Comments on: Tomorrow Is The Most Important Race of the Year http://www.fatcyclist.com/2010/05/07/tomorrow-is-the-most-important-race-of-the-year/ It's like reality TV. Except it's real. And there's no TV. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: eldan http://www.fatcyclist.com/2010/05/07/tomorrow-is-the-most-important-race-of-the-year/comment-page-2/#comment-491073 eldan Tue, 11 May 2010 05:29:37 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2010/05/07/tomorrow-is-the-most-important-race-of-the-year/#comment-491073 Melinda and I attempted to ride 200 laps of <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Unknown+road&daddr=Volunteer+Park+Rd+to:47.631914,-122.315608+to:Unknown+road&geocode=FRLE1gIdbaC1-A%3BFV3I1gIdBp61-A%3B%3BFRbE1gIdlKC1-A&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=2&sz=19&via=1,2&sll=47.631652,-122.316145&sspn=0.001741,0.001722&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=47.630441,-122.315265&spn=0.005784,0.009602&z=17" rel="nofollow">a little course in Volunteer Park</a>, Seattle, but we made the mistake of using a place where cars park. After 50 miles, we decided it could be 100 miles as a combined effort, to save our sanity. Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eldan/sets/72157623913272333/ Melinda and I attempted to ride 200 laps of a little course in Volunteer Park, Seattle, but we made the mistake of using a place where cars park. After 50 miles, we decided it could be 100 miles as a combined effort, to save our sanity.

Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eldan/sets/72157623913272333/

]]> By: alison http://www.fatcyclist.com/2010/05/07/tomorrow-is-the-most-important-race-of-the-year/comment-page-2/#comment-491067 alison Tue, 11 May 2010 02:55:20 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2010/05/07/tomorrow-is-the-most-important-race-of-the-year/#comment-491067 Our bandit 100 Miles (in the Middle) of Nowhere was great except for that part at the end where we almost died. It is amazing how fast you can ride at mile 97.5 when lightening hits the house next to where you are riding. Pouring rain crapped out my bike computer at 99.92. You just can't make this stuff up. Ride time 5:55 - we loved it. Post race highlight: ate 1/2 a bag of peanut M&Ms in pouring rain while I waited for the kids' bus - yum. Thanks Fatty!! Can't wait for next year. Our bandit 100 Miles (in the Middle) of Nowhere was great except for that part at the end where we almost died. It is amazing how fast you can ride at mile 97.5 when lightening hits the house next to where you are riding. Pouring rain crapped out my bike computer at 99.92. You just can’t make this stuff up. Ride time 5:55 – we loved it. Post race highlight: ate 1/2 a bag of peanut M&Ms in pouring rain while I waited for the kids’ bus – yum. Thanks Fatty!! Can’t wait for next year.

]]> By: AnneJuliet http://www.fatcyclist.com/2010/05/07/tomorrow-is-the-most-important-race-of-the-year/comment-page-2/#comment-491041 AnneJuliet Mon, 10 May 2010 17:01:36 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2010/05/07/tomorrow-is-the-most-important-race-of-the-year/#comment-491041 GREAT times in DC. WINDY times. but great times. took forEVER because of the wind, but my first century is now behind me and i'm so excited it was under these windy circumstances with all the rest of the 100MoN'ers, for mom AND on mothers day (weekend). thanks, fatty, chris and everyone else! http://www.annejuliet.com/post/587195756/victory GREAT times in DC. WINDY times. but great times. took forEVER because of the wind, but my first century is now behind me and i’m so excited it was under these windy circumstances with all the rest of the 100MoN’ers, for mom AND on mothers day (weekend).

thanks, fatty, chris and everyone else!

http://www.annejuliet.com/post/587195756/victory

]]> By: Jeremy in MPLS http://www.fatcyclist.com/2010/05/07/tomorrow-is-the-most-important-race-of-the-year/comment-page-2/#comment-491026 Jeremy in MPLS Mon, 10 May 2010 14:09:03 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2010/05/07/tomorrow-is-the-most-important-race-of-the-year/#comment-491026 Initial plan to put bike & trainer on front porch, open screen windows for a breeze, lug old television & dvd player up and ride proud all day, further confusing my neighbors. However, MPLS opened up in mid-30s Saturday morning, plus my four-year-old god-daughter spent night w/ my younger daughter, and they decided it was time to get up at 4:15 am (after my wife had dragged in at two-something from recording session); I put little devils back to bed--until about seven. So I was starting smoked and didn't feel inspired to heft all the stuff upstairs only to freeze on the porch. Basement dungeon it was. Good times. I am a sweaty bastard. Ride went well. Mental mental mental challenges. I explained it to dubious family as a good-natured analogy for the tedium and challenge of the medical labyrinth. !00 miles to nowhere is just the top layer of doctors, appointments, uncertainty, and waiting waiting waiting. If the saddle sores heal by this weekend (did I mention I'm a sweaty fellow?), I'm hoping it will be good preparation for the Almanzo 100. If not, who cares? It all beats golf. In memory of my mother, her mother, and the third mother of my youth. Initial plan to put bike & trainer on front porch, open screen windows for a breeze, lug old television & dvd player up and ride proud all day, further confusing my neighbors. However, MPLS opened up in mid-30s Saturday morning, plus my four-year-old god-daughter spent night w/ my younger daughter, and they decided it was time to get up at 4:15 am (after my wife had dragged in at two-something from recording session); I put little devils back to bed–until about seven. So I was starting smoked and didn’t feel inspired to heft all the stuff upstairs only to freeze on the porch.

Basement dungeon it was. Good times. I am a sweaty bastard. Ride went well. Mental mental mental challenges.

I explained it to dubious family as a good-natured analogy for the tedium and challenge of the medical labyrinth. !00 miles to nowhere is just the top layer of doctors, appointments, uncertainty, and waiting waiting waiting.

If the saddle sores heal by this weekend (did I mention I’m a sweaty fellow?), I’m hoping it will be good preparation for the Almanzo 100. If not, who cares? It all beats golf.

In memory of my mother, her mother, and the third mother of my youth.

]]> By: Jane http://www.fatcyclist.com/2010/05/07/tomorrow-is-the-most-important-race-of-the-year/comment-page-2/#comment-491016 Jane Mon, 10 May 2010 12:09:15 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2010/05/07/tomorrow-is-the-most-important-race-of-the-year/#comment-491016 Re: runner winging an Ironman, check out Marathon Me: http://www.marathonme.com/index.php/2008/07/06/ironman-coeur-dalene-the-swim/. He did IM CdA in 2008 on little swim/bike training. Re: runner winging an Ironman, check out Marathon Me: http://www.marathonme.com/index.php/2008/07/06/ironman-coeur-dalene-the-swim/. He did IM CdA in 2008 on little swim/bike training.

]]> By: Bisso http://www.fatcyclist.com/2010/05/07/tomorrow-is-the-most-important-race-of-the-year/comment-page-2/#comment-490992 Bisso Mon, 10 May 2010 02:54:33 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2010/05/07/tomorrow-is-the-most-important-race-of-the-year/#comment-490992 Ditto to Noodles - i am 'racing' this weekend and want to screw a few extra bucks out of my usual riding crew Ditto to Noodles – i am ‘racing’ this weekend and want to screw a few extra bucks out of my usual riding crew

]]> By: Noodles http://www.fatcyclist.com/2010/05/07/tomorrow-is-the-most-important-race-of-the-year/comment-page-2/#comment-490991 Noodles Mon, 10 May 2010 01:35:23 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2010/05/07/tomorrow-is-the-most-important-race-of-the-year/#comment-490991 Where can we go to put extra donations we made for Fat Cyclist and Livestrong? Where can we go to put extra donations we made for Fat Cyclist and Livestrong?

]]> By: NYCCarlos http://www.fatcyclist.com/2010/05/07/tomorrow-is-the-most-important-race-of-the-year/comment-page-2/#comment-490990 NYCCarlos Mon, 10 May 2010 01:34:55 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2010/05/07/tomorrow-is-the-most-important-race-of-the-year/#comment-490990 I WON THE NYC CENTRAL PARK 100 MoN!!!!!!!!!!! 6 hoursish of riding, 1 hour of stoppage, NY Road Runner's Mother's Day 10k successfully avoided without incident... 40ish laps of the 1.7 mile loop, a few more of the 5 mile loop (because of the NY RR Race cutting off the turnoff to the 1.7 mile loop)... worked great. It was 46 freaking degrees at the start and about 50 at the finish. Consistent 30mph winds with gusts up to 50mph... so crappy... I was surprised at how fun the ride actually was though. I have to say, a tiny loop really isn't that bad because you get LOTS of little victories each lap that are easily comparable to the last lap. I also had some friends show up for 25 miles so I could be a total wheel suck. Thanks for putting this together fatty. I'll send some pictures and a full race report later! -NYC Carlos I WON THE NYC CENTRAL PARK 100 MoN!!!!!!!!!!!

6 hoursish of riding, 1 hour of stoppage, NY Road Runner’s Mother’s Day 10k successfully avoided without incident… 40ish laps of the 1.7 mile loop, a few more of the 5 mile loop (because of the NY RR Race cutting off the turnoff to the 1.7 mile loop)… worked great.

It was 46 freaking degrees at the start and about 50 at the finish. Consistent 30mph winds with gusts up to 50mph… so crappy…

I was surprised at how fun the ride actually was though. I have to say, a tiny loop really isn’t that bad because you get LOTS of little victories each lap that are easily comparable to the last lap. I also had some friends show up for 25 miles so I could be a total wheel suck.

Thanks for putting this together fatty. I’ll send some pictures and a full race report later!

-NYC Carlos

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.fatcyclist.com/2010/05/07/tomorrow-is-the-most-important-race-of-the-year/comment-page-2/#comment-490989 Jeremy Mon, 10 May 2010 00:59:57 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2010/05/07/tomorrow-is-the-most-important-race-of-the-year/#comment-490989 Ditto, Jenni. My ride report is up. Click on my name to read it. Ditto, Jenni.

My ride report is up. Click on my name to read it.

]]> By: Jenni http://www.fatcyclist.com/2010/05/07/tomorrow-is-the-most-important-race-of-the-year/comment-page-2/#comment-490988 Jenni Mon, 10 May 2010 00:36:34 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2010/05/07/tomorrow-is-the-most-important-race-of-the-year/#comment-490988 My ride report is up. Click on my name to read it! What a great day!! My ride report is up. Click on my name to read it!

What a great day!!

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