6:15 am wednesday: oh my! 7.8.09 old starbucks where are you swimmer/bikers?
On Jul 6, 10:39 am, "Ellis, Nick" <[email protected]> wrote: > ok. see you at starbucks > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > surfsalterpath > Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 9:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [COWs] Re: beginner report > > 6:15am wed > i'm in > > On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 8:38 AM, Ellis, Nick <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Anybody that can swim for an hr is no beginner. Anybody up for > a 6:15 > ride Wed morning? 45 mins - Bert? Ralph? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > surfsalterpath > Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 7:36 PM > To: CyclistsOfWilson-COWs > Subject: [COWs] beginner report > > ... > > ...per COWS membership manual Para 4.1 any beginner is allowed > the > latitude to report rides at will and random until his/her first > ride w/ > a peloton ride tackling the 'connor hill' route, w/o walking > their bike > uphill, in 100+ degree no wind bug infested buckhorn muggy > rides. > > This being the case, I meet all these Rules 'committee' > regulations, > here goes: > > have ridden the trek 7.3fx technically about 10 times. Most > have been > late night stealth rides w/ winslow thru the wonderful wilson > neighborhoods. > Very enjoyable. Avg ~20 miles @ ~16mph. Then our rules maker > dared me > for a 6:30am ride and led me thru a steamy 6:30am ride ~16miles > and I am > sure he was laughing all the way as he pulled away on the slight > inclines w/ ease. Good initiation from both winslow and ellis. > > Loner ride, hence the new rules, so believe me or not, from > sp/ei/sp > this afternoon from 4-5pm. Great conditions as clouds ruled. > Pulled out > and glanced down noticing I failed to reset my distance/timer. > Bummer > beginner mistake. > Did not want to stop so just kept riding to ei upwind avg > ~15mph. Lot > of cars leaving the island but they were very courteous and it > was a > great loner ride. Return(downwind) avg ~19mph and the sweat was > pouring > and it felt euphoric, probably the downwind senastion kicking > in. I > think it was ~20 mile ride. > > I was a little apprehensive about getting out on the street but > it was > not bad. > I think I have the bug and will try to get up to the 18-20+mph > avg's so > I can share in the pulls someday. > > heidi toms tucker, susan toms, steve thomas(your competitive > riding > buddy). eddie (a morehead local) and I swam at the ab circle > this am for > ~hour heidi and eddie try to do this every sun @9:30am. Met at > the > public parking lot just west of the crabs claw. It is not bad > at 9:30 > am so do not let this sway your opinion about swimming at the ab > circle. > :) Very fun group! > > ...and I did wear my helmet in honor of david winslow!- Hide quoted > text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CyclistsOfWilson-COWs?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
