Church on Time

Quick run to th e church awesome tailwind out meant just one thing. Painfull ride home watching the avg. fall. 1:03 ouch.

Near Metric Century

After a slack week(from a riding perspective) I figured I needed a pretty decent effort today. Rode down to oxford, then back through Hoel and Camden. 60+ miles with a 19mph avg. Pretty good with the strong wind today

Concord Church TT PR

New PR for the Concord Church TT tonight 57:25, 2:30 faster than ever before, with a 22mph average. And this with no AeroBars. Record pace out with a headwind, then iced it off with a great tailwind run home. Watch out Weber, I'm coming for you.

Wengerlawn Century Wide

Looks like this was the weekend of the solo century. Congrats to John and Scott. The wait until later in the day made for a beautiful day to ride, and with the powerfull wind from the East, I decided to head that way. Ended up east of the previously unknown town of Wengerlawn, which has a bike path running right through it. Caught the tail wind back to Eaton, then decided to go south and get a few more. Ended the day with just over 104 with an 18.3 avg, one flat tire. Highlight of the ride was crossing paths with Walter on the Harshman Bridge. Another Big week, with 258 miles.

See my long strange trip below:

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Concord Church TT ish

Out for a quick visit to church, and a test of the Rain Gear. It was definitely as wet on the inside as the out! I managed 1:03 despite the rain,an the not aero Jacket. Time to drain the bike and get ready for the next ride.

Recovery Ride

Went out solo for a casual recovery ride. My enthusiasm got the best of me and I ended up with 60 miles. When faced with the option of turning left for a 5 mile ride home on State Line,I remembered that I had failed to get a picture of the Harshman Bridge yesterday. Problem Solved. Also good news; the pump is working today. I had already begun to envision a cyclist funded repair effort. Cannot say much for my pace today, but I ended the week with 264 miles, and non the worse for wear. This was one windy day, with the legs into the 20mph wind slowing me to 14, while the downwind legs were a blast for and effortless 20 plus. I really liked this route, with challenging terain and peaceful roads. Cannot wait to hear how the Pain Train went this morning. Pete

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Buckeye Bridge Ride from CFW

Group loop from CFW to Eaton for the Buckeye Bridge Ride. We had about 20 go over. Pat, John, and Darryl Headed back to Richmond, while the rest of us hit the course. This is the forth Consecutive year for me doing this Ride, and every year has been fun. This year the loop ran in the opposite direction from previous years, so the temptation to shortcut home at the end was gone. I ended up with almost a 118 including a finishing loop to CFW for a coldie.

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Weber Tests a Giro

A slightly more eventfull ride tonight as we went out in a groups of 10 and 3.
Some of us got 40+, but after testing the Giro, Weber decided to catch a ride home. John, I hope you are well. Tonights loop to Abington, then to Church and back had a stiff breeze from the SE, so the run from Abington to the Church was a blast. We did need to work a bit into the wind on the way home. New Surface on the eastern end of Mitchell is a big improvement over a road that once needed to be avoided. Pete

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Concord Church TT

Went out for the Concord Church TT tonight AFTER the CFW social. I had a good store of carbs and a tail wind, so I averaged about 23 to the church. My goal was to beat an hour(just under 21mph), and I spent the last 5 miles doing math in my head to determine the pace I would need. When I left the church, it was 19mph for the trip home, but I had to really push for the last 3 miles to make it, I didn't really think I would, but finished in 59:44 for about a 20.9 mph average. I don't think the wind ever helps as much as it hurts, but this year every ride has had wind and/or rain, so I cannot remember what it is like to ride in still air.

See my ride on motionbased here:

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Back to Church

Fatigued, but determined to get on the bike, I headed out for the Church again today, for a 21 mile loop. A strong wind from the east made this a challenge, and I was hard pressed to get back on the bike after my rest stop. I definitely need to figure out the nutrition thing if I am going to go deep on successive days. Managed to get a 17.4 mph average today, my goal was 16.5 so this is a mini success.

Concord Church TT

Did the inagural Concord Church TT today, 20.81 miles via California School Rd in 59:59 for a 20.8 mph average with a semi strong cross wind. 33:17(11+) out 26:42(9ish)home