Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Kick her in the guts

The slow build up to god knows what continues.

It's been very cold so i think i've done two rides since my last post, both in the basement, neither over 1:15 long.

Like i said, slow build up.

I think i mentioned that i registered for 100 miles version of Unbound Gravel (formerly the Dirty Kanza) but i still dont know if i've been picked (its a raffle).

Since then i saw something about a Belgian Waffle ride in Lawrence, KS and a text thread im on said the price was stupid expensive to which i replied something to the effect of, for guys like me who are older and now have a little money to throw around the price tag somehow in my mind translates to "see im still part of the scene!"

So that's a good snapshot of my relationship to bike racing, for some context.

Anyway, that Waffle race is in October so it conflicts with the cross season i have every intention of intending to do but not following thru on.

Perhaps my main goal this year is not attending CX Nationals, assuming it happens, which i hope it doesn't.

The title of this blog post is a reference to Mad Max, specifically Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome but as you can see below i celebrate the entire catalog.

On second thought a better Mad Max based title for this post, and perhaps this blog in general, is "there's not enough runway".








 

Monday, January 25, 2021

Boy Howdy i Just Rode Twice in Three Days!

Unbound gravel race, which probably wont happen anyway (Covid), here i come!

(i entered the lottery for the 100 miles version)

So i just did two rides over the past three days and rode about 18 miles total. 

One ride was on the trainer and one was outdoor. My lungs were burning after the outdoor ride, because I'm terribly out of shape.

Hopefully i continue the trend.

Stay tuned...






Monday, January 11, 2021

Can i ride 5,000 miles in 2021?

Can i ride 5,000 miles in 2021?

The better question is probably do i want to ride 5,000 miles in 2021?

As i sit here with a note pad and a calculator i see that 5,000 miles in one year would be 96.15 miles a week, which if you average 15 miles an hour is just under 6.5 hours a week. That seems pretty far fetched given what i know about myself, which is that im lazy and poor at following thru on things.

If i ride 5,000 miles in 2021 and nobody ever reads about it on this blog did it really happen?

Stay tuned, or don't.