So, I'm posting the map for this Sunday's ride. I need to log about 70 miles in preparation for the Logan to Salt Lake ride next week. We have found that the roads in this area of Utah are good for riding on the weekends, as there isn't very much traffic, and the roads are wide and well-paved. 50-mile loop
This my route for getting to Centerville map . It's a little bothersome at first with all the traffic lights, but gets better once you head north.
For these Sunday rides, I ride at about a 15 mile per hour pace. When I ride on my own, I generally go at about 17-18 mph. In my best century time, I averaged around 25 mph. In that case, I had help from two friends making a paceline. It was pretty sweet!
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
First Century of the Season
On June 7th, as Cassie and Marsha wind their way around Logan, I'll be riding back to Salt Lake City. It will be close to 100 miles. I have done a few of these solo, unsupported centuries before, and it's just important to remember to drink lots of fluids (i go through a water bottle about every 20 miles) and to break for food ocassionally. It will take me somewhere around seven hours to complete, if I don't get any flats.
The tricky part this year has been getting miles in on our Sunday rides. Today's was cut short because Cassie busted a spoke about 38 miles in the ride. I managed to get in 50 miles by going back to the car so I could pick her up, but I should have gone 60! However, I rode 20-some miles yesterday, so maybe that counts
See Map
Speaking of yesterday,Bikers Edge sponsored a bike demo at the mouth of Emigration Canyon. I tried out a $3500 carbon fiber Cannondale. Totally cool! Weighed about five pounds. They will be doing another one in three weeks (while I'm riding back from Logan) and all you need to bring is a picture ID and pedals and they'll let you take out a bike for a couple of hours. Sweet deal!
The tricky part this year has been getting miles in on our Sunday rides. Today's was cut short because Cassie busted a spoke about 38 miles in the ride. I managed to get in 50 miles by going back to the car so I could pick her up, but I should have gone 60! However, I rode 20-some miles yesterday, so maybe that counts
See Map
Speaking of yesterday,Bikers Edge sponsored a bike demo at the mouth of Emigration Canyon. I tried out a $3500 carbon fiber Cannondale. Totally cool! Weighed about five pounds. They will be doing another one in three weeks (while I'm riding back from Logan) and all you need to bring is a picture ID and pedals and they'll let you take out a bike for a couple of hours. Sweet deal!
Monday, May 19, 2008
Sunday Riding
In accordance with our typical training schedule (short rides several times during the week, and a long ride Sunday morning) we rode about 50 miles this last Sunday. It was a wicked good ride! The weather was fine, the roads were (mostly) clear, we were cruisin' at a good pace the whole time and the awesomism* was high.
Some people may ask, why on earth would someone want to ride their bike 50 miles? And that's a very good question. It is certainly not an easy feat- it takes endurance and strength and a butt that is impervious to pain. But that's sort of what we do. The rides are only going to get longer because we're getting ready of the epic rides of the summer. On the schedule:
Little Red Riding Hood - a Women only ride the first weekend in June. I'm riding it with my Mom and Suzanne (a co-worker/friend of Mom's; she does quite a lot of riding with us). There are several options for distance, ranging from 35 to 104 miles. I'm planning on doing at least 62... maybe will do 80. Obviously, Mark is not a woman so he won't be doing this ride. His plan is to go with us to the starting point, in Logan, and ride back to Salt Lake... about a 100 mile haul. Yeah, he's a bit of a show off. Last year when he tried this though he had 3 flat tires in Brigham and only made it to Kaysville.
MS 150 - 150 miles over two days (or, if we really want to we could do 175) to raise money for The National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Speaking of that... I still am in desperate need of donations! If you have some extra money you would like to donate to a worthy cause, please help a gal out by donating a bit. I need $125 more. Any little bit will help. Please.
Skinny Tire Moab Century - 100 miles in beautiful Moab. I'm really excited about this one! It's a beautiful area and it'll be a nicely challenging ride. There are a bunch of hills which are note exactly my forte.
So, you see why we need to be riding at least 50 miles? If nothing else, our bums need to get used to being on a bike seat for hours and hours.
... of course, now I guess you might be asking "why on earth would anyone want to ride 100+ miles?" The answer to that is simple: It's really fun!
*awesomism: (n) action, process, and/or practice of being awesome
Some people may ask, why on earth would someone want to ride their bike 50 miles? And that's a very good question. It is certainly not an easy feat- it takes endurance and strength and a butt that is impervious to pain. But that's sort of what we do. The rides are only going to get longer because we're getting ready of the epic rides of the summer. On the schedule:
Little Red Riding Hood - a Women only ride the first weekend in June. I'm riding it with my Mom and Suzanne (a co-worker/friend of Mom's; she does quite a lot of riding with us). There are several options for distance, ranging from 35 to 104 miles. I'm planning on doing at least 62... maybe will do 80. Obviously, Mark is not a woman so he won't be doing this ride. His plan is to go with us to the starting point, in Logan, and ride back to Salt Lake... about a 100 mile haul. Yeah, he's a bit of a show off. Last year when he tried this though he had 3 flat tires in Brigham and only made it to Kaysville.
MS 150 - 150 miles over two days (or, if we really want to we could do 175) to raise money for The National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Speaking of that... I still am in desperate need of donations! If you have some extra money you would like to donate to a worthy cause, please help a gal out by donating a bit. I need $125 more. Any little bit will help. Please.
Skinny Tire Moab Century - 100 miles in beautiful Moab. I'm really excited about this one! It's a beautiful area and it'll be a nicely challenging ride. There are a bunch of hills which are note exactly my forte.
So, you see why we need to be riding at least 50 miles? If nothing else, our bums need to get used to being on a bike seat for hours and hours.
... of course, now I guess you might be asking "why on earth would anyone want to ride 100+ miles?" The answer to that is simple: It's really fun!
*awesomism: (n) action, process, and/or practice of being awesome
Sunday, May 18, 2008
An unfortunate incident
Let this be a warning!
Coming home from my Mother's home tonite, we were stopped at the traffic light at 20th East and 33rd South, heading north on 20th. As the light turned green for us we watched as some idiot on his five-speed cruiser came speeding down 33rd, and ran the light. This was a good three or four seconds after the light had changed.
He hadn't tried to slow down. He wasn't wearing a helmet. He was wearing a straw hat, however. He got through the intersection okay, but he must have hit something 'cause he biffed like a rag doll about ten feet later. He went down face first and wasn't moving as far as we could see. Several cars ahead of us pulled over to assist him, and I don't know what happened, but I'm sure he's hurtin'.
So people:
Coming home from my Mother's home tonite, we were stopped at the traffic light at 20th East and 33rd South, heading north on 20th. As the light turned green for us we watched as some idiot on his five-speed cruiser came speeding down 33rd, and ran the light. This was a good three or four seconds after the light had changed.
He hadn't tried to slow down. He wasn't wearing a helmet. He was wearing a straw hat, however. He got through the intersection okay, but he must have hit something 'cause he biffed like a rag doll about ten feet later. He went down face first and wasn't moving as far as we could see. Several cars ahead of us pulled over to assist him, and I don't know what happened, but I'm sure he's hurtin'.
So people:
- Always wear a helmet
- Obey the traffic laws
- Don't over ride your abilities
- Always wear a helmet!
Friday, May 16, 2008
Cotton Bottom
If you are looking for a fairly easy 20-mile ride on the East Side, then you might want to try the Cotton Bottom Loop. It has a few hills, but not too many, and they're not too steep.
See the Map
See the Map
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Meet the Bikers
We are bikers in Salt Lake City. We ride our bikes. Now that the obvious is out of the way...
Mostly the kind of riding we like to do is of the road persuasion. We train to ride super epic centuries around the Salt Lake area. Though this September we're planning on heading down to beautiful Moab for the Skinny Tire Century.
In this blog we would like to share with you, our lovely and devoted readers, our routes, experiences, frustrations, and whatever else might pop into our heads that we can relate to biking.
Mostly the kind of riding we like to do is of the road persuasion. We train to ride super epic centuries around the Salt Lake area. Though this September we're planning on heading down to beautiful Moab for the Skinny Tire Century.
In this blog we would like to share with you, our lovely and devoted readers, our routes, experiences, frustrations, and whatever else might pop into our heads that we can relate to biking.
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