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fast_old_man

  1. So she says to me, "you take off for 4 days to go race your bike and all I get is this lousy t-shirt?" twitter.com/fast_old_man/s…
  2. Hanging out waiting for awards, won stage and overall, now for the drive home, I'm getting a giant latte and a chocolate bar
  3. Stage 2 done, got 2nd but still have jersey by 24 secs, looking good for hilly last stage, I'm 135lbs my competition is 180
  4. Good start to the weekend, won stage 1, got away with 2 50+ guys and hammered, Dimitri was one of 'em, world TT champ
  5. Rough start today, everything going sideways, on my way north stopped & rode w/ Doug & Michelle, much better now, my bike is my shrink!
  6. 1:30 easy on trainer, busy day in NYC
  7. 3:10 after work, my favorite ride with 4 good climbs, went hard with some good hilltop sprints, last tune up for the weekend, off to bed
  8. Working on a walnut media cabinet, 12' x 10' with grain matched fronts, all has to break down and fit in NYC elevator twitter.com/fast_old_man/s…
  9. Bikeguy you 'da man! Thanks :)....I'll enjoy this on my rest day. twitter.com/fast_old_man/s…
  10. very easy 2:07 today, actually took the afternoon off from work and did the ride with Ashley, she's got quite the crazy schedule these days
  11. Great ride with my v-salon buddies, Darren and Doug, about 7 hrs of ride time on some new roads with some big ass climbs
  12. @K__Fitz @memeott @Muz411 last call ride leaving Litchfield at 9am for 6 hrs or so relaxed pace lemme know
  13. Scored major points today, 6hrs of gardening & yard work, I might be approaching break even, just in time for 3 day race wknd, got in 1:07
  14. I'm psyched, seem to be peaking right as planned, did my TT test today, a 29:58, best of the year by over 2 mins, 1:45 total ride time
  15. @SteveCoaches @stevecoaches oh boy, sorry to hear that, prayers to you both
  16. @SteveCoaches what's up with that? Two whole days?
  17. 2:47 easy recovery pace after work
  18. 3:21, lucked out no rain, endurance pace with tempo on 4 long climbs and 5 x 30-40 sec hill top power sprints
  19. Since it looks like 3hrs in the rain tomorrow, opted for the trainer today, did an hour with CTS and Cycling for Power
  20. Uh oh, I must be getting serious 1:57 Z1 recovery ride entirely in the rain.