Comments on: Another Day, Another Century

By: Oldman

Oldman — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 19:00:55 +0000

impressive ride Chris! always go a few mile extra just in case……

By: wil

wil — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 03:34:34 +0000

GEEZ!!!!!

You’re so going to kick butt at IMWI. That’s just awesome. And I KNOW that 99.9 sent off some OCD rockets ;) Way to go on an awesome ride!!!

By: jessie

jessie — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:30:38 +0000

Impressive! awesome ride! Way to pull off a transition run as well.

& You had more in the tank? IM here you come :)

By: Bolder

Bolder — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 14:58:15 +0000

dude, you’re still the real deal. boo-yah!

love that chart, i usually don’t show cadence on mine (it is, what it is)… it was cool on yours…

but seriously dude — you’re a machine… totally inspiring!!

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 14:41:16 +0000

That’s good advice. I do usually train alone for shorter rides (20 to 45 miles), but maybe I should consider heading out by myself for the longer ones. It’s just something I’d never thought about before…

By: DC

DC — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 13:47:23 +0000

Sadly, riding alone is also the best way to train. It’s true that you don’t get faster unless you ride with people who are faster than you. But if you do it too often, you end up pushing yourself too hard, too often and the same goes for going out with people slower than you.

I actually have a copy of the Cyclist’s Training Bible and that’s a point he makes several times. It’s good to go out with a group, but don’t do it too often as it disrupts your own training curve.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 12:54:29 +0000

DC hit it on the head. You have plenty of time to think about random stuff (which I enjoy) and you don’t have to worry about riding too slow or too fast - you just ride at whatever pace is suitable for you. In the past, I’ve brought my iPod “in case of emergency” but of all the tens of times that I’ve brought it, I’ve used it maybe only 2-3.

DC: I’m training for Ironman Wisconsin this coming September. I love riding, but probably wouldn’t do a century solo if I didn’t absolutely have to. ;)

Phil: That 60.4 is pretty impressive, huh? I must have hit that when I was pedalling at 172 cadence. :P I’ll go back and fix that tonight…

By: Flatman

Flatman — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 12:49:22 +0000

Great ride (even if it wasn’t a true century)! Just joking. Good for you for that speed (average AND max).

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 12:46:36 +0000

Sixty POINT Four !!!!
60.4
You are an absolute animal. (Check out the graph people).

Great ride - I’m so envious.

By: DC

DC — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 04:07:18 +0000

Oh and Heather, bike riding’s really not lonely. It can be fun with other people, but it can also be nice by yourself. Good time to get a lot of thinking done and you aren’t forced to adjust to a slower or faster pace than you want to do.