Here are links to photos from last weekend's Sugar CRM events:

Mt. Hamilton Classic
http://www.photographybyderic.com/gallery/5020584_Gk3Qx#301357873_XGz
vW

Kids and Juniors
http://www.photographybyderic.com/gallery/5037376_zBk7q#302584673_ZEg
nT

Criterium Pro 1,2
http://www.photographybyderic.com/gallery/5038323_4HQwu#302629678_ZKM
8D

Criterium Masters 1 - 5
http://www.photographybyderic.com/gallery/5035895_ojLrL#302509211_Shi
MG

Enjoy.

Deric Stucker
http://www.photographybyderic.com/

Here are links to Mt. Hamilton Classic and other Sugar CRM races held
last weekend:

Mt. Hamilton Classic
http://www.photographybyderic.com/gallery/5020584_Gk3Qx#301357873_XGzvW

Kids and Juniors
http://www.photographybyderic.com/gallery/5037376_zBk7q#302584673_ZEgnT

Criterium Pro 1,2
http://www.photographybyderic.com/gallery/5038323_4HQwu#302629678_ZKM8D

Criterium Masters 1 - 5
http://www.photographybyderic.com/gallery/5035895_ojLrL#302509211_ShiMG

Enjoy.

Deric Stucker
http://www.photographybyderic.com/

Mama always said life was like a box a chocolates, never know what
you're gonna get.
This time you're gonna get 2 Beat the Clock events on June 21.

Supercallifragilisticexpialidocious!
Hell, yeah!

Are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet?
Canada Road, Woodside. 7am. Time trial. June 21.

You Wanna Play Rough?...Yeah?...Well Say Hello To My Little Friend!!
Core and More! MOTIO Studio, Redwood City, 4pm. June 21.
Pilates-yoga-core-mat-whatever class. Read the flyer.
http://www.scaledup.com/beattheclock/

Fifty bucks, Grandpa. For seventy-five, the wife can watch.
No, it's 24 bucks for the TT, 20 for the Pilates-yoga-core-mat class.

You jump, I jump remember?
Just shut up and pedal.

What we do in life echoes in eternity.
So do something good for your body and for the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

Donkey, you HAVE the right to remain silent. What you lack, is the capacity.
Nobody lacks the capacity for Beat the Clock. The events are open to
everybody, from kid to grandpa/ma. Not sure about donkeys, though.

Jim. Can't you keep your shirt on? You're scaring the chicks away.
For the TT it's better if you wear a skinsuit. For the mat class, you'd
have to ask instructors Owen Grady and Mary Lachapelle.

Blue, how come there's no ice in my lemonade?
No idea. Everything else is explained here:
http://www.scaledup.com/beattheclock/

Coach, I'm hurt. I'm not dead.
Then sign up here for the TT:
http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=6559 (PREREGISTRATION
ONLY!!!!!! For the umpteenth time, if you're late, you're late.)

When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no
more worlds to conquer.
Eh. No idea what this is about, but if you want to register for the mat
class, sign up here: http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=6659

What are your prime directives? Serve the public trust, protect the
innocent, uphold the law.
And ride or help out with the Time Trial. Volunteers needed! Contact me
or Patt at patt@...

Thanks!
Carola, who's obviously suffering from the heat... ;-)

Todd Manley wrote:
> Hi-
>
> Just curious to know if the climbs for 2008 have been announced.
>
> -Thanks, Todd
> __._,_



At the banquet we announced them, but the Luke Burton hasn't updated the
web page yet.... I may need to take that over soon myself.

I'll get it to you soon, as I have a hard drive problem on this machine
I'm on now.


Dan

Todd.

Also.

You can watch the 2007 Event video (near the end)
where all of the 2008 climbs are announced and
commented on (see link below).

I sent this out some time ago.

Climbers!

I hope your training for the 2008 low-key series is on
target.  To help keep you motivated and maintain the
"eye of the tiger", the 2007 end of the series event
video is now available.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4153734130562821035

The video contains only certain highlights of the
night.

Enjoy

--- Dan Connelly <djconnel@...> wrote:

>
>
> Todd Manley wrote:
> > Hi-
> >
> > Just curious to know if the climbs for 2008 have
> been announced.
> >
> > -Thanks, Todd
> > __._,_
>
>
>
> At the banquet we announced them, but the Luke
> Burton hasn't updated the
> web page yet.... I may need to take that over soon
> myself.
>
> I'll get it to you soon, as I have a hard drive
> problem on this machine
> I'm on now.
>
>
> Dan
>

Yeah sorry I have been a slacker on this. I'm currently typing this in
El Camino hospital since my wife gave birth yesterday. And I'm
presenting at WWDC on Thursday. I've bitten off more than I can chew,
but I can chew pretty hard.

On the upside I have a week off work post-conference, so I have
promised myself to not even look at work related things for an entire
week. I hope to get something out the door for LKHC that week.

Regards,

Luke.


On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 10:40 AM, Dan Connelly <djconnel@...> wrote:
>
>
> Todd Manley wrote:
>> Hi-
>>
>> Just curious to know if the climbs for 2008 have been announced.
>>
>> -Thanks, Todd
>> __._,_
>
> At the banquet we announced them, but the Luke Burton hasn't updated the
> web page yet.... I may need to take that over soon myself.
>
> I'll get it to you soon, as I have a hard drive problem on this machine
> I'm on now.
>
> Dan
>
>



--
Luke Burton.

Yes, questions. Morphology, longevity, incept dates.

Luke Burton wrote:
> Yeah sorry I have been a slacker on this. I'm currently typing this in
> El Camino hospital since my wife gave birth yesterday. And I'm
> presenting at WWDC on Thursday. I've bitten off more than I can chew,
> but I can chew pretty hard.
>
> On the upside I have a week off work post-conference, so I have
> promised myself to not even look at work related things for an entire
> week. I hope to get something out the door for LKHC that week.
>
> Regards,
>
> Luke.
>

Thanks, Luke!   When in doubt, KISS.  And if you want to dish it back to
me, I can always fire up the scripts I used for 2007....  probably a
half-day's solid work to get everything updated.

Dan

Todd.

Also.

You can watch the 2007 Event video (near the end)
where all of the 2008 climbs are announced and
commented on (see link below).

I sent this out some time ago.

Climbers!

I hope your training for the 2008 low-key series is on
target. To help keep you motivated and maintain the
"eye of the tiger", the 2007 end of the series event
video is now available.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4153734130562821035

The video contains only certain highlights of the
night.

Enjoy

--- Dan Connelly <djconnel@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>
> Todd Manley wrote:
> > Hi-
> >
> > Just curious to know if the climbs for 2008 have
> been announced.
> >
> > -Thanks, Todd
> > __._,_
>
>
>
> At the banquet we announced them, but the Luke
> Burton hasn't updated the
> web page yet.... I may need to take that over soon
> myself.
>
> I'll get it to you soon, as I have a hard drive
> problem on this machine
> I'm on now.
>
>
> Dan
>

I just looked at the video (2008 description starts around the 42 minute mark).

Week 1: Montebello
Week 2: West Alpine
Week 3: Quimby
Week 4: Bear Gulch West
Week 5: Montevina
Week 6: Jamison Creek
Week 7: Lomas Contadas
Week 8: Mt. Hamilton

On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 11:20 AM, Ron Brunner <rbrunner1@...> wrote:
> Todd.
>
> Also.
>
> You can watch the 2007 Event video (near the end)
> where all of the 2008 climbs are announced and
> commented on (see link below).
>
> I sent this out some time ago.
>
> Climbers!
>
> I hope your training for the 2008 low-key series is on
> target.  To help keep you motivated and maintain the
> "eye of the tiger", the 2007 end of the series event
> video is now available.
>
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4153734130562821035
>
> The video contains only certain highlights of the
> night.
>
> Enjoy
>
> --- Dan Connelly <djconnel@...> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Todd Manley wrote:
>> > Hi-
>> >
>> > Just curious to know if the climbs for 2008 have
>> been announced.
>> >
>> > -Thanks, Todd
>> > __._,_
>>
>>
>>
>> At the banquet we announced them, but the Luke
>> Burton hasn't updated the
>> web page yet.... I may need to take that over soon
>> myself.
>>
>> I'll get it to you soon, as I have a hard drive
>> problem on this machine
>> I'm on now.
>>
>>
>> Dan
>>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

Congrats Luke!

-Lucia

Quoting Luke Burton <luke@...>:

> Yeah sorry I have been a slacker on this. I'm currently typing this in
> El Camino hospital since my wife gave birth yesterday. And I'm
> presenting at WWDC on Thursday. I've bitten off more than I can chew,
> but I can chew pretty hard.
>
> On the upside I have a week off work post-conference, so I have
> promised myself to not even look at work related things for an entire
> week. I hope to get something out the door for LKHC that week.
>
> Regards,
>
> Luke.
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 10:40 AM, Dan Connelly <djconnel@...> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Todd Manley wrote:
>>> Hi-
>>>
>>> Just curious to know if the climbs for 2008 have been announced.
>>>
>>> -Thanks, Todd
>>> __._,_
>>
>> At the banquet we announced them, but the Luke Burton hasn't updated the
>> web page yet.... I may need to take that over soon myself.
>>
>> I'll get it to you soon, as I have a hard drive problem on this machine
>> I'm on now.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Luke Burton.
>
> Yes, questions. Morphology, longevity, incept dates.
>



--
We who choose to surround ourselves with lives even more temporary than
our own, live within a fragile circle easily and often breached.  Unable
to accept its awful gaps, we still would live no other way.  We cherish
memory, as the only certain immortality, never fully understanding the
necessary plan.   -Irving Townsend

June 21^st is Cycle, Core & More Day – You Decide

 

This unique event, set for Saturday, June 21^st, is the newest of the Beat the Clock and Help Beat Cancer fundraising efforts.  The event's goal is to support the Lance Armstrong Foundation, where the goal is to unite people to fight cancer believing that unity is strength, knowledge is power and attitude is everything.

 

The first event is the Beat the Clock and Help Beat Cancer Time Trial.  Event begins at 7am on Saturday morning. With a $25 donation, you can test your cycling prowess against the clock in a 10-mile ride/loop on Canada Road in Woodside.  Many of you may be familiar with the time trial series, as it has been wildly successful, with more than $65,000 raised in the last 3 years.  Registration ends Thursday, June 19^th, so register today! http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=6559

 

The next of the day’s events is the Core & More session.  Event begins at 4pm on Saturday afternoon at the Motio Pilates Studio in Redwood City.  For a $20 donation, fitness and non-fitness lovers alike will enjoy this hour and a half session combining a variety of conditioning methods, including classic Pilates Mat Exercises, Resistance Stretching, Imagery and Yoga.  The session will leave you with more connected movement and more effective core conditioning that supports everything you do.  Remember, you are only as young as your spine is mobile.  Space is limited, so sign-up to reserve your space!  http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=6659

 

If it's easier, call Patt at 650-851-7621 or email at patt@... to be added to the list.

Do one, do both, but don’t be a no-show!

 

Mark Your Calendars! Donate, feel great and have some fun in the process.

I just got two of these for $5 each - SFBC 10% discount @ Sports
Basement in San Francisco.  Rivendell also sells them.  They leach less
into the water, perhaps healthier, definitely better tasting, but most
importantly, 18 grams lighter than lower-capacity HDPE-4 Specialized
bottles:

http://www.rivbike.com/images/products/full/0000/1780/bottlegroup.jpg

That's 0.3 seconds saved up OLH, typically, for me.  Hey -- it could
make the difference in whether or not I make my time goal for the hill
this summer!

Think about it: 17 grams is about 10% the mass difference between a
black series and red series Trek Madone, which differ in cost (fuselage
price) around $2.5k.  So one of these bottles could save $250 in frame
cost. :)

Dan

Thought this would be of interest. 
 
Also, I know someone in LKHC land knows the answer to these Diablo questions.  Carl?
 
How many feet of climbing from Athenian School to junction and junction to summit?
How many feet of climbing from North gate to junction?

Thanks. 
 
Janet





 


Caltrain's Bicycle Master Plan Will Leave You Behind, If You Don't Speak Up Now!
Due to the overwhelming success of Caltrain's bikes on board program, an increasing number of bicyclists are bumped every day as bike-cars quickly fill to capacity. Unfortunately Caltrain's Draft Bicycle Master Plan does not address present or future bike-car capacity needs. In fact, the Plan barely even acknowledges there is a capacity problem. Instead, the Plan focuses exclusively on ways to improve bike parking at Caltrain¢s ten most-popular stations.  See for yourself at:  www.caltrain.com/pdf/bike_master_plan_key_findings_public_presentation_6-08_v2.pdf

Caltrain Is Digging in Its Heels
Caltrain held three meetings in June to collect public comment.  You can read bicyclists¢ alarming accounts of these meetings at www.sfbike.org/caltrain_bob.  We need more voices to add to the cyclists who attended the public meetings!  

You Don¢t Ride Caltrain?
If you stopped riding Caltrain, your voice is especially important!  Caltrain needs to hear that it is losing paying customers, because there is not enough bike space on trains.  No matter where you ride, Caltrain¢s Bicycle Master Plan affects you, too.  Every bike on the train is one less car in your community, making biking safer and more enjoyable for us all. Moreover, the rest of the country looks to the Bay Area for new ideas in transportation.  Make sure Caltrain is worthy.  Demand unlimited access for bikes on board trains!

Submit Your Comments by July 3
Submit your comments to Caltrain at bikeplan@... and cc bikesonboard@... to help the SFBC in its effort to work with Caltrain to draft a real Bicycle Master Plan (not just a Bicycle Parking Plan). Tell Caltrain we need more bike space on trains!

We interrupt our regular Tour de France presentation for a public
service announcement.

Beat the Clock presents its mid-year statistics:

Beat the Clock events held in 2008: 5
Time trials held: 3
Golds won by Beat the Clockers at the Masters National Time Trial
championships: 2
    => Congratulations to Marcia Morrison and John Novitsky!!
Money raised to date: $13,690.00
Donation going to the Lance Armstrong Foundation: 100% of the above
Next Beat the Clock opportunity to train for the 2009 championships:
July 19th - http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=5942
Volunteers needed: 14 (email patt at scaledup dot com)

Total: 14,433.00

And now back to our regular programming.
Rob Boll: "Without the absurd schmengees leaping, gesticulating, and
preposterously colliding with each other like photons, electrons and
protons on a large scale, the pinpoint of athletic grace and
concentration would not be as gracefully obvious. The eye of the
hurricane is back in Valverde, and the storm is aiming directly for the
CSC trailer park....."


Thanks,

Carola

Carola,

 

Would I be able to enter one of the Canada road time trials on my recumbent trike? I rode the LKHC mega Monster enduro on it. I am curious to see how it would perform.

 

Mark

 

-- Carola F. Berger
--------------------------------------------------
http://www.cfberger.net
--------------------------------------------------
I'll be back!
--------------------------------------------------

On Wed, Jul 09, 2008 at 10:44:24AM -0700, Anne Findlay wrote:
> How does that climb compare with others we did last year, say 84-Old-la-Honda,
Welch Creek or some of the climbs from Portola Valley?


Check the ACTC Climb Profile Viewer:

http://actc.org/profiles/index.php


Eric



> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Lucia Mokres <oxidativelystressed@...>
> To: lkhc@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 11:42:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [lkhc] local "Three miles gaining 1,585' in elevation"
>
>
> Well... I'm not racing that weekend so the climbing would be fun.... but then
again, poolside sounds fantastic too.  Throw in a masseuse at the pool and
you've got a deal :)
>
> -Lucia
>
>
> On 7/8/08, alison chaiken <alchaiken@gmail. com> wrote:
> Low-key colleagues!     Put down that iced tea and stop that mid-summer
slacking: it's time to start preparing for the big fall race series!
>
> http://www.santacru zcycling. org/scmc/
>
>
> ALL NEW TIME TRIAL:
> Both routes offer all riders the chance to compete for Fastest Man and Woman
up Jamison Creek.
> A $100 dollar prize each will go to the fastest male and female rider to climb
Jamison Creek.
> Three miles gaining 1,585' in elevation (528' per mile).
> Time trial runs from 9:00am to 12:00pm (noon). Riders must start between
9:00am and 11:00am.
>
>
> DATE: Saturday, 26 July 2008
> START: 6:30 - 8:30 AM
> REGISTRATION: $45 early registration, $55 after 12 July 2008
> Registration closes on 21 July or when event is full - whichever comes first
> NO day of event registration
>
>  Lucia, Janet, Anny and Margie will want to lounge at poolside on the 26th, as
they wouldn't enjoy this event at all.    LKHC itself will be featuring Jamison
Creek on November 8.
>
> --
> Alison Chaiken
> (650) 279-5600 (home) http://www.exercise forthereader. org/
> My girl came to the study and said Help me; I told her I had a time problem
which meant: I would die for you but I don't have ten minutes. -- Brenda Hillman
>
>
>
>
>

I have only ever done this climb as part of the Santa
Cruz mountains challenge so you normally hit it around
the half way point (lunch stop is after this climb).
Even though it is in the shade it still gets pretty
hot. I seem to remember it being tougher than Welch
Creek and there are some sections you realy have to
grind up.
The mountains challenge is a great century.

Mark K


--- Anne Findlay <amfindlay@...> wrote:

> How does that climb compare with others we did last
> year, say 84-Old-la-Honda, Welch Creek or some of
> the climbs from Portola Valley?
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Lucia Mokres <oxidativelystressed@...>
> To: lkhc@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 11:42:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [lkhc] local "Three miles gaining
> 1,585' in elevation"
>
>
> Well... I'm not racing that weekend so the climbing
> would be fun.... but then again, poolside sounds
> fantastic too.  Throw in a masseuse at the pool and
> you've got a deal :)
>
> -Lucia
>
>
> On 7/8/08, alison chaiken <alchaiken@gmail. com>
> wrote:
> Low-key colleagues!     Put down that iced tea and
> stop that mid-summer slacking: it's time to start
> preparing for the big fall race series!
>
> http://www.santacru zcycling. org/scmc/
>
>
> ALL NEW TIME TRIAL:
> Both routes offer all riders the chance to compete
> for Fastest Man and Woman up Jamison Creek.
> A $100 dollar prize each will go to the fastest male
> and female rider to climb Jamison Creek.
> Three miles gaining 1,585' in elevation (528' per
> mile).
> Time trial runs from 9:00am to 12:00pm (noon).
> Riders must start between 9:00am and 11:00am.
>
>
> DATE: Saturday, 26 July 2008
> START: 6:30 - 8:30 AM
> REGISTRATION: $45 early registration, $55 after 12
> July 2008
> Registration closes on 21 July or when event is full
> - whichever comes first
> NO day of event registration
>
>  Lucia, Janet, Anny and Margie will want to lounge
> at poolside on the 26th, as they wouldn't enjoy this
> event at all.    LKHC itself will be featuring
> Jamison Creek on November 8.
>
> --
> Alison Chaiken
> (650) 279-5600 (home) http://www.exercise
> forthereader. org/
> My girl came to the study and said Help me; I told
> her I had a time problem which meant: I would die
> for you but I don't have ten minutes. -- Brenda
> Hillman
>
>
>
>
>

mark wrote:
> I have only ever done this climb as part of the Santa
> Cruz mountains challenge

It as part of Mr. Bill's Nightmare.  Here's the profile from the 1997 version,
which was part of the Alta Vista Century, which was a derivative of the Sequoia
Century that year:
http://www.djconnel.com/cycling/Nightmare1997_profile.gif

Dan