Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Pre-race jitters

This is my first season racing and so far it's been a lot of hard work, great fun and few big disappointments. As I approach my next race; the SLO Road Race I am once again competing in an event that is unlike any of the others. This time I will race the Masters class 35+, we will race with 3/4 but be scored separately. This is a one day race. The course is a 7 mile lap (we do 5 laps), with a hill of 600 ft at mile 1.5 to mile 3 than downhill from there.
My goal is to manage to stay on the wheel of the peloton and not get dropped. With this course description that could be hard. I need to be with the pack at the top of that hill, if I'm dropped on the downhill the peloton will build up so much speed I'll never catch up.
So I need to:
Grab a wheel and stick.
Grab a wheel and stick.
Grab a wheel and stick.
and don't crash...
wish me luck:)
RL

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Tour of California City Council Meeting Details

The local organizing committee for the Amgen Tour of California is proposing that the race starts and ends in the Conejo Valley next May. Thousand Oaks and Agoura are very supportive but Westlake Village needs a nudge. Nothing would be more impactful that a large and supportive crowd showing up at tonight's Westlake Village city council meeting.



Please take 20 to 30 minutes to come by. Please forward this email and tell your friends to come by too. Bring the family -- it is a great experience for the kids to see government in action!



The Westlake Village City Council is committed to the ideal of a quality community and seeks the input of community residents to maintain this objective. The City Council meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.



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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Rock Store Moments

I love my gal Sheri's Wednesday afternoon rides. The ladies are great and occasionally some boys join us too...like tonight Robb rode along. We meet at Bad ASS of course and there's always the route discussion..where to go, is there a hill, what time to the kids have to be picked up, etc. I love to suggest Rock Store every week...it gets the discussion fired up and always I'm shot down...but not tonight; Sheri was leading the push to Rock Store and I was all for it. Jeanne and Laura had never been so the timing was perfect. No traffic, late date, it was cool (cold for me) and the only sunny spot was at the top of the climb, so we rode to the sun:)
After yesterday's intervals and a twig in my chain I was shot out the back like a cannon...it was great though, they were going for it and I could hear them laughing and talking and encouraging one another.
This is the great thing about ladies rides...the fun. Even when I've raced I've noticed is that women talk more...imagine that....they cheer and hoot and really get into it. They compete and they want to be first, but are not sore losers and they cheer for the last gal up as much as for the first!
It's rides like Sheri's that remind me to have fun on my bike, turn off the GPS & HR, laugh, enjoy, and just ride; it's not always a race...and most importantly that lip gloss in your toolbag is okay, but remember to re-gloss at the top of the climb:)
If you must suffer---at least look good...
RL

Photo provided by Laura...

Monday, June 1, 2009

Pink --not only for Girls!--updated

This guys might have looked good but it has been announced that he in fact is a doper-a cheat! Doesn't deserve to have worn the well respected Pink jersey....LOSER!!!!