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Comments: Great Ride. The new approach and finish portions of the ride added some difficulty over the previous years routes. This was the key training session for me in preparartion for B2B and I must say I couldn't be happier with the results. I no problems on any of the climbs and only slight discomfort from my saddle. The first three climbs went by quickly as I was averaging 75-80 rpm on the climbs while keeping my HR in low Z3. Once I reached Hogpen I slowed my cadence way down opting just to keep the wheels turning. Passed lots of people walking their bikes. I also passed Mr Archon who was doubled over and actually spewing....heh...heh... probably sick of seeing all the inferior bikes passing him..heh..heh... Felt pretty confident on the back side and reached 42 mph on the downhill. Wolfpen and Woodys went by in a flash! I also opted to ride the ride solo staying out of pacelines and drafts (except at the start). What would you do differently?: I realize I probably could have pushed the pace significantly and gone faster but one of my goals was to test my B2B nutrition plan, and pacing by HR. It was spot on except when I grabbed a banana while passing one of the aid stations which gave me a little trouble for a few minutes, and a small handfull of pretzls which also gave me some problems for a short while. So I'm sold on perpetuem. I also tried a baked potato at the run transition. It was awesome Thanks Ilana Katz!  Post race
Warm down: Stowed my bike, changed into running shoes, grabbed my hydration belt and began my transition run. My original plan was to do 10 miles but I cut the run to 6 miles (1 hr) due to the unexpected extreme afternoon temperatures and very little shade on my run route. I have no doubt I could have finished the distance but at this point in my training I cant afford any mishaps. Especially heat related. What limited your ability to perform faster: Nothing Event comments: Great day training! Congrats to NASMCrs Brian, Neal and Lou for also doing 6 Gap Profile Album Last updated: 2008-09-14 12:00 AM
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 2008-09-29 10:54 AM |
Expert  862    BFE |  Subject: Six Gap Century |
| 2008-09-29 10:58 AM in reply to: #1703193 |
Pro 3883  Woodstock,GA | Subject: RE: Six Gap Century Wish I could have been there with you guys. Next year for sure@! |
| 2008-09-29 11:31 AM in reply to: #1703193 |
Master 2379 Alpharetta, GA | Subject: RE: Six Gap Century No two ways about it, David. Fantastic day from every perspective!! Great job and great seeing you! |
| 2008-09-29 12:54 PM in reply to: #1703193 |
Extreme Veteran 562 | Subject: RE: Six Gap Century Sounds like you had a good day, congrats! Anybody who went out for a run after that ride has my respect. A bunch of us FL flatlanders were up there as well; I had a good time and the weather was beautiful. |
| 2008-09-29 1:12 PM in reply to: #1703193 |
| Pro 3715 AZ | Subject: RE: Six Gap Century Awesome job!!! Way to smoke Mr. Archon. You should have noted his number so you could look up his finish time!!! Yeah....the saddle is really ideal for aero, and not so much for being back on it while you are climbing, but your IM should be much flatter, no? So hopefully it won't cause you problems. Awesome run afterward as well. You'll kill B2B. I have no doubts! |
| 2008-09-29 2:21 PM in reply to: #1703193 |
Pro 3705 Vestavia Hills | Subject: RE: Six Gap Century David ... you are the freakin' machine, not your bike. Nice demonstration of bike strength throughout the day. More important than smokin' Mr. Achron was that your nutrition worked on what anyone would deem to be an epic ride ... and only you would do a 6 mile transition run. Good luck at B2B - but I suspect you will not need a lot of it given the work you have put in to be prepared. |
| 2008-09-29 2:24 PM in reply to: #1703193 |
Master 2125 | Subject: RE: Six Gap Century "Litespeed Archon" dude is a tool. "I also passed Mr Archon who was doubled over and actually spewing....heh...heh... probably sick of seeing all the inferior bikes passing him..heh..heh" - best line ever. Looks like you are set for B2B. |
| 2008-10-01 7:44 PM in reply to: #1704026 |
Master 1201 Woodstock, GA | Subject: RE: Six Gap Century Great ride in the mountains as usual. I wish I could have been with you when you went by Mr. Archon. I would have said something funny (to me at least). Maybe I need one of those bikes. That must be my problem... yeah now that I think about it... that's the ticket. |
| 2008-10-03 10:17 AM in reply to: #1703193 |
| 1 | Subject: RE: Six Gap Century Hello Falls-Runner , I think we met .........in front of the High School before Six Gap , I parked next to your frinds and talked a bit with them , before you got there ...... I took the photo ! Anyhow , I did a search on Google , this morning for Six Gap Century and found your page , it looks very professional by the way . I really just wanted to say hello and see if your group does Six Gap every year ! I really loved the event , the climb from Turner's Corner to Neel's Gap was the best and the decent from Unicoi Gap was so smooth and fun it made the trip . Anyway , I talked Six Gap up alot with some of the guys I ride with and it looks like several are interested in 2009 , so maybe we can all ride it together . Thanks and ride safe , Charles Mayden - Alton Illinois |
| 2008-10-03 2:42 PM in reply to: #1703193 |
| Pro 3715 AZ | Subject: RE: Six Gap Century |
| 2008-10-03 5:59 PM in reply to: #1716657 |
Expert 862 BFE | Subject: RE: Six Gap Century StandsWithFist - 2008-10-03 2:42 PM No. Charles is definately not Mr. Archon. He's a great dude and can ride.Mr. Archon is very smug, usually very tired, has a nice bike, and his breath smells of vomit..ha...ha.... Hey....is that the guy who was talking smack and puking? ^^^^^ Hahahah! |
| 2008-10-05 2:27 PM in reply to: #1703193 |
Master 2638 | Subject: RE: Six Gap Century Holy cow, you and Neal both did the 6 Gaps and then raced the following week! You are amazing! Way to go. You will kill B2B. |
| 2008-10-05 2:46 PM in reply to: #1719299 |
Elite 3658 Roswell, GA | Subject: RE: Six Gap Century I hope you slowed down enough to ask Archon boy if he needed a breath mint. I'm sure when he got home he neglected to tell his boyfriend about that part of the ride. |
| 2008-10-05 3:24 PM in reply to: #1719315 |
Expert 862 BFE | Subject: RE: Six Gap Century brown_dog_us - 2008-10-05 2:46 PM I hope you slowed down enough to ask Archon boy if he needed a breath mint. I'm sure when he got home he neglected to tell his boyfriend about that part of the ride.
LOL! |
| 2008-10-05 3:38 PM in reply to: #1719347 |
Master 2379 Alpharetta, GA | Subject: RE: Six Gap Century FALLS-RUNNER - 2008-10-05 4:24 PM brown_dog_us - 2008-10-05 2:46 PM I hope you slowed down enough to ask Archon boy if he needed a breath mint. I'm sure when he got home he neglected to tell his boyfriend about that part of the ride.
LOL! x10....that's some funny stuff! |
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Woke at 4:30. Ate 2 Bagels, skim milk, and Coffee. Left the house at 6:00 to beat the traffic. Drank a glass of heed on the way.
Stretched slightly, conducted last minute checks on the bake and made several laps around the parking lot to make sure. Briefly chatted (sorta) with a dude parked near me with a new Litespeed Archon. After me making a couple of compliments on his ride he began to explain to me how his Litespeed was so much better than mine (duh) and how if all things being equal, he should be able to outride everybody due to his superior bike...blah...blah...blah.. and how he would do the Gaps in 6 hours...blah...blah.... Dude probably should have put more effort into the engine as that would be pretty apparent later.....
Linked up with Lou, Neal, and Brian for a pre-ride pic.