Mad Cow Ramble TT # 8

 MCR TT /# 8 in the books. 2 TT's. 4.8 miles & 2.93 miles. Downhill on the profile with a few uphill sections. Tailwind at 9-10 mph. The weather was great. 74 degrees with no humidity. WOW! This Summer has been brutal. I work all day in it. I'm exhausted. Tonight felt awesome. Both TT's were on the same road. No turns. Just go Fast! I got started fairly well. Felt pretty good. The last mile got bumpy. All of a sudden my Garmin screen flew off like a hood coming off a car. lol I had no idea my speed, ut I just pushed to the finish. 29.2 mph avg. 311 avg watts.

TT # 2 started a mile South. 2.9 miles. Downhill then a 3% grinder for a mile then down grade to the finish. I had no data. I eased a bit on the uphill, but finished well. 30.2 mph avg. 319 avg watts. The guys were on fire. Sean was flying as usual. Josh really impressed. Howard put in some of his best times in a while. Tebow attacked as usual. Proud of these guys.

Venga!

Egg

Fatty JB Tuesday

 Stoile one at JB with Big Tim. It rained a bit at the park, but not too bad. I cruised on the newer Farley. First ride of the year on it. It was humid & hot. Glad cooler weather is coming. TT tomorrow!

Venga!

Egg

Cow Country Monday

 Easy spin on the Madone in Cow Country followed by a quick TT spin checking the position. Yep always fine tuning. Humid today, but that's changing come Wednesday. Wednesday's Mad Cow TT should have great weather. 

Venga!

Egg

4 Hour Race Video

4 Hours of Ithaca - Fatty Style

 

Josh & I rolled North to Michigan for a 4:00 p.m. start. Always wanted to do this event. We started pretty fast. Course was twisty & rooty. The laps flew by. Josh had some crashes and fell behind. I waited and paced him. I was there to just get in some miles. Minus a few Mad Cow events, it's my only mtb race for the year. The bluto fork was nice, but full suspension would have been nice. My wrists were feeling them roots. Josh had a resurgence on the final laps. That 29er is a fast bike. Josh did a great job taking 3rd place overall. I was 1st Fat Bike /7th Overall. 40 miles was my goal. Fun 1 day road trip. Mooooo!

Venga!

Egg

MoMBA Friday

 Crazy hot & smoky Friday. I had a small window with the rain coming after work, so I headed to MoMBA. Stole one. Perfect race prep for tomorrow. Thunder & lightning around me, but stayed dry. Rain started a few mins after I left. Moooohahahaha

Venga!

Egg

TT Wednesday

Busy dayhad t. I had time for a short TT spin. 95 degrees, so 45 minutes was plenty after last 5 days. haha When it's this hot I stick to 7-9 hours a week until temps ease. As I said yesterday working in it all day takes it's toll.  Bring on Fall. 

Venga!

Egg

Blue Streak TT - Fatty Style

 

Another cooker at 95 degrees. Working in it all day then racing or riding takes it's toll. 20.1 mph avg in that heat on the fatty is just fine. What a workout. Started strongly at 300 watts for the first mile. I felt good, but had to stay steady rest of the way. Overheating was a factor, but I dumped water over the helmet. T.Bolt did a great job too as well as Sean who's bars slipped. Still 29.4 avg. Wow! Hot hot hot!

Venga!

Egg

Brookville Monday

 20 miler in 93 degrees with 2 KOM's. After that lots of cold lemonade & water. hehe 

Venga!

Egg

Weekend Wrap Up

Back on the bike yesterday after 2 well earned rest days. I think I did 9 days straight. The rain rolled in so I hopped on Rouvy for a quickie. Today was epic fatty fun at Mohican with Josh. It's been a few years. Real MTB stuff. 24.5 miles loop but 2,750+ ft. of climbing. Technical rocks n roots. Josh's first time on that loop. I was tired after my gig last night, so I took it easy. I finally woke up after a hour. The legs felt great rest of the way. Position was better than it's been in a while. Josh did a great job. That trail is no joke. Great prep for next week's race. Fun stuff!

Venga!

Egg

MCR TT # 7

 Hot Mad Cow Ramble TT # 7. Tough course. The guys killed it. 9th day in a row. The legs were certainly not fresh. I started on fire. I hit a bump after 2 miles. Nose of my saddle tilted down. Arggggg I was able to keep going at least. Watts dropped tho. Still a good effort at 25.8 avg. TT # 2 on the fat bike at 19.4 avg. Yeah! Josh & Howard rode great. 90 degrees is tough. Mooooo!

Venga!

Egg

Fatty JB Tuesday

Fun 1 hour 45 minutes of singletrack with Buz at John Bryan. Hot, but not humid. The trails were killer! 8th day on a row. We will see if I have any legs for tomorrow's MCR TT! Mooooo!

Venga!

Egg

Double Monday

Fun commute on the E-Bike following by a 20 miler from Brookville. Less humidity. Temps were nicer too. 7 days in a row. Nice Summer day!

Venga!

Egg

 

Weekend Wrap Up

 TT work on Saturday before the heat, I rode T.Bolt's B-Day TT route. Still challenging. Have to do it all out soon. 90 degrees by 9:30 a.m. lol Back on the TT bike for a spin before a fun Cow Country road ride with The Beast, Joshium, & T.Bolt. Pretty good week considering the heat. 

Venga!

Egg

Fatty Gravel Friday

Tried to beat the heat in Liberty this morning. That failed. haha Wow temps went up faster than predicted. No wind either. I rode Clockwise today. Some climbing early on then SE to the flat lands. The gravel roads had a fresh coat which made things slower. I had 2 big bottles. I ran out when I pulled back to the truck. 98 degrees at before noon is crazy. LOL

Venga!

Egg

Heat Spin Thursday

Another crazy hot day. I took my 5.9 Madone, Emonda ALR, Speed Concept, & Farley with me. I did laps around Bethel. Fun riding different bikes plus checking my saddle positions too. Crazy I have 3 other fat bikes, 2 more Madone's, an E-bike, 26" MTB, & a retro Trek 560 Road Bike at home too. haha

Venga!

Egg

Late Night Wednesday

 Summer late night rides are the best. Working in the heat all day is exhausting, I went out 11:45 and it was still 83 degrees. haha Fun stuff!

Venga!

Egg