Dreamride was a relative success. If viewed from the terms of Nightmare training everything went perfectly. Hopefully I got all the bugs out of the bike. At mile 20 my rear wheel decided to throw a spoke. Fortunately I was close enough to Roland's house that I was able to limp my bike back and swap out my wheel for one of his. If that would have happened on the Nightmare my ride would have been over.
The weather was perfect for a ride. Sunny and around high 80's with little or no humidity. Ride time was around 5 hours 55 min. (although 20 min. of that was spent riding to and from Roland's) and total time was just about 6 hours 50 min. Jim and me averaged 17.6 mph. So far that is my fastest century yet.
Nightmare is less than three weeks away (August 16th) and Dreamride provided some much needed training. Our goal for Nightmare is to ride unsupported. Therefore we will not be trying to break any speed records on it - we will simply be trying to survive the day. The week before Nightmare I will be competing in the Carlise 40k TT and hopefully break and hour for the first time. Let's hope the legs aren't to stiff :-).
Thanks for reading,
Captain Crunch
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Monday, July 28, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Clarks Valley Full Update
Hello fans of Captain Crunch racing!
So far it has been a successful 2008 campaign! The Clarks' Valley went very well. I am very happy with the results that I posted. The course is much more rolling and difficult than Carlise (that course is flat flat flat). That being said however I still posted my fastest 40k TT time ever - 1 hour 6 minutes and 24 seconds. It was good enough for 34th out of 49 overall riders and 4th out of 7 riders in my category. (Click here for the official results.)
I didn't break an hour like I wanted, but the course did not fit my riding style. Because of the constant up/down rolling nature, I never really got into a good rhythm. Carlise is a much faster course and more suited to my style of riding. After Sunday I feel confident that 1 hour or less is possible before the last TT in Carlise on Sept. 6th.
If I feel and ride the way I rode Sunday I may even be able to break an hour on the August 10th Carlise TT. Mark your calendar now for that date. It should be another great day of bike racing. If you want to come out please let me know! The gun goes off at 7:30am.
Thanks for reading
Captain Crunch
So far it has been a successful 2008 campaign! The Clarks' Valley went very well. I am very happy with the results that I posted. The course is much more rolling and difficult than Carlise (that course is flat flat flat). That being said however I still posted my fastest 40k TT time ever - 1 hour 6 minutes and 24 seconds. It was good enough for 34th out of 49 overall riders and 4th out of 7 riders in my category. (Click here for the official results.)
I didn't break an hour like I wanted, but the course did not fit my riding style. Because of the constant up/down rolling nature, I never really got into a good rhythm. Carlise is a much faster course and more suited to my style of riding. After Sunday I feel confident that 1 hour or less is possible before the last TT in Carlise on Sept. 6th.
If I feel and ride the way I rode Sunday I may even be able to break an hour on the August 10th Carlise TT. Mark your calendar now for that date. It should be another great day of bike racing. If you want to come out please let me know! The gun goes off at 7:30am.
Thanks for reading
Captain Crunch
Monday, July 21, 2008
Clarks Valley TT
I came close to an hour, but not close enough. I did take two minutes off my previous fastest 40K time.
I finished Clarks Valley in 1 hour 6 mins. 24 secs. That is good enough to 4th in my catagory (out of 6) and 34th overall (out of 49). A full update should follow tomorrow.
Keep the rubber side down!
Captain Crunch
I finished Clarks Valley in 1 hour 6 mins. 24 secs. That is good enough to 4th in my catagory (out of 6) and 34th overall (out of 49). A full update should follow tomorrow.
Keep the rubber side down!
Captain Crunch
Monday, July 14, 2008
Wallkill Photos!!!!!
Here they are: http://picasaweb.google.com/JoelAnkeny/WallkillRide62108
Best!
For those that don't know sign, the mouth shape PAH is used when signing the word succeed or success, hence my using it in my caption. And yes, that is me passed out in hallway 50 feet from my hotel room door. I can ride 200 miles, but couldn't walk the last 50 feet HAHA!
Feel free to leave a comment about them or any of my pictures or drop me a line via email.
Best!
Captain Crunch
Bike MS link
Friday, July 11, 2008
July 20 Clarks Valley TT / Bike MS NYC
Next Sunday on July 20th I will be competing in the Clarks Valley TT. It starts at the corner of routes 325 and 225 outside of the town of Dauphin in Dauphin county. If you are interested in coming out to watch leave a comment below and I will get back to you with more info.
Also, I am now officially doing the Bike MS NYC tour. Nehemiah and myself will be participating. It is a 100 mile bike ride through a traffic free NYC - truly a once in a lifetime experience! This is a fundraising ride for the MS Society. I will have the link up to the donation page sometime late next week.
Best!
Captain Crunch
Also, I am now officially doing the Bike MS NYC tour. Nehemiah and myself will be participating. It is a 100 mile bike ride through a traffic free NYC - truly a once in a lifetime experience! This is a fundraising ride for the MS Society. I will have the link up to the donation page sometime late next week.
Best!
Captain Crunch
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- Captain Crunch
- I got my name from a friend while playing a video game a long time ago and it just stuck. As if you couldn't tell from the picture I am a huge cycling nut, always looking for something harder.
