globecanvas

About 25 minutes of Z5 intervals in a 90 minute ride. They just finished paving my favorite <6 minute interval road, which makes me very happy. I knew where every pothole and seam was on that road, now it's just like butter. Black, slightly tacky butter.

Feeling close to 100% after a few days of being sick. Headache and face pain is gone, eyelid is still weirdly swollen, went to the doc this morning, he says it's either nothing or else something exotic and awful, he's setting me up with a specialist. I think it's probably nothing.

Grumpy McTrumpy

you should edit this post to say you raced the doc to the drinking fountain

mike868y

does anyone know if the hartford ccap crit is happening this year?

island rider

They are putting on the New Haven Grand Prix in September.

mike868y

last year iirc they did both.

echappist

wish i could make it this year. goes right in front of my old dorm.

that turn from Chapel onto High Street seems gnarly to say the least

shovelhd

Yes. It has traditionally been the day after the Boston Mayors Cup. No permit yet.

island rider

I'm likely seeing Aidan tonight. I'll ask him.

globecanvas

Signed up for the Jam Fund Hundo. It will be my longest ride since last October. Hope I survive to the pig roast.

shovelhd

By the time you show up I will have had a couple beers in me. Enjoy the entertainment.

globecanvas

Darn it, 80% chance of thunderstorms at Rockleigh start time. It rained last week too, though they raced in the rain anyway, to my surprise (I didn't go).

island rider

I was planning on trying tonight for the first time. You think it's worth it?

island rider

No Hartford CCAP race this year. Straight from the horse's mouth.

globecanvas

If the forecast stands up they won't race. I wouldn't make the drive unless the forecast is radically different at 3pm, or if they announce on facebook that they are definitely racing.

Rockleigh is a great race. I was actually thinking last night that next year I might try going for the series cup. It's a totally legit P123 race but it's a long series so you can do well overall with a bunch of consistent top 10s even if you never see the podium.

island rider

Thanks. I am sorely in need of race experience. (Notwithstanding the display you saw at orchard beach) I am more fit than I've ever been and keep having bad things happen in races, generally because I'm stupid about positioning and tactics. I need more time in the trenches and one race every other weekend or so isn't going to cut it. I was hoping to do every Rockleigh from here on in so I can figure out if I should keep trying next year, or just swap out my bikes for my golf clubs and fishing rod and call it a day.

Although, I did buy a cross bike, so there is a whole other thing there...

gsteinb

you could probably use a team for that. just sayin'

I think the last trophy I have from rockleigh is 2009 or so. The last few year years it's been duked out between pretty good 1s with the late great zack koop winning again and again.

Starting to wonder if I'll get there at all this year.

globecanvas

Good to see you back around.

The guy who won the first series this year never finished better than 3rd. In fact none of the cup podium finishers won a single race in the series. The most dominant team this year and last is probably Foundation but they don't get the same guys there every week. Plus Rockleigh gets the domestic pro journeyman types who show up, win a race, and are never seen again. Anyway, I seriously doubt I could win the series but I think one could do well just by showing up every week and being consistent.

His parents still come to every race. It's quite touching.

gsteinb

blip.

you could be the guy though

yeah, I'm pretty friendly with them. I was going to ride for that team, but in the end it really didn't make much sense for me.

globecanvas

Forecast is looking better! I already rode so I'm out for tonight, but I'd now put it at 50/50 they will race.

island rider

I got screwed with work anyway.

globecanvas

I was looking forward to Liberty Tour but it turns out I have to drive my kid to the Red Bulls FC soccer camp, which he is practically vibrating with excitement about. So no race for me. Planning on Rockleigh this week, but I haven't done a weekend race since White Plains.

shovelhd

Stressin'
Stressin'
Race Director Stressin'

gsteinb

the problems with you liberals is you mistake liberty for freedom.

Stas87

Well, you're not wrong

Stas87

Rockleigh this Thursday and Stirling Crit on Sunday.