Entries from December 2008

December 31, 2008

Finally a good number

I finally got a decent 20′ power number. 400 watts today, boo yeah. And there were another 10 watts in me that I never got out! A Garmin guy going down Lemmon on the other side of the road dropped his mouth in complete shock as he saw me flying up the [...]

December 31, 2008

Bike components on their last leg. No, stump.

After my first set of isolated leg intervals up A mountain today, I began noticing a grinding skip in my rear derailleur.  I ignored it and finished my intervals while it grew louder and more clunkier.  Plus on the way down, while I coasted, my chain kept derailing and going slack.  On the way home, [...]

December 29, 2008

Boston scientists proclaim “chowda, the new soopa food.”

From the Boston Herald:
http://bostonherald/science/chowda-enzymes.com
Boston, MA–   A group of scientists at the Boston Institute of Medical Science issued a statement Monday morning claiming that newly discovered enzymes in clam chowder may have healing properties for the sick and dying.  According to their press release, the group of scientists, lead by Franky Stilson and Boby Hendricks, has [...]

December 22, 2008

Shootout videos

What the Shootout’s all about.
The Shootout
Last year there was a little problem with a police car:
Shootout police crash
The majority of drivers down here are fine, but the bad ones seem to be extra crazy.  An example: last week one of my roommates, TJ, was riding his bike home from class and a car sped by [...]

December 20, 2008

Body….tired. must….rest.

Damn, Tony and I are both beat from this week. My Shootout kind of sucked this morning. I was in the breakaway, but couldn’t hold on during the hill, which is usually where I feel strongest. But for consolation, I won the pack sprint up the final climb again. After looking [...]

December 18, 2008

Wednesday and Thursday

Kennett woke up at 7 on Wednesday.  He was feeling a bit tired, but the thought of food quickly got him on his feet and into the kitchen.  Tony was fast asleep, farting and snoring on the couch in the living room.  Kennett tiptoed around the kitchen so as not to waken the slumbering beast. [...]

December 17, 2008

Feed Bag

They stole my idea.  I’ve been talking about this for years:
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/new_wearable_feedbags_let
Here’s the design of my team’s new kit.  Team Oregon.  Pretty bad ass.  You have to be fast to wear red.

December 15, 2008

Yowsa!!

I know a lot of you don’t care about my power numbers or even know what I’m talking about when I say I did X amount of watts today.  But for those of you who do find it interesting, I’ve got some good numbers for today’s ride that completely kick ass.  Tony and I rode [...]

December 13, 2008

A little juice today

I rode hard yesterday.  5 hours of endurance pace at 253 watts average.  I got home and did my recovery routine, then took Aaron’s car to go pick Tony up from the airport.  His plane was an hour late, which was fine with me because I got there 45 minutes late.  Traffic is getting bad [...]

December 11, 2008

What Kennett daydreams about

http://www.hulu.com/watch/1447/saturday-night-live-taco-town