Smokey & the Bandit Extended Online Race

[mattybfat]

Blowing up the commuter category 😀

http://app.strava.com/activities/43014646

 

[UtahJoe]

4 dave?

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/280019537

 

[Chris(NJ)]

A couple minutes short of one hour .... 2pts

 

[shrpshtr325]

ok on the board for today, 4 points if i did the math right, puts me at 12

http://app.strava.com/activities/43021847

 

[capedoc]

Yesterday: Hills of Lebanon with JShort. A fuck-ton of climbing in only 32 miles.
Distance: 31.93 mi
Time: 2:20:18

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/279429879

Today: A much faster ride with the Skylands crew. Many MTBNJers on the ride today:

Distance:48.79 mi
Time: 2:25:11

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/280050797

I havent read the points system yet.

 

[Arwen's Mom]

AM, don't you have a smart phone?

No 😀

 

[Arwen's Mom]

rode to and from church today. UGH I hate head winds, makes it feel like you are going uphill.

I used google maps to plot my route to figure mileage. 9 miles exactly. Took me 45 minutes getting there and according to this cool thing http://www.arkansasrunner.com/calculators/mileperhr.htm I averaged 12mph. Coming home I did it in 36 minutes which is 15mph. I did get caught at a couple lights though 😉

 

[olegbabich]

I'll give Oleg a pass because he's a documentation king.

My GPS is on the way.😀

 

[Steve Vai]

3/1 - Normal Commute, 20-miles. Double day, 4 points.

http://app.strava.com/activities/43032955

3/2 - Longer Commute to stretch it out to 2 hours, 35 miles, 4 points.

http://app.strava.com/activities/43032722

3/3 - Long Dirt Road loop with 6 flats and 1/2 the group DNF'ing. 5 hours, 80 miles, 6,700 feet of climbing. 10 point max. I'm using my bonus Double-Day as you can't do any better than 5 hours anywhoo...20 points!!

Theme of today's ride.

http://app.strava.com/activities/43032380

28 points total.

-Jim.

 

[Steve Vai]

Dave, sorry to throw you through a loop so early but I used my moveable bonus day today...I should be at 28 points 😀

-Jim.

 

[clarkenstein]

3-1 rode 26.3 in 1:42:40. Doh! 4 points?

4 points it is - welcome aboard!

Pro or commuter. Oleg too. Podium placements from the first race cannot stay in class.

I'm drunk with power.

absolutely hammered. moves have been made. was going to go the PM route, but the hammer dropped!

anywho, 3:20/43 miles (which is my longest ride yet). 5x2 = 10 pts. On the board.

http://app.strava.com/activities/43007981

nice use on the double day.

Blowing up the commuter category 😀

holy smokes yes that's a blow up.

4 dave?

spot on.

I'm in for sport!

updated!

i drew a line for the updated line (everything as of the right now) so i can go into monday not thinking about where i left off - so everyone should see a 3/3 at this point.

i'm doing my taxes tonight. more CPA fun. trying to figure out if i should ride before or after my taxes. maybe during... bonus points???? :hmmm:

 

[clarkenstein]

Dave, sorry to throw you through a loop so early but I used my moveable bonus day today...I should be at 28 points 😀

-Jim.

damn it!

no worries - i'll pop in the update.

*edit* - you'll lose that first double day, so it should b 2+4+20 = 26.

*second edit* - wait i can't do that. if you ride on a double, you're using the double. its if you cant ride, so you're gonna have to stick that score. weird that it would make it so you wouldn't want to ride that a day, but you'll lose your streak.

 

[olegbabich]

4 hrs. 49 min / 44.05 miles
I will take my movable double day today. I will use both of mine instead of upcoming double Sundays (March 17 &31). Today I want to use my first one, so-
10 points.😀

The goal was to get 4 hrs. today, riding mostly off road. Got on my brand new Fat Bike and started from my house to Mercer Park. It was a lot of fun and I still need to play with Cockpit set up.:hmmm:

An hour into the ride one crank got loose and actually fell off the bike.😕 It is totally my fault and I will have to rework my crank offset set up. Maybe will have to make it 1x9 for now. I was about 30 yards from Conover road, so I called a Tow Truck (Mrs. Oleg). 35 mins later I was back home, so I got my Full Suspension Single Speed and went back out for around 4 more hours.

It sucks about the Crank but that’s life, Mrs. Oleg saved the day and I got 5 hrs. instead of 4.

First photo you can see the crank on the ground.

 

[Jefflenosky]

Rode 65.4 miles in 4:05:31 so that's 8 points and since I'll be hopping around on my front wheel in Madison, WI next Sat I'd like to use my moveable bonus day and use it today for 16pts total. Damn Vreland!

 

[Patrick]

couldn't do another 35F road ride - just wasn't in the cards. I took it easy, and got off the bike for the obstacles and most of the rock gardens - since the dr doesn't want me twisting the knee...

Went to RV! Trails were in great shape - although going down the fall-line trail and up the switchbacks makes more sense than what i did...ridge is in great shape - Thanks Woody!

3 hours

6 points

http://app.strava.com/activities/43033712

 

[olegbabich]

*edit* - you'll lose that first double day,

*second edit* - wait i can't do that. if you ride on a double, you're using the double. its if you cant ride, so you're gonna have to stick that score. weird that it would make it so you wouldn't want to ride that a day, but you'll lose your streak.

Dave,
Please clarify how to use movable double days. I just reread the rule and understand you want us to lose one previous double day.:hmmm: If that is correct please let us know. I’m still trying to go for 31 in a row, but will respect any decision you guys make.😉

 

[Steve Vai]

Dave,
Please clarify how to use movable double days. I just reread the rule and understand you want us to lose one previous double day.:hmmm: If that is correct please let us know. I’m still trying to go for 31 in a row, but will respect any decision you guys make.😉

Yeah, I read it as being able to move any double day. I can't go long on the 9th so I figured I'd use today instead? Or do I need to go big on the 10th to swap it for the 9th? I'm so confused!!

-Jim.

 

[clarkenstein]

sorry, we're experiencing technical difficulties... part of the deal with the new rule test i guess.

the idea was if you can't make a double day, you can move it - like if you miss one you can shift it. but if you can shoot for the 31 day streak, no moving your days since you were able to ride every day. the "spirit" of the moveable day was for people who work freak hours or have like 5 families (ok maybe 2 families is more reasonable) to have a chance at riding on at least 2 double days.

so the deal is - if you ride on a double, you've used it, and you can't move it from there. if you use one in advance of a double day, and end up riding on that double day anyway - i'm gonna back out the points you shifted your day to, and double the points on the day it was set.

clear as mud?

 

[Steve Vai]

Rode 65.4 miles in 4:05:31 so that's 8 points and since I'll be hopping around on my front wheel in Madison, WI next Sat I'd like to use my moveable bonus day and use it today for 16pts total. Damn Vreeland!

Can I get bonus points if I do a ride wearing a pair of Jeff's Signature Tevas? Maybe I can tape some SPD cleats to them 😀

-Jim.

 

[Steve Vai]

sorry, we're experiencing technical difficulties... part of the deal with the new rule test i guess.

the idea was if you can't make a double day, you can move it - like if you miss one you can shift it. but if you can shoot for the 31 day streak, no moving your days since you were able to ride every day. the "spirit" of the moveable day was for people who work freak hours or have like 5 families (ok maybe 2 families is more reasonable) to have a chance at riding on at least 2 double days.

so the deal is - if you ride on a double, you've used it, and you can't move it from there. if you use one in advance of a double day, and end up riding on that double day anyway - i'm gonna back out the points you shifted your day to, and double the points on the day it was set.

clear as mud?

I think so. So if you don't ride on a double day, you can pick a day you rode that week to double. If you go for the 31 day streak, you can't move your days at all. Got it.

-Jim.