45 mi. Nobody likes to hear that sound. It's the crunching of metal, carbon and a thump of someone going down. I always say, a fully grown adult that comes out once a week makes a special sound when they hit the ground. It's ugly and sad, and sobering because I hope it's never me. … Continue reading Merry… Uh oh!
Category: Rides
Wheels in motion, on the pavement, the trail and in my head.
32 miles . It should have been an easy "celebration of riding." For me, it was a workout done mostly by myself. I arrived at Loggerhead Park to be ready for a 7am ride. Problem was, nobody else was on that plan. I saw Jerry and Howard setting up, I got my things together and rode … Continue reading The Thanksgiving Ride
50 mi. I think minus the impending nature of an upcoming race, cycling on Sundays, even in the wind is fun for me. I like riding, I feel the pull of trying to be strong even into the wind, it's good training. Even if I wasn't training for a specific event, I do like riding. … Continue reading Stress-less fun
80mi bike/one hour (6mi) run - Thwarted from a typical early start because I dropped John off to be taken to run camp at FSU, I was leaving Loggerhead park alone at 7am. I rode to The tiki hut solo, then redesigned the route from 60 to 80 miles feeling that would be good for … Continue reading Confidence builds
100 mi ride, 3 mi run. Lanae and I started at 4am from Dunkin Donuts parking lot. Thats' early, but I was ready with charged lights and food and drink powder stored. I thought we were doing the ride on Sunday, so leading up to Satirday morning I had three spin days Weds, Thu & … Continue reading Last 100 miler pre race
62 mi ride, 5 mi run. Another week of getting to the bunker before 5am, this time no buckets of rain from the sky. I had a notion of making the nutrition element of the workout the main focus. What would I eat and drink that could emulate how I should feel in a month. … Continue reading The bricks that work
51 mi ride/6 mi run. Good plan gone crazy! I woke up early for a 5am solo ride through to the Tiki hut, followed by a run of over 4 miles in the heat. Early prep and a drive to Marcinski Rd's "bunker" stop. When I got to Donald Ross Rd and US-1 and it's … Continue reading Mental training, I presume?
100 mi ride/3 mi run A 6:00am meetup means we started pedaling around 6:15. This is my thrid 100 mile ride of the year. We had a group of Barry and Lisa Reiss, Sal and Suzanne, Erica, Erin and Izzy. We rode in shifting winds up the wet road to the lighthouse bridge. Barry and … Continue reading Third century production
10 mi run/35 mi ride I came solo to the store and ran to French Connection for a bathroom break, then around the duck pond. I did go far enough down A1A to J-Town Bikes (now BikeStreet) to get 3 miles in before the scheduled store run. I met Gary Walk and Brandon LeBar running … Continue reading A good mixup
50mi ride/3 mi run - So ring the bell again, second day in a row I'm brick riding and running. It's breezy again otday, with no letup in sight all the way to and past next week's race. I start at 6am, well we meet at 6 and start riding at 6:20am. I'm with Erin, … Continue reading Keep the formula intact.
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