OK, the THE JONNYO is up here in Ottawa visiting his family. I invited him out to a few rides, but he kept giving me some lame ass excuses about not having a road bike and being tired from Ironman Arizona.
Well, I have this 90K bike ride that I do before work at least one morning a week and it includes a 40K 2400 ft vertical climbing loop through Gatineau Park. Anyway, this morning I decided that I needed to test where my fitness is and posted a 1:20.51 for the 40K. To put it into context, my best was 1:15.50 last year when I was in peak fitness on warm summer morning. This morning was 3 degrees C, dressed in full winter gear, no aero helmet, 2 bottles (vs zero), so not too shabby all considered.
Anyway, I sent an email out to my training buddies stating that this was the first "lame benchmark" for the studs to obliterate later in the year. Well, Jonnyo was on the email thread, and now he is threatening to go sub 70 minutes.
We are now making arrangements to get him a road bike. On Thu morning at 6:50 am I will start...my 10 minute man Jonnyo will be chasing me down leaving at 7 am....40K later, first dude to the line takes the glory....pro or poser!
Stay tuned for more details. This is what this sport is all about...impromtu smackdowns! Now hopefully the pro does not pull up with some lame excuse.
Now I need to go on the celery and carrots diet for 2 days in an effort to shed unwanted bulk for the 2400 ft of vertical!!!
Well, I have this 90K bike ride that I do before work at least one morning a week and it includes a 40K 2400 ft vertical climbing loop through Gatineau Park. Anyway, this morning I decided that I needed to test where my fitness is and posted a 1:20.51 for the 40K. To put it into context, my best was 1:15.50 last year when I was in peak fitness on warm summer morning. This morning was 3 degrees C, dressed in full winter gear, no aero helmet, 2 bottles (vs zero), so not too shabby all considered.
Anyway, I sent an email out to my training buddies stating that this was the first "lame benchmark" for the studs to obliterate later in the year. Well, Jonnyo was on the email thread, and now he is threatening to go sub 70 minutes.
We are now making arrangements to get him a road bike. On Thu morning at 6:50 am I will start...my 10 minute man Jonnyo will be chasing me down leaving at 7 am....40K later, first dude to the line takes the glory....pro or poser!
Stay tuned for more details. This is what this sport is all about...impromtu smackdowns! Now hopefully the pro does not pull up with some lame excuse.
Now I need to go on the celery and carrots diet for 2 days in an effort to shed unwanted bulk for the 2400 ft of vertical!!!
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devashish paul: Apr 25, 07 10:23