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Well I managed to make it to PECO by just a little after 5 pm. Too early to wait around for the ride to start so I figured I'd try to get the route in before 6:30 so I can say some quick hello/goodbyes, sign the sheet, and get home after a long trip. There were a lot of reasons not to go hard:
There was no su'plosions, despite Craigs best wishes. But by the finish today, the natural order of the universe had been restored and I resumed my rightful place in the peloton.
There was no podium finish today and I finished the ride at the back of the pack, content to just ride my ride and finish with a minimum of suffering. The day still had it's moments, and I also had big fun with what I learned from Eric Carmen's School of Motivational Psychology. More on that in a minute.
"… this one goes to eleven".
I don't mean to brag… it's not my style. I'm more of the self-deprecating, 'thanks, but I suck' kind of guy. Nevertheless, that had to be the absolute best day I've had on a bike. Ever. Period.
So they finally posted the unofficial official results of RAIN. PK and I were 168/169 of 854 to finish (1200+ registered) at 9.24 hours. That put us just on the edge of the top 20% on total time, which is exactly where I was hoping to be. Granted, we didn't optimize our stops or even consider total time. Had we done that, we could have been quite a bit higher. Thanks again, PK!
The #1 (through 5) finishers did 160 miles in 6.39 hours @ 25 mph. Holy shit…
I got in 50 miles today, and I swear that 40 of 'em were in a headwind. I wanted to put in some good efforts today before the travel day tomorrow and some serious climbing on the weekend. Guess I got my wish.
Other than stopping by the bakery to pick up my stem shim for the Bianchi, nothing really to report. I did somehow manage a 19 average for the day, unusual for commuting. Wasn't working all that hard, just enjoying cooler and less humid weather (comparitively speaking).
Jawoe on Rudy up to 571: "I thought this was going to be a spin ride"
Dobo: [laughs and points at Mike up ahead] "This IS Mike's spin ride"
Jawoe: "Bullshit"
Well they can't get the names right, but at least he ended up on top.
It's a bittersweet tour. Ultimately what counts is winning the tour and Floyd is wearing yellow, continuing Lance's streak of American victories to 8 in a row and also making it 11 of the last 21. That's just gotta chaffe.
Well… that's it for the rest of the year. I can now take the next 5 months off. I beat my previous YTD milage by .01 and that's all I need. Thanks everyone. See ya on Jan. 1!
Total for 2005: 5630.61
Goal date for 2006: July 22
Current Miles: 5630.62
Remaining Miles: -0.01
One day early!
Friday was another easy(er) paced day. I had thought that PK, feeling a bit under the weather, was going to ‘ride slow in the driveway’ with me. [FYI: that's a reference to Rain Man and a joke between Cindy and I] But she felt good enough to ride with the main group and I started out real slow.
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