Last two weekends.

Last Sunday we four of us did Vashon island and yesterday five of us (STP 2013 team) did the Flying Wheels Summer Century.

In the Flying Wheels the rest of the crew did the 65 mile ride but I'm been wanting to tackle this ride for some years now and just had to do the 100. It was grueling and hilly and people kept talking about the "big" hill 15 miles from the end. I took it easy until that hill. Powered up it, hit the last rest stop and HAULED ASS for the last 10. Nobody passed me on the last 10 and with a bike weighing 38 pounds I felt like a BOSS!

http://veloroutes.org/bikemaps/?route=98492

Actual distance from the bike computer - 97.28
Time - 6:50 (This is almost 1 hour faster then each day of STP 2010 with about 2000 extra feet of climbing.)
Average Speed - 14.20mph
Max - 41mph

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Yesterday Traci and I finally got together with 4 other members of the 2013 STP "team" and did some training. We joined the Red Hook Haul Ash ride which is from Red Hook Brewery to Fremont and back, all along the Burke-Gilman trail. In addition I rode from my house up to Fremont, to meet Traci, and then to the start. This brought the ride up to 70 miles. All the other members of the team seem quite friendly and fun.

Today four of us got together and did another 33 miles on the West Seattle/Mercer Island loop. Only slight pain in the tendon/ligament area behind the left knee. Time to start stretching and get the foam roller out. Although I haven't done hardly any training this year I'm confident I'll be able to pull of another STP.

Chain replacement time again. Odo - 8543. About 1930 miles from this chain. So I guess I average about 1500 miles per chain. Next chain should be at about 10,000 on my odo.

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Mercer Island loop with Traci. Beautiful day. Perfect weather.

I-10 Challenge complete on my way home last night. Took me 8-1/2 months.

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Up to Seattle Fabrics on North Aurora. Saw some nice little bike lanes in Greenwood. I never get up that way. 27 miles. I've been riding harder, faster with no knee pain.

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Down to Pioneer Square to meet Traci then through Southpark and the Duwamish Trail to BECU's headquarters and back. Almost 28 miles. The original plan was to keep going on the Green River Trail but Traci got scared at the sight of rain.