Manderkitten has been using that expression a few times recently. So here are two thousand words (two pictures) that represent the best part of my race.
Rocking it up the little "half-pipe"
I think i might have been telling Rich "That's how you do it." Or something in this next photo.
Thanks for the shots Alex!
Gorgeous foggy day on the way in and i was going S L O W
I think Litka probably was running faster yesterday than i was riding in at times this morning. Just a slow freaking ride in. Legs just felt tired. HR wouldn't elevate yesterday. Legs pooped long before the hear rate got up at all.
I guess that's to be expected with no rest days following a double race. Maybe i'll stay off the bike tomorrow.
or not
G
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I tried riding that thing twice warming up. actaully 4 times (two times each, and i pre-rode twice). I never made it. so i ran it each lap. I never lost a spot there. I would run the inside line to the left, carry my bike like i was going over barriers, and shove it up onto the flat asap to obstruct the path for someone behind me who had ridden it, forcing them to slow while i finished running up and remounted.
sometimes skills are cool to have, but ya don't always pay off if your competitors are crafty
that said, i wish I coulda ridden that sucker and potentially used it to my advantage. same goes for bunnyhopping.
I hope you bought the bike dinner before you did that to it. Or at least cuddled afterwards. Did you learn that from Zoo?
Solo - pop up a link to the photo...
and heck...
it does show that i have a good relationship with my Red and Black beast... at least i could ride up it...
Josh, it is about matches. Why get off and run up and pop the HR up and then burn a few matches when you can ride up it.
Granted. One must have the ability to ride up it in the first place.
In the last 3 laps of the 3/4 race I tried to ride it twice. First time wasn't close and I almost joined the ranks of the spectacular backflips but saved it. Last time I just needed a quick foot paddle to get over the top... I was one pedal stroke late in committing. I could tell from that one time I would have saved time/energy if I had figured out how to ride it in warmups... and I probably burn fewer matches from running than most.
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