Comments on: Rebecca’s Private Idaho Ride Report, Part 3

By: MattC

MattC — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 15:27:18 +0000

I also agree on a new T-6 Fatty T-shirt:

“I’m not going slow, I’m Knitting a sweater of sadness with my pedals”.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 14:32:22 +0000

Mr. Fat T and The Hammer-
Why yes, both of you beat me and shredded the KQOMs! To Susie H, while I won’t take anything away from their achievements, they were my invited guests and I was stoked to share my training ground with them. However, I was not racing Rebecca’s Private Idaho. I was the hostess. In fact I only completed about 70 miles of the Big Potato route, which is why my name does not appear on the overall results. My job out there was to ride and chat with as many folks as I could, socialize at aid stations, fix flat tires along the way, offer moral support and really make sure all my guests were having fun. Like Fatty, I absolutely LOVED riding this way. So much of my time is spent racing my guts out, focusing on power, speed, HR etc. I was really basking in the joy of just riding with over 200 friends in my own back yard. I will also say that launching and hosting a first year event is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I literally did not do one regular workout or significant ride since Leadville. If I had been forced to race my own event, I’m not sure I could have made it in the condition I was in. I’m still recovering and relishing in the joy of such an awesome event. Thanks FC and The Hammer for being part of year #1. I had a blast.

You put on an incredible event, and I LOVED the way you were out there on the course. I swear, you were EVERYWHERE, talking with everyone and obviously soaking up the success you had earned with this event. More than once, I thought to myself, “Reba is doing this just right.” You can (and do) race any day; you only get to throw your own Private Idaho once a year! – FC

By: Daniel Simon

Daniel Simon — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 11:10:24 +0000

Hope everything is OK out by you Sir.
Saw what went thru Alpine.
Yikes!
Diegokidd

By: Sunny

Sunny — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 19:46:04 +0000

Favorite line of all…”I liked the way it made my eyeballs vibrate at a barely sub-sonic speed.” hilarious!

BTW…Congrats to both of you. Sounded like an amazing event.

By: Susie H

Susie H — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 00:25:35 +0000

Is it me or did the Hammer beat Rebecca??? :-)

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 21:27:08 +0000

Fatty,

Another Great entry! Question what did your run training look like during your Ironman?? I am looking to just cycling next year and IM in 2015 and was curious.

By: Wife#1

Wife#1 — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 17:45:13 +0000

@husband#1 – I don’t get it. :-)

By: Davidh-marin,ca

Davidh-marin,ca — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 07:10:49 +0000

@Wife#1

“Will Knit for GU”.

By: Wife#1

Wife#1 — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 22:01:13 +0000

Me too, me too – LOVE “Knitting a sweater of sadness with my pedals”

I want that on the front of a t-shirt and “riding “sweep” on the back. :-)

By: Nancy_in_MN

Nancy_in_MN — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 20:36:18 +0000

@FC, Loving this race/ride report and I adore hearing about the fun side of serious racers (among which I count you), But I’m just a little miffed about rolling in to the weekend without the answer to the mysterious wrong thing in the pictures. For all the kind and wonderful things you do, I think there is a teensy little mean streak in you.

@Greg Love this! “Knitting a sweater of sadness with my pedals” Klickity Klack!!!