Looking to ride....

No racing this weekend, Wells ave is cancelled. Thinking mtb Saturday, Big Riva'? Road, Sunday, 10ish from Pbike? Contact us if you have any interest. Saturday we will have room in the Volvo for two.

hotter than.......

It's hot, almost too hot. It's way too hot for the dogs, Lyons and Judge have been completely paralyzed by the heat. It's almost like they are hibernating, only getting up to eat or take a severely abbreviated walk. Otherwise they are crashed out in the a/c. I was able to ride Monday, putting in three hours of easy riding, in the noon day sun. The high temps only bothered me towards the end of my ride, once I returned to the city.

Today Lynn and I went for a long slow social ride down the South county bike path, continuing on to Galilee. We stopped at the Narragansett town beach to put our feet in the ocean. Lynn had the good fortune to run into a dear old friend and had a chance to reconnect. We then continued on to the Mews tavern in Wakefield, for a beer and portabela mushroom sandwiches, good food and good beer!(69 beers on tap!) Other than Lynn getting a slight case of sunburn, it was a wonderful, hot day.

Work and Ninigret tomorrow!

ninigret report

I entered the cat 4 race Saturday, this is where I usually self deprecate and bitch
but, I'll spare you the drudgery. You guessed it, 20Th spot. I raced well, I was part of a bunch of breaks, chasing down the ones I missed. So what happened? I really can't tell you much, the last lap things bunched up, the pack got tight and squirrely, so I backed off. Simple as that. I'm glad a local providence rider won, check the results, a truly great win for a good guy!

My ten year old daughter always seems to put things into perspective. Saturday was her final soccer game of the season. The team was completely win-less, yet they played hard right to the final whistle. When the game was over their flush faces were smiling as they cheered. They played hard loosing by one goal, coming back from a 3 goal deficit. None of these kids pouted, bitched or complained. They cheered, not because loosing is fun, but because sport is good. Lindsey, sport is very good, indeed!

Lynn was not able to race, because there were no woman's categories. Lame, very lame. Mystic Velo, your view of the female competitor is very myopic. That's all I have to say about that, for now.

Lyons and Judge will be taking a short hiatus from spectating at the bike races. It's way to hot. They will be back for 'cross season.

an actual quote...

an actual quote...from Wild Bill, a message left on our voice mail regarding Ninigrit last night. " I just spent an hour in the pain cave!" "I tasted vomit, it was sooo sweet!".

still sore!

Today is the fifth day after Pat's Peak. Most of the soreness in my legs is gone. I had no idea what it was getting myself into. The start was Le Mans style, when the horn sounded I was off into a full run, getting on my bike and continuing my sprint. I was third going into the single track. Once the climbing began I felt like I was going backwards. People passing me were remarking about my gear (17t) or asking me if I was OK. I completed the first lap on the rivet. The second lap was worse, once the climb began, I got off and ran. This was the hardest lap and my fastest. I was breathing hard at the end of the 2ND lap, the official could not understand me as I told her that I was number 61. I could not keep this pace up for FIVE more hours. So I settled into a rhythm of pushing my bike, hammering the flats and trying to be smooth and fast on the descents. On the third lap I realized that every one of the few riders on single speeds had 22t cogs on the rear, I had a 17t, not the hot setup! Laps 3-7 were terrific, the weather cooled off, I was having a blast. Lap eight, I was out of gas, no longer running, more like slogging. The descents were scary as my front disc failed. I wanted to get across the line before 6:00pm so I get one more lap in. It never happened. I crossed the line, and was told that I was done, no statement could have been more accurate. In all, 6 hours, 40 miles, 7000 vertical feet of climbing. Yes, I was truly DONE!

Lynn had 3 great laps, than ran into trouble. Our paths crossed at the end of her third lap, she told me that "it's not so bad" with a big smile. I figured that all was well. On her fourth lap, symptoms of severe dehydration came on fast. Chronic dehydration is a result of her past health issues. She wisely pulled the plug on the race.

Wild Bill, still recoving from his brutal crash in Hartford also attemped the 6 hr solo race. Succumbing to his injuries after 5 hard laps. Bill is "THE MAN!"

Lynn also raced Sunday morning in the Root 66 XC series, completing two laps on the same corse, earning anoth gold medal, some sweet shwag and best of all retaining the series leader's jersey! Yes, she is the coolest woman on the planet!

Lyons and Jugde don't quite like camping, they just kind of deal with it. They are glad to be home!

Mystic Velo Saturday!

too tired to type

brothers

what goes up must come down

first night laps

good times

Lynn's second race of the weekend, yes,she has another gold medal!

Dirty tired happy legs


875 feet of elevation each lap,maybe more words tp come!

16 water bottles...

16 water bottles filled with favorite sports drink
5 tubes
beer
10 co2 cartridges
2 tire inflaters
folding chairs
bike repair kit
beer
sour patch kids, big bag
hooded sweat shirts
mike and ike original flavor
pump
peanut butter
fluff (for Lynn)
beer
sun glasses
6 pack of coke
cycling clothes (all of them)
chocolate chip cookies
beer
transmission fluid for volvo
tp
hand sanitizer
rain coats
dog food
blankets
chips and salsa
red bull
mtb gloves
bread
water proof boots
water
red sox cap
heart rate monitor
beer
dog beds
tent
ground cloth
ice
blue tarps
duct tape
string cheese
flash lights
aspirin
tools to fix the volvo
coffee
umbrella
socks
directions
beer
camera
batteries
extra 20w-50 oil for the volvo
beer
personal items
beer

Did we forget anything?