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kt65 - 2010-07-26 9:24 PM Wowza! Nice avatar, Ms. Podium!!!

jvanis - 2010-07-27 6:26 AM Life has gotten crazy here, and its not Wednesday yet, but I am anxious for Suzy's post!  Did a group ride on Saturday that turned out to be quite eventful. 

About mile 40 I was about 3 back from the front and managed to hit a rock the size of a tennis ball, kicked it up and it hit my toe and then the frame.  Immediately I dropped back in the group due to a sharp pain in my big toe.  When the group stopped, I took a look and noticed the rock had seriously gouged the front of my bike shoe (no damage to the bike thankfully) but left me with a bruised toenail and lightly jammed big toe!  The jammed part is mostly better, but still black and blue under the nail.  I was in shock how much it stung.

About mile 45-48 of the ride, I got dropped something fierce.  The group decided that 26 MPH was a good pace, and my legs just would not push the numbers, so I had a nice 15 mile solo ride home!  The good news of the ride is I found some good hills (early in the ride) to start biking more that do not offer much time for recovery, something I need to work on greatly. 

Had Friday off and swapped out my aero bars to some PD T2+ and they are working out well (outside of one mechanical malfunction last night)  I didn't think too much when I replaced the FD cable, and put it on the left side of the screw, which under tension would loosen the bolt, luckily I had an allen wrench in my flat kit and tightened it back up, better on a training ride than during a race. 

After my Race Report from the Lifetime Fitness Tri in Minneapolis, I got contacted by someone from LTF, a day later and a dozen emails back and forth, I will be heading to Chicago at the end of August to race the Chicago Tri as well as getting  to attend the pro/sponsor pre-race party.  I am quite excited for this opportunity.  It sounds like it is a very large race, so I am looking forward to that as well as spending a little time in Chicago with the Mrs.

SSMinnow - 2010-07-27 7:25 AM

Ok, I cannot see the new avatar..what do I have to do again...something about being cached?!?!?!?

swbkrun - 2010-07-27 10:41 AM


How/why?  Was it because of your results (which were awesome!)? Because of your race report? Someone you know?  Is LTF paying for you to go to this race?   Anyway you cut it that will   I was just curious how it all came about.


***MORE IMPORTANTLY*** I am glad the bike is ok. The toenail-- It'll grow back, and having a bruised toe makes you look tough.  Adds a lot of character !

swbkrun - 2010-07-27 9:41 AM


How/why?  Was it because of your results (which were awesome!)? Because of your race report? Someone you know?  Is LTF paying for you to go to this race?   Anyway you cut it that will   I was just curious how it all came about.


***MORE IMPORTANTLY*** I am glad the bike is ok. The toenail-- It'll grow back, and having a bruised toe makes you look tough.  Adds a lot of character !

swbkrun - 2010-07-27 11:52 AM Saw this somewhere else thought it was interesting....

http://www.cyclingtipsblog.com/2010/04/biggest-bang-for-your-buck-in-time-trial-equipment/

jvanis - 2010-07-27 10:06 AM

The toe is good enough, I rode on it last night and going to run tonight without much pain, very glad the bike is ok!

I posted the RR and then linked on Twitter, I am assuming they saw through Twitter, read the RR, and asked to publish the RR link on their facebook and race pages, based on the experience I had mostly around the Expo and opportunities to talk with the Pro's.  It is one thing about this sport that I find amazing, the pros are down to earth and accessible, as opposed to the NBA etc. 

The conversation went something like asking for permission to link to the RR, then asking if I was doing Chicago and if so that they could get me into the pro/sponsor part, fired back that I had not planned on it.  I said I would love to take them up on the offer if they would be willing to get me an entry to hedge some of the cost and the rest is history.

I used to work on cars and had a car that I would show nearly every weekend, I had multiple big name sponsors by building relationships. It is amazing in working with companies how they are willing to work with people in all capacities.  It is a bit harder to get the super large companies, but there are a lot of options out there. 

dalessit - 2010-07-27 11:03 AM From the race this weekend.

sdalessio - 2010-07-27 7:57 AM Thank you Suzy!

Here is my RR.

Redknight - 2010-07-27 4:33 PM

I just got back from a very slow run and am sweating like crazy. Very uncomfortable and its not that hot here today. 27C or 80F. I think that most of it is from the great weekend I had. Too little sleep, too much food and maybe a couple of extra beers all coming out now.  The good thing is that I didn't get lost anywhere.  Now off to the pool to cool down some more. Later gang.

Redknight - 2010-07-27 2:33 PM

I just got back from a very slow run and am sweating like crazy. Very uncomfortable and its not that hot here today. 27C or 80F. I think that most of it is from the great weekend I had. Too little sleep, too much food and maybe a couple of extra beers all coming out now.  The good thing is that I didn't get lost anywhere.  Now off to the pool to cool down some more. Later gang.

SSMinnow - 2010-07-28 7:12 AM Happy Wednesday people......time to check your calendars and see if you're racing this weekend.  If you are, lay down the details!  I know of at least two dudes toeing the line....

For those of us on the sidelines, is there one goal you still want to accomplish this season?  what is it? and how're you going to nail it?

TrevorC - 2010-07-27 11:02 PM On vacation this week. just hanging out...Doing day trips with the kids. got lots of Vacation time to burn the rest of the year.
We went out to banff today. Watched the tourists.
Lady comes up to me at a light from the vehicle behind me, says that a bunch of liquid just started pouring from our vehicle. we just bought it last week.
I pop the hood. green coolant everywhere!! Let it cool down, and drive it down to a shop. We pop the hood, and I can see a hose has popped off.  Was worried it going to be a $$$, but turned out to be $25 for coolant, and a wash of the engine.