I was cleaning out my gear bag getting ready for tomorrow's ride and found my number from the crit race Wednesday night. This has now become my new favorite number.
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Showing posts with label Tiger Lane Crits. Show all posts
Friday, May 20, 2011
Favorite Number
I was cleaning out my gear bag getting ready for tomorrow's ride and found my number from the crit race Wednesday night. This has now become my new favorite number.
Final Crit Race - Daily Timeline
5:00 a.m. Woke up / hit snooze
5:07 a.m. Woke up again
5:20 a.m. Dressed & out the door
5:28 a.m. Arrive @ Give Yoga studio
5:32 a.m. Realize my yoga partner is not coming, It's me & one other student
6:05 a.m. This downward dog to warrior pose is kicking my ass
6:30 a.m. Saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatnam - Yoga ends
6:35 a.m. It takes all my will power, but I don't stop for my after yoga Gibson's
donuts.
7:15 a.m. Help make breakfast & school lunch
7:30 a.m. Eldest child out the door
8:30 a.m. Head to work
1:30 p.m. Decide to go buy new tennis shoes
3:15 p.m. Pick up eldest from school
3:35 p.m. Eat a turkey sandwich from Vanelli's Deli, skip the chips, wheat bread
3:45 p.m. Drop eldest at tutor. Sit in car & watch Treme on Ipad (Great Show)
4:20 p.m. Tutor over
4:30 p.m. Drop eldest at home, throw on bib & T-shirt, load gear bag & bike
5:05 p.m. Arrive at Tiger Lane
5:18 p.m. Registered
5:25 p.m. Dressed, tire pressure set, ready to warm up
5:35 p.m. Legs feeling good, nerves....not so much
5:42 p.m. All riders at the line, I'm positioned on the third row
5:45 p.m. 3.2.1. Go
5:46 p.m. I make it through the first corner, sitting mid pack
5:50 p.m. Red Ant attacks, big acceleration. (thanks Farmer) I grind hard & am
able to hold the wheel in front of me. Drop avoided.
5:52 p.m. Rider down entering the concourse
5:55 p.m. Pace settles / still sitting mid pack. Feeling good
5:59 p.m. 5 laps left board comes out, I'm still in it
6:02 p.m. 3 laps left, we enter the first turn, big crash. Peleton gets split.
I hammer again and close the gap on the front 7-8 riders. Heart rate
spikes.
6:04 p.m. 1 lap left board comes out. I'm sitting top 10, not out riding solo.
I crack a smile.
6:06 p.m. I enter the final corner, get into the drops & out of the saddle. This
was my first opportunity to sprint to the line. Felt great. I cross the
finish line.
6:10 p.m. I ride to my car & change clothes. I want to do the Carlton dance, but
I keep it cool, like I've done this before.
I hung around and watched the Cat 4's and the Cat 1,2,3's
7:45 p.m. Arrive at Young Avenue Deli - Let the cold beers begin.
8:30 p.m. Get handed a celebratory shot of Jagermeister. Seemed cool at the time,
not so cool the next morning. (Thanks FOIL w/ DI2)
9:00 p.m. Someone in the group orders Pimento Cheese Fries, Unbelievable!
9:30 p.m. A friend and I walk across the Street for sushi at Doe and a PBR. I
would regret this also in the morning.
10:25 p.m. Back home
10:28 p.m. OUT!
5:07 a.m. Woke up again
5:20 a.m. Dressed & out the door
5:28 a.m. Arrive @ Give Yoga studio
5:32 a.m. Realize my yoga partner is not coming, It's me & one other student
6:05 a.m. This downward dog to warrior pose is kicking my ass
6:30 a.m. Saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatnam - Yoga ends
6:35 a.m. It takes all my will power, but I don't stop for my after yoga Gibson's
donuts.
7:15 a.m. Help make breakfast & school lunch
7:30 a.m. Eldest child out the door
8:30 a.m. Head to work
1:30 p.m. Decide to go buy new tennis shoes
3:15 p.m. Pick up eldest from school
3:35 p.m. Eat a turkey sandwich from Vanelli's Deli, skip the chips, wheat bread
3:45 p.m. Drop eldest at tutor. Sit in car & watch Treme on Ipad (Great Show)
4:20 p.m. Tutor over
4:30 p.m. Drop eldest at home, throw on bib & T-shirt, load gear bag & bike
5:05 p.m. Arrive at Tiger Lane
5:18 p.m. Registered
5:25 p.m. Dressed, tire pressure set, ready to warm up
5:35 p.m. Legs feeling good, nerves....not so much
5:42 p.m. All riders at the line, I'm positioned on the third row
5:45 p.m. 3.2.1. Go
5:46 p.m. I make it through the first corner, sitting mid pack
5:50 p.m. Red Ant attacks, big acceleration. (thanks Farmer) I grind hard & am
able to hold the wheel in front of me. Drop avoided.
5:52 p.m. Rider down entering the concourse
5:55 p.m. Pace settles / still sitting mid pack. Feeling good
5:59 p.m. 5 laps left board comes out, I'm still in it
6:02 p.m. 3 laps left, we enter the first turn, big crash. Peleton gets split.
I hammer again and close the gap on the front 7-8 riders. Heart rate
spikes.
6:04 p.m. 1 lap left board comes out. I'm sitting top 10, not out riding solo.
I crack a smile.
6:06 p.m. I enter the final corner, get into the drops & out of the saddle. This
was my first opportunity to sprint to the line. Felt great. I cross the
finish line.
6:10 p.m. I ride to my car & change clothes. I want to do the Carlton dance, but
I keep it cool, like I've done this before.
I hung around and watched the Cat 4's and the Cat 1,2,3's
7:45 p.m. Arrive at Young Avenue Deli - Let the cold beers begin.
8:30 p.m. Get handed a celebratory shot of Jagermeister. Seemed cool at the time,
not so cool the next morning. (Thanks FOIL w/ DI2)
9:00 p.m. Someone in the group orders Pimento Cheese Fries, Unbelievable!
9:30 p.m. A friend and I walk across the Street for sushi at Doe and a PBR. I
would regret this also in the morning.
10:25 p.m. Back home
10:28 p.m. OUT!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Gettin' Pretty
"If you can't laugh at yourself, life's gonna seem a whole lot longer than you like"
Garden State
I received the "All Clear" from Dr. Jameson. My life of casts, splints and walking boots is officially over. He said that my fracture is gone and my plate and screws look great. He also checked my range of motion and told me I was 6-8 weeks ahead of schedule. I was excited to hear him say that my riding probably played a factor in my healing. No more doctor's visits. I decided to celebrate like any self respecting cyclist would, by shaving my legs.
It was not my plan to document this act, but my wife snuck around the corner and snapped this shot while I was mid shave. This photo was actually step 1 in the process. It had been a while and I figured it would be easier to use the clippers first, then move to the razor. When I looked at the photo I thought, "what the hell". Maybe this photo will finally get some of you readers to comment.
There are two camps in cycling, shavers and non shavers. I'm a shaver. I believe the non-shavers are in the minority on our rides. People will give all types of explanations for why they shave, I just considered it a rite of passage. It also looks a helluva lot better.
I rode the Peddler ride again this week. I said a few posts back when I described getting dropped that I was hoping just to make it one more mile on the ride. Well, I did. My total ride was 17 miles with an average of 21 mph. I'm pretty fired up. Maybe it was the smooth legs...
Garden State
I received the "All Clear" from Dr. Jameson. My life of casts, splints and walking boots is officially over. He said that my fracture is gone and my plate and screws look great. He also checked my range of motion and told me I was 6-8 weeks ahead of schedule. I was excited to hear him say that my riding probably played a factor in my healing. No more doctor's visits. I decided to celebrate like any self respecting cyclist would, by shaving my legs.
It was not my plan to document this act, but my wife snuck around the corner and snapped this shot while I was mid shave. This photo was actually step 1 in the process. It had been a while and I figured it would be easier to use the clippers first, then move to the razor. When I looked at the photo I thought, "what the hell". Maybe this photo will finally get some of you readers to comment.
There are two camps in cycling, shavers and non shavers. I'm a shaver. I believe the non-shavers are in the minority on our rides. People will give all types of explanations for why they shave, I just considered it a rite of passage. It also looks a helluva lot better.
I rode the Peddler ride again this week. I said a few posts back when I described getting dropped that I was hoping just to make it one more mile on the ride. Well, I did. My total ride was 17 miles with an average of 21 mph. I'm pretty fired up. Maybe it was the smooth legs...
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