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Sunday Jul 14, 2013 #
6 PM
Cycling 2:27:52 [3] 36.02 km (4:06 / km) +377m 3:54 / km
shoes: Sidi ATB
A hilly ride near my hometown. I haven't ridden much, and this was obviously too much too soon. I felt fine until about halfway through, and then I rode up a little hill and basically had nothing left. It was sort of a power limitation. I could pedal mostly fine on flats and downhills, but as soon as a hill got above a certain slope, *boom*, I just blew up. I walked three hills---just the steepest sections. (And they weren't particularly steep.)
On the first big hill (Wolf Creek Road), I passed some old riding buddies (going the other way) and we had a short visit.
It was a good ride. There was a lot of vertical development in the clouds as I started, but maybe 40 minutes in, the sky had cleared remarkably. During the ride, I had a short visit with my aunt and uncle, and I stopped by my mother's and grandmother's graves. My mom died in a car crash fourteen years ago, today. Some days, like July 14, are still pretty tough.
On the first big hill (Wolf Creek Road), I passed some old riding buddies (going the other way) and we had a short visit.
It was a good ride. There was a lot of vertical development in the clouds as I started, but maybe 40 minutes in, the sky had cleared remarkably. During the ride, I had a short visit with my aunt and uncle, and I stopped by my mother's and grandmother's graves. My mom died in a car crash fourteen years ago, today. Some days, like July 14, are still pretty tough.
Friday Jul 12, 2013 #
8 PM
Cycling 43:16 11.21 km (3:52 / km) +158m 3:36 / km
ahr:149 max:166 shoes: Sidi ATB
Quick ride with a few hills. Really, really slow on the uphills.
Watched the WOC Middle Final on SVT (online) today. That was so cool. I was surprised by the long leg. I'm conflicted over whether or not it was fair. It seemed to really take some people out of the race. I was really happy for Merja Rantanen, but I was really impressed that Minna had such a bad day and seemed to hold it together as well as she did. I'm more amazed by Simone than ever before. I gotta find some analysis of the men's and women's long leg.
Watched the WOC Middle Final on SVT (online) today. That was so cool. I was surprised by the long leg. I'm conflicted over whether or not it was fair. It seemed to really take some people out of the race. I was really happy for Merja Rantanen, but I was really impressed that Minna had such a bad day and seemed to hold it together as well as she did. I'm more amazed by Simone than ever before. I gotta find some analysis of the men's and women's long leg.