I met Gabe Templeton and Travis Dougan for a social outing today. The weather (and my legs!) were not as stellar as yesterday but hey, it was dry. For a short while anyway. Today we decided to ride the HSP Rocket Ride route - albeit at a less than Rocket Ride pace - as this loop is super scenic.
Here is an abbreviated (cuz I'm beat) summary of what transpired.
- Riding to Log Boom Park I'm thinking, "Hey, it's pretty warm out! I could have left this vest at home."
- I take my vest off.
- As I sat down at the park to wait for Gabe and Travis I got sprinkled on. What…?!
- We took off and after Norway Hill met Tony Bravetti who professed to be just as tired as I was from our MTB race yesterday but then proceeded to drill it up Hollywood Hill.
- I get another nose bleed. WTF? This sucks.
- As we climbed it started to sprinkle (mist?) again.
- On the descent Tony turned off and went home. Whew.
- In the Carnation Valley Gabe went to the front and pulled at about 25 mph for about five miles.
- Gabe has a fancy rain bike with fancy fenders that I saw a lot of during this stretch.
- Gabe imploded.
- The mist becomes a light rain.
- I put my vest back on.
- Travis and I start dropping Gabe on every little incline.
- My hands start getting cold.
- We drop Gabe off, I drop Travis off and suddenly I'm faced with 15 miles of solo riding to get home. Did I mention that I'm wet, cold and filthy dirty?
- I almost pull over to have a good cry.
- There is some organized ride that goes from Redmond to Seattle and back on the trail and I am like a salmon swimming up stream heading home.
- I manage to man up enough to not stop riding.
- AS I get close to the UW it warms up about two degrees.
- My spirits lift some and as the distance left to cover gets to be less than five miles I feel like I can do it.
- I get home and can't unbuckle my helmet unless I use two fists to compress the buckle.
- I clean my bike, wash my clothes, shower, eat some food and pass out.
That was what they call a 'tank emptier' for sure.
| Sleep | 5 |
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| Breakfast | 6:00 AM - 2 bananas, apple sauce, 1 scoop protein powder, walnuts, coconut milk |
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| Workout Food | 2 large bottles each w/1 tablet Nuun and 1 scoop HEED, Clif Bar, Odwalla bar, 3 Perpetuem Solids |
| Injuries | My right shoulder is a bit sore from yesterday but no biggie. |
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| Time of Day | 8:00 AM |
| Workout Type | endurance |
| Weather | mid 50s to lower 50s, cloudy, dry at first and then steady drizzle |
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| Equipment | Road Bike Neuvation R28 SL wheels 39/53, 12-25 |
| Clothing | knit shoe covers,bib shorts, Craft short sleeve undershirt, short sleeve jersey, arm warmers, wind vest, cap |
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