THATmanMANNY
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Smokey & the Bandit Extended Online Race
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Incredibly profound yet fantastically flawed
Today's windy, rainy lunch ride ...
Don't know about the wind bonus or not -- I'll take the decision on that one. Lansdale area had "20 mph winds with 38 mph gusts".) But it rained the whole time, so that one is good.
One hour = 2 points +1 point for rain = 3 points if no wind point, 4 points with wind.
I hated this ride. Hated it. At one point, I was splashed by a car and soaked from my calves down and it was sleeting and my face was freezing, and I made the mistake of saying to myself that it couldn't possibly get worse. At the next light, I took a right turn into a headwind that all but stopped me short. Ugh. I've never been so happy to be done with a ride. I rode over lunch a bunch of times last year and always hated having to head back to work. Today, I was glad I had a meeting scheduled to give me an excuse to stop.
Don't know about the wind bonus or not -- I'll take the decision on that one. Lansdale area had "20 mph winds with 38 mph gusts".) But it rained the whole time, so that one is good.
One hour = 2 points +1 point for rain = 3 points if no wind point, 4 points with wind.
I hated this ride. Hated it. At one point, I was splashed by a car and soaked from my calves down and it was sleeting and my face was freezing, and I made the mistake of saying to myself that it couldn't possibly get worse. At the next light, I took a right turn into a headwind that all but stopped me short. Ugh. I've never been so happy to be done with a ride. I rode over lunch a bunch of times last year and always hated having to head back to work. Today, I was glad I had a meeting scheduled to give me an excuse to stop.
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
Woke up with a broken spoke on my road bike...
Instead of taking the 3 minutes to throw on one of the hundred other wheels I have kicking around, I just rode my Sola....Was a great idea until I went up Washington Rock into a 90mph headwind.
Averaged like 11mph on the way in. Luckily there was no wind on the way home and I was able to get my average speed up to make the cut-off.
2 hours, 27 miles, 4 points...Maybe a wind point for the morning? 5 points total?
http://app.strava.com/activities/43440384
-Jim.
Instead of taking the 3 minutes to throw on one of the hundred other wheels I have kicking around, I just rode my Sola....Was a great idea until I went up Washington Rock into a 90mph headwind.
Averaged like 11mph on the way in. Luckily there was no wind on the way home and I was able to get my average speed up to make the cut-off.
2 hours, 27 miles, 4 points...Maybe a wind point for the morning? 5 points total?
http://app.strava.com/activities/43440384
-Jim.
two rides today, first directly into the wind.
http://app.strava.com/activities/43378418
second was a cross wind, so i set up a nice starboard tack on the way out
http://app.strava.com/activities/43430795
both rides a little over an hour.
2:18 hours total - average high 13.7 between them.
4 pts + wind bonus - got rained on the second ride, but not enough to claim.
4 days in a row!
crossed rt 206 at rush hour - whee!
got some really perplexed looks from the people at the credit union
http://app.strava.com/activities/43378418
second was a cross wind, so i set up a nice starboard tack on the way out
http://app.strava.com/activities/43430795
both rides a little over an hour.
2:18 hours total - average high 13.7 between them.
4 pts + wind bonus - got rained on the second ride, but not enough to claim.
4 days in a row!
crossed rt 206 at rush hour - whee!
got some really perplexed looks from the people at the credit union
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Arwen's Mom
Mother of Dragons, Breaker of Chains
My husband tells me to just let it go. But I feel that some things just need to be said. I guess thats the estrogen in me.
So here's my response to Matty, and anyone else playing with him today:
The way to encourage is NOT:
You cant do this
I don’t believe you are doing this
Liar
(which is what I heard, by the way)
The way to really encourage is with positive reinforcement:
Hey great job
I will volunteer to take you on that 30 mile ride, lets go
I am going to ceres today, wanna work on skinny skills with me?
When I ride with someone who says:
Hey whats wrong cant keep up?
I respond negatively, and take the attitude why bother.
When I ride with someone who says:
Hey way to go JM I am amazed you rode that heavy bike up that hill
Or wow we are on mountain bikes on the Henry Hudson and doing 15, that’s a good pace
I know you can do it!
I respond positively with the drive to go even a step further, or faster.
Even better when I overheard someone say:
I couldn’t believe she was just grinding that bike up some of the hills at hartshorn when we rode there together.
It makes me want to bring that bike there and do EVERY hill not just some of them
Want to see me go to the next level? Encourage positively. Even better, volunteer to help me. Like I did with all those beginner people last summer, and would keep doing except for I was warned about liabilities, which SUCKS!
When you start the drama, which you did by crying like a baby “I don’t wanna compete against someone who isn’t doing what I do” and I DEFEND myself, or share my feelings, why is that considered being a drama queen? Does this in fact make you a drama king?
You got what you wanted. You don’t have to compete against me. Am I being childish now? Yup. And I admit it. My feelings were hurt. But I am man (woman) enough to admit my feelings and not hide them, and then discuss them in a rational manner without pointing fingers and making innuendos.
The “go figure” remark was uncalled for. Know why I don’t want the “free” one. Nothing in life is free. I also ride 3, sometimes 4 different bikes. I also am not going to do this to satisfy your desire to quantify my riding. I had another “free” offer made in private. I may take him up on it because it was made for the RIGHT reason and not the wrong one. But then again I may not as I know MY limitations and the problems a bar mounted unit will cause me on the trails. Not the road so much, but on the trails resulted in disaster for me in the past. And truly I do not trust myself to NOT do it again. I can become very competitive and fixated on speed. So any unit I use on the trails MUST be in my pocket or backpack.
I am also short funded right now, which is why I was looking at cheaper units. But that is not something I wanted to have to admit to anyone. And honestly, if I cant have the one I WANT, I would rather not have any. My husband told me a long time ago I should never ever have to settle. He is right. And I love him for it, he is the BEST, that is why I married him.
Now. Lets forget the race and go PLAY! For fun. 😀
So here's my response to Matty, and anyone else playing with him today:
The way to encourage is NOT:
You cant do this
I don’t believe you are doing this
Liar
(which is what I heard, by the way)
The way to really encourage is with positive reinforcement:
Hey great job
I will volunteer to take you on that 30 mile ride, lets go
I am going to ceres today, wanna work on skinny skills with me?
When I ride with someone who says:
Hey whats wrong cant keep up?
I respond negatively, and take the attitude why bother.
When I ride with someone who says:
Hey way to go JM I am amazed you rode that heavy bike up that hill
Or wow we are on mountain bikes on the Henry Hudson and doing 15, that’s a good pace
I know you can do it!
I respond positively with the drive to go even a step further, or faster.
Even better when I overheard someone say:
I couldn’t believe she was just grinding that bike up some of the hills at hartshorn when we rode there together.
It makes me want to bring that bike there and do EVERY hill not just some of them
Want to see me go to the next level? Encourage positively. Even better, volunteer to help me. Like I did with all those beginner people last summer, and would keep doing except for I was warned about liabilities, which SUCKS!
When you start the drama, which you did by crying like a baby “I don’t wanna compete against someone who isn’t doing what I do” and I DEFEND myself, or share my feelings, why is that considered being a drama queen? Does this in fact make you a drama king?
You got what you wanted. You don’t have to compete against me. Am I being childish now? Yup. And I admit it. My feelings were hurt. But I am man (woman) enough to admit my feelings and not hide them, and then discuss them in a rational manner without pointing fingers and making innuendos.
The “go figure” remark was uncalled for. Know why I don’t want the “free” one. Nothing in life is free. I also ride 3, sometimes 4 different bikes. I also am not going to do this to satisfy your desire to quantify my riding. I had another “free” offer made in private. I may take him up on it because it was made for the RIGHT reason and not the wrong one. But then again I may not as I know MY limitations and the problems a bar mounted unit will cause me on the trails. Not the road so much, but on the trails resulted in disaster for me in the past. And truly I do not trust myself to NOT do it again. I can become very competitive and fixated on speed. So any unit I use on the trails MUST be in my pocket or backpack.
I am also short funded right now, which is why I was looking at cheaper units. But that is not something I wanted to have to admit to anyone. And honestly, if I cant have the one I WANT, I would rather not have any. My husband told me a long time ago I should never ever have to settle. He is right. And I love him for it, he is the BEST, that is why I married him.
Now. Lets forget the race and go PLAY! For fun. 😀
kush
Active Member
How do I not run into you more often
Beautiful morning 2nd day in a row
2hrs http://connect.garmin.com/activity/281389620
Beautiful morning 2nd day in a row
2hrs http://connect.garmin.com/activity/281389620
on tap for me too later...4x10 ftp builders!
I didn't realize you were a low cadence guy too. I like.
As for the Drama...
1. Read the rules. Play by them.
2. Don't crap on Dave's game.
i wouldn't say Ilya is a low cadence guy. His level 2/endurance pace is close to 90 rpm. Interval's is where cadence lowers but this is within range of the tob plan. The 5 min. rest period cadence in between intervals is kinda useless. Usually your just trying to wipe the snot from your face and clear your eyes to get ready for the next inteval.
The 4 sets were 77, 71, 68, 72. That's fairly low, especially #3. That's usually where I'm at, 70-ish with this stuff.
Does the plan call for low cadence? I have no idea what the workout is saying so maybe that's what it calls for. I find that to be the case more with cross plans that road or other plans.
Under duress, you tend towards your self-selected cadence. Son.
I think my default under duress is around 80. i'll have to see what I come up for these later.
If your default is around 70 I would think that your enduro pace is around 80?
I'm always in the 65-75 range. I should work on that, but whatever. I ride bike.
Damn, that way low. NHnT but that is where I am on climbs. My knees exploade below 60.
hi folks. i swear i wasn't hiding from the drama - i had to work like a dog - and i have the gps link to prove i was working! 😀
i have my spreadsheet updated - will be popping in the scores shortly.
i agree - no more pooping on my game! now everyone go out and ride! i have some cash to reconcile here, and then a brake to fix when i get home.
let me know if you see a problem with your score.
poo, utah, kush and capers - i have no ride for you guys on 3/4 - am i right on that?
matty - you're going to pro - i just gotta comb through your links again to get rid of the distance stuff.
i have my spreadsheet updated - will be popping in the scores shortly.
i agree - no more pooping on my game! now everyone go out and ride! i have some cash to reconcile here, and then a brake to fix when i get home.
let me know if you see a problem with your score.
poo, utah, kush and capers - i have no ride for you guys on 3/4 - am i right on that?
matty - you're going to pro - i just gotta comb through your links again to get rid of the distance stuff.
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rest day for me my brotha.
Correct: I rode 3/3 and 3/5....no 3/4
look how good i'm doing.