From the monthly archives:

May 2008

60m: I found my limit

May 14, 2008

I have been riding a lot lately. I’ve been averaging around 175 miles a week over the previous 6 weeks. To compare, I achieved my mileage goal last year of 3,000 miles with an average of just 58 miles a week. Riding with the Descenders a lot has also turned up my intensity. I’ve been [...]

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Cycling for Sight

May 13, 2008

I just came across another great charity ride in SoCal. Cycling for Sight is holding a 220-mile, 3-day ride from Santa Barbara to San Diego August 1-3. What’s cool about Cycling for Sight is that it’s more than just a simple fundraiser. Not only will all proceeds benefit the Braille Institute’s mission to eliminate blindness [...]

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When to change a tire

May 13, 2008

As near as I can tell, I’ve got 2,576 miles on my front tire. I’ve kept much better records of my back tire cause it gets changed much more frequently (usually about every 800 miles). I can tell when my back tire is ready for a change when the bead gets rubbed flat. If I [...]

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47m: Welcome to the Descenders

May 12, 2008

Rode a nice 47 mile loop today with Dave S. of the Descenders. We set a healthy pace and dealt with an ever present headwind, even though we were riding a loop. Legs hurt a bit – should have spun them out on the trainer yesterday after Saturday’s big ride. But the big excitement for [...]

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103m: No time for pie

May 10, 2008

At mile 91, I began to feel the shakes of a full-scale sugar bonk coming on… Wait a sec, let me start at the beginning… This week’s Descenders ride started from Santa Ysabel and I carpooled with Mike, Dave and Rick. The plan was to ride up to Julian as a warm up, then to [...]

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