[Sportsandrec] Gearing Up for that First Tandem Ride

Thu Feb 26 01:52:42 UTC 2009

Ron,  That 508 sounds very intimidating!  I actually haven't been spinning
at all since I don't have a stationary bike or gym membership.  I did a
spinning class for a month about 3 years ago and liked it but haven't had
the opportunity since.  I do not know the model of the tandem but will tell
you if I find out.  I know the seat was low, small, triangular and the sides
of the seat slanted down a little, if that helps.  I will look into a bike
club list and see if I can get some regular riding in around baseball
practices on weekends and hope to find a flexible pilot so I am in the right
shape for the ride next year--the 100 this time!  It's a goal and the race
is on!  Hope you make it into the race this weekend!
Jennifer

"Drink your chocolate milk, drink your chocolate milk, drink your chocolate
milk while it's still cold.  Drink your chocolate milk before it starts to
grow green mold."   "Drink Your Chocolate Milk" by the Generations (a blind
music group I used to belong to that went around singing to captive
audiences like children and seniors)

On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Justin Williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com
> wrote:

> he screwed up.  He should  have never drank the tea because it has caffene.
> sticl to gruit drinks or gateraid.
>
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> Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Gearing Up for that First Tandem Ride
>
> Hi Jennifer,
>
> 33 miles is an exceptional distance for a relatively newcomer to the sport.
> You do have buns of steel!
>
> I am curious what brand/model bike you were riding. Then, I might figure
> out
>
> which seat was on there. Sometimes, those little seats can be better than
> the cushy ones for that long of a ride.
>
> You have been spinning before and since, right?
>
> I do not have anything on my schedule for big rides yet, this year.
> Usually,
>
> pilots approach me for most of them. I put out a note to a tandem list with
> some ideas and one guy asked me if I had any interest in the Furnace Creek
> 508. It is a 508 mile ride through the desert in the SW. I have never
> ridden
>
> such a ride and am intimidated by it, but thinking I should do it, since I
> have the pilot/opportunity. The longest I had ever ridden to this date is a
> 202 mile ride in Minnesota. I did it in 12:05 in '01 and 16 hours in '02.
> The longer version was because we stopped too many times to bench-press
> roast-beef sandwiches and pasta salad. One time, I was invited by a friend
> to do a 24 hour race. The guy hoped to get in 375-400 miles. I chickened
> out
>
> and regret it to this day. The 508 may be a go afterall.
>
> I rode about 50 miles yesterday with Tom. It was windy with temps in the
> low
>
> 80's. The ride was hilly and pretty fast. We stopped at a store, two hours
> into the ride. He drank a green tea with 150 calories and I, a quart of
> chocolate milk which yielded 840 calories. We both felt bloated at first,
> but by the end of the ride, I thought Tom was beginning to bonk, while I
> felt stronger. I estimate we are burning about 600-700 calories per hour
> out
>
> there. I won the '04 Texas State TT with him and would like to race it
> again
>
> with him in July. He is a cardiologist with three small children, though,
> so
>
> I encourage him to keep focusing on the more important things. In '04, his
> then 5 year-old daughter called his cell on our way home from the race. I
> heard the satisfaction in his tired voice when he answered her question. He
> said, "Yes...we did. I can send you the full race report if you'd like to
> read it.
>
> After writing this, I am inspired to do the 195 mile ride on Saturday if I
> can find a pilot.
>
> If you take the same chance and contact the yahoo group of your local bike
> club, chances are good that you may find a pilot to ride with you this
> weekend. He will have his own bike, too, or may know where to rent one.
> Tell
>
> your story and introduce yourself. That is what I do.
>
> "Life in the fastlane. Everything, all the time. Eagles?
>
> Best,
>
> Ron & the just go for it bears
> Austin, TX
>
>
> Jennifer Boylan wrote...
> : Hi Ron and the Cheering Bears!  Thanks for your coaching and
> enthusiasm--it
> : was contagious!  That is the furtheset I've ever ridden and never before
> on
> : a tiny racing seat.  My next ride is as soon as I round up a willing
> pilot
> : and tandem.  It was a 50 k ride, measured out at about 33 miles.  My
> helmet
> : is off to those who did the 100 k.  I would've never walked again!  What
> is
> : your next big ride and how has the weather been for you?  My ride was
> : perfect except for the increasing wind in our faces on the second half of
> : the ride.  I liked our captains a lot, but they live over an hour away so
> : probably won't be around a lot.
>
>
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