SVR for 11-8-08
Riders,
NOTE: The SVR (Saturday Vance-Velo Ride) starts at 0900 from now until sometime next year.
Isn’t there a famous line out there about this “being the best of times and the worst of times?” Perhaps it was penned by a famous literary figure (NOTE: although Whaley has published in a literary magazine, I’m not talking about him!!!) and I’m not talking about any election related discussions… I’m talking about riding… the best of times… as in any time on the bike… and the worst of times… as in the weather at the start and the weather at the end of a ride… as in this weekend, the starting temperature could be in upper 40s and the finishing temp could be above 60 degrees… so, just how do you dress for that??? Layers, layers, layers is what I recall… so, get out the base layer, a long sleeve jersey, shorts and tights… and you’ll be ready to ride with the group.
We’ll meet at the parking lot of New Springs for a rollout of 0900 SHARP. Our route will remain the same. My mission is to get some miles… base miles for building a strong season next year…
What’s your mission?
So, just how big is cycling (swimming and running) in our area?? That can be answered by some of our local elites who completed some heroic races and event recently… Props to Chasse and her team for riding to Texas to raise money for the LA Foundation, Props to Ken F and Jamie M who just “kicked the course” at IMFL last weekend… check out their times !!! and to Whaley for taming B2B in near Arctic conditions… and to TT-Bob for just blazed a trail that left others in his dust as he posted the fastest bike split at B2B… and props to the enthusiastic team who traveled to Florida for some volunteer work..
don’t forget… since we’re starting 1 hour later than usual, please alert your loved ones that you’ll arrive home about 1 hour later than normal… that’ll keep everyone happy and prevent cell phones from constantly ringing as we’re pacelining Tree Farm Rd… of course, at this time of the year, I’m usually off the back of the paceline, doing that spinning thing…
ps… check the blog… can you tell what’s wrong with these pictures?
NOTE: The SVR (Saturday Vance-Velo Ride) starts at 0900 from now until sometime next year.
Isn’t there a famous line out there about this “being the best of times and the worst of times?” Perhaps it was penned by a famous literary figure (NOTE: although Whaley has published in a literary magazine, I’m not talking about him!!!) and I’m not talking about any election related discussions… I’m talking about riding… the best of times… as in any time on the bike… and the worst of times… as in the weather at the start and the weather at the end of a ride… as in this weekend, the starting temperature could be in upper 40s and the finishing temp could be above 60 degrees… so, just how do you dress for that??? Layers, layers, layers is what I recall… so, get out the base layer, a long sleeve jersey, shorts and tights… and you’ll be ready to ride with the group.
We’ll meet at the parking lot of New Springs for a rollout of 0900 SHARP. Our route will remain the same. My mission is to get some miles… base miles for building a strong season next year…
What’s your mission?
So, just how big is cycling (swimming and running) in our area?? That can be answered by some of our local elites who completed some heroic races and event recently… Props to Chasse and her team for riding to Texas to raise money for the LA Foundation, Props to Ken F and Jamie M who just “kicked the course” at IMFL last weekend… check out their times !!! and to Whaley for taming B2B in near Arctic conditions… and to TT-Bob for just blazed a trail that left others in his dust as he posted the fastest bike split at B2B… and props to the enthusiastic team who traveled to Florida for some volunteer work..
don’t forget… since we’re starting 1 hour later than usual, please alert your loved ones that you’ll arrive home about 1 hour later than normal… that’ll keep everyone happy and prevent cell phones from constantly ringing as we’re pacelining Tree Farm Rd… of course, at this time of the year, I’m usually off the back of the paceline, doing that spinning thing…
ps… check the blog… can you tell what’s wrong with these pictures?
and the answer is... that peleton was during IMFL 2008...(there's ain't no drafting in triathlon) and the fin-man... well, he's supposed to swim 2.4 miles... without any aid of propulsion..... thou thinkest he's breaking the rules!!!! digital cameras... they're everywhere!!!!
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