Indoor volleyball league lst night, cutie Leigh's on vacation....we played good (3-1) and now are 8-4. Mike, who runs it said we are the team to beat...its nice to win after losing so much all summer.
I did a solo ride at the Pinebush http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/newyork/eastern/preserves/art1519.html
flatted, rear deral. problems AND I noticed a suspension bolt was so loose it rubbed the crank, but I couldnt get to it tighten it........so it was a crappy ride but still better than sitting home watching TV
Do the crime, serve your time.........today starts 90 days of living with a conditional license..I can drive to work, doctors, and 2-5p Saturday......tahts pretty much it, and its gonna suck! :(
Sat=DH @ snow?
Sun=Heathers Century!
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Sept 27
Yesterday = short solo road ride, then to Benigans to hang w/Heather and crew....good times, good peeps...and a cute volleyball playing waitress :)
Just might do some DH with them Saturday @ Mount Snow.
And Heather's century is Sunday, Yellow & Maroon tshirts!?
Tonight, the plan is to be riding dirt @ pine bush by 4:30ish.
Tomorrow starts my 90 days :(
Just might do some DH with them Saturday @ Mount Snow.
And Heather's century is Sunday, Yellow & Maroon tshirts!?
Tonight, the plan is to be riding dirt @ pine bush by 4:30ish.
Tomorrow starts my 90 days :(
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Plattekill
The course was all up top and it freakin poured as we started our pre ride, plus it was very foggy and maybe 50 degrees, so after 1/2 mile we went back down to the lodge, soaked and cold. Thankfully it stopped raining just before the race, there was a small turnout (maybe 25 riders total) and my age bracket was 30-99.
All sports went at the same time and i had the lead into the singletrack, soon to be passed by a 19-29, then a couple miles in passed by someone in my group. i could not stay with him. I felt slow on the climbs, I noticed my rear tire looked like it only had 25 lbs of air - I am sure that didnt help. Another rider caught me on the longest climb, Dante in the 19-29. This actually was good because it made me pick up my pace. The course was real nice, a lot of singletrack, roots, rocks, drops, short steep climbs, couple double wide climbs, a very good mix and no complaints at all about the course. Dante & me ended up riding together for 2.5 laps, it was funny being we would pass each other at the same spots each lap. We both ended up in 2nd in our age group, and 3rd & 4th out all all sport riders. Oh yeah, we actually caught & passed an expert rider (experts started 3 minutes before us).
Even with the small turnout it was really fun, everyone was cool & encouraging to each other. Lazlo was saying some stuff about my formal DH racing, got a nice medal, a mojo tshirt, some white lighting stuff, and a huge gatorade bottle. Laz also said this is an 3 series (I missed the 1st), and the next (Oct 16) is double points and Fox is supposedly hooking him up with some nice series prize. Only if Platty posted the series points......
All sports went at the same time and i had the lead into the singletrack, soon to be passed by a 19-29, then a couple miles in passed by someone in my group. i could not stay with him. I felt slow on the climbs, I noticed my rear tire looked like it only had 25 lbs of air - I am sure that didnt help. Another rider caught me on the longest climb, Dante in the 19-29. This actually was good because it made me pick up my pace. The course was real nice, a lot of singletrack, roots, rocks, drops, short steep climbs, couple double wide climbs, a very good mix and no complaints at all about the course. Dante & me ended up riding together for 2.5 laps, it was funny being we would pass each other at the same spots each lap. We both ended up in 2nd in our age group, and 3rd & 4th out all all sport riders. Oh yeah, we actually caught & passed an expert rider (experts started 3 minutes before us).
Even with the small turnout it was really fun, everyone was cool & encouraging to each other. Lazlo was saying some stuff about my formal DH racing, got a nice medal, a mojo tshirt, some white lighting stuff, and a huge gatorade bottle. Laz also said this is an 3 series (I missed the 1st), and the next (Oct 16) is double points and Fox is supposedly hooking him up with some nice series prize. Only if Platty posted the series points......
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Plattekill XC race this w/e
Jason & I are doing the platty xc race Sunday.......I think's its the AMBC, but I dont expect a big turn out. www.plattekill.com
Yesterday was a MHCC group road ride, 1 mile in 6 of us ended up out front, I did this course once before, 34 miles and Hilly...19.3 avg...again, the weather was great!
Monday, I did a solo dirt ride at the Pine Bush, it was a blast and my legs felt really good. I like it there because you're almost always cruising around pretty fast...and the weather was great!
Heathers Sweat N Fall Century will be here soon!
http://www.bikereg.com/races/register.asp?EventID=2449
Yesterday was a MHCC group road ride, 1 mile in 6 of us ended up out front, I did this course once before, 34 miles and Hilly...19.3 avg...again, the weather was great!
Monday, I did a solo dirt ride at the Pine Bush, it was a blast and my legs felt really good. I like it there because you're almost always cruising around pretty fast...and the weather was great!
Heathers Sweat N Fall Century will be here soon!
http://www.bikereg.com/races/register.asp?EventID=2449
Friday, September 16, 2005
motm/nys champ race # 3
MOTM, race # 3 was Sunday
Having raced the same course last year(they chnaged up up a little this year), I knew what lay ahead: A fun mix of technical, rocky singletrack, some very fast doubletrack, a few nasty but short climbs, and one seriously sketchy downhill. I also knew that the first part of the course was either flat or slightly downhill. The first climb wouldn't appear until about half a mile into the race. This meant that it would be safe to go all-out at the start to try and get a good position going into the first major climb. about 4.4 miles per lap
me:
My bud Jason & I arrived early enough to do a pre ride.....(shh, dont tell him but I am trying to pass on some of my experience to open up his potential)
Anyways, I had the series lead (by 8 points) coming into this race, the dude in 2nd had some mechanical issues in race #1, and he won race # 2.....I was damned concerned.
After the start, it was him, me & a jr (that started at the same time), I dove down low going around the pond & passed Mr. #2, then passed the jr just before the steep/shale DH section. The JR and me put a gap on the rest, after another mile or so jr. faded. I felt strong, and just kept riding & waiting to be caught. I also didnt want to get over confident, and then get passed. Its kinda tough out front by yourself, I kept passing 19-29s (they left 2 minutes ahead of my group) and beginners (they had 2 short cuts). I was saving a little in case I was caught but at lap 2.5 I decided to just go as hard as I my body would allow for the last 1/2 lap.......so hammer, hammer, hammer and woo hoo cross the finish in 1st giving me the series win, and the NYS NORBA Championship!!!
Having raced the same course last year(they chnaged up up a little this year), I knew what lay ahead: A fun mix of technical, rocky singletrack, some very fast doubletrack, a few nasty but short climbs, and one seriously sketchy downhill. I also knew that the first part of the course was either flat or slightly downhill. The first climb wouldn't appear until about half a mile into the race. This meant that it would be safe to go all-out at the start to try and get a good position going into the first major climb. about 4.4 miles per lap
me:
My bud Jason & I arrived early enough to do a pre ride.....(shh, dont tell him but I am trying to pass on some of my experience to open up his potential)
Anyways, I had the series lead (by 8 points) coming into this race, the dude in 2nd had some mechanical issues in race #1, and he won race # 2.....I was damned concerned.
After the start, it was him, me & a jr (that started at the same time), I dove down low going around the pond & passed Mr. #2, then passed the jr just before the steep/shale DH section. The JR and me put a gap on the rest, after another mile or so jr. faded. I felt strong, and just kept riding & waiting to be caught. I also didnt want to get over confident, and then get passed. Its kinda tough out front by yourself, I kept passing 19-29s (they left 2 minutes ahead of my group) and beginners (they had 2 short cuts). I was saving a little in case I was caught but at lap 2.5 I decided to just go as hard as I my body would allow for the last 1/2 lap.......so hammer, hammer, hammer and woo hoo cross the finish in 1st giving me the series win, and the NYS NORBA Championship!!!
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