rolling recap
I’m not a big fan of cycling race recaps. Given how easy it is to load photos and videos onto various websites today, there’s not much advantage to tagging on a written report of events. If you want to learn about football, you don’t “read some football articles” but will be much better off if you watch a few YouTube clips. Same thing with cycling. So, I’ll spare you the elaboration I could potentially harm us all with and instead just quickly mention, regarding the century ride today…
108.1 miles
19.5mph average
5:06:andsomeseconds
There was a terrible headwind going out that luckily stayed put for our return portion. We climbed the front and back side of some mountain and then had another steep ascent around mile 70. We maintained a 28mph revolving sprint for the last 20 miles, using the tailwind for our complete advantage. There were 12 of us. There are 12 large meals being consumed tonight.
On a pleasant note, I was invited to join the Rogues Cycling team. Given that the collegiate racing season lasts only until the end of April and the USCF season goes until October, I have a lot of summer months to keep myself busy. It sounds like Rogues will fill that gap.
Oh, and my knee doesn’t hurt at all. And I don’t even feel like napping. Maybe this has been a good day.
November 4th, 2007 at 9:44 pm
1. if you do want to read some football articles, i suggest this one or this one
2. 108.1 miles. yowza. that’s impressive.
3. you should actually smile in your next photo update. you always look so serious.
November 5th, 2007 at 1:22 am
one of polamalu’s hobbies is playing the piano. finally, some proper western european culture is emerging in the gridiron
November 5th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
What effect does 108 miles do to your body when it finally rests at night? Are you sore?
November 6th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
i’m actually somewhat sore right now, tuesday afternoon, but not to the extent it was a few weeks ago. the soreness seems to stem more from the knee being tired than from being overworked. i thought i was going to take a day off monday, but ended up doing an hour in the gym; today was a 50 ride that was cut short due to intolerable winds. so, the soreness is minimal. sunday night i actually felt great.