Sunday, January 13, 2008
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Saturday 12 January 2008 - ride
posted by: Martin
Hrs. Sleeping: 5
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Time of Day: 8:00 am
Distance: 63 miles
Time (total): 4:12
Time (moving): 3:35
Time (stopped): 37 min
Speed (moving): 15.9 mph
Speed (overall): 13.8 mph
Total Ascent: 3815 feet
Weather: started out mid 40s, pouring rain and finished in upper 40s and dry with some spotty sun
Workout Type: ride

Breakfast: cereal, kefir
Lunch: fried egg, 4 pieces Wasa bread, cheese, apple butter, pasta, garbanzo beans, sauce
Dinner:  
Workout Food: 4 scoops Endurox in one big bottle, 3 scoops Heed in another

Course: University Village, Leschi, around Mercer Island, Newport, up 164th, up Cougar, down Cougar, up to Newcastle Golf Club, Coal Creek to 405, Lake WA Blvd, Coulon Park, Rainier, Seward, Lake WA Blvd, Leschi, Madrona, Union, home
Results:  
Comments: I'm learning that Martin + bed does not always = sleep. :( Man, I woke up at 5 again today...? Maybe the weekdays program my body or something and then on the weekend I just can't figure out how to relax.

I met the gang at University Village and we headed south to pick up Brian at Leschi. From there it was counter-clockwise around Mercer Island and then half of the bunch had to head back home so just Greg K and Brian S and I carried on.

By now the weather had mellowed out but I was dogging it! My legs felt like lead and every hill was a bit of a chore for sure. Greg had tweaked his neck last night and was riding really slowly and Brian was also tired from something or other so I was the first to the summits but it felt like I was going at 70 percent.

We decided to ride up Cougar. I got to the saddle and was looping back when Brian rode up and gestured towards the summit... It ended up being a good thing actually, I would not have done that extra .25 miles on my own and it's always nice to feel like you did it all. From there we rode back down to meet Greg and then went up to the Newcastle Golf Club.

Evidently, Greg had access to some amphetamine in this transition as he blasted up the road to the golf club. At first I was in disbelief and then I tried to catch him. I was totally pegged in the saddle and only gaining ever so slightly. As the summit approached I knew I was going to have to do something to I stood up, shifted up and just managed to pull even as we crested the summit. Holy crap. What an effort.

Then we noodled home. Thank god.
Equipment: Bianchi Volpe, 38/50, 12-25
road ride
Sunday, January 13, 2008 3:38:07 AM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)  #    Disclaimer  |  Comments [0]  |  Related posts:
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