 miles again the wind still blowing and gusting to 30 MPH plus.

6/7 13 miles with despite the wind (30mph+). It was fun riding with the wind behind but crazy when it was hitting me in the chest.

6/9 = YES

first ride since the udder hammer FEST. legs were tight and sore at first, but i worked that out by mid ride. it was a solid 38 miler at 17.5 mph avg. next up is some bull valley fun. later.

Yes, 30 miles 16.8 average on a Sunny calm perfect day.
Kenal0

6/9 = Yes

Got out "early" for me. Rode out west of Randall where I used to ride all of the time last year. Well it turns out that there is so much new development that a couple of the roads I use are now closed. I pulled a couple of Paris-Roubaixs and rode over the tore out roads.

Nice 40 miles. Like aham this was my first time back out since the century last Sunday. I got in a groove early on and was really hammering out a good pace, then I ran into the road closings. Tried to find my way around before deciding to go through.

Wind was still a little stiff coming out of the South.

For those in the area Claynard road (connects Del Webb to Brier Hill Rd) is closed. They are expanding Del Webb and widening/regrading the road. Also Big Timber and Ketchum are closed near Hampshire where they are building the new school. Ketchum is totally ripped out an only construction road gravel/rock.

Slowed to just under 17mph for the ride.

6/9 - 54 miles. My first 50 mile + ride. It was also my first group ride. When I got home I did not feel sore just sleepy. According to the calorie calculator I've burned about 2800-3000 calories. I should've eaten more.

6-9-07 - Did 30 Miles. Started on prairie path in Warrenville, went to batavia hopped on the fox river trail for a while and back. Perfect day for riding. I am hoping to do the same route again tomorrow. The Path turns to asphalt closer to batavia instead of crushed limestone which is so nice. I am sick of the crushed stone. I am riding a Specialized Allez 24 all stock. My seat is killing me. I need to look into getting something more comfortable.

6/9- Great ride today! Finished the 100k route of the Horribly Hilly today and did pretty well on all the climbs that had been giving me trouble (meaning no putting my foot down- I'm still a noob)... and a beautiful day as well. I'm hoping for similar good fortune next week for the event!

106 miles from Bettendorf, Iowa to Dubuque, Iowa via the Illinois side. Doing the return trip tomorrow via the Iowa side. What awesome friggin weather!!!

Today I did 60.4 miles and on a Dahon D7. A lovely day for a ride.

6-10 = Yes

41 miles up in Bull Valley. trying to get ready for the HHH. i basically did some out and back repeats. tackled several short 10% grade rollers. garmin had me down for 3300 feet of climbing. still dont think i am ready for the HHH though.

The Stats (http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/episode/view.do?episodePk.pkValue=2988506)

later.

only 17 today. My wife came with me and she doesnt like long rides.

6/10/07--Did 50 at the BCLC Ramble in Wilmot Wisconsin. Still hitting the same average speed even though my distance is growing weekly. It's a good thing.

6/9 Spectacular day for a ride. My wife and I did 40 miles - 30 on the Old Plank Road rail trail, 10 on suburban streets.

Got in 20 today on an out an back. The back was more uphill and I knocked a minute off my out time. I was happy. Garmin is giving me fits tho, need to get some gremlins out of it I think. Swung by another new bike store in St. Charles but they didnt open until noon. Saw a Bianchi sticker in the window and a few Merckx's hanging on racks. Nice to see something different for a change.

6/10 - 24 miles at a slower pace (15mph avg). Somehow 24 miles seems really easy after the 54 miles I did yesterday :)

another 100+ today(6/10)... my first back to back century rides!!! Today was hard, not only was it back to back, but since it was a return route from Dubuque back to the Quad Cities, it was mostly a straight shot south all the way. Winds were 15, gusting to 20-25mph in the mid afternoon and of course, from the south. Nothing like a 100 mile long headwind. It was a real suckfest at times.