Saturday's ride was The Mainstay's Double Secret Saturday Ride. Shoutouts to The Mainstay, The Trash Man, The Shrinking Man with a Fat Van, and Hobbs for attendance. Quick synopsis- it pretty much sucked. In a nutshell, the ride started out alright, but when we got to the store stop (exactly at the farthest point of a 6 hr (for some) out and back ride, it started raining and the temperature started dropping. Trash man went back into the store and asked for a trash bag. I laughed, then I got soaked and froze. Trash man suggested that I pull over and dump out a trash can along the way and use the bag to protect myself from the ice-cold rain. I should've pulled over and climbed in a trash can and come out sometime in late June. Being unprepared was an Amateur move, which is exactly why I'm here writing on this 2BeAmateur blog. Shrinking man didn't even wear a vest, but he's clearly a hard man and rode the entire 6 hrs. Amateur move, hard-man Pro performance. Hobbs is a Cat 4 and did the same. He even brought a jacket. P-R-O in the making. Too bad he's in his mid 30's...He's an amateur for life, and that's why he's getting a shout out. I'm told Mainstay ended up hypothermic and curled up in a ball at Swinging Richards after 6 hrs, and Trash Man and I got in his car and drove home after 5. He's a premeditated Amateur- he drove there; as bad if not worse than myself. At least I had good intentions, and at least he gave me a ride home when I was shivering like a bitch.
A few critical stats for the day:
Mileage- My computer is wireless. It had a wire when I bought it, but not anymore. It's broken. No distance. Longish.
Watts- Low. Maybe lower than usual, but who knows. I have no power, therefore no need for a Power Tap. I really don't need some fancy computer to tell me I have no talent.
Calories- I scarfed down 4 Reese's peanut butter cups, some crackers, a Coke, a Powerade, and a swig of Sparks (Amateur- a real Pro would've knocked the whole thing back). I also had a family size rice crispy treat in reserve. I'm not sure how many calories I burned, but I doubt if it was the 7500 or so I consumed.
Heart Rate- Probably averaged around 190-195. It is base, right? HR monitor has no avg. so I'm only guessing here.
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Actually, it wasn't Swinging Richards where I recovered. It was the Pony. Makin' it rain always seems to warm me up...
heads up on the fat man taking his fat fat van to the land of ole ole right this minute. gonna do some hard core recoverin from the pro double secret ride with some cigarettes, harsh coffee, raw ham and a bunch a 40oz mahou's
too bad you guys hate pros so much or you might have had a follow vehicle like we did out in athens. then all ye amateurs could have fought for the limited seats and thrown the trashman on the roof.
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