Recent Events
| Date |
Event |
Ride time |
kcal burned |
Notes |
| August 7th 2006 |
Tamako Bike Road, Tokyo |
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1300 |
45 miles total.
See description here.
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| May 8th 2006 |
Tucson TTF Ride |
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2500 |
93F. Tech Talk Forum Ride.
See route page.
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| February 11th 2006 |
AZ Brevet Series 300k |
11:01 |
6250 |
Total time: 12:31. Windy. Flat @ mile 110. |
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Stomach cramps @ mile 115. Too much acid/gas. Apart from the flat, doing well until then. Predictably, bonked 30 mins later. Several convenience stores and two ice-cream bars and a milkshake later, recovered to finish.
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| January 14th 2006 |
AZ Brevet Series 200k |
6:30 |
3850 |
Total time 7:02
127 miles
Half-an-hour slower than back in October.
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A huge difference in fitness, struggled to finish: humbling because
back in October I was nowhere near as fit as when I was in
November. Haven't trained since El Tour. A lot of work to do.
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| November 19th 2005 |
Tour de Tucson |
4:42 |
3026 kcal |
109 miles. My first "El Tour". Race report here.
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| November 5th 2005 |
AZ Brevet Series 300k |
10:34 |
6100 |
Total time 11:30
189 miles. 5am start.
Results
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Cateye HL-EL500 headlight (1W LED, lithium AAs).
5 intermediate checkpoints + 2 pit-stops: 56 mins total
Ride intake: 3100 kcal: 13 Gu (1300 kcal), 4 energy bars (850 kcal), Accelerade drink mix (840 kcal), banana (100 kcal)
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| October 15th 2005 |
AZ Brevet Series 200k |
6:02 |
3900 |
Total time 6:35
127 miles
21.1 mph
Results
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New hydration system here
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| July 2nd 2005 |
Mt Evans CO |
> 3 hrs |
2500 |
Highest paved road in the US (14,264 ft, nearly 4350m) |
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from Idaho Springs (7,600 ft; 2316m), 28 mile climb, tollbooth at Echo Lake (mile 14), see $3 ticket on left, slow time possibly due to lack of unacclimatization to high altitude
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| April 24th 2005 |
Tour of the Tucson Mountains (70 miler) |
2:45:09 |
2000 |
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25.1 mph average
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Fast, furious and a bit risky: stay near the front away from the
crashes; however, still got stuck behind one just before the
finish.
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Qualified platinium (2:50 cutoff) for El Tour de Tucson.
Official Results
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| April 23rd 2005 |
600k |
Decided not to do it. I wasn't getting
the requisite quality training miles in, so I signed up for something short,
fast and useful instead (see above).
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| March 26th 2005 |
400k |
DNF |
Abandoned after 200k, didn't feel right. HR up/power down. Very sleepy from jet
lag. |
| Date |
Event |
Ride time |
kcal burned |
% of MaxHR |
Notes |
| February 19th 2005 |
AZ Brevet Series 300k |
11:31 |
6000 |
74% |
Epic rain ride |
| January 22nd 2005 |
AZ Brevet Series 200k |
6:28 |
3500 |
77% |
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| Nov 13th 2004 |
AZ Brevet Series 200k |
6:02 |
3600 |
80% |
21.5 mph moving average |
Links: www.azbrevet.com. Results (Timed events)
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Random Pictures
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[A mama-chari in Japan.]
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More random pictures here!
Ride Stories
1996: A first season in randonneuring.
Ride reports from the 1996 Boston Brevet Series (200km, 300km, 400km and 600km) here.
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Equipment etc.
Airline bike travel
Magellan eXplorist 600 bike mount
LUST Racing shoes
Platypus Water Tank hydration system
Sentinel Peak/A Mountain SRM files
Climbing power calculator
New drop handlebar/clip-on aerobar setup
CamelBak Bladder Holder
Main triangle bag made of sailcloth for my Litespeed Ghisallo
Keywin pedals
Cleat wear
Polar S710 and Powermeter Setup and more.
A Radical Drop Handlebar Design
Three piece unconventional drop handlebar design with aero position provision
My Custom 2003 Litespeed Ghisallo 650c wheels, log top-tube, low bottom-bracket
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