Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 19549842)

We ate less back then.

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 19549764)

Razor was this young kid who burst onto the scene from out of nowhere. He was quite a character. Truth be told, the kid had ADHD, and although he was on medication for many years it had little effect on his impulsiveness. He was basically a nice kid, and he had a fun-loving audience here and lots of attention here, so that generated a lot of posting. A LOT! Several people considered him a nuisance. He was definitely pushing folks' tolerance level during those times when he would post seemingly every random thought that came into his mind for hours on end. And for a person with ADHD that's a lot of thoughts and a lot of posts.

Anyway he would irritate a lot of people, couldn't help himself. He was banned several times because, you know, he had no filter. Finally one night he got into a posting duel with somebody wherein he made something like a thousand posts in one evening. That was the last straw, he was banned for good.

I don't know how all his posts got deleted. Since he was banned several times he had no reason to believe the final time was the last time. One isn't usually given the opportunity to straighten out their affairs when they're banned. :lol: My theory is that Tom had them deleted, for whatever reason.

Originally Posted by Heathpack (Post 19549850)

So my scout did not go too well today. I pretty much knew what went wrong by the time I got home and went through it with coach later in the day. Long story, I won't bore you with the gory TT details.

Frustrated with myself. But of course now I want to head out there and scout the course again. But when?

Next Sat is my only chance at racing a 40k TT before the State Championship, so I hate to miss that one. The Sat after that is the last TT in the SoCal TT series, so I hate to miss that one too. Then the third Sat is the SoCal State TT.

Trying to strategize this, I revisited the points tally for the SoCal Series. Nemesis has 35 points, I have 30. The next woman behind us has 4 points.

So if I were to win and she did not make the podium, we'd be tied at 35 points. I couldn't find in the rules who would win if that happened, so I emailed the organizer. Turns out I'd win, because they'd give the series win to whoever has attended more races in the series. I've missed one and she has missed two.

Very unlikely it would unfold this way even if she flatted out, I probably wouldn't win (that course does not favor me). It is more likely that she wins and I don't make the podium.

But if there's a chance of winning the series, I have to show up, if only to make the point for next year that I am going to seriously try to chase her down.

So now its a Sophie's choice for me. An actual 40k race next Sat or more time on the SoCal Course? It's not that tricky of a course but there are some nuances that's it's good to wrap your head around fully. Don't want to be jacking things up on game day after all this work...

Originally Posted by Scarbo (Post 19549684)

+1
Besides the skin is where most of the nutrients are.

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 19549866)

Probably my fault. Oops.

Originally Posted by LAJ (Post 19549875)

Nothing beats real racing, @Heathpack. I know you train quite a bit differently than many, but the race brings out just that little bit extra.

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 19549855)

I'm intrigued.

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 19549799)

That's just it. That option wasn't available because, as my memory serves me, it was apparent she had made some plans. I recall there were a couple people who seemed genuinely angry at her behavior, which would be unreasonable if it was just an act of desperation. No, it was planned.

Perhaps our historian can dig up the event, which would be one of his greatest achievements.


(Thankfully google is no help.) :innocent:

Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 19549832)

You're no Razor.

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 19549764)

I don't know how all his posts got deleted. Since he was banned several times he had no reason to believe the final time was the last time. One isn't usually given the opportunity to straighten out their affairs when they're banned. :lol: My theory is that Tom had them deleted, for whatever reason.

Originally Posted by Heathpack (Post 19549850)

So my scout did not go too well today. I pretty much knew what went wrong by the time I got home and went through it with coach later in the day. Long story, I won't bore you with the gory TT details.

Frustrated with myself. But of course now I want to head out there and scout the course again. But when?

Next Sat is my only chance at racing a 40k TT before the State Championship, so I hate to miss that one. The Sat after that is the last TT in the SoCal TT series, so I hate to miss that one too. Then the third Sat is the SoCal State TT.

Trying to strategize this, I revisited the points tally for the SoCal Series. Nemesis has 35 points, I have 30. The next woman behind us has 4 points.

So if I were to win and she did not make the podium, we'd be tied at 35 points. I couldn't find in the rules who would win if that happened, so I emailed the organizer. Turns out I'd win, because they'd give the series win to whoever has attended more races in the series. I've missed one and she has missed two.

Very unlikely it would unfold this way even if she flatted out, I probably wouldn't win (that course does not favor me). It is more likely that she wins and I don't make the podium.

But if there's a chance of winning the series, I have to show up, if only to make the point for next year that I am going to seriously try to chase her down.

So now its a Sophie's choice for me. An actual 40k race next Sat or more time on the SoCal Course? It's not that tricky of a course but there are some nuances that's it's good to wrap your head around fully. Don't want to be jacking things up on game day after all this work...

Originally Posted by Heathpack (Post 19549863)

Ah makes sense.

Y'all were hangry.

"I'm sorry for all the things I said when I was hungry."

Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19549876)

I've heard such talk all my life about various vegetables like potatoes and now beets but never seen any substantive proof of the fact. And even if the concentration of nutrients were much higher in the skin, the relative weights of skin and flesh is heavily enough weighted to the flesh as to make the added value of the skin much less significant. Or so it would seem to me. But I admit to really wanting to know the truth. Any factual information to that effect?

I have checked the internet on potaotoes and found that in the case of most nutrients the skin does have a higher concentration than the flesh but provides only a fraction of them that the flesh does when both are eaten in the naturally occurring proportions. Riboflavin is an exception which the skin is especially rich in. Also some minerals like iron and calcium are so concentrated in the skin as to be mostly provided by that part of the tuber.

My conclusion is that palatable vegetable skins can boost the nutrient intake from eating such vegetables, but the advantage is not so significant as to suggest eating unpalatable vegetable skins. It just isn't necessary.

Allow me to say I know how you guys feel about this diatribe. I dare say my mother, aleha ha shalom, would agree with you.

Originally Posted by gnome (Post 19549882)

what part. Razor getting himself finally permabanned or his posts going poof?

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 19549914)

Cool story bro.

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 19549917)

As a responsible adult, I should have set a better example.

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 19549799)

No, it was planned.

Originally Posted by LAJ (Post 19549875)

Nothing beats real racing, [MENTION=351576]Heathpack[/MENTION]. I know you train quite a bit differently than many, but the race brings out just that little bit extra.

Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 19549764)

Razor was this young kid who burst onto the scene from out of nowhere. He was quite a character. Truth be told, the kid had ADHD, and although he was on medication for many years it had little effect on his impulsiveness.

Originally Posted by sbxx1985 (Post 19549929)

Those tri geeks take their events seriously.

Originally Posted by rpenmanparker (Post 19549896)

BTW, in our house we all eat the whole baked potato, skin and all. I will risk sounding exactly like my mother when I say the skin is the best (tasting) part. Do any of you know TGI Friday's potato skin appetizer? Cheese, bacon, I think salsa. Oh man, that stuff is good.

Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 19549909)

Now look at us.

Originally Posted by sbxx1985 (Post 19549927)

Herbie and ST or we wouldn't have known.