I am so happy that my Zombie Raccoon cycling cap came in the mail today. +Kent Fackenthall did a great job on designing this cap. Now All I need are some Zombie Raccoon slacks to round out my outfit.
I think I am ready to write about one of the scariest days of my life. Funny thing is that I do not remember the horrific details, but I will write what my friends tell me what happened when I was unconscious or just do not remember. On Monday morning March 17, 2014 I put on my #Bicycle Commuter Cabal green jersey and headed to work. It was drizzling slightly, but it was warm. I had my yellow rain jacket on and three tail flashers on my bike, two red and one white. I left my house about 6:15 AM and started my 25 mile commute to work. This commute takes me about one hour and thirty minutes. I was taking an easy pace because I had just finished a big 145 mile ride to St. Mark's on Friday so I jut wanted to relax today. Everything went as usually until I was riding on the short stretch of Newton Road (HWY 91). I do not remember turning on to HWY 91 so everything that I write from here on is from what my friends have told me. I was struck from behin...
The view ahead The view behind I wanted to continue my consecutive days of riding my bike. I decided to ride down a bar ditch trail near my house. My goal is to ride everyday at least two miles. I am slowly getting my confidence on mountain bike. I saw three small deer in the woods area near this bar ditch road that I was riding.
I did not set up the segment. I did not want to participate in the segment. I found myself looking at my results and wondering who was number on on the segment leader board list and then I was hooked. There are not too many hills in here in SW Georgia, but one of them is near my job. This segment is on the final approach to the ASU campus. The grade is a measly .7% to 1.4% (54M to 64M) over a distance of about 2 KM. The record was held by Edward Picolo at 4 minutes and 3 seconds. When I started bike commuting in September 2012 I was generally tired at this point of my commute. When I started using Strava in January 2013 I discovered the segment and I was a bit stronger in my endurance and I was always making an effort to finish strong up this hill. Only 5 riders appear on the leader board since 2012. I have been competing against my best efforts for a few months until yesterday when I decided that I w...
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