Saturday, March 28, 2009

Grit in my teeth ride.

I don't know if I've been fighting something or just stretched thin lately. I didn't feel a whole lot of stress from promoting the Smackdown, however rescheduling it did add more work and another level of stress. So from that, training, work and school I think I had been a little over extended.

Following the Dismal Dash (in which I felt good), I felt really good at our strength session on the following Tuesday (really good). The next day I rode easy outside then intervals at APT in the evening. Between those two rides I started getting body aches. I had to stop the intervals early from a lack of energy. I thought I was getting sick but, it never happened. For the next 3 or 4 days though, I had body aches throughout the day. So I took it easy (like no workouts) from that Wednesday to the Smackdown on Sunday. Then I tried to promote the race plus race the Cat 3 and the Pro/1/2/3 races. I felt okay, but not great.

During the next week, I never felt good on the bike. Still felt run down. Monday, Tuesday...no good. So once again I took Wednesday, Thursday and Friday off the bike. I was looking forward to a ride on Saturday morning. My motivation was high, which was apparent because when I woke up the ground was wet.

But I put on the arm warmers, knee warmers and grab my rain jacket. I felt good for the first time in a couple of weeks. I only road the first Conte's ride but put in a good sprint at First Court. It was nice to get out and want to be out.

Sometimes it takes a little time off to recover and sometimes it takes a ride in which you get grit in your teeth to feel good again. Back on the training plan hard on Monday. For now, I am going up to Maryland for a welcome home party for a friend.

Friday, March 27, 2009

ISO a new saddle.


I am currently using the Serfas Stinger saddle. For the past few years I have been changing saddles each year. This saddle that I have been using is fine. Fine that is until a real long ride or a ride over rough terrain. Basically, if it hurts me, it hurts for about a week after that.

So, my next upgrade purchase will be a saddle. Any suggestions. I have read the GamJams reviews posted last month so no need to direct me to those. I weigh 185 lb during the race season. This time I am looking for a saddle for the long haul. What should I get?

Monday, March 23, 2009

Sleepy Hole Smackdown Pics

Here are some pictures taken by James Goyet of the Cat 3 race:





Members of Facebook can see some more of his photos here.

Leah Nisbet took some pictures of all the races (I think) and they could be found here.

They include even ones like this:

Here I am trying to explain to this lady that "no, you cannot drive on the course and I don't care that you do it every Sunday." She didn't think we were being very fair to her and she was going to take care of it in the morning. She had already done some off roading past the cones to make it on the course during the Women's warm up. She then showed up later and tried to sneak past the FJ cruiser we parked there. This time I told her I was going to take her keys away. She said she was leaving but I was very fearful that she was just backing up to have room to be at full speed when she hit the pack of riders.

It was a very good day of racing. But I'm not going to bore anyone with race reports. Thank you to everyone who came out.

Sleepy Hole Smackdown Race Results

Category
Last
First
Bib #
Team
Place
Category
Last Name
First Name
Optional
Optional
Placing
Junior 10-14
King
Jake
337
crc
1
Junior 10-14
Walizer
Clair
342
JRVS/Casey Auto Group
2
Junior 10-14
Fisher
Jason
335
JRVS/Casey Auto Group
3
Junior 10-14
Ribble
Patrick
340
JRVS/Casey Auto Group
4
Junior 10-14
Scheafer
Kristan
343
5
Junior 10-14
Clarke
Taylor
333
Team Nature's Path/3Sports
6
Junior 10-14
Oughton
Danny
339
Team Carytown Bicycle Company
7
Junior 10-14
Fisher
Jacob
336
JRVS/Casey Auto Group
8
Junior 10-14
Croft
Emily
334
JRVS/Casey Auto Group
9
Junior 10-14
McNelis
Mallory
338
Team Nature's Path/3Sports
10
Junior 10-14
Warner
Jacob
346
11
Junior 10-14
Holm
Shelby
345
12
Junior 10-14
Scalise
Malie
341
JRVS/Casey Auto Group
13
Junior 10-14
Rosen
Mickala
344
14
Juniors 15-18
Peterson
Ryan
353
1
Juniors 15-18
Rebeck
Kristian
354
Fat Frogs Racing
2
Juniors 15-18
Kyler
Zachary
485
3
Juniors 15-18
King
Jake
356
CRC
4
Juniors 15-18
Law
Richard
352
Fat Frogs Racing
5
Juniors 15-18
Scalise
Alex
355
JRVS/Casey Auto Group
6
Juniors 15-18
Eberwein
Katherine
350
7
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
Wirsing
Jon
381
Van Dessel Factory Team
1
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
Fawell
Mike
367
Hefler Performance Coaching
2
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
King
Dan
382
van dessel factory team
3
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
Holland
Cameron
143
JRVS/Casey Auto Group
4
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
King
Mark
373
van dessel factory team
5
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
Nisbet
Jon
415
Virginia Beach Wheelmen
6
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
Scanlon
Bill
379
Van Dessel Factory Team
7
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
Sorrell
Bryon
191
ATLANT*C VELO
8
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
Rosen
C. C.
378
ATLANT*C VELO
9
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
Deaton
Jimmy
161
JRVS/Casey Auto Group
10
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
Rutlegde
Gene
425
Seiglar
11
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
Lassiter
Jack
374
Hilton CC/Conte's
12
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
McNelis
Edward
376
Team Nature's Path/3Sports
13
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
Winfield
Deidre
380
CRC
14
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
Connelly
Mark
383
JRVS/Casey Auto Group
15
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
Houff
Thomas
372
Hefler Performance Coaching
16
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
Holm
Chad
370
Tripower
17
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
Netsch
Robert
377
GS OUTERBANKS
18
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
Cook
Laura
552
Vanderkitten
19
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
Lowell
Terry
384
Final Kicks Racing
20
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
Gaudio
Jon
368
Team Nature's Path/3 Sports
21
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
Marks
Arthur
487
Tripower
22
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
Malone
Bill
375
Team Nature's Path/3 Sports
23
Master 30+ (no Cat 5)
Bufton
Alan
366
All About Bikes Racing
24
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
King
Ben
421
CRC
1
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
Wirsing
Jon
420
Van Dessel Factory Team
2
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
King
Daniel
411
Vandessel Factory Team
3
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
Fowler
Gene
428
Final Kicks Racing
4
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
Abbott
Gregory
426
NCVC
5
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
Rutledge
Gene
425
Seiglar
6
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
Holland
Cameron
143
JRVS/Casey Auto Group
7
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
Nisbet
Jonathan
415
Virginia Beach Wheelman
8
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
Hosang
Michael
409
Tripower
9
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
Greco
Marc
424
Tripower
10
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
King
Mark
412
van dessel factory team
11
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
Sorrell
Bryon
191
ATLANT*C VELO
12
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
Gaudio
Jon
405
Team Nature's Path / 3 Sports
13
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
Parker
Jeff
416
Virginia Beach Velo
14
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
Marcuse
Ian
414
Haymarket
15
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
Simet
Steve
419
JRVS/Casey Auto Group
16
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
Karnes
Tyler
410
Hincapie Development Team
17
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
Goble
Chip
406
Team Nature's Path / 3-Sports
18
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
Dinterman
Robert
404
Final Kick
19
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
Clarke
David
402
Team Nature's Path / 3-Sports
20
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
Holland
Tommy
408
ATLANTIC VELO
21
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
Rosen
C. C.
417
ATLANTIC VELO
22
Men Pro 1/2/3 (bar 1/2)
Scanlon
Bill
418
Van Dessel Factory Team
23
Men'S Cat 3
Warner
Marc
454
Team Natures Path/ 3 Sports
1
Men'S Cat 3
Troy
Andrew
458
Carytown
2
Men'S Cat 3
Tremblay
Jacob
453
Fiorucci Cycor Cycling Team
3
Men'S Cat 3
Louder
Stuart
459
Kazane
4
Men'S Cat 3
Simet
Steve
452
JRVS/Casey Auto Group
5
Men'S Cat 3
Horvath
Kevin
444
Tri-Power
6
Men'S Cat 3
Harville
Lucas
443
Seigler Sports
7
Men'S Cat 3
Deaton
Jimmy
161
JRVS/Casey Auto
8
Men'S Cat 3
Goyet
Joshua
441
Virginia Beach Wheelmen
9
Men'S Cat 3
McNelis
Edward
447
Team Nature's Path/3Sports
10
Men'S Cat 3
Richardson
Patrick
460
11
Men'S Cat 3
Netsch
Robert
448
GS OUTERBANKS
12
Men'S Cat 3
Young
Rick
457
JRVS/Casey Auto
13
Men'S Cat 3
Houff
Thomas
445
Hefler Performance Coaching
14
Men'S Cat 3
Shockley
Tim
451
Virginia Beach Wheelmen
15
Men'S Cat 3
Salzer
Eric
450
CCV-Hotfoot Cycles/Iron Hill Race Team
16
Men'S Cat 3
Rainear
Dennis
449
Team Natures Path/3Sports
17
Men'S Cat 3
Whitenack
Ronald
455
JRVS/Casey Auto
18
Men'S Cat 3
Pulin
Robert
456
Carytown
19
Men'S Cat 4
Fawell
Mike
477
1
Men'S Cat 4
Meier
Dominik
490
Team Natures Path
2
Men'S Cat 4
Devennish
Ricky
475
GS Outer Banks
3
Men'S Cat 4
Dinsmore
Christopher
476
TriPower
4
Men'S Cat 4
Holm
Chad
482
Tripower
5
Men'S Cat 4
Wierzbicki
Michael
502
ROSTELLO BY FIORUCCI/ CYCOR
6
Men'S Cat 4
Netzer
Dan
493
Team Fitness Together
7
Men'S Cat 4
Beckmann
Brian
470
Team Carytown Bicycle Company U-25
8
Men'S Cat 4
Buddenhagen
Shawn
471
All About Bikes Racing
9
Men'S Cat 4
Reams
Tim
496
Team Nature's Path/3Sports
10
Men'S Cat 4
Hale
Wilson
479
JRVS/Casey Auto group
11
Men'S Cat 4
Murphy
Kyle
492
The Bike Lane
12
Men'S Cat 4
Hadley
Jerry
478
TRI POWER
13
Men'S Cat 4
Kyler
Zachary
485
Seigler Sports
14
Men'S Cat 4
Milby
Mark
491
G.S. Outer Banks
15
Men'S Cat 4
Hatton
Benjamin
480
Premier Pedicab Company
16
Men'S Cat 4
Poteat
Ivan
495
Carytown Bicycle Company
17
Men'S Cat 4
Cook
Robert
474
Team Nature's Path/3 Sports
18
Men'S Cat 4
Marks
Arthur
487
Tri-Power
19
Men'S Cat 4
McMahon
Michael
488
TriPower
20
Men'S Cat 4
Scheel
George
498
Fat Frogs Racing
21
Men'S Cat 4
Hockenberger
Daniel
481
JRVS/Casey Auto Group
22
Men'S Cat 4
McMillan
Chris
489
23
Men'S Cat 4
Rodenas
Albe
497
All About Bikes Racing
24
Men'S Cat 5
Runnals
Michael
534
JRVS/Casey Auto Group
1
Men'S Cat 5
Guinther
Greg
522
Team Nature's Path / 3Sports
2
Men'S Cat 5
Doyle
Taylor
520
Fat Frogs Racing
3
Men'S Cat 5
Paulson
Dan
531
4
Men'S Cat 5
Logan
Chris
528
Fat Frogs Racing
5
Men'S Cat 5
Carhart
Michael
515
Tripower
6
Men'S Cat 5
Maurer
Steve
529
Fat Frogs Racing
7
Men'S Cat 5
Croft
Paul
517
JRVS/Casey Auto Group
8
Men'S Cat 5
Bond
William
512
Fat Frogs Racing
9
Men'S Cat 5
Schock
Timothy
535
Fat Frogs Racing
10
Men'S Cat 5
Eremin
Nikolay
521
JRVS/Casey Auto Group
11
Men'S Cat 5
Smole
Robert
536
JRVS/Casey Auto Group
12
Men'S Cat 5
Kidd
Vince
526
JRVS/Casey Auto Group
13
Men'S Cat 5
Cooper
Lee
516
Fat Frogs Racing
14
Men'S Cat 5
Jeanfreau
Brian
525
Fat Frogs Racing
15
Women'S 40+
Nicholson
Sharon
570
1
Women'S 40+
Hardy
Ann
566
Marshall Mechanical/RCWR
2
Women'S 40+
Glave
Monica
555
Team Marshall Mechanical/RCWR
3
Women'S 40+
Christopher
Donna
551
Fat Frogs Racing
4
Women'S 1/2/3
Joyner
Emily
561
Marshall Mechanical/RCWR
1
Women'S 1/2/3
Winfield
Deidre
565
CRC
2
Women'S 1/2/3
Cook
Laura
552
Vanderkitten Racing
3
Women'S 1/2/3
Kostic
Vickie
568
NCVC
4
Women'S 1/2/3
McMahon
Sally
563
TriPower
5
Women'S 1/2/3
Hosang
Brenna
558
TriPower
6
Women'S 1/2/3
Ennser
Carol
553
Artemis
7
Women'S 1/2/3
Smith
Julia
564
Team Rostello by Fiorucci
8
Women'S 1/2/3
Calcaterra
Maria
550
Team Nature's Path/3Sports
9
Women'S 4
Ingram
Ali
560
Vanderkitten Racing
1
Women'S 4
Gagnon
Sonya
554
Virginia Beach Velo
2
Women'S 4
Leary
Sharon
562
Team Rostello p/b Fiorucci
3
Women'S 4
Bufka
Lynn
567
TriPower
4
Women'S 4
Hyslop
Julie
559
Vanderkitten Racing
5
Women'S 4
Mitchell
Andrea
569
RCWR
6
Women'S 4
Hise
Phaedra
556
Team Marshall Mechanical/RCWR
7
Women'S 4
Holm
Dawn
557
TriPower
8
Women'S OPEN
Joyner
Emily
561
Marshall Mechanical/RCWR
1
Women'S OPEN
Winfield
Deidre
565
CRC
2
Women'S OPEN
Cook
Laura
552
Vanderkitten Racing
3
Women'S OPEN
Kostic
Vickie
568
NCVC
4
Women'S OPEN
Nicholson
Sharon
570
5
Women'S OPEN
McMahon
Sally
563
TriPower
6
Women'S OPEN
Ingram
Ali
560
Vanderkitten Racing
7
Women'S OPEN
Hosang
Brenna
558
TriPower
8
Women'S OPEN
Gagnon
Sonya
554
Virginia Beach Velo
9
Women'S OPEN
Leary
Sharon
562
Team Rostello p/b Fiorucci
10
Women'S OPEN
Ennser
Carol
553
Artemis
11
Women'S OPEN
Bufka
Lynn
567
TriPower
12
Women'S OPEN
Hardy
Ann
566
Marshall Mechanical/RCWR
13
Women'S OPEN
Smith
Julia
564
Team Rostello by Fiorucci
14
Women'S OPEN
Calcaterra
Maria
550
Team Nature's Path/3Sports
15
Women'S OPEN
Hyslop
Julie
559
Vanderkitten Racing
16
Women'S OPEN
Mitchell
Andrea
569
RCWR
17
Women'S OPEN
Hise
Phaedra
556
Team Marshall Mechanical/RCWR
18
Women'S OPEN
Glave
Monica
555
Team Marshall Mechanical/RCWR
19
Women'S OPEN
Christopher
Donna
551
Fat Frogs Racing
20
Women'S OPEN
Holm
Dawn
557
TriPower
21