Scioto Hills

Spent Friday eveining and most of the day Saturday at Scioto Hills camp near Wheelersburg. Scioto Hills hosts a men's retreat each year and we (the team from Albany Baptist) are invited to provide the music for the couple of sessions. Great to hang out with a bunch of men trying to honor God and to play so much music. We got to stay through Saturday evening this year which meant we got to stay for the smoked pork and ride the zip line. Did get in a cross country 4.1 mile run in the morning too. Looking forward to next year.

Tuesday Time Trial #2

34:35. Lost 8 seconds to my first time. Not to make excuses... I missed work Friday due to a respiratory infection and am still trying to recover. The wind was strong too. On the ride back to town, I thought I was going to have to stop and loose what lunch was left. Then, crossing E. State St. I got a cramp in my right calf. Coasted across and tried to unclip from my pedal, a hard thing to do with your calf muscle in a knot and you toes pointed straight down. That there is some kind of pain! Very sore this morning. Wow I feel old.

See the full results here.

Tuesday Time Trial #1

34:27, 11.32 mi. Not bad for my first race. Was expecting 18mph average, hoping for 20. Got 19.7 so I am reasonably pleased and have room to improve. Now the cool part, I am in the points lead. I am sorry for the team member that drew my time.

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Road bike riding

While killing some time waiting for concurrence from NASA, I headed to the shop and turned out an oversized bushing for the pulley. Installed it Friday night. No wobble. Got to ride around Meigs and Vinton counties on Saturday afternoon, 26+ miles. Shifts better. Not perfect, but as good as a 15 year old bike will get I suppose. Sure felt good to make the full loop without any mechanical issues.



Ran 5K on Sunday. Getting ready for Team Athens Cycling Tuesday Time Trials. Should be fun. Check Team Athens for more information.

Been that kind of week

The upper pulley on my Specialized Epic road bike's 105 rear dérailleur is very loose. Shifting has become slow as a result. Stopped in to the Cycle Path of Athens for a new one. Of course, this is a 10t narrow pulley that was only used for 2 years back in the 90's. Great.... What to do?

Rousing the Gravel

The 2010 Athens Gravel Rouser. A nice 50+ mile back road ride out and back from Athens to Lake Hope. Weather was great.

Took the "cross" bike. With 38c wide knobs and drop bars, it was the perfect bike for those roads. Skipped the 10 mile single track though. Instead, I rode out the service road to the intersection of Wildcat and Copperhead to make sure the riders/racers made the turn onto the right trail. (After missing a turn last year, I would have really appreciated a marker).

BBQ with slaw and cookies were waiting for us when we got back. Thanks to Athens Bicycle for sponsoring the event. Thanks to John at the Cycle Path for fixing up my derailleur before the ride. And thanks to Toscano's for the BBQ. Look forward to next year.

Boy #3

 

4D ultrasound. Amazing image! Due 5/20.