April 24, less than a month away! 206 miles, anywhere from 18,000' to 20,000' ft of climbing depending on what computer you use. Did I register yet?

Marco has plotted out this route for Saturday's ride. Most unpleasant. Quimby, both sides of Mt. Hamilton then toss in Sierra for a quadfecta of elevation sensation. 70 miles, 9300'.

https://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=114100

Just printed out my registration form. Will drop it in the mail today.

There's a really fun road race that I am signed up for on that day. Darn, and I had such a fine time failing to complete DMD last year.

Registration form is sent. I am sad to be riding it solo v. tandem this year.

I am also sad that I am horribly out of shape, and will suffer immensely because of that!

I'll be the friendly face you see at the Windy Gap water stop.

Veronica

Stay thirsty, my friends ...

So wait... who here is in???

- Ramon
- Chris (fudgy)
- Myself
- Donald???

Man this thread is a ghost town...

Oh thanks for reminding me. Registered for it also.

I'm on the fence...

While my artistic skills with the dry erase pen are not the greatest I did try to showcase each of the four ghosts raw talents. The climber, sprinter, all-arounder, and the one that will punish on the flats. Keep them in mind while on the course. Always behind you out of sight but ready to consume.

I'll be at the Patterson Pass water stop. See y'all there.

You won't be solo. I'm regged, not build for climbing even though I'm in decent (for me) shape.

Edit disclaimer: My cardio is great. The biggest issues I'm having right now are hot foot (left), achillies pain (left), and knee (right). I just turned 30 in January, and man, have I fallen apart.

Yeah - you're pretty old. Almost dead, really. You should probably incorporate more Chinese food into your diet.

I had a stress dream where I showed up to DMD registration with no bottles, an hour late. Everyone was gone, I was the last one there.

I'm doing everything I can to get ready. Solvang was training!

I'm glad I already did this one. Y'all have fun.

I signed up for it again this year in a moment of weakness. Riding it with my mate from the UK. Hopefully this time I wont destroy my IT band.

I wish my "out of shape" still allowed me to ride 200 miles and 3-4 miles of vertical...

My best "in shape" day was 2 complete summits of Mt. Diablo (north and south). And I thought I was doing pretty good!

I'm horribly out of shape too. So, I'm just gonna ride around the block and call it a day.

Signing up for DMD was the best diet decision I've ever made. Before I snack, I think about 20k climbing in 1 day.

My DMD "progress."

- Left knee messed up
- Sick for the past week (voice is half gone)
- Feel like I have no power due to sickness

However I am doing what I can...

- Somehow completed the last wrecking crew ride (Quimby Hamilton, Sierra), but barely... I had no power at all.
- Ordered a Cho-Pat dual action knee strap for my let knee
- Ordered a foam roller to stretch the IT Band.
- Ordered a new Record 10spd chain from PBK

Marco, you convinced me to also break out the foam roller I'd been neglecting for so long.

It's agonizingly painful. That is all.

I did some running (1mi warmup, 300m dash and 1.5mi run), push-ups and sit-ups yesterday, and no power for that stuff either. meh.

Running!? I was going to run with my gf tonight after I ride home, but I've thought better of it. Too good a chance of irritating my knee, or shins, or anything else.

Main concern right now is getting the Roubaix back in time for DMD. It's looking like backup-bike for this weekend.

Saturday I was thinking of doing some Diablo repeats, starting at 9am from the school on the South side. Anyone reading this that wants to go up at 9am or 10:45 or maybe even 12:30, let me know.

What about this ride we did last May?

1- Fremont Bart
2- Niles Canyon
3- Palomares Canyon
4- Norris Canyon
5- up/down Diablo
6- San Ramon Valley south
7- Dublin Canyon
8- Palomares Canyon
9- Return to Bart, about ~88 miles and ~7800ft of climbing