Wednesday Hills

[Josh.E]

Good turnout for a cold rainy January morning this AM.
I had a really good workout trying to keep the gap with Shawn consistent during the caddy bays and sinclairs, as he was already halfway up caddy bay when we arrived, so we were always half a lap apart. Ended up doing 5 caddy bays and 4 sinclairs.
The two tolmies were good and hard as Shawn and I pushed eachother and got into a nice little race. I thought I had the better of him today during the first half of the 2nd tolmie, but I started to fade on the last third and, being the animal he is, he clawed back on and outsprinted me up the last half of the final pitch. Holy heartrate!

[steve]

Where are our winter gloating points? 3 degrees and raining.....

It was a good ride, I tried to stay on with Josh and Shawn for Tolmie, I think I lasted about 90 seconds.....

Steve

[Lister Farrar]

Where are our winter gloating points? 3 degrees and raining.....

It was a good ride, I tried to stay on with Josh and Shawn for Tolmie, I think I lasted about 90 seconds.....

Steve

I'd say you deserve one for every second you stay with those guys...

[4827north]

So, I missed the hilly ride yesterday. By consolation, I punished myself with an 80km solo effort out to Lands end and back at lunchtime. I gotta say, this is one of the rare times when I felt strong but did a major newbie mistake.. I didn't eat lunch before the ride, pushed it pretty hard for the first 50km, wore the wrong gloves (i.e soaking wet gloves and very cold hands). Thanks to a found wheel on Wallace, I was dragged to the Red Barn Market. Hail the Red Barn Market! How strategically located you are! I was losing vision in my left eye.. that tunnel vision feeling, like when you get a migraine. I was heading to a severe bonk....quickly paid for two energy bars, drank loads of electrolyte enhanced drink (that I had on my bike and was drinking, perhaps not enough). I had two natural licorice bars (my not quite secret anti-bonk medicine). My site soon returned, the dizziness ceased and, sorta like Tom Simpson, I said to myself, "Get me back on my bike". I finished the ride almost back to normal.

The lesson, don't underestimate how much the freaking weather and cold rain can tax you. My hands were near icycles. I was wearing non-water proof insulated gloves. A daft choice, but the warmest I had.

What is your favorite cold weather water proof glove? I am in need.

[Lister Farrar]

What is your favorite cold weather water proof glove? I am in need.

Glad you didn't do the last act of Simpson's play... Welcome back from the edge!

re gloves:
http://tripleshotcycling.servebbs.com/v ... f=1&t=1797

[Josh.E]

http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_deta ... 4442507835
I love these. Your hands get wet but stay warm. Good down to about 3 degrees, especially good in the pouring rain.

Lister likes these. http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_deta ... 4302886890

[EricS]

That was a great hill day. I was flying. I can't recall a Wednesday where I passed so many people on the hills. I was on fire. Then I had to turn and go up them, oh well.

[Lister Farrar]

That was a great hill day. I was flying. I can't recall a Wednesday where I passed so many people on the hills. I was on fire. Then I had to turn and go up them, oh well.

lol