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In 2008, I learned a little secret about life. ‘Someday’ never happens. As in, “Someday I’d like to cyclotour the Tour de France.” Or, “Someday I want to win a bike race.”
Your someday’s always stay in the future, safe and secure where they can’t bother anyone. The dirty secret is that [...]
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It was cold again this morning on the way to meet the Descenders for their weekly Saturday ride. This time I had my full-fingered gloves on and it made all the difference.
We were supposed to preview the Boulevard race course today, but the chilly weather had us staying closer to home. The high [...]
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It is still dark when the alarm goes off at 6am. I tiptoe downstairs and get my bike set up while the espresso machine warms up. Head for a shower after a doubleshot and try to decide how much cold weather gear to put on. Forecast is calling for a high of [...]
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I love riding to Julian. I’ve been there 3 times in the last month. At around 85 miles with over 7,000 feet of elevation gain, it’s a really hard course for me and I always suffer in the last 10 or 20 miles. I keep going back for more because Suffering and I are in [...]
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Pie!, originally uploaded by Arlyn Asch.
Pie is always good.
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Headed to Julian with Rob, originally uploaded by Arlyn Asch.
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It was raining as we approached the intersection of Dye Road and Hwy 67 in Ramona. I didn’t mind the rain really, I found it refreshing on such a humid day. And it wasn’t raining that much, just enough of a sprinkle to keep everything shiny.
I was on ‘Alpha’ Dave Voris’s wheel and he was [...]
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I have a hard time making it to Julian. I’ve been turned around by weather, I’ve mega-bonked on the way home and been just plain-old, “I don’t have the legs and wont try”. In fact, the only time I’ve had a really enjoyable time getting to Julian and back was on a midweek ride with [...]
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I told Dave on the drive out, “If I don’t have good legs today, I just don’t have good legs.”
After spending the week in recovery mode (which makes me crazy), I was very much looking forward to testing myself on Palomar Mountain this morning. We choose a short course that allows us to maximize our [...]
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Coming off the tremendous high from last week’s Monster Climbs adventure, I was ready for long, hard rides this week. Unfortunately, my legs are not. I’m surprised at how long it’s taking for me to recover my A-game after the grueling punishment of last weekend.
I went out Monday for 20 miles of high-RPM / low-HR [...]
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