Author Topic: Lunch/After Work Rides and their times (Read 195594 times)

mynameismud · « **Reply #100 on:** September 16, 2010, 06:26:59 AM »

Friday sounds good. This is going to hurt.

Quote from: MtnStephen on September 15, 2010, 09:51:04 PM

9.15.10 BOOB

MtnStephen 43:43.57

PR by a long-shot, but only because I've only done it as part of longer rides before. Almost headed down after On-Orbit (was getting dark) but momentum carried me upwards, and then I could not turn back...

Friday anyone? (if i get out of work in time)

F'ueco · « **Reply #101 on:** July 06, 2011, 04:11:26 PM »

Mmmm... Boob....

Haven't done that for a while. Who's up for it? I may go out that way on Friday.

mynameismud · « **Reply #102 on:** July 07, 2011, 07:21:35 AM »

I am out on vacation this week so I doubt that I will make it. MntStephen might join you. I will let him know. Might ride next week, we have been talking about it for last few weeks.

MtnStephen · « **Reply #103 on:** July 07, 2011, 11:53:24 PM »

Hmmmmm. Tempting. Very tempting. My legs and lungs are feeling weak and tired, perhaps they need some BOOB.
I will probably not be able to get out of work until after 6 or 6:30 at the earliest, so it is iffy. I'll post here tomorrow if it looks like I can make it. What time were you thinking?

F'ueco · « **Reply #104 on:** July 08, 2011, 08:27:36 AM »

If I go, it will likely be around 5:00.

I broke a spoke yesterday in my primary rear wheel, so will be riding the old ones! Guess I'm too strong for my Eastons.

F'ueco · « **Reply #105 on:** July 08, 2011, 06:17:11 PM »

Decided not to... But we need to revive that Friday night tradition one of these weeks!

MtnStephen · « **Reply #106 on:** July 08, 2011, 10:55:05 PM »

I went after all. Got a late start, work, traffic, bleh. Stress. But managed to finish with a little light left. Just.
39:16
Came down Quickert/Kittridge/Norton. Cool, gotta go up that way sometime.
Next time (next week?) I need some company to push me a little more.

MtnStephen · « **Reply #107 on:** July 08, 2011, 11:00:38 PM »

...or pull, whatever!

mynameismud · « **Reply #108 on:** July 12, 2011, 09:46:58 PM »

You pull, I will bring the bungee.

MtnStephen · « **Reply #109 on:** July 20, 2011, 02:35:19 PM »

I pulled something in my back lifting (lowering, actually) a very heavy old Sun 24 inch wide-screen flat CRT at work last week. Did not ride for a week, and then was slower than molasses in February in Prudhoe Bay when i did get back on the bike. My legs felt like crap. Commute time was 8 (EIGHT!!) minutes slower than last week, and TEN minutes slower on the to-work leg. My back still hurts. The chain on quarter-of-a-century old steel-frame bike is so dirty that I can't hear myself think. Looks like I'll be going pretty slowly up BOOB this Friday. Or... is that all just a sad, pathetic attempt to sandbag the competition, lulling them into a false sense of superior climbing speed, only to be emotionally crushed when I attack on the upper reaches of On-Orbit?? (If i make it that far...)

Well? Which is the truth??? Only one way to find out! Show up Friday and RIDE!!!!

The return of Friday Night BOOBs. Meet at the church, ~6:00 PM Friday after wooooork. See you there!

mynameismud · « **Reply #110 on:** July 22, 2011, 10:43:27 AM »

I will be there. Was fairly slow on the way into work this morning perhaps that was because I hit it hard on the way home. Think I will be slow after the consecutive days. We shall see...

F4? · « **Reply #111 on:** July 22, 2011, 11:16:26 AM »

Quote

I will be there. Was fairly slow on the way into work this morning perhaps that was because I hit it hard on the way home. Think I will be slow after the consecutive days. We shall see...

Quite thinking you are in the Tour de Farce....

You need some EPO to help with your recovery.

mynameismud · « **Reply #112 on:** July 22, 2011, 12:06:05 PM »

EPO is better for during the ride. Come on out and see if you can hang with the break away.

F4? · « **Reply #113 on:** July 22, 2011, 02:00:13 PM »

in 2 weeks

Blood transfusion would be nice. Add a few pints after a hard day.

mynameismud · « **Reply #114 on:** July 22, 2011, 10:12:02 PM »

A transfusion of some good blood might work. A couple of pints after BOOB would put me under.

MtnStephen · « **Reply #115 on:** July 22, 2011, 10:51:52 PM »

So much for my sandbag tactics. Good thing I cleaned my chain, and mud rode his commute, otherwise it would not have been as entertaining. Another week, another (sorta) close battle, at least at times. Good one. And it was Greg's first BOOB, and he managed to to smile at the end, (_and_ he carried the weight of pwr bar bites for all up it!) although when I called it a "good hill" he had a slightly different interpretation.

Ya'll have fun next week, see ya the week after.

mynameismud · « **Reply #116 on:** July 23, 2011, 08:45:22 AM »

Was a fun ride. MntStephen and Greg dropped me at the bottom of the hill. Took an all out effort to Catch the MntStephen at the bottom of On Orbit. The only thing keeping me going up On Orbit was knowing Stephen was behind me. He pulled up along side and nearly passed on upper Bohlman. I know the upper part well and that helped. Plused I cursed him loudly.

Good fun. Was gased at the top.
MyNameIsMud 39:30
MntStephen 39:57
Greg 41:20

F'ueco · « **Reply #117 on:** August 17, 2011, 04:46:13 PM »

Jeez....

I did the Wildcat Ridge variation of BOOB this afternoon. I forgot how much that thing hurts! It probably didn't help that I was doing hill repeats yesterday evening in Los Altos Hills (I HIGHLY recommend Quinhill Road for all you crazies!).

It was probably a little on the upside of 80 degrees, so a little warm. I had to stop a few times on the way up and ended up doing 57-something minutes in elapsed time. Horrible... But at least I'm getting back into climbing shape! I only have 8 weeks until The 508.

mynameismud · « **Reply #118 on:** August 17, 2011, 10:41:59 PM »

The best to you on the 508. Have dreamt of doing that for many years. I have heard of Quinhill Road. Will have to check it out some weekend. Post up on how the 508 goes (training rides to if you want).

Here's to sweat in your eye

MtnStephen · « **Reply #119 on:** September 11, 2011, 10:09:11 PM »

Thanks for pointing out Quinhill!
I'd been looking for a good spot for some hill intervals. I gave it a shot last week. It is a little shorter and a little steeper than what I think I need to work on right now, but definitely a good little hill for strength work. With lots of good flat warm-up/recovery opportunities around. Next time I need to warm up better and do a few more reps.

Stephen

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