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  • in reply to: Third Thursday #974990
    eminva
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    @RESTONTODC 57376 wrote:

    I have been so busy and not active on this forum at all.

    I will come out next Thursday to make new friends.

    Rick

    Rick! Welcome back! Hope you are at least able to ride your bike with all the busy-ness. Have not seen you but then I changed my schedule and am earlier now. Hope to see you soon.

    Liz

    in reply to: Total 200 — Advice and Roll Call #974957
    eminva
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    Oh! I forgot to add a huge thanks to the organizers and volunteers. It was a very well run event for being a shoe string operation. Thanks to DaveK for volunteering and giving me lunch. Thanks to Chris and Jan, out there somewhere, who gave me a ride back to my car.

    I saw a lot of official-looking photographers, so if anyone knows where we can see the pictures, please advise.

    Liz

    in reply to: Total 200 — Advice and Roll Call #974956
    eminva
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    First, serious congratulations to Tim and those of you who made it all the way. It was great to see culimerc looking so strong at the last rest stop. Congrats to those of you who even attempted it.

    I rode 200 . . . um . . . cubits? furlongs? There must be some unit of measure . . . anyway, it was 102.7 miles. I took the 200K course and called it a day at the last rest stop. I was experiencing chills and was seeing stars, moons, clover and heffalumps by that point. Once I mentioned that to the rest stop crew they pretty much ruled out my continuing. The next guy who came in had to be carted out by ambulance.

    It was hot and humid and I think this took a toll on many. I saw a lot of people calling for rides at each rest stop from the second one (49 miles) on.

    I made a mistake and went too fast at the beginning. I lined up with the 17 mph pace group, but they were going about 20+ mph for the first hour. I hung on because I didn’t want to end up alone. But I ended up alone anyway, for at least 70 of those miles. In retrospect, I knew then and know now that I could have ridden 125 miles on my own without a paceline if I had just stuck to my own pace. But I wasted too much energy, probably got a little dehydrated and couldn’t pull it out when I needed to. Ironically, there were people I ran into at later rest stops that I probably could have worked with had I been in a position to. I can’t bear to look at Strava to see how slow my last ten miles were.

    Would I do it again? I have done a metric double already, so there is no need to hit that benchmark. I might be interested in other long distance events, but I usually don’t repeat the same event so we’ll see.

    In sum, it was a live and learn moment.

    My smart alec brother suggested I redeem myself with this: HH100. Ha ha, younger brothers are so funny.

    Liz

    in reply to: Guess where ride picts #974896
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    @Mikey 57285 wrote:

    Mile post 0 C&O canal near the water gate/boathouse.

    Enjoy your ride!

    Right! I suddenly realized I needed to figure out how to get to the finish line before the scouts reach it next Monday!

    Liz

    in reply to: Guess where ride picts #974884
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    in reply to: Town of Vienna Disbands Bicyclist Advisory Committee #974677
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    I am pleased to report I spoke to one of the members of the Vienna BAC last night and this report is totally false — it has NOT been disbanded. He said Sean MacCall has stepped down from the committee (to focus on his SRTS work), but otherwise it continues intact.

    The reporter really convoluted things.

    Liz

    eminva
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    @FFX_Hinterlands 56916 wrote:

    Just out of curiosity.. of those who attend the FreshBikes weekly ride out of Mosaic… how many of those folks ride to the shop compared to driving (with their bikes on the car)?

    I think more that half ride there — I don’t go every week, but when I do, I ride. Dcv and I believe acc also ride there. Of course our fearless leader Dirt rides there and everywhere else, too.

    It tends to attract commuting cyclists on their way home, so far. That may change as it gets more popular.

    Liz

    in reply to: Texting & Driving Law in Effect Today #974508
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    @Tim Kelley 56868 wrote:

    So what previous anti-drunk driving and anti-littering campaigns successful in the past?

    Don’t mess with Texas.

    Liz

    in reply to: New Commuter #974406
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    @rcannon100 56757 wrote:

    Anyone recommend a good Surly shop? I made a deal with the replicant: forgo the drivers license (and associated drivers insurance expense) and I would buy him a bike. He may actually take me up on this. He is riding an old Motobecane road bike. Got these cute old fash gear levers on the head tube. Even he has gotten to the point he cant stand it – and it is too small for him. He wants a road bike with drops (none of this flat bar hybrid crap that dad has). Recommendations?

    Based on the original purpose of this thread, whatever you get him, make sure you get him a good lock, or three or
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    in reply to: New Commuter #974386
    eminva
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    I am very sorry for your loss. I have had two bikes stolen in my lifetime and I know it is traumatic.

    Anyway, whatever you get, it must be orange so I can keep spotting you on the trail!

    Liz

    in reply to: Amateur bike races. #974343
    eminva
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    If you are interested in officially sanctioned racing, take a look at the MABRA website:

    http://www.mabra.org/

    Good luck.

    Liz

    in reply to: Halfway point of 2013: Goals/Resolutions Update #974341
    eminva
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    Hey, I didn’t make any mileage goals! Brilliant. So, um, I’m exactly where I wanted to me on that front.

    For 2013, I’ve signed up for the Total 200 — not sure if it will be 200 miles or 200 kilometers; we’ll see how the training goes. I am also leading the scouts on the C&O Canal towpath from Cumberland to DC

    Still on track to accomplish both by the middle of July.

    I might be getting to two new states I have never been to next year, and if that happens, they are both excellent places to ride, I am told.

    Well, I’ll be getting to one new state in August — and WILL be riding.

    Other than that, I’ll put the perennial “learn how to mountain bike better” on the list again,

    Um, *crickets* . . .

    and continued domination of Strava segments where no woman has gone before me.

    Yep, I am pretty much the QOM of every segment where I’m the only woman who’s ridden it.

    Liz

    in reply to: Missed connection #974189
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    @jnva 56524 wrote:

    Me: cyclist doing 30mph down the hill on Virginia lane towards Shreve rd. if anyone rides wod from vienna to falls church you know that this is where the path is nothing but a sidewalk that is kind of risky to ride downhill on.

    You: big dude in huge SUV passing me across the double yellow and telling at me.

    Well, of course I caught up with this idiot and exchanged “words”. He was adamant that I should not be on the road. I just don’t get how people can be so selfish and stupid. Unfortunately I forgot to turn on my camera, or else this guy would have been featured on YouTube.

    This is the exact same spot where someone yelled at me from a motor vehicle earlier this year while I was riding on the path. He said what I was doing was “illegal.” He did not pause long enough to explain why. I guess you can’t win!

    Liz

    in reply to: Missed connection #974077
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    @dbb 56397 wrote:

    Me: Cyclist doing 15 mph on the channel side of Hains Point this morning.
    You: The motorist in a silver import seemingly drafting on me.

    While I am a big rider, I doubt draftign me provided much benefit to your drive. That and the fact that having you five feet behind me (even when I stopped pedaling to force you to pass me) scared the crap out of me would suggest your approach was suboptimal. In the future, please pass and get ahead of me where I can observe you.

    This almost seems like a variation on that recent thread about Dirt: “dbb is so fast, cars draft HIM!” :D

    Liz

    eminva
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    Looks like I’m not going to make it on time.

    I know the route; might try to intercept you if I can get out of here eventually.

    Have fun.

    Liz

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