2008 Spinner Saturday Mileage Thread
05-19-08, 07:57 AM
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Already done, welcome aboard!
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05-19-08, 08:59 AM
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Week ended 5/17/2008
Distance: 83.29 miles
Time: 5:26:01
Ascent: 2,798 ft
35 miles on the trainer
Spreadsheet updated!
Distance: 83.29 miles
Time: 5:26:01
Ascent: 2,798 ft
35 miles on the trainer
Spreadsheet updated!
05-19-08, 06:34 PM
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I realize that I'm a latecomer to the party, but I would really like to participate in this. Can I get a PM with the info on joining?
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05-24-08, 09:54 AM
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5/24/08
05/24/08 Good Week Bad Week:
Posted 301 miles.
Hot and Humid.
Right Hooked on the 85 mile Friday in a group of 4 bikes.
Second in line ( on the shoulder) at an intersection the light had just turned green when a small black pick up turned into me. I also turned right to miss the truck. No contact made and I was lucky to have pavment to ride on. Later in the ride ( S on Hwy 6 Santa Fe) we heard and then saw 5 emergency vehicles.
After getting home read that 17 y/o high school male was killed walking down Tower Rd by another
student driving a truck.
Good News Now weigh under 200 lbs.
Posted 301 miles.
Hot and Humid.
Right Hooked on the 85 mile Friday in a group of 4 bikes.
Second in line ( on the shoulder) at an intersection the light had just turned green when a small black pick up turned into me. I also turned right to miss the truck. No contact made and I was lucky to have pavment to ride on. Later in the ride ( S on Hwy 6 Santa Fe) we heard and then saw 5 emergency vehicles.
After getting home read that 17 y/o high school male was killed walking down Tower Rd by another
student driving a truck.
Good News Now weigh under 200 lbs.
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05-24-08, 08:07 PM
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This week was supposed to be the big riding week of my holidays, and I barely got in 23 miles, the weather was the absolute PITS at the beginning of the week, same pattern as last week, first it was too cold, then it was too cold and wet, then we had a 40km/h wind all day, gusting to over 50km/h Thursday......
Anyone else notice that the spread sheets dates are off, January and February it was Saturday, March, April and May it's Sundays Date.. There are actually 5 Saturdays in May......
The spreadsheet is updated for my distance though....
Anyone else notice that the spread sheets dates are off, January and February it was Saturday, March, April and May it's Sundays Date.. There are actually 5 Saturdays in May......
The spreadsheet is updated for my distance though....
05-24-08, 10:06 PM
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05-25-08, 05:24 AM
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crappy week, so I posted it and now I am going riding before I need to be at a graduation and then about 7 graduation parties.
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05-25-08, 07:26 AM
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Week ending yesterday or today - doesn't matter since I won't have a chance to get any riding in until tomorrow...
110 miles (at least 30 of it into killer headwinds - do I get extra credit?
)
spreadsheet updated
110 miles (at least 30 of it into killer headwinds - do I get extra credit?
)spreadsheet updated
05-25-08, 11:07 AM
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102.6 miles this week (mostly commuting) with about 4200 feet of climbing. Enjoyed a small group ride this morning with LordBass, who showed me some great new roads I hadn't ridden before.
05-26-08, 03:44 PM
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Week ended 5/24/2008
Distance: 123.73 miles
Time: 8:22:18
Ascent: 3,615 ft
Only 11 trainer miles this week. What a great week for riding!
Spreadsheet updated!
Distance: 123.73 miles
Time: 8:22:18
Ascent: 3,615 ft
Only 11 trainer miles this week. What a great week for riding!
Spreadsheet updated!
05-26-08, 04:18 PM
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Looks like everyone is doing quite well......
I have a big fat goose egg again. I still hope to get a ride in this week.I'm getting ready to break in a training partner, and the easy pace will help me heal.
I have a big fat goose egg again. I still hope to get a ride in this week.I'm getting ready to break in a training partner, and the easy pace will help me heal.
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"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
05-26-08, 09:32 PM
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Had my first big crash last week. It was Tuesday afternoon on the commute home. Equipment failure, bike crash, go over handlebars. Thankfully nothing in me was broken, but my comfy commuter is bent beyond repair. I'm sad, it was just running great. But better me in good shape than the bike. There are plenty of other rides.
The dearly departed 1986 Puch 190:
Still got in 66 miles this week, with a great loop ride Sunday with zpl. We were slow enough to enjoy the scenery as we passed.
The dearly departed 1986 Puch 190:
Still got in 66 miles this week, with a great loop ride Sunday with zpl. We were slow enough to enjoy the scenery as we passed.
05-26-08, 09:34 PM
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Ouch! Frame is trashed, or just the fork and front wheel?
Had my first big crash last week. It was Tuesday afternoon on the commute home. Equipment failure, bike crash, go over handlebars. Thankfully nothing in me was broken, but my comfy commuter is bent beyond repair. I'm sad, it was just running great. But better me in good shape than the bike. There are plenty of other rides.
The dearly departed 1986 Puch 190:
Still got in 66 miles this week, with a great loop ride Sunday with zpl. We were slow enough to enjoy the scenery as we passed.
The dearly departed 1986 Puch 190:
Still got in 66 miles this week, with a great loop ride Sunday with zpl. We were slow enough to enjoy the scenery as we passed.
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"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
05-26-08, 09:53 PM
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Had my first big crash last week. It was Tuesday afternoon on the commute home. Equipment failure, bike crash, go over handlebars. Thankfully nothing in me was broken, but my comfy commuter is bent beyond repair. I'm sad, it was just running great. But better me in good shape than the bike. There are plenty of other rides.
The dearly departed 1986 Puch 190:
Still got in 66 miles this week, with a great loop ride Sunday with zpl. We were slow enough to enjoy the scenery as we passed.
The dearly departed 1986 Puch 190:
Still got in 66 miles this week, with a great loop ride Sunday with zpl. We were slow enough to enjoy the scenery as we passed.
), once due to a ditch that was hidden in some grass, and once due to mechanical failure, I gotta ask, what is damaged on the bike? Unless it ended up under the wheels of a truck afterwards, I can't think of much in a OTB experience that would result in needing a replacement bike.
05-26-08, 10:47 PM
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In the meantime the surrogate commuter will be my 1986 Bridgestone 500, but have been hoping to find a nice 80s Univega or Schwinn for commuter duty. I've got the C&V bug for steel Japanese bikes.
05-26-08, 10:49 PM
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I'll put a Spider on a continuous search and see what I can find for you....
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"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
05-26-08, 11:11 PM
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Yep, and we're just coming into the high mileage time period
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"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant