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2011 Ride #31

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The only thing worse than a chip sealed road is a chip sealed road with fresh gravel and tar. Many thanks to Salt Lake County or UDOT or whomever is responsible for ruining a perfectly good road (Wasatch, south of Parley’s).

2011 Ride #30 (Sheffield Loop)

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Anyone who really knows me also knows that I do not do well in the heat … and it is definitely hot today. Surprisingly, I felt okay on the bike today. I was still slow, and still had to stop a couple times to get my HR back down, but it never [...]

2011 Ride #28 (Sheffield Loop)

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After standing, sitting, and driving for much of the past 3 days, it actually felt really good to get out on the bike today and turn over my legs a few times. Managed to keep the heart rate down, too … avgHR was 144 bpm, and maxHR was only 163 bpm. For [...]

2011 Ride #22 (Sheffield Loop)

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Tired from yesterday, but managed to take it easy enough to keep from blowing completely. Now to figure out where I’m going to ride tomorrow before going to shoot some photos at the Holladay Crit. Perhaps I should station myself at the pothole that took me out last September, since no one [...]

2011 Ride #21 (Emi + Wasatch)

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I am completely blown. I tried to take it easy, since the plan was to combine my two most common routes, but even taking it easy today was friggin’ hard. I must have looked it, too, since on a few occasions when I was resting in the shade trying to cool off, [...]

2011 Ride #20 (Sheffield Loop)

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Despite my heavy legs, I felt pretty good on the bike today. Tired but pretty strong (albeit, still not fast). Then at the stoplight after descending past the Old Mill, my chain started to drop to the outside, and bent the hell out of my front derailleur cage. My ride went from [...]

2011 Ride #18

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Jelly legs, probably remnants from the pummeling I got from Rachel on Thursday evening to help with some low back and shoulder issues … but since the entire body is a system, she works on the whole thing, not just the known trouble spots where issues manifest themselves.

I’ve really gotta ride [...]

2011 Ride #17

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Felt much better on the bike today; not great … not even good … but better than yesterday, which isn’t that difficult to accomplish. Struggled up Emigration to the first switchback at Pinecrest, then along Wasatch over Parley’s Way. Stopped at Barbacoa to grab a burrito (stuffed into my jersey pocket), then [...]

2011 Ride #14 (Sheffield Loop)

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Legs felt good, but heart and lungs were not cooperating today. Felt good to be out in the warm sun, though … so we’ll give it another go tomorrow.

2011 Ride #9 (henceforth dubbed the Sheffield Loop)

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Since this particular loop of mine has been dubbed “The Sheffield Loop” by Jennie and Joel, I might as well go with it. Took a little break in the middle to help Amy and Anna get Amy’s car started again … good thing my phone has my AAA info in it, but [...]