Comments on: Solvang Century 2008 http://tomchappell.com/blog/2008/03/solvang-century-2008.html Yet Another Media Spotlight Sat, 19 May 2012 05:11:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Alicia http://tomchappell.com/blog/2008/03/solvang-century-2008.html#comment-762 Alicia Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:37:19 +0000 http://tomchappell.com/blog/2008/03/solvang-century-2008.html#comment-762 Yay Tom ! I was told this was an interesting read, and it really was -- u go guy! Yay Tom ! I was told this was an interesting read, and it really was — u go guy!

]]> By: Tom Chappell http://tomchappell.com/blog/2008/03/solvang-century-2008.html#comment-759 Tom Chappell Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:22:16 +0000 http://tomchappell.com/blog/2008/03/solvang-century-2008.html#comment-759 I tried to run up some stairs today, and my knees politely declined, even though it's been six days. I clearly was slightly too hard on them at Solvang, and perhaps on the week-before training ride. Right there in those last few weeks, we were increasing the amount that we were riding each week by more than the 5-10% that you're supposed to limit it to. Hopefully it was the kind of too-hard damage that responds well to rest (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tendinitis" rel="nofollow">tendonitis</a>), and not the kind of too-hard damage that screws up your knees for the rest of your life (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondromalacia_patellae" rel="nofollow">chondromalacia patellae</a>). I really expect that it'll turn out to be the former, "good" kind of knee damage, but we'll see. I tried to run up some stairs today, and my knees politely declined, even though it’s been six days. I clearly was slightly too hard on them at Solvang, and perhaps on the week-before training ride. Right there in those last few weeks, we were increasing the amount that we were riding each week by more than the 5-10% that you’re supposed to limit it to.

Hopefully it was the kind of too-hard damage that responds well to rest (tendonitis), and not the kind of too-hard damage that screws up your knees for the rest of your life (chondromalacia patellae).

I really expect that it’ll turn out to be the former, “good” kind of knee damage, but we’ll see.

]]> By: Dana Myers http://tomchappell.com/blog/2008/03/solvang-century-2008.html#comment-752 Dana Myers Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:02:18 +0000 http://tomchappell.com/blog/2008/03/solvang-century-2008.html#comment-752 I'll be doing the "Moderate Metric" course at CtC, I have a couple of friends in L.A. that this will be their first metric, so I figure it'll be a nice ride roughly comparable to one of my typical Sunday rides (usually 65 miles/4000ft). I’ll be doing the “Moderate Metric” course at CtC, I have a couple of friends in L.A. that this will be their first metric, so I figure it’ll be a nice ride roughly comparable to one of my typical Sunday rides (usually 65 miles/4000ft).

]]> By: Tom Chappell http://tomchappell.com/blog/2008/03/solvang-century-2008.html#comment-750 Tom Chappell Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:38:29 +0000 http://tomchappell.com/blog/2008/03/solvang-century-2008.html#comment-750 @Dana: I <em>am</em> thinking of riding the century option at <a href="http://www.cvcbike.org/cruisin/" rel="nofollow">Cruising the Conejo</a> -- it's attractive because I haven't done it before, and I wouldn't have to go to hotels, etc. I was interested in doing a double metric century, and thought that they offered that option, but I guess not. But the century on CtC still has quite a bit more climbing than Solvang, so that would be a nice incrementally-harder challenge. At 6,000 feet of climbing, it would be 1,000 feet more even than the <a href="/blog/2007/09/next-bike-ride-100-kilometers-to-mt-wilson-observatory.html" rel="nofollow">Mt. Wilson summit metric century</a> that Ron and did in September. @Chris: Yes, older people make good trouncing targets. It's just a bit troubling when the actual trouncing happens so rarely. @Dana: I am thinking of riding the century option at Cruising the Conejo — it’s attractive because I haven’t done it before, and I wouldn’t have to go to hotels, etc. I was interested in doing a double metric century, and thought that they offered that option, but I guess not. But the century on CtC still has quite a bit more climbing than Solvang, so that would be a nice incrementally-harder challenge. At 6,000 feet of climbing, it would be 1,000 feet more even than the Mt. Wilson summit metric century that Ron and did in September.

@Chris: Yes, older people make good trouncing targets. It’s just a bit troubling when the actual trouncing happens so rarely.

]]> By: Chris Ravenscroft http://tomchappell.com/blog/2008/03/solvang-century-2008.html#comment-749 Chris Ravenscroft Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:16:19 +0000 http://tomchappell.com/blog/2008/03/solvang-century-2008.html#comment-749 So, here I am, back home from Austin, where my main physical activity was chugging down mexican beer. I read your story with great interest, living the healthy life vicariously. Well done, finally beating the old guy! So, here I am, back home from Austin, where my main physical activity was chugging down mexican beer.
I read your story with great interest, living the healthy life vicariously.
Well done, finally beating the old guy!

]]> By: Dana Myers http://tomchappell.com/blog/2008/03/solvang-century-2008.html#comment-747 Dana Myers Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:32:00 +0000 http://tomchappell.com/blog/2008/03/solvang-century-2008.html#comment-747 We left almost exactly an hour later, so we didn't have to ride through as much fog - we rode out of it after 10-15 miles, but I'm sure it was quite a bit chillier an hour earlier. Performance Bike sells "Thermax Dot" gloves - get a couple of pairs, they're light and warm enough to cope with some fog. My calculations based on depature time and average speed indicate I passed you shortly after the Santa Maria SAG stop, or perhaps left the SAG stop before you did - do you remember seeing me, #1955? :-) Great ride, in any case. Are you planning to do the Cruisin' the Conejo ride? We left almost exactly an hour later, so we didn’t have to ride through as much fog - we rode out of it after 10-15 miles, but I’m sure it was quite a bit chillier an hour earlier. Performance Bike sells “Thermax Dot” gloves - get a couple of pairs, they’re light and warm enough to cope with some fog. My calculations based on depature time and average speed indicate I passed you shortly after the Santa Maria SAG stop, or perhaps left the SAG stop before you did - do you remember seeing me, #1955? :-) Great ride, in any case. Are you planning to do the Cruisin’ the Conejo ride?

]]> By: Tom Chappell http://tomchappell.com/blog/2008/03/solvang-century-2008.html#comment-740 Tom Chappell Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:29:20 +0000 http://tomchappell.com/blog/2008/03/solvang-century-2008.html#comment-740 Ah well, there are different levels of drafting insanity. I was probably at least a foot behind the guy ahead of me, and remember, we were riding slightly uphill into a headwind for a lot of it, so 13-17 mph is more likely. I had gloves, of course, but the manufacturers just <em>love</em> to make them without fingertips. I probably even already own a pair with fingertips; I need to root around in the garage and see. Good point about the knees. I'll have to try an anti-inflammatory prior to the longer rides, and see how that goes. As for the weight: I had been on a free feed for the week ahead of the 92-mile training ride, and the week leading up to Solvang. I didn't want any weight-management concerns to interfere with building up my reserves of glycogen in the muscles and liver, which comes at a price of some water-weight gain. Even had donuts for lunch on Friday, which is just insane, otherwise. But now, yes, I'm back to my weighty task. I was at 205.5 Monday morning; that ought to fall pretty fast in the face of virtue. I'll probably shoot for 203.0 next Monday, and a pound a week thereafter, at least until I'm at the fattest-of-the-normal weight, at 186 pounds; it'd be really nice to see the doc's jaw fall off and go rolling underneath a chair when I go in for my next annual checkup (though not literally, of course). Less than 20 weeks to go! Ah well, there are different levels of drafting insanity. I was probably at least a foot behind the guy ahead of me, and remember, we were riding slightly uphill into a headwind for a lot of it, so 13-17 mph is more likely.

I had gloves, of course, but the manufacturers just love to make them without fingertips. I probably even already own a pair with fingertips; I need to root around in the garage and see.

Good point about the knees. I’ll have to try an anti-inflammatory prior to the longer rides, and see how that goes.

As for the weight: I had been on a free feed for the week ahead of the 92-mile training ride, and the week leading up to Solvang. I didn’t want any weight-management concerns to interfere with building up my reserves of glycogen in the muscles and liver, which comes at a price of some water-weight gain. Even had donuts for lunch on Friday, which is just insane, otherwise.

But now, yes, I’m back to my weighty task. I was at 205.5 Monday morning; that ought to fall pretty fast in the face of virtue. I’ll probably shoot for 203.0 next Monday, and a pound a week thereafter, at least until I’m at the fattest-of-the-normal weight, at 186 pounds; it’d be really nice to see the doc’s jaw fall off and go rolling underneath a chair when I go in for my next annual checkup (though not literally, of course). Less than 20 weeks to go!

]]> By: Leah http://tomchappell.com/blog/2008/03/solvang-century-2008.html#comment-738 Leah Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:37:59 +0000 http://tomchappell.com/blog/2008/03/solvang-century-2008.html#comment-738 Random thoughts ... Hard to figure out who that "trim" mysterious figure is behind Ron at the start of the ride. Being in the bell curve of riders (amongst congestion) I am surprised there were no Chappell "radius of destruction" incidents. You smoked my best of 50 miles along the river roads in Illinois (back in my younger/thinner days). GLOVES! Next year. Drafting on the open road on bicycles seems to be the most dangerous sport I have personally seen. Fools riding 20 to 30 mph with an inch or two between wheels and pulling out of the draft line to go behind or in front without killing everyone in the draft line is INSANE. I trust that now are you back to the normal lifestyle of daily exercise and eating well to keep on a 1/2 pound a week weight loss schedule. I used to have knee pain that began at mile 10 on a bicycle and hurt like hell the rest of the ride. A recent bone scan explains I do not have the bone in my right knee for it to work properly. No wonder my knee would just buckle when I walked during high school - leaving me stumbling head over heals. Dr. Mom says your knees sound more like arthritis that stiffen up if over used followed by rest. I little bit (or handful) of ibuprofen ahead of pounding the knees might obviate some of the inflammation and pain. Sounds like you did not take my advice AT ALL! Each to his own. All you healthy people seem to be competitive with your conquests. Sounds like it motivated you and did not discourage you, so bravo! Even got your arms in the air in joy over a 3 second lead at one point. Not many OLD MEN over 50 years old get that thrilled. Real men do double centuries. And last but definitely not least - Congratulations Tom and Ron! Random thoughts …

Hard to figure out who that “trim” mysterious figure is behind Ron at the start of the ride.

Being in the bell curve of riders (amongst congestion) I am surprised there were no Chappell “radius of destruction” incidents.

You smoked my best of 50 miles along the river roads in Illinois (back in my younger/thinner days).

GLOVES! Next year.

Drafting on the open road on bicycles seems to be the most dangerous sport I have personally seen. Fools riding 20 to 30 mph with an inch or two between wheels and pulling out of the draft line to go behind or in front without killing everyone in the draft line is INSANE.

I trust that now are you back to the normal lifestyle of daily exercise and eating well to keep on a 1/2 pound a week weight loss schedule.

I used to have knee pain that began at mile 10 on a bicycle and hurt like hell the rest of the ride. A recent bone scan explains I do not have the bone in my right knee for it to work properly. No wonder my knee would just buckle when I walked during high school - leaving me stumbling head over heals.

Dr. Mom says your knees sound more like arthritis that stiffen up if over used followed by rest. I little bit (or handful) of ibuprofen ahead of pounding the knees might obviate some of the inflammation and pain.

Sounds like you did not take my advice AT ALL! Each to his own. All you healthy people seem to be competitive with your conquests. Sounds like it motivated you and did not discourage you, so bravo! Even got your arms in the air in joy over a 3 second lead at one point. Not many OLD MEN over 50 years old get that thrilled.

Real men do double centuries.

And last but definitely not least - Congratulations Tom and Ron!

]]> By: Stephen http://tomchappell.com/blog/2008/03/solvang-century-2008.html#comment-735 Stephen Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:00:46 +0000 http://tomchappell.com/blog/2008/03/solvang-century-2008.html#comment-735 Well done! See, younger *this* year. Well done! See, younger *this* year.

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