Toes
with my "new charge" in mind, i headed out this a.m. for a brisk little road ride, this time riding the CrossCheck with the wheels from the Litespeed. my decision was precipitated by a decision to use my Sidi winter shoes that i'd forgotten abt in the basement. they have Time cleats, so that means the Surly. i though, perhaps, that the Sidis, plus some Assos winter socks and a thin liner underneath would make for warmth, but all that $$ in expensive gear doesn't mean shit. in 68 minutes, my toes were pretty damn cold. i've heard Lake's winter shoe/boot is 'da bomb', but my mom, who bought the Sidis for a xmas present, got them from my fav LBS, who doesn't carry Lakes.
anyway, a brisk 35 or so with a good breeze meant for a brisk ride, but i did get 68 minutes in doodling around the park. while i complain about my toes, one thing that IS warm about my setup is the waytootight C'dale fleece longsleeve shirt. that's a great story, how i got it.
in '99 i got in pretty good shape, lifting, running, lots of biking. i dropped 40lbs and felt great. that fall was the first time i'd done 'cross. at one of the races hosted in S.In- courtesy of Nathan Schickel of Clarksville Schwinn, i won the C race. the fact is, there were only 3 of us in the whole race. the woman winner (who beat me), and another guy who ended up not finishing due to a mtbike malfunction. good stories after the fact were that, #1 the woman- Michelle somebody- was one of the best local female racers, so i didn't feel to bad getting beaten by her. in fact i held with her pretty well for half the laps. #2 the guy's name is Terry S.- "tall Terry" who i found out later was the dad of one of my son's preschool mates. i've since gotten to know him and his family somewhat. he's an old (at least older than I) roadie, who i believe is back riding the road. if his damn bike had worked, he'd probably have beaten me by 10.00. so i won the race and receive something like $100 merchandise while being the fattest guy there. Great! that was a good fall.
i meant to complain another time at the complete incivility of the biking community. what a bunch of assholes. i only say that because, while any runner or walker worth their salt will ALWAYS wave and/or say hello, these assmonkey roadies will only stare at you if you say or do anything. no wonder the car community hates these people. lighten up! when i road with the LBC back in the day, the group i liked to ride with was the Wednesday a.m. group- the older, slower group. fact is i was in shape enough to jump into some faster rides, but i could get good mileage with good, civil people on those rides. maybe it's not like that now, so i should not judge. these people on the roads, though, are UNpleasant.
69 minutes/34 degrees/breezy
anyway, a brisk 35 or so with a good breeze meant for a brisk ride, but i did get 68 minutes in doodling around the park. while i complain about my toes, one thing that IS warm about my setup is the waytootight C'dale fleece longsleeve shirt. that's a great story, how i got it.
in '99 i got in pretty good shape, lifting, running, lots of biking. i dropped 40lbs and felt great. that fall was the first time i'd done 'cross. at one of the races hosted in S.In- courtesy of Nathan Schickel of Clarksville Schwinn, i won the C race. the fact is, there were only 3 of us in the whole race. the woman winner (who beat me), and another guy who ended up not finishing due to a mtbike malfunction. good stories after the fact were that, #1 the woman- Michelle somebody- was one of the best local female racers, so i didn't feel to bad getting beaten by her. in fact i held with her pretty well for half the laps. #2 the guy's name is Terry S.- "tall Terry" who i found out later was the dad of one of my son's preschool mates. i've since gotten to know him and his family somewhat. he's an old (at least older than I) roadie, who i believe is back riding the road. if his damn bike had worked, he'd probably have beaten me by 10.00. so i won the race and receive something like $100 merchandise while being the fattest guy there. Great! that was a good fall.
i meant to complain another time at the complete incivility of the biking community. what a bunch of assholes. i only say that because, while any runner or walker worth their salt will ALWAYS wave and/or say hello, these assmonkey roadies will only stare at you if you say or do anything. no wonder the car community hates these people. lighten up! when i road with the LBC back in the day, the group i liked to ride with was the Wednesday a.m. group- the older, slower group. fact is i was in shape enough to jump into some faster rides, but i could get good mileage with good, civil people on those rides. maybe it's not like that now, so i should not judge. these people on the roads, though, are UNpleasant.
69 minutes/34 degrees/breezy
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