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Saturday Sep 7, 2013 #
Event: SMOC Fall Peach Mountain
Event: Triple Trail Challenge
Mountain Bike (Triple Trail Challenge) 4:04:00 [3] 37.5 mi (6:30 / mi)
shoes: Giant Talon
Had to borrow the details from OutdoorsMama...had saved my watch for the O-Meet--which unfortunately I had to miss! I had a great time and been too long since she and I hung out.
Great day, lots of bikers! Amazing trails, the toughest I have ever done. We did the Poto, Waterloo and Lakeland trails. Afterward we did a review of how many O-Courses we crossed, Park Lyndon, Hiland Lake, Halfmoon, and wonder if there are others. Lots of sand, gravel, rock, steep climbs, but nice two track, rolling dirt, lots of fun.
The highlight for me was the long hills (down, not up truth be told) on the southern edge of Park Lyndon. I took just a moment to look at my bike computer and I saw 24 MPH...her log says 28, woo! Speedy! I found myself taking more chances, looking for better lines, and was mostly successful. Except at the end, when we came upon the Crooked Lake Climb...Jen had a beautiful line through sand and roots, and I either missed it, or slid, or something...but the end of my handlebars rammed right into the upper right side of my rib cage. OUCH. Left a mark that looked like I had been branded! Walked a bit, rode out, took ibuprofen, sat still a couple hours, then was good enough to do some canning, laundry, dinner. Glad I recovered quickly!
We were out there way longer, helping the wayward teens who didn't have food, helping Brad change a tire, then my big OOOF. What a great day, and look forward to doing it again. I'm in for another! So fun to see Ali and Jens on the trails too! Great training.
Do need to improve my technical skills. I read that the fork on my bike isn't great, but the rest of the components are solid. Wonder if there is anything I can do about the fork, or my skills! :) Bye Bye island Lake, I need to seek tougher terrain. I think Maybury has my name on it. And willing to take ANY instruction!
Great day, lots of bikers! Amazing trails, the toughest I have ever done. We did the Poto, Waterloo and Lakeland trails. Afterward we did a review of how many O-Courses we crossed, Park Lyndon, Hiland Lake, Halfmoon, and wonder if there are others. Lots of sand, gravel, rock, steep climbs, but nice two track, rolling dirt, lots of fun.
The highlight for me was the long hills (down, not up truth be told) on the southern edge of Park Lyndon. I took just a moment to look at my bike computer and I saw 24 MPH...her log says 28, woo! Speedy! I found myself taking more chances, looking for better lines, and was mostly successful. Except at the end, when we came upon the Crooked Lake Climb...Jen had a beautiful line through sand and roots, and I either missed it, or slid, or something...but the end of my handlebars rammed right into the upper right side of my rib cage. OUCH. Left a mark that looked like I had been branded! Walked a bit, rode out, took ibuprofen, sat still a couple hours, then was good enough to do some canning, laundry, dinner. Glad I recovered quickly!
We were out there way longer, helping the wayward teens who didn't have food, helping Brad change a tire, then my big OOOF. What a great day, and look forward to doing it again. I'm in for another! So fun to see Ali and Jens on the trails too! Great training.
Do need to improve my technical skills. I read that the fork on my bike isn't great, but the rest of the components are solid. Wonder if there is anything I can do about the fork, or my skills! :) Bye Bye island Lake, I need to seek tougher terrain. I think Maybury has my name on it. And willing to take ANY instruction!
Friday Sep 6, 2013 #
Note
Overwhelming and crazy busy week at work! Glad for the TTC and O-Meet tomorrow. Bummer that Grampian got cancelled.
Wednesday Sep 4, 2013 #
5 PM
Mountain Bike (Paved/dirt/path) 15:00 [3] 3.5 mi (4:17 / mi)
shoes: Giant Talon
To gym
weights 25:00 [3]
shoes: Vibram Five Finger Bikala
Single leg dead lifts
Three way curls
Three way curls
weights 45:00 [3]
shoes: Vibram Five Finger Bikala
For the clean and snatch the instructor said "reds are for the girls and blues are for the boys"...no surprise which one I went for...
Mountain Bike (Paved/dirt/bike path) 16:00 [3] 3.5 mi (4:34 / mi)
shoes: Giant Talon
Little slower going home. :). Beautiful night and great tunes!
Tuesday Sep 3, 2013 #
Mountain Bike 1:30:00 [3] 20.0 mi (4:30 / mi) +160m 4:23 / mi
ahr:131 shoes: Giant Talon
McCabe to blue connector x2. Great Moth podcast on how a dude got white males in Ohio to vote for Obama.
Sunday Sep 1, 2013 #
Trekking (Trails) 1:20:00 [3] 4.9 mi (16:20 / mi)
Recording trails for Maybury LIDAR map.