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az_cyclist

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  1. 1/30/24. 51 miles this morning on the group ride
  2. I just got an issue of SI last weekend. nothing in it about the magazine closing, or this is the last issue.
  3. Ah.... good luck! come to think of it it is time for my check up
  4. 1/28/24. 32 miles in a Sunday afternoon ride
  5. For 14 of those early years I lived in Wabash Township, Fountain County, Indiana Hoosiers pronounce it waw bash Do you agree @Parr8hed ?
  6. Isnt a shitload at least a ton? I remember in the late 1970s President Carter wanted the US to convert to metric, and I don’t want to have to buy 2 sets of wrenches. 50 years later we have not converted, and I have 2 sets of tools. anf they always seem to be out of metric hammers, screwdrivers, and crescent wrenches
  7. . Coffee and cheerios, church, bike ride, then watch football
  8. Highs in the mid 70s , lows in the 50s, dry, thru Thursday
  9. Waw-bash The first 18 years of my life I lived a couple of miles from the Wabash River. https://www.google.com/gasearch?q=state song of indiana&tbm=&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5#vhid=Zz7UQdXU1XGy2M&vssid=videos-4a68159e
  10. Your score is 65.06, higher than 2.64% of the people who have completed this task bicycle car 53 home 80 57 wife 81 70 58 son 87 74 68 30 grandson 87 81 73 35 19 vacation 75 61 49 67 79 82 bicycle car home wife son grandson vacation I have never considered myself to be creative, so, this score is not a shock.
  11. I have a membership at Esporta thru the AARP United Healthcare Advantage plan. I lift at the gym, upper body mainly, combination of machines and free weights, and 2 machines for legs. approximately 1 hour session twice a week. All my cardio is on the bike, 5 times a week. The gym is to strengthen my core, and arms and chest for changing bike flats.
  12. The Cowboys, the 1971 SB (1970 season). It was the Blunder Bowl, Colts vs Cowboys Craig Morton was the Dallas QB between Don Meredith and Roger Staubach
  13. I do, both in cycling and regular activities.
  14. When I was working my goal was (in warmer months) to get in 5 rides a week, with Monday and Friday as rest days. I would ride in the morning to escape (somewhat) the heat. I would ride 12-14 miles as fast as I could, like a time trial. That route had a bike lane and few traffic lights. We have moved since then, and I do less speed work since retirement. My speed work comes on Wednesday now. I have 2 20-21 mile routes for the speed work, the 20 mile route more suited to intervals. The 21 mile route has more climbing, and it comes in miles 17 thru 20.
  15. 23 miles in 1:20 is pretty good. Were there any stop lights or stop signs?
  16. I just enjoy cycling. Does that explain it?
  17. They could have went with Allegheny River
  18. Last Saturday , January 20, I rode the Saguaro Lake 200K brevet. I had ridden it a number of times, and was looking forward to it for a couple of reasons. The main reason was to help determine my level of fitness to ride another California Triple Crown double century in March. The temps predicted were pretty nice. Most of the time it is pretty chilly for this ride, especially crossing the Verde River during the first 10 miles, the lowest elevation on the route. The ride starts and ends in Fountain Hills, AZ, just east of Scottsdale. The first loop , 100K, runs to the east and south, past Saguaro Lake and up Usery Pass before looping back to Fountain Hills. You can have lunch at the start point, then start on the 2nd loop, which runs to the west to Scottsdale, then north to Cave Creek, then back south and east to Fountain Hills. There were 10 of us riding the 200K brevet (and another 10 riding the 100K). It was warmer at the start, in the upper 40s. It dropped to 38 crossing the Verde River, but then an 8 mile climb started, which helped to warm me up. Passing Saguaro Lake there are several climbs and descents, and a 3-4 mile climb up Usery Pass. I was feeling pretty good. A few had passed me on the 8 mile climb up the Beeline Hwy. The first control was at the top of Usery Pass, and 2 women from Calgary (who had passed me before) settled in behind me. They rode with me for a while, until I stopped to take off some of my warm kit as the weather was warming up. I met them again at lunch. The start of the second 100K was a 3 mile climb with some 8-10 % grades. After a nice downhill there was a long, 15 mile climb to Cave Creek AZ. The grades were not steep, but, just a long 1-2% slog. There was another control at Cave Creek, and I saw one rider there, and the 2 women arrived a few minutes later. There was another flat and downhill section before the last big climb of the day, 3 miles with a couple of 8% grades. The nice thing was that climb was followed by a 9 mile downhill (know locally as 9 mile hill….). I only had 10 miles to go at the bottom of 9 mile hill, and I still felt good. I finished in 9 hours 44 minutes, which was a few minutes ahead of my 10 hour goal. I talked with a couple of other riders who were there for a few minutes before I loaded up my bike to head home. I felt good, and only had one cramp later in the evening. I would had done an easy ride on Sunday, but, it rained most of the day. My conclusion…… I think I can ride the Spring Solvang double century in March.
  19. This song by her was better, imho
  20. 1/24/24. 56 minute lifting workout in the morning 21 miles in the afternoon
  21. Maybe a trip to Solvang, CA, for a double century in March. I will head north to the Twin Cities for the summer.
  22. Up until a few years ago we used a little mustard for coloring and a slight bit of flavor. More recently I have been making it with Best Foods Mayo (Hellmanns out east; same mayo just different names). I really like the Best Foods Mayo with olive oil. I like to cut up celery, sweet gherkin pickles, some onion, and eggs.
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