10.15.12 -
Rode trainer - 1hr (20min @ 200w); remainder at ez pace
10.17.12 -
Rode trainer 1hr ez... back is still sore.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Cross-eyed
Decided that i'm gonna give cross a try this year. Did two of the practice races at Boone Park so far and it's pretty damn fun. Gonna try to hit the Tallahassee (November 17) & Gainesville (December 15) state cx races... guess it's time to put down the beer and start riding....
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Newtons For Sale! $115.00
Newton Neutral Trainers for Sale. Size 10.5.
$115.00 (shipping included)
Worn twice... less than 5 miles on them.
Cost $175.00 new.
$115.00 (shipping included)
Worn twice... less than 5 miles on them.
Cost $175.00 new.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Fool's Gold 100.... well almost
This race was looming on my calendar like a nuclear physics final exam. I knew that i wouldn't be going into it very well prepared. with missing most of July due to the guacamole-festering-sore on my leg, i was mainly hoping to have some fun and enjoy a few days away from work. We packed up and hit the road on Friday morning. Stopped for our traditional CrackerBarrel feast and got rolling around 930. Tony J rode with me and Scott followed. Made good time but hit some crazy rain storm and traffic right outside of Atlanta. This kind of weather would prove to be the theme of the weekend. After the traffic delay and then stopping at Dahlonega Wheelworks to pick up packets, we bagged our normal 'shake out the legs spin' and just hit up the grocery store for some dinner. I knocked out a killer pasta meal with grilled chicken, salad, and some fresh bread. We also scored some Ranger IPA (really wish we could get that stuff in Florida)...
That night (friday) some MORE rain rolled in - with crazy lightning & thunder that woke me up from a dead sleep. Up early on race morning - it was still raining a bit, but I was hoping this would be like the Cohutta race and would help to keep the heat down. We got to the race site in plenty of time, but rushed around a little bit to get things set up and before long it was race time. The first climb was about a 10 mile gravel road and I quickly settled in. Felt pretty good and kept a steady pace. Played leap-frog with my buddy Doug on a few sections which helped to keep the motivation moving along. It started raining pretty hard for most of the climb, but I was still thinking positive and looking forward to the long day.
It was about mile 25 / 3hrs in that I realized it was going to be a slog-fest. This race had a lot more singletrack mixed in than the Cohutta race and the rain that was falling was not helping these trails. Most trails turned into streams with 6" puddles and huge wash-outs that made descending with sketchy brakes pretty damn scary. At that point, while pushing my bike - I resolved to pull the plug after the first lap. I figured there would be no way my bike would be able to withstand another 75 miles of this. Luckily, this race is made up of 2 - 50mile loops, so I decided to make the best of it and push as much as possible for the remaining 25 miles. I'd figure i would at least get some training out of it. At around 35 miles, I lost my rear brake completely and then my front shifter quit working - and of course was stuck in the big ring. With plenty of punchy rollers left in the last 15 miles, I stopped and rigged up my front derailleur to at least hold the middle ring. This made walking some of the steeper and muddier sections necessary, but luckily the last 8 miles were fairly mellow and I tried to keep a steady effort going on. I rolled into the finish line area pretty relieved to be done and decided to tell them that I wasn't going back out for my 2nd lap... at that point they told me that they had called the race and nobody was doing the 100. Good thing. I looked around and it looked like a war zone with destroyed bikes and nasty muddy cycling clothes laying around the ground. I rolled over to the truck and noticed that Scott had already packed up and left. Come to find out that he pulled the plug around mile 20 due to bike problems. Bummer for him - I knew he wanted a good race after a disappointing Cohutta and ORAMM. Tony came rolling in around 20 minutes after me and he was an orange mess! We got cleaned up as best we could and went searching for beer. We found the kegs of Terrapin Rye PA and Sweetwater 420 and grabbed a bite-size piece of lasagna. Definitely could've eaten WAY more than what they were giving out. We supplemented the lack of food with beer... its just calories, right? We waited around for a while and watched the carnage roll in. Pretty hilarious to watch everybody come rolling in with mud covering just about every inch of their bodies. Our buddies - Steve and Eric finished up a little over 8hrs. Pretty stoked for them considering this was their first mtb race...
Anyways, we hit up another convenience store and bought up some more Ranger IPA and some Fat Tire Ale. A couple of more beers and some pizza consumed & we were feeling normal again.
The trip home was uneventful but now its time to assess the damage and pull the bike apart... i've probably still got enough mud on my bike, truck and shoes to build a pump track in my backyard. Good times.
That night (friday) some MORE rain rolled in - with crazy lightning & thunder that woke me up from a dead sleep. Up early on race morning - it was still raining a bit, but I was hoping this would be like the Cohutta race and would help to keep the heat down. We got to the race site in plenty of time, but rushed around a little bit to get things set up and before long it was race time. The first climb was about a 10 mile gravel road and I quickly settled in. Felt pretty good and kept a steady pace. Played leap-frog with my buddy Doug on a few sections which helped to keep the motivation moving along. It started raining pretty hard for most of the climb, but I was still thinking positive and looking forward to the long day.
It was about mile 25 / 3hrs in that I realized it was going to be a slog-fest. This race had a lot more singletrack mixed in than the Cohutta race and the rain that was falling was not helping these trails. Most trails turned into streams with 6" puddles and huge wash-outs that made descending with sketchy brakes pretty damn scary. At that point, while pushing my bike - I resolved to pull the plug after the first lap. I figured there would be no way my bike would be able to withstand another 75 miles of this. Luckily, this race is made up of 2 - 50mile loops, so I decided to make the best of it and push as much as possible for the remaining 25 miles. I'd figure i would at least get some training out of it. At around 35 miles, I lost my rear brake completely and then my front shifter quit working - and of course was stuck in the big ring. With plenty of punchy rollers left in the last 15 miles, I stopped and rigged up my front derailleur to at least hold the middle ring. This made walking some of the steeper and muddier sections necessary, but luckily the last 8 miles were fairly mellow and I tried to keep a steady effort going on. I rolled into the finish line area pretty relieved to be done and decided to tell them that I wasn't going back out for my 2nd lap... at that point they told me that they had called the race and nobody was doing the 100. Good thing. I looked around and it looked like a war zone with destroyed bikes and nasty muddy cycling clothes laying around the ground. I rolled over to the truck and noticed that Scott had already packed up and left. Come to find out that he pulled the plug around mile 20 due to bike problems. Bummer for him - I knew he wanted a good race after a disappointing Cohutta and ORAMM. Tony came rolling in around 20 minutes after me and he was an orange mess! We got cleaned up as best we could and went searching for beer. We found the kegs of Terrapin Rye PA and Sweetwater 420 and grabbed a bite-size piece of lasagna. Definitely could've eaten WAY more than what they were giving out. We supplemented the lack of food with beer... its just calories, right? We waited around for a while and watched the carnage roll in. Pretty hilarious to watch everybody come rolling in with mud covering just about every inch of their bodies. Our buddies - Steve and Eric finished up a little over 8hrs. Pretty stoked for them considering this was their first mtb race...
Anyways, we hit up another convenience store and bought up some more Ranger IPA and some Fat Tire Ale. A couple of more beers and some pizza consumed & we were feeling normal again.
The trip home was uneventful but now its time to assess the damage and pull the bike apart... i've probably still got enough mud on my bike, truck and shoes to build a pump track in my backyard. Good times.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Wheelset for Sale: Bontrager Racelite BRAND NEW!!
Brand new wheelset for sale:
2010 Bontrager RaceLite Front and Rear Wheelset
Includes:
- SRAM 11-26 Cassette
- Bontrager Race-X-Lite Tires (& tubes)
- Bontrager skewers
- Bontrager skewers
$300.00 O.B.O
Contact sean@recoverbetter.com
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
5.16.10
* MTB Ride - Guana Reserve
Rode from home to Guana and met up with T.J. - we rolled down through Guana on the double track roads and hit some of the south trail as well. Some sections were really sandy. We popped out to refuel at the Gate Station and then decided to head back on the road. Tailwind on the way back! Pretty mellow pace throughout whole ride. Nothing really hard - good saddle time.
Ride time - 3 hrs / 47 miles
Ride file
Rode from home to Guana and met up with T.J. - we rolled down through Guana on the double track roads and hit some of the south trail as well. Some sections were really sandy. We popped out to refuel at the Gate Station and then decided to head back on the road. Tailwind on the way back! Pretty mellow pace throughout whole ride. Nothing really hard - good saddle time.
Ride time - 3 hrs / 47 miles
Ride file
5.15.10
* Sat AM Ride
Calf finally feels better - left the house around 7:45 - plan was to hook up with Lodge ride and then roll down to Gate Station for few extra miles. I got to the Lodge right at 8am and only 1 person was there, so I kept spinning and ended up rolling through to Nocatee. I turned around and caught on to group on Old Palm Valley Rd. Sat in for a few rotations. The ride was pretty mellow. We ramped up the pace at the turn around for spoke 1 on the second loop. Small group of us started putting in some efforts and stayed away for rest of ride. Turned around and headed to the Gate Station with S. Burke and T. Maniatis. Had a brutal headwind on way down but got a fast tailwind on way back. I put in a good long solo effort on PVB on way back.
Ride time - 3hr30min / 74miles
Ride File
Calf finally feels better - left the house around 7:45 - plan was to hook up with Lodge ride and then roll down to Gate Station for few extra miles. I got to the Lodge right at 8am and only 1 person was there, so I kept spinning and ended up rolling through to Nocatee. I turned around and caught on to group on Old Palm Valley Rd. Sat in for a few rotations. The ride was pretty mellow. We ramped up the pace at the turn around for spoke 1 on the second loop. Small group of us started putting in some efforts and stayed away for rest of ride. Turned around and headed to the Gate Station with S. Burke and T. Maniatis. Had a brutal headwind on way down but got a fast tailwind on way back. I put in a good long solo effort on PVB on way back.
Ride time - 3hr30min / 74miles
Ride File
5.14.10
*OFF* No training
Calf is better but still not great. One more day without riding - should feel better by Saturday.
Calf is better but still not great. One more day without riding - should feel better by Saturday.
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