Lane's Notes and Snaps » Uncategorized http://www.sjparkerfam.org Info and photos from my bike rides and trips hither and yon Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:53:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Santa Cruz to Monterey – again http://www.sjparkerfam.org/2008/05/31/santa-cruz-to-monterey-again/ http://www.sjparkerfam.org/2008/05/31/santa-cruz-to-monterey-again/#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2008 05:03:45 +0000 lane2train http://www.sjparkerfam.org/?p=84 SC to MontereyAbout 17 of us ACTC members set out at 7:30 in the morning for clam chowder in Monterey.  I was the ride leader and we had a great ride.  This is my favorite century because of the minimal climbing.

]]> http://www.sjparkerfam.org/2008/05/31/santa-cruz-to-monterey-again/feed/ 0 Low Key Mega Monster – 2008 http://www.sjparkerfam.org/2008/02/10/low-key-mega-monster-2008/ http://www.sjparkerfam.org/2008/02/10/low-key-mega-monster-2008/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:46:07 +0000 lane2train http://www.sjparkerfam.org/?p=52 LKMM RouteSteve and I rode hard for under six hours, definitely my fastest century ever.  With only 5,200 feet of climbing, this one was relatively light on the elevation gain compared to my other rides.  But it was a tough day out there thanks to how hard Steve pushed us.  I originally thought I’d be doing it on my own but on the way down Steve suggested we register as a two-man team.  That was a great idea since it was windy out there and we were able to paceline.  Having a couple more riders would have been even better, maybe next year.  Click on the map above to get to my pictures from the mega ride.

I don’t know why they call this a Mega Monster but we worked monstrously hard out there.  I was wiped out at the end.

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