Please post: There's a 12 hour competition on a loop course that's moderate. It' called "Calvin's Challenge" and is held in Springfield, OHIO. Google it, read...
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Jerry
jerryf111...
May 12, 2013 10:52 pm
Please read below. A reply would be good... I am in Colorado until Friday :( Jerry...
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Dave Cannondale
dpwesolowski
May 12, 2013 11:48 pm
There were ten riders with "B" pace ambitions today at the BLM lot and another six or so "C" pace riders. John C can summarize the "C" ride although I can say...
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Brent Bonwell
bbonwell1
May 13, 2013 12:13 am
Mike with the BnS team asked me to forward this to the SFRR's Hi Everybody, If you are looking for an event next weekend, please consider riding the USAC Gran...
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John Crenshaw
john_cren
May 13, 2013 1:05 am
Your cumulative elevation gain estimate is consistent with my logs from that Heartbreak Hill Ride, Dave, which I recorded at 4,260' in 2012 & 4,175' in 2011....
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John Crenshaw
john_cren
May 13, 2013 1:12 am
There were five of us in the C group who rolled out ahead of the B's, one of whom joined that illustrious group as the ride progressed, and another who...
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Alice and Michael Regan
regancdj
May 13, 2013 1:33 am
My elevation reading for the ride was 4,438.Mike ... From: Dave Cannondale <dpwesolowski@...> Subject: [SF Road Riders] Mother's Day "B" Ride Recap To:...
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bikebobkeaty
May 13, 2013 3:46 am
Century season is starting for many of us so it's a good time to pay more attention to keeping the main cycling muscles stretched out and addressing potential...
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David Gunter
dogunter
May 13, 2013 4:18 am
I am out of town until Thursday afternoon and will welcome a chance to ride Friday morning. I'd prefer something C-level but could be easily talked into a...
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David Gunter
dogunter
May 13, 2013 4:38 am
Mother's Day activities kept me from being able to join you all again this morning. My riding partner had to bail Saturday morning so I did an improvised ride...
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Ifan Payne
ifanpayne
May 13, 2013 2:28 pm
And that is consistent with the 4280' recorded on my Sigma for Sunday's ride. Ifan...
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John Crenshaw
john_cren
May 15, 2013 4:16 pm
SF Road Riders A, B, C members and friends who wish to roll out as a group on Sunday please assemble in the southwest corner of the parking lot at Physicians...
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George LeBron
glebronsf
May 17, 2013 7:49 pm
Are the Bs still going out at 7:00AM, given the wind forecast John provided? How many stops and which stops do the Bs normally take? Any Bs doing the Gran...
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John Chadwick
drjohnchadwick
May 17, 2013 8:08 pm
I am still recovering from my knee replacement. Getting stronger, but at this point a C (minus ?). I am staying in the top chain ring on most rollers now. At...
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john_cren
May 18, 2013 8:01 pm
Hi, John, George; Guys, I've been mulling over your questions; I'm sorry but I don't have any good answers for you. I've twice posted a 7 a.m. rollout for...
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George LeBron
glebronsf
May 18, 2013 8:17 pm
Thanks for all the insight. Helpful stuff. I've only done the SF Century once, back in 2010. I started at 7 with the SFRRs but got separated from the group...
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Walker Stewart
jwalkerstewart
May 18, 2013 8:42 pm
I'll be there ready to go for the 50 at 7. Look forward to meeting some of you guys, finally. Side note: anyone ever done the Copper Triangle ride, put on by...
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David Gunter
dogunter
May 18, 2013 9:03 pm
I'm also planning to show up at 6 and leave at 7am. I do not know if I'll be able to keep up with the whole group and I will not be hurt if I fall behind. I do...
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John Chadwick
drjohnchadwick
May 18, 2013 9:59 pm
Given the wind forecast, I will plan on being ready to roll early. Take advantage of a tail wind to Galisteo and hope for the best on the way back to Santa Fe....
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jamesbohlman@...
jamesbohlman...
May 19, 2013 3:09 am
John, I'll be ready at 7:00, no later with wind forecast, let's have some fun! James Bohlman...
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Jon KP
peckjonk
May 19, 2013 9:30 pm
My Garmin reported my time on the Century as 9 minutes slower than last year. I would blame the wind and aging, but the Garmin also reported 300 more feet of...
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John Crenshaw
john_cren
May 19, 2013 11:01 pm
It's plate tectonics, Jon, and the more I age, the faster those hills grow....
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David Gunter
dogunter
May 19, 2013 11:22 pm
This was my first Century. My GPS recorded a total moving time of 6:30:23, avg speed of 15.7 mph and elevation change of 5,317 feet. -david -- David Gunter ...
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bikebobkeaty
May 19, 2013 11:27 pm
What better way to recover from the SF Century than with a relaxing yoga session? Bob will lead Monday's class and he promises to back off from Pearl's regular...
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ifanpayne
May 19, 2013 11:59 pm
The only thing that we can say with certain about this game (and I include the discussion that we had two weeks ago about the B ride to Los Alamos) is that we...
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Walker Stewart
jwalkerstewart
May 20, 2013 1:38 am
When did most people that did the 50 finish? I lost the lead group around mile 11 or so (!) but came in around 10:15. Thought it was downright tolerable, save...
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Jerry
jerryf111...
May 20, 2013 2:54 am
 It took me FOREVER :)  It took me FOREVER :)...
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Jerry
jerryf111...
May 20, 2013 2:05 pm
 Here is my GPS data:  Total miles: 101.73 (turned on the GPS 1-2 miles after the start line) Moving time: 7:22:13 Total elevation gain: 5,331 ft  See...
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Jon KP
peckjonk
May 20, 2013 7:08 pm
Stranger and stranger: if I enable elevation correction for this ride on the Garmin site, it reports 6545 feet. Elevation is tricky for these devices, but...
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George LeBron
glebronsf
May 20, 2013 7:50 pm
Sure is, Jon! My numbers are all over the place. Here is what mine show: Garmin with elevation "correction" - 6353 Garmin without elevation "correction" -...
