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I like to ride my bicycle - for long distances. I have earned the California Triple Crown and finished the Furnace Creek 508. My goals include qualifying for RAAM and ...(read the blog to find out). "The bicycle has a soul. If you are able to love it as it deserves, it will give you emotions you will never forget." "Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride."
"The important decisions in my life I make while out riding my bike."
"Pain is temporary, quitting lasts forever.” Lance Armstrong
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Thursday, July 20, 2006
Thursday - Scott's Cycling RideIt has been some time since I have ridden with the group from Scott's Cycling. Martin, my workout partner, is on grandbaby watch, and is not allowed to leave the house, so I had an opportunity to join the Scott's ride. I rode down to the shop from our home and I took the long way, so the distance was 10 miles. A about 30 of us headed north out of Salem toward Windsor Island Road. The pace was slow, perhaps due to the higher than normal temperature. But once we left the urban area, the pace picked up. Even though this ride would put me over 300 miles for the week, I intended to contest the Revina climb. I moved up in the group and the pace picked up, but I was not up to the task today. My heart rate entered the anaerobic zone, and I knew I had to slow down. In other words (Phil Ligget's?), I cracked. I dropped off of the back, and recovered while I watched the group ride away from me. None the less, I caught the slower climber at the top of the hill and I was back with the pack. Instead to turning back toward town, the group continued north and we had an opportunity to climb another short, steep hill. This time, there was no sprint to the base of the hill and I was managed to redeem my prior poor performance and finished in the top quarter of the group. This did me in though, and I was pretty much done for the rest of the ride. I turned toward home and held a slower but still respectable speed home. DST: 40.80 miles AVG: 18.6 mph Avg Heart Rate: 114 bpm Max Heart Rate: 172 bpm Avg Temp: 92° F
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