After very warm, humid weather earlier in the day, the evening brought cool air and strong winds. Strong winds. The headwind on the back straight was going to make for a long evening, especially if (no, when) I got dropped from the group. After a few warm up laps, we lined up at the start/finish […]
Posted on May 28th, 2008 by admin
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C Race Results (Cat 4 & 5) B Race Results (Cat 3 & 4 ) The winner of the C race finished in 40:15; the winner of the B race in 42:03. Average lap time for the Cs was 1:08, and 1:12 for the Bs. Ugh. Here’s hoping the new Ultegra STI levers help me […]
Posted on May 27th, 2008 by admin
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In the interest of actually getting better at the Oval on Tuesday nights, I will begin to compile little “what I learned” lists after the race. So here’s what I learned on 20 May 2008: I need to shift more. Problem areas are the back straight and coming into the front straight. I tend to […]
Posted on May 22nd, 2008 by admin
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In the interest of maintaining (and maybe gaining) fitness for the Wilderness 101, I headed down to the Oval for another round of suffering in the C race (because what’s the best way to train for a 100 mile mountain bike race? Riding around a flat oval for 45 minutes, of course!). I really had […]
Posted on May 21st, 2008 by admin
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Two hours in Frick on the Redline. Lots of climbing, and I found some (new-to-me) singletrack, including a few drops I wasn’t willing to take, at least at this point. This was more of a shakedown for the Monocog, since it hasn’t been ridden since being used a snow bike this winter. I apparently need […]
Posted on May 2nd, 2008 by admin
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