By Mark on January 11, 2010
An Abominable Day
We had a rare snow in Atlanta that actually stuck around due to the cold weather. Cold never stops me from using the Big Green Egg so I fired it up in 20 degree weather to grill some T-Bone steaks. Since it was a special day weather-wise I decided to try a potentially [...]
Posted in 3 Mugs, 5 Mugs, Beer, Beer and Food Pairings, Ride Reports, Russian Imperial Stout, Styles | Tagged Great Divide Brewing, Oak Aged Yeti
By Mark on February 16, 2009
Week In Review
Time Spent Training- 6:25
Time In Sweet Spot- 72 minutes
Miles Ridden- 113
TSS (training stress score)- 389
Weight- 164
TSS YTD- 2372
Total Miles YTD- 624
Total Hours YTD- 34:39
This week was a little different as I had my first time trial of the year on Saturday, February 14th. I adjusted my training a bit to try to be [...]
Posted in Races, Ride Reports, Training Updates | Tagged time trial, tundra time trial
By Mark on August 30, 2008
Image via Wikipedia
Buford Dam that is. The dam that keeps all of the (rapidly decreasing) water in Lake Lanier, one of the major water sources for the Atlanta metro area. When I rode across the dam today the digital readout said the water level was 1055 feet above sea level. When the lake is [...]
Posted in Ride Reports, Training | Tagged Lake Lanier bike ride, Powertap file analysis, road bike ride
By Mark on August 17, 2008
Back in July when my wife asked me if I’d be interested in going to Asheville for a few days in August while she attended a conference, I immediately said YES! I had heard lots of good things about the riding in the area plus I had heard good things about the Assault On [...]
Posted in Ride Reports | Tagged assault on Mt Mitchell, blue ridge parkway, road bike ride, road cycling
By Mark on August 2, 2008
I went out for a two hour ride this morning and my recently sore elbow was a big concern. Fortunately the elbow was relatively pain free and I got a good ride in.
I went out and did my usual 38+ mile route which has a couple of good rolling hills in it. The [...]
Posted in Ride Reports, Training | Tagged Powertap, tennis elbow, training ride
By Mark on July 16, 2008
Saturday’s ride in the mountains of N. Georgia went very well and I am pleased with how I handled the climbs.
A Two Gap Prelude
I left home at 6AM and drove the 90 minutes to the start of the ride. I got on the road just before 8AM and began the ride. The weather [...]
Posted in Ride Reports, Training | Tagged power training, road bike climbing, six gap ride
By Mark on July 11, 2008
I like to think that climbing is one of my cycling strengths. I enjoy it and it seems to fit my ability to ride at a fairly high intensity at a steady pace. This weekend I will give myself a climbing test when I tackle the "back gaps" of North Georgia.
As part of [...]
Posted in Rides, Training | Tagged climbing, hogpen gap climb, road bike, six gap
By Mark on June 30, 2008
This past Saturday I completed my 2nd century ride of the year, The Cartersville Century. I had a good time, and met my objective, but it was tougher than I thought it would be.
Early Wake Up Call
I am not a big morning person so when the alarm went off at 4:45AM I grumbled a [...]
Posted in Ride Reports, Training | Tagged century ride, ride report, road cycling
By Mark on June 23, 2008
This is where I spent part of my Sunday morning.
This was at the top of Woody Gap, the third climb of the day. I spent a couple of hours yesterday climbing hills in the N. Georgia Mountains and I had a great time!
Our regular Sunday group had planned on riding in the mountains but [...]
Posted in Ride Reports, Training | Tagged bicycle rides, climbing, Georgia Mountains, road cycling
This Smart Car Driver Was Not So Much
By Mark on July 25, 2008
I guess I am lucky, but I don’t get yelled at/abused all that much while riding. Most drivers are pretty good about giving me enough room to ride without getting upset that I might slow them down by 5 seconds. Every once in a while though, I encounter someone who is having a [...]
Posted in Commentary, Ride Reports | Tagged Aggressive drivers, road cycling, smart car | 2 Responses