Training Log Archive: 'Bent

Flailing around in a little plastic tub kayak trying to keep up with Bash who was in my carbon boat. Nice paddle, but Bash dusted me on the way back with no effort at all.

Riding the LRS course-

See Bash's log for lots if pics and a detailed write-up.
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Suffice it to say that I was really excited to do this ride, after being out of the race loop with my torn meniscus. The ride was going well, probably faster than last year due to Bash's lean mean power. Weather was perfect too.

On one rocky hill I had a low speed tip-over, but didn't clip out in time as I wanted to avoid hard knee rotation. No harm done to me, but my steering had that sickly wobbly feeling of fatigued aluminum. Sure enough, my stem was cracked half way through, but the bike was still rideable.
It gave up the ghost right in the most nasty part, the farthest from the road, and snapped off leaving such a small nub that the bike wasn't steerable to push.

I carried it over some nasty ground and brambles, attempted to push it but it wobbled and fell over constantly, then finally duct-taped and shock-corded it enough that it would auto-steer at a jogging pace once we hit a smoother ATV trail. Of course, that meant running on my knee for far too long, then carrying for a bit, then running some more.

Once we hit Pine Springs Road Bash headed for the van, while I bushed the bike and hiked out. Some kindly hunters gave me a 5k lift and a cold beer, and I run-hiked the rest until I saw the van coming. Bash had had a flat, and I had the tools, so it took a little longer than the ETA.
The Bullfrog van managed to make it to pick up the bike, but it was down to the wire all the way to Arowhon for dinner!

C • poor 'bent! 6

Mix of bikewhacking over logs through brambles, jogging behind the bike pushing while it auto-steered, and finally run-hiking to meet Bash and the van.
Well, my knee's definitely not healed- I felt it then and days later.

From our Japan trip, some athletic drumming.
Sorry, low quality video- it was pretty dim, but the drumming gets better as the video goes along.

Out with Bash, Harps and Goose at Albion. We rode around a bit looking for Phatty, and finally found him at the parking lot awash in a sea of flat inner tubes, pumping like mad to no avail. After he chased us off we had a nice solid ride- the course is a heck of a lot faster than the gloopy mud of the Solstice race.

Workout #1 + leg strength

Bulletdog and I did a tour of Palgrave East doubletrack.

Easy headlamp ride back.

Easy commute with Bulletdog, and a bit of extra on the way home.
Knee's a bit dicey still.

Rodney Yee Flexibility. I have none.

Too soggy for Albion, so I rode in the warm drizzle down the Rail Trail to Inglewood. Met up with Knobless who joined me for part way back, but cleverly turned around before the heavens opened up on me during the last half hour.