JOE, what the heck dude? How we supposed to get fitted for the yellow bonnit? Just we when we think were doing good at 36+ miles. Your out doing pertinear double!!!! THAT"S IT!!!!! From now on i'm doing century's every day this week. Anybody out there wanna join me? How bout you SMITH??? Time to go ,gotta ICE down my sore knees..
THE CHALLEGE HAS BEEN SET BEFORE US GUYS!!!!

LATER, JBROADRACER

The rest of the story!

I wondered what happeded to you guy's, i round a bend and you all were gone?So i did the next best thing i knew,i went to CJ and did a few laps as a lone wolf,then down to the bridge to check it out, then home,ended with 50.86 miles,and it's a good thing the wind was still blowing because i was eyeing a century..I figured i couldn't go tomorrow because of Easter egg's stuff & a cook out after church, (Update Daughter said everything should be over by 3pm, so am now going on a afternoon ride at CJ, maybe around 4pm,it will be alot warmer then..later, joe)

Saturday 4/11 ride report

This Saturday's ride was again chillier than we like, but we had 6 riders show for an excellent ride and a great breakfast. With a clear morning and a beautiful sunrise, it made you glad to be alive. We had a few dog chases, including a pair of energetic Boston Terriers, but the strangest was a black and white cat, yes cat, chased us across his yard, and then down the road a ways. Don't know what would have happened had he caught us. Lucky for us we were too fast and we outran him. Just when you thought you'd seen it all. We took the longer north route to Catawba, as advertised. Some wise guy suggested we take the standard route backwards for the return trip. Since no one objected, away we went. The return became a hammerfest with Caleb showing the month off didn't affect his conditioning. I think the breakfast, the coffee, together with the McConkey Road downhill, gets everyone stoked, and the race is on! I finished 38 miles tired, cold, but covered in sweat. A great ride. 4 weeks to TOSRV

OH YEA!!!! IM GOING!!!!

only blue jet lightning bursts and rockets sending objects into deep space are faster than a speeding bullet.OH, yes and a Hellafaster with a good rider is also very fast!!!!It's the good rider part thats hard to find!!! hahaahhah! But if i can get out of bed in the morning and get my legs to work, im going!!!!!!!! YAHOO!!!! another ride!!!!

Saturday ride 4/11

Saturday let's get some extra miles by taking the north route, Prairie to Co. Line, to Buck Creek to Hurst, Pisgah to 56 etc. Usual start at 7:00, New Moorefield. It will be chilly and dark so bring lights. Just hammer a little harder to keep warm. 4 weeks to TOSRV!!!

WOW, Hurt WOW!!

I think after that ride tonight, im ready for that last thing there,the i-v thingy!!! Man my legs are tight!I feel like a race horse,you guy's trying to kill an old man or what??It was a great ride tho....We just hammered it out and Runyan Hill didn't help any!! A few more like that and TOSRV will be a piece of cake for you guy's!!! Saturday sounds like a good one too,hope my legs loosen up some before that one...later, joe

OK Then!!!

Thursday, 5:30, Derr and Hunt, for 20-25 miles. (burgers) Sunset is at 8:08 tonight, if there is enought light left when we get to 54 and praire rd,might make a run for Catawba then home,we'll see when we get there...so eat up boy's!!!!!

no ride Tuesday

Well, there was no ride yesterday. At least I didn't hear of anyone going out. 42 degrees, heavy wind, and intermittent rain/sleet evidently not my idea of cycling weather. I am such a whiner! It is supposed to get a little better today and tomorrow. I will figure on riding Thursday, 5:30, Derr and Hunt, for 20-25 miles. TOSRV is 4 weeks from Saturday!

100 miles to Amelia

What a great adventure. I started out from Northridge and made my way to the bike path at Red Coach Dr. I headed south to Beatty where I met up with Brian Chapman. We rode south to Xenia Station where we stopped for a quick break. Continuing south down the Little Miami Bike Trail. We passed through Spring Valley and Corwin where we planed to stop for lunch but things are still a little out of season. Restaurant closed. Bummer! Onward to Oreginia- nothing happening there either. NO FOOD. So we pressed on down the path to mile 21 from Xenia Station to Morgans Canoe where we found some soft grass and warm sunshine to sit and eat the food we packed in out jerseys. Stuff like PB&J beagles, Fig Newtons and some terrible Powerbar product that tasted like rubber. After our break and about 40 & 50 miles under our belt, Brian and I parted ways. He went back north to Beatty and I, south to Loveland. I still had 20 miles of bike path to go. I believe the most beautiful part of the Little Miami is Just below Oregonia to Loveland. Brian and I found this awesome hill to train on in Oregonia. It literally looks like it goes straight up, no joke. I remember saying to Brian lets do this for grins and giggles- NOT. Maybe a another day! I finally arrive in Loveland 20 miles later and instantly was greeted by cyclists, runners and people just out enjoying the day. I think everyone in town owns a bicycle. This is bike heaven! Loveland has many wonderful shops and places to eat. I think CCR would love this place. I had lunch at a place called Paxtons Grill. Great food. I had the Tuna salad on wheat toast. DELICIOUS! The sun was feeling warmer but there was still a cool breeze out of the west and I noticed the time was getting late. 1:00 I must press on if I am going to make it to Angie & Mike's by 3:00. I still have 25 miles to go and I know to be 3 big climbs between me and Amelia. I took 48 south out of Loveland to 132. Most of the time I had plenty of shoulder with good pavement and not much traffic. Now I see my first big climb. Wow, I dropped to my lowest gear stood on the pedals and hammered it out. That was a tough one. The down hill portion was even scarier (Terry you would love it) My break pads were screaming and smoking. The next 2 climbs were good ones too. I was in heaven. As I made my descent down one of hills at 40 MPH I noticed something beside me. It was a cyclist passing me on the left going 45 or 50. That dude was flying. I was never to see him again. I noticed there are a lot of cyclist in these parts. I know why, its great riding country. By now, I feeling like I got this ride licked 90 miles down, I didn't get lost, and only 5 miles to Angie and Mike's for a total of 95 miles door to door. So what does one do in this situation. I tack on 5 more mile to get my 100. My first century of 2009 and it felt great! This is why I love riding.
Thanks for reading.
Tracy