Race: Mstrs 35+ 4
Avg speed: 24.3
Max. Speed: 45.9 (polar might be a little weird...ya think!)
Avg. HR: 159
Max. HR: 213
Finish: Alive!
As you might gather this race was unnecessarily rough. I would have though after about 3 or 4 near misses guys would have allowed more space going through the "mild" chicane, but that was not the case. I have now coined a adjective for racers that want to make his/her on line in a pack that is convergent with others. This type of racer will now be known as the "Creative" racer and should not be used in the positive term. You will know this racer immediately as he/she will "Create" a new line in the middle of the pack that nobody else is using.
So the pre-race planning was that I was to be the sprinter and that Rich would get me to the bridge and I'd unleash my fury. So for most of the race the plan was to stay in the top 20 which was pretty good for the most part with the occasional adjustment to save of ones hide. Twice down the inside of the chicane and the quick adjustment found me back to 50~60 spots back.
Quite a few times I used Rich and John to get myself back up to the front to stay safe. A few times I had to get up there myself and do a bum rush up in the wind. Going into Lap 3 I see Rich moving up the left about 4 lengths ahead and said theirs my ride. Quick acceleration and I’m on his wheel. Things are looking good. Before turn 1 I'm forced onto the Botdots and I'm loosing position trying to get off those to avoid a flat. Coming out of that turn going into the little adjustment to the left I've lost his wheel and I'm about 3 lengths back. No problem I'll catch him before the next hard right. I'm on the left of the nasty little chicane and I hear the mayhem begin, Ah crap! I give a quick look to the left to make room, no luck I'm blocked, time to brace! noise getting louder and closer. The guy to the right of me is coming over and not in a good way, He's leaned over and my next thought is hit the gas to get ahead of the inevitable then bang his head hits my hip, next thought is stay on the gas and hope his bike doesn't grab anything on mine. I felt a quick tug on my bike but I'm still up, Phew! OH OH no chain, hand up to signal those behind to go around. I reach down flip the chain back on thinking game over. Dave rolls by and we get back to the pack for the neutral lap. So my thinking is another lap of cycling verse of Talladega? Do I go up to the front or play it safe finish the race at the back get home in one piece and take on the bathroom remodeling job sans injuries.
Surprisingly we go right to the Bell lap. I'm about 6 rows back and I see DD jump to the front, I follow suit and get on his wheel my plan at that point is to streatch it out, hop wheels to the finish, good if there are wheels willing to continually move forward, bad if there aren't. I figure if Dave can get us through turn one in good shape I'll get through this in one piece. We hit that turn doing about 28, DD blows up shortly after, I then see Peter from 3rd Pillar jumping from Dave’s right, good another wheel. But I've got to jump from Dave’s left. Big old jump and I'm on Peter’s wheel, what a beast! We’re now at 31/32! But what the hell, my legs feel good but why do I feel like I'm dragging an anchor? Peter is throwing down some serious speed. I’m thinking man he's not going to get us to the straight we’re still on the back side. That animal pulled right up through the sweeper, and nobody wants to come through...duh the sprint is just around the next corner, nobody is coming through.
Photo link http://photos.abbiorca.com/gallery/4813672_YzCqe#286152371_C44Bv
Even so My legs were on fire! I pull out nothing left and finish safely at the back.
Later after talking about the race with a few others I lifted my bike and it made a clunk, what the …..My rear QR came loose I finished the race with a loose rear wheel, probably explains the lingering burning rubber smell. I just thought that was left-over from the crash. Good thing I didn’t make it to the sprint I would have dislodged my rear wheel and that would have been a whole new ball game! Crash aside I think it would have been a favorable finish but that’s racing.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Six Degrees in HD or High Depression.
So today at work I was making some HD files for a VOD server the programming I was converting was National Geographic Channels "SIX Degrees". Real interesting programming on Global warming.........and Real Depressing. It's amazing what we are doing to our planet. Next week it's the commuter train!
Little by little I've been trying to make a difference where I can, CFL bulbs instead of Incandescent bulbs, timers on anything, driving slower, renewable resources etc.
But after reading the news WTF can one person do? It's like spitting into the ocean. Check out this story...http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/11/business/worldbusiness/11chinacoal.html?ex=1307678400en=e9ac1f6255a24fd8ei=5088partner=rssnytemc=rss
I mean really we can point the fingers at everybody else but to do that with a clear mind, you have clean your own house!
Some my observations on the program that were hypocritical, other observations, and possible
solutions.
SIX Degrees documentary
Problem: Scientists studying the effects of green house gases using snowmobiles going
out on the glaciers.
Solution: Why not use Dog sleds? Specially those poor pups you noted that were
Unemployed due to melting of the ice flows.
Hamburgers
Problem: I can't quote verbatim but basically the methane produced by cattle accounts
for more that 5 times of greenhouse gases than that of carbon dioxide pound
per pound.
Solution: Walk you fat butt down to the burger joint.
This leads me to another observation. Obesity!
Human Carbon footprint and subcategories
Problem: Estimation is 4.6 lbs per day now multiply that for the world population
6,602,224,175 (July 2007 est.) that's 30.73 billion pounds of waste per day.
Solution: Now make your little difference on that and eat healthy proportions, go pick those
Soda cans out of the trash and move them to the recycle bin. Find other ways to
Recycle, and if you want to eat a freaking burger offset your Carbon footprint and
walk you butt down to the burger joint.
Sub-cat
Problem: Obesity...COME ON PEOPLE! Gives a new meaning to "eating one out of house and home" should change it to "eating us out of Home and Planet!"
Solution: Find your BMR "Basil Metabolic Rate" what your body "needs!" to maintain a
healthy weight. I'm an active 45 yrsold male, 197lbs, 6'1" my BMR is
1921 Calories/day to maintain my current weight.
Problem: Why does a man/woman family of 3 or 4 that doesn't drive in the snow go
off-road to camp need a 10 mpg SUV? Really! Nothing worse than seeing a single
driver in a BUS aka SUV that 20 years ago would have been shuttling special needs
children to school.
Solution: Need something big for the weekend trip, Rent an SUV or leave the beast in the
driveway and drive the smaller car when it's just you! Kids need to get to soccer
practice 10 blocks down the road, or get to school 5 blocks down the road?
How's about a bicycle? OK so we're worried about the creeps along the way. That's
my next observation.
Problem: Pedophiles, Drug dealers that make it unsafe for our children to walk anywhere
or play in their own front yard.
Solution: Reduce the human carbon footprint ;)
So I could go on and on with this topic about how we are destroying our planet because of this or that. Humorous or not my approach, offensive or not, we need to do as much as we can and influence others to change the course we're sendingthis planet down.
Ya I know what little can I do, it's just spit in a bucket. Well if enough people spit in that bucket we can douse a fire out!
I heard a real stupid quote, "The Earth isn't going to survive, if we don't do something!" Well that's not entirely true. Earth will go on...........but with out us!
Little by little I've been trying to make a difference where I can, CFL bulbs instead of Incandescent bulbs, timers on anything, driving slower, renewable resources etc.
But after reading the news WTF can one person do? It's like spitting into the ocean. Check out this story...http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/11/business/worldbusiness/11chinacoal.html?ex=1307678400en=e9ac1f6255a24fd8ei=5088partner=rssnytemc=rss
I mean really we can point the fingers at everybody else but to do that with a clear mind, you have clean your own house!
Some my observations on the program that were hypocritical, other observations, and possible
solutions.
SIX Degrees documentary
Problem: Scientists studying the effects of green house gases using snowmobiles going
out on the glaciers.
Solution: Why not use Dog sleds? Specially those poor pups you noted that were
Unemployed due to melting of the ice flows.
Hamburgers
Problem: I can't quote verbatim but basically the methane produced by cattle accounts
for more that 5 times of greenhouse gases than that of carbon dioxide pound
per pound.
Solution: Walk you fat butt down to the burger joint.
This leads me to another observation. Obesity!
Human Carbon footprint and subcategories
Problem: Estimation is 4.6 lbs per day now multiply that for the world population
6,602,224,175 (July 2007 est.) that's 30.73 billion pounds of waste per day.
Solution: Now make your little difference on that and eat healthy proportions, go pick those
Soda cans out of the trash and move them to the recycle bin. Find other ways to
Recycle, and if you want to eat a freaking burger offset your Carbon footprint and
walk you butt down to the burger joint.
Sub-cat
Problem: Obesity...COME ON PEOPLE! Gives a new meaning to "eating one out of house and home" should change it to "eating us out of Home and Planet!"
Solution: Find your BMR "Basil Metabolic Rate" what your body "needs!" to maintain a
healthy weight. I'm an active 45 yrsold male, 197lbs, 6'1" my BMR is
1921 Calories/day to maintain my current weight.
Problem: Why does a man/woman family of 3 or 4 that doesn't drive in the snow go
off-road to camp need a 10 mpg SUV? Really! Nothing worse than seeing a single
driver in a BUS aka SUV that 20 years ago would have been shuttling special needs
children to school.
Solution: Need something big for the weekend trip, Rent an SUV or leave the beast in the
driveway and drive the smaller car when it's just you! Kids need to get to soccer
practice 10 blocks down the road, or get to school 5 blocks down the road?
How's about a bicycle? OK so we're worried about the creeps along the way. That's
my next observation.
Problem: Pedophiles, Drug dealers that make it unsafe for our children to walk anywhere
or play in their own front yard.
Solution: Reduce the human carbon footprint ;)
So I could go on and on with this topic about how we are destroying our planet because of this or that. Humorous or not my approach, offensive or not, we need to do as much as we can and influence others to change the course we're sendingthis planet down.
Ya I know what little can I do, it's just spit in a bucket. Well if enough people spit in that bucket we can douse a fire out!
I heard a real stupid quote, "The Earth isn't going to survive, if we don't do something!" Well that's not entirely true. Earth will go on...........but with out us!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)