Century complete at 19.1 mph average
06-15-09, 09:26 PM
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+1. It's like those guys who do a century indoors on the trainer in the middle of winter. Makes me ask "Why?".
Century yesterday only had 5k of climbing, but some really stellar views along the NY/CT border. Part of the fun is seeing different places and varying terrain.
At Indy,did they have something on TV on jumbo-trons surrounding the course? Something like a Monty Python marathon running on the TV's would at least give you something to do as you turn lap after lap.
Unrelated story: my hoops team in Jr. High had a bad free throw shooting game. The next practice, everyone shot 10 free throws. For each miss, you got 2 laps. So you'd shoot, run, shoot again, run again. I think I ran about 5 miles that night...all in laps around the gym. Woulda been better if the coach just sent us outside in the middle of winter and told us to run one lap around town for the same distance. BTW, I was a crappy free throw shooter.
Century yesterday only had 5k of climbing, but some really stellar views along the NY/CT border. Part of the fun is seeing different places and varying terrain.
At Indy,did they have something on TV on jumbo-trons surrounding the course? Something like a Monty Python marathon running on the TV's would at least give you something to do as you turn lap after lap.
Unrelated story: my hoops team in Jr. High had a bad free throw shooting game. The next practice, everyone shot 10 free throws. For each miss, you got 2 laps. So you'd shoot, run, shoot again, run again. I think I ran about 5 miles that night...all in laps around the gym. Woulda been better if the coach just sent us outside in the middle of winter and told us to run one lap around town for the same distance. BTW, I was a crappy free throw shooter.
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+1. It's like those guys who do a century indoors on the trainer in the middle of winter. Makes me ask "Why?".
Century yesterday only had 5k of climbing, but some really stellar views along the NY/CT border. Part of the fun is seeing different places and varying terrain.
At Indy,did they have something on TV on jumbo-trons surrounding the course? Something like a Monty Python marathon running on the TV's would at least give you something to do as you turn lap after lap.
Unrelated story: my hoops team in Jr. High had a bad free throw shooting game. The next practice, everyone shot 10 free throws. For each miss, you got 2 laps. So you'd shoot, run, shoot again, run again. I think I ran about 5 miles that night...all in laps around the gym. Woulda been better if the coach just sent us outside in the middle of winter and told us to run one lap around town for the same distance. BTW, I was a crappy free throw shooter.
Century yesterday only had 5k of climbing, but some really stellar views along the NY/CT border. Part of the fun is seeing different places and varying terrain.
At Indy,did they have something on TV on jumbo-trons surrounding the course? Something like a Monty Python marathon running on the TV's would at least give you something to do as you turn lap after lap.
Unrelated story: my hoops team in Jr. High had a bad free throw shooting game. The next practice, everyone shot 10 free throws. For each miss, you got 2 laps. So you'd shoot, run, shoot again, run again. I think I ran about 5 miles that night...all in laps around the gym. Woulda been better if the coach just sent us outside in the middle of winter and told us to run one lap around town for the same distance. BTW, I was a crappy free throw shooter.
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good job, congratulation.
this last weekend, i got one in at the Cascade Flying Wheels Summer Century averaging 19.4 with over 4000 feet. i am pretty proud, same ride last year at 17.8.
this last weekend, i got one in at the Cascade Flying Wheels Summer Century averaging 19.4 with over 4000 feet. i am pretty proud, same ride last year at 17.8.
06-16-09, 04:58 AM
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There's a few organized centuries down here in southeast Florida that are flat... flatter... flatest!!! The ONLY "hills" here are the overpasses over the major highways.
Oh yeah... and the landfills, too. But we don't ride over them too much... on roadbikes, anyway.
Oh yeah... and the landfills, too. But we don't ride over them too much... on roadbikes, anyway.
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But how boring would that be?
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I was very surprised how there wasn't that much chatter. I talked more after with some of the guys. It wasn't that much work, just long. We sucked a lot of wheels that day. I was happy to do my part.
06-16-09, 06:12 AM
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Seagull is a good one for a fast century, since it includes dozens of feet of climbing
. Wind can be a problem, though, and so can the crowds unless you start early.The goal this fall is to get under 5 hours total time.
06-16-09, 09:58 AM
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I thought about that once, and decided that it would be too easy to quit... and that I might do so out of sheer boredom.
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To tell you the truth, I did not intend to ride the track when I signed up. There were also 50k and 30k courses throughout the city set up. I was going to do those thinking the track would be a real bore. But as it got closer to the event I started changing my mind and decided to stick with the track, I'm glad I did. It was fast, smooth and once the pacelines started forming it it got be a bit addicting, counting off the laps and watching the miles rack up fast. I only signed up because my kid has Type I diabetes and I saw it as a good way to get people to donate towards research. However, after doing it, I'll be back next year.. it was a blast.
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Or you could have just stopped to say hi and then waited for about 9 minutes for the paceline to come by again.
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Well, I did a mostly flat (4000') century yesterday in 6:37 riding time (average 16.0 mph). Think a goal of 6 hours is too ambitious for Cool Breeze?
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As it happens, I'll be coming off a vacation out of town as well.
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Well it's not completely flat. Based on who you believe, it's either 3500' or 4100'. There is some climbing after the 2nd rest stop before heading over to the lunch break at 55 miles. My best at CB is 6:06 rolling time. You'll be faster than me, no doubt. Have to grab your wheel!
As it happens, I'll be coming off a vacation out of town as well.
As it happens, I'll be coming off a vacation out of town as well.
But yeah, I'll consider it a mostly flat century after last month's ride over Angeles Crest and back, which was 106 miles with over 12,000' of climbing.
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