Interbike was this past weekend in Vegas. It's the largest industry specific bike tradeshow in the US, and I have to say that I HATE Vegas.
More about Vegas itself later, but before I forget I listened to Stuff You Should Know Podcasts pretty much the whole drive out and back (Denver - Vegas - Denver) and here are the ones I listened to this trip.
How cremation works.
Does acupuncture work?
How Blood Pattern Analysis works.
How Crime Scene Photography works
How a Nuclear Meltdown works.
How Molecular Gastronomy works.
A Podcast to Remember
What is Parallel evolution?
How Military Snipers work.
How Schrunken Heads Work.
Human Cannonballs
How to Land on a Government Watch List .
How Schizophrenia works
Cryonics: Hi, Frozen Body!
How Lie Detectors Work
How Family Crests Work
A Podcast on Zoot Suits? Yes.
The Wind Cries Thyphoid Mary
The Nile is Just a River in Egypt.
Do you lose the right to privacy when you die?
How Gene Patents Work.
What happens to abandon mines?
How the Electoral College Works.
Can you test a nuclear weapon without a fallout?
Monday, September 24, 2012
Friday, September 14, 2012
Road to 2012 Masters Road Nationals: Day 6-11
Day 6: Sept. 6, 2012 - Masters Mens 35-39 110K Road Race
The start went well. The weather was good and we rolled off in a neutral start. I sat in the middle/back just watching and waiting. A couple guys tried to go off the front early, and that was no big deal. When we hit the first small climb the pace was fine for a while and then there was an attach I (and a few others) couldn't counter. I figured I'd catch back on the decents and flats, but about a minute after the "neutral support" car moto passed I got a flat. No spare. No support. I had to withdraw.
I rode back to the start with the Sweep did this post race ride
Dinner was a really good burrito from Super Burrito in downtown Bend
Day 7: Sept. 7, 2012 - Bend, OR
Casual recovery ride with a couple openers. Got some work done and some school work done and went to see Bourne in the evening.
Day 8: Sept. 8, 2012 - Masters Mens 35-39 50K Criterium
Long story short ... the race started with about 60 and ended with about 25. I got dropped about 5K in on after a large gap formed at the top of the shicane. I had enough time to change and go to the finish and time laps. They were holding about 1:16 - 1:19 per 1K lap.
Day 9: Sept. 9, 2012 - Bend, OR to Sacramento, CA
Morning interval ride in Bend and then in the car for 8hrs to get to Sacramento.
Day 10: Sept. 10, 2012 - Sacramento, CA to Park City, UT
I spent the morning at the REI in Sacramento doing a quick demo of the HeadsUp System at their morning huddle / staff meeting. It went really well.
Rack-n-Road is only a few blocks away and a store that could definitely become a strong ally for HeadsUp. It's also good to put a face with a name, so I visited with Tom at Rack N Road in Sacramento. Great store.
Day 11: Sept. 11, 2012 - Park City, UT to HOME
I got an early start and met my friend Maria in downtown Park City for a morning coffee at ATTICUS Coffee, Books and Teahouse. It's been since 2007 since we saw each other and it was GREAT to catch up. Before hitting the road I got a nice light ride in and then it was 9 hours home to Denver.
The start went well. The weather was good and we rolled off in a neutral start. I sat in the middle/back just watching and waiting. A couple guys tried to go off the front early, and that was no big deal. When we hit the first small climb the pace was fine for a while and then there was an attach I (and a few others) couldn't counter. I figured I'd catch back on the decents and flats, but about a minute after the "neutral support" car moto passed I got a flat. No spare. No support. I had to withdraw.
I rode back to the start with the Sweep did this post race ride
Dinner was a really good burrito from Super Burrito in downtown Bend
Day 7: Sept. 7, 2012 - Bend, OR
Casual recovery ride with a couple openers. Got some work done and some school work done and went to see Bourne in the evening.
Day 8: Sept. 8, 2012 - Masters Mens 35-39 50K Criterium
Long story short ... the race started with about 60 and ended with about 25. I got dropped about 5K in on after a large gap formed at the top of the shicane. I had enough time to change and go to the finish and time laps. They were holding about 1:16 - 1:19 per 1K lap.
Day 9: Sept. 9, 2012 - Bend, OR to Sacramento, CA
Morning interval ride in Bend and then in the car for 8hrs to get to Sacramento.
Day 10: Sept. 10, 2012 - Sacramento, CA to Park City, UT
I spent the morning at the REI in Sacramento doing a quick demo of the HeadsUp System at their morning huddle / staff meeting. It went really well.
Rack-n-Road is only a few blocks away and a store that could definitely become a strong ally for HeadsUp. It's also good to put a face with a name, so I visited with Tom at Rack N Road in Sacramento. Great store.
Day 11: Sept. 11, 2012 - Park City, UT to HOME
I got an early start and met my friend Maria in downtown Park City for a morning coffee at ATTICUS Coffee, Books and Teahouse. It's been since 2007 since we saw each other and it was GREAT to catch up. Before hitting the road I got a nice light ride in and then it was 9 hours home to Denver.
Road to 2012 Masters Road Nationals - Days 1-5
Day 1: September, 1, 2012 - Denver to Park City, UT
Not much to report, just a lot of driving. I listened to several podcasts, namely the Kevin and Bean on KROQ from LA. And got off I80 Park City to see what looked like a cool road, but when I got back on I didn't realize I got back onto I84 instead of I80. Only went about 20miles out of my way. I lucked out staying at the Holiday Inn Express in Park City b/c all they had left was a King room with a steam shower. Poor me. Dinner was courtesy of Whole Foods, which is basically right behind the hotel.
Day 2: Sept. 2, 2012 - Park City, UT to Ontario, OR
I got up and did a little ride around Park City and took a really cool pic as I got above the morning fog.
After breakfast I drove all around Salt Lake City looking for Competitive Cyclist. Google Maps was way off, but I finally found it. Being it was Sunday and Salt Lake City the roads and shops were all deserted. Onward I drove and there was little interesting until I was well bast Boise and spotted a guy walking on I84 on with his goat, which of course had a backpack on it.
I finally got to Ontario, OR and had a "B" dinner at Mackey's Steak House and Pub
Day 3: Sept. 3, 2012 - Ontario, OR to Bend, OR
Morning recovery ride in Ontario, OR and then started driving to Bend, OR
For my time in Bend, I stayed at the The Writer's Retreat. It worked well, walking distance to downtown, semi private, and parking.
Day 4: Sept. 4, 2012 - Bend, OR
Drove out to Prineville, OR to preride the TT course
Day 5: Sept. 5, 2012 - Masters Mens 35-39 30K Time trial
I got a decent warm up and checked in for my start. The bike weighed in at 8.9K. She's a beast. My goal was to break 42min for the 30K. I completed the course in 42:39, but I averaged about 166 BPM and there really wasn't anything else in the tank. The race file (including warmup).
I raced as hard as I could maintain, but I only got 15th and didn't break the 27mph avg barrier. I was hoping for better, but looking back at my training data I got what I trained for.
After the race I drove out to Mt Bachelor to scope out the start for tomorrow's road race.
Not much to report, just a lot of driving. I listened to several podcasts, namely the Kevin and Bean on KROQ from LA. And got off I80 Park City to see what looked like a cool road, but when I got back on I didn't realize I got back onto I84 instead of I80. Only went about 20miles out of my way. I lucked out staying at the Holiday Inn Express in Park City b/c all they had left was a King room with a steam shower. Poor me. Dinner was courtesy of Whole Foods, which is basically right behind the hotel.
Day 2: Sept. 2, 2012 - Park City, UT to Ontario, OR
After breakfast I drove all around Salt Lake City looking for Competitive Cyclist. Google Maps was way off, but I finally found it. Being it was Sunday and Salt Lake City the roads and shops were all deserted. Onward I drove and there was little interesting until I was well bast Boise and spotted a guy walking on I84 on with his goat, which of course had a backpack on it.
I finally got to Ontario, OR and had a "B" dinner at Mackey's Steak House and Pub
Day 3: Sept. 3, 2012 - Ontario, OR to Bend, OR
Morning recovery ride in Ontario, OR and then started driving to Bend, OR
For my time in Bend, I stayed at the The Writer's Retreat. It worked well, walking distance to downtown, semi private, and parking.
Day 4: Sept. 4, 2012 - Bend, OR
Drove out to Prineville, OR to preride the TT course
Day 5: Sept. 5, 2012 - Masters Mens 35-39 30K Time trial
I raced as hard as I could maintain, but I only got 15th and didn't break the 27mph avg barrier. I was hoping for better, but looking back at my training data I got what I trained for.
After the race I drove out to Mt Bachelor to scope out the start for tomorrow's road race.
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