Toil to the Toll (ride report) - Page 2 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

05-21-2004, 10:44 PM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].sfu.ca>,
Benjamin Lewis <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].ca> wrote:

> Well, I survived, and have now recovered from this past Saturday/Sunday's
> 400 km brevet, aka "Toil to the Toll", which went from Lougheed and
> Boundary to the Coquihalla toll booth and back. The route sheet and first
> half of the route profile is here:
>
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

> Seabird Island Cafe. We run into Claude Theriault polishing off a bowl
> of Cream of Mushroom soup and mashed potatoes. This looks really good at
> this point, and we both follow suit. It is dark at this point.
>
> The rest of the ride is mostly an uneventful journey back along highway
> #7. I become drowsy several more times, and Lindsay is kind enough to
> wait for me as I take 3 or 4 more power naps, probably ranging from 2 to
> 15 minutes each.

Yow. Was this just a result of a long day in the saddle, or were you in
bonk-mode here? I know you carry about as much body fat as a supermodel,
so you don't have the reserves of a sprinter* like me.

> Knight and Day restaurant: we're finished! It is now 4:44 am, 20 hours
> and 44 minutes after we started. We sit down with Karen and Michel, and
> polish off a couple slices of now-cold pizza, nevertheless delicious. We
> collect our finisher's pins, which are of course the real reason we do
> these rides. We are now a mere 4 km from my house, so I bike home, quickly
> rinse off in the shower, and ... BED!

Congratulations. In the end, the pin makes it all worth it, right?

*Since Ben does 400 km rides, I just assume that my 100 km rides are
comparative sprints.

--
Ryan Cousineau, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

05-24-2004, 08:52 PM

Ryan Cousineau wrote:

> Benjamin Lewis <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].ca> wrote:
>>
>> The rest of the ride is mostly an uneventful journey back along highway
>> #7. I become drowsy several more times, and Lindsay is kind enough to
>> wait for me as I take 3 or 4 more power naps, probably ranging from 2 to
>> 15 minutes each.
>
> Yow. Was this just a result of a long day in the saddle, or were you in
> bonk-mode here? I know you carry about as much body fat as a supermodel,
> so you don't have the reserves of a sprinter* like me.

No, I never bonked on the ride, but the sleepiness may have been partly due
to my eating pattern (too much food at one time, instead of more gradual
intake of smaller amounts).

Interestingly, I had no problems with feeling drowsy on the Fleche
Pacifique this past weekend. My right knee, however is another story;
apparently I wasn't as recovered as I thought after the 400. I was popping
ibuprofen for the last 12 hours or so -- if it hadn't been a team event I
probably would have DNF'd for the first time. I probably should have
anyway. I've made my friends promise not to let me do the 600 in two weeks
even if I feel fine then.

> Congratulations. In the end, the pin makes it all worth it, right?

Sure, you don't think I'd do this rides if it wasn't for a pin, do you?

I seem to have dropped below the 150 lb mark, according to our bathroom
scale.

--
Benjamin Lewis

Seeing is deceiving. It's eating that's believing.
-- James Thurber

05-24-2004, 08:52 PM

Ryan Cousineau wrote:

> Benjamin Lewis <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].ca> wrote:
>>
>> The rest of the ride is mostly an uneventful journey back along highway
>> #7. I become drowsy several more times, and Lindsay is kind enough to
>> wait for me as I take 3 or 4 more power naps, probably ranging from 2 to
>> 15 minutes each.
>
> Yow. Was this just a result of a long day in the saddle, or were you in
> bonk-mode here? I know you carry about as much body fat as a supermodel,
> so you don't have the reserves of a sprinter* like me.

No, I never bonked on the ride, but the sleepiness may have been partly due
to my eating pattern (too much food at one time, instead of more gradual
intake of smaller amounts).

Interestingly, I had no problems with feeling drowsy on the Fleche
Pacifique this past weekend. My right knee, however is another story;
apparently I wasn't as recovered as I thought after the 400. I was popping
ibuprofen for the last 12 hours or so -- if it hadn't been a team event I
probably would have DNF'd for the first time. I probably should have
anyway. I've made my friends promise not to let me do the 600 in two weeks
even if I feel fine then.

> Congratulations. In the end, the pin makes it all worth it, right?

Sure, you don't think I'd do this rides if it wasn't for a pin, do you?

I seem to have dropped below the 150 lb mark, according to our bathroom
scale.

--
Benjamin Lewis

Seeing is deceiving. It's eating that's believing.
-- James Thurber

05-24-2004, 08:52 PM

Ryan Cousineau wrote:

> Benjamin Lewis <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].ca> wrote:
>>
>> The rest of the ride is mostly an uneventful journey back along highway
>> #7. I become drowsy several more times, and Lindsay is kind enough to
>> wait for me as I take 3 or 4 more power naps, probably ranging from 2 to
>> 15 minutes each.
>
> Yow. Was this just a result of a long day in the saddle, or were you in
> bonk-mode here? I know you carry about as much body fat as a supermodel,
> so you don't have the reserves of a sprinter* like me.

No, I never bonked on the ride, but the sleepiness may have been partly due
to my eating pattern (too much food at one time, instead of more gradual
intake of smaller amounts).

Interestingly, I had no problems with feeling drowsy on the Fleche
Pacifique this past weekend. My right knee, however is another story;
apparently I wasn't as recovered as I thought after the 400. I was popping
ibuprofen for the last 12 hours or so -- if it hadn't been a team event I
probably would have DNF'd for the first time. I probably should have
anyway. I've made my friends promise not to let me do the 600 in two weeks
even if I feel fine then.

> Congratulations. In the end, the pin makes it all worth it, right?

Sure, you don't think I'd do this rides if it wasn't for a pin, do you?

I seem to have dropped below the 150 lb mark, according to our bathroom
scale.

--
Benjamin Lewis

Seeing is deceiving. It's eating that's believing.
-- James Thurber

05-24-2004, 08:52 PM

Ryan Cousineau wrote:

> Benjamin Lewis <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].ca> wrote:
>>
>> The rest of the ride is mostly an uneventful journey back along highway
>> #7. I become drowsy several more times, and Lindsay is kind enough to
>> wait for me as I take 3 or 4 more power naps, probably ranging from 2 to
>> 15 minutes each.
>
> Yow. Was this just a result of a long day in the saddle, or were you in
> bonk-mode here? I know you carry about as much body fat as a supermodel,
> so you don't have the reserves of a sprinter* like me.

No, I never bonked on the ride, but the sleepiness may have been partly due
to my eating pattern (too much food at one time, instead of more gradual
intake of smaller amounts).

Interestingly, I had no problems with feeling drowsy on the Fleche
Pacifique this past weekend. My right knee, however is another story;
apparently I wasn't as recovered as I thought after the 400. I was popping
ibuprofen for the last 12 hours or so -- if it hadn't been a team event I
probably would have DNF'd for the first time. I probably should have
anyway. I've made my friends promise not to let me do the 600 in two weeks
even if I feel fine then.

> Congratulations. In the end, the pin makes it all worth it, right?

Sure, you don't think I'd do this rides if it wasn't for a pin, do you?

I seem to have dropped below the 150 lb mark, according to our bathroom
scale.

--
Benjamin Lewis

Seeing is deceiving. It's eating that's believing.
-- James Thurber

05-24-2004, 08:52 PM

Ryan Cousineau wrote:

> Benjamin Lewis <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].ca> wrote:
>>
>> The rest of the ride is mostly an uneventful journey back along highway
>> #7. I become drowsy several more times, and Lindsay is kind enough to
>> wait for me as I take 3 or 4 more power naps, probably ranging from 2 to
>> 15 minutes each.
>
> Yow. Was this just a result of a long day in the saddle, or were you in
> bonk-mode here? I know you carry about as much body fat as a supermodel,
> so you don't have the reserves of a sprinter* like me.

No, I never bonked on the ride, but the sleepiness may have been partly due
to my eating pattern (too much food at one time, instead of more gradual
intake of smaller amounts).

Interestingly, I had no problems with feeling drowsy on the Fleche
Pacifique this past weekend. My right knee, however is another story;
apparently I wasn't as recovered as I thought after the 400. I was popping
ibuprofen for the last 12 hours or so -- if it hadn't been a team event I
probably would have DNF'd for the first time. I probably should have
anyway. I've made my friends promise not to let me do the 600 in two weeks
even if I feel fine then.

> Congratulations. In the end, the pin makes it all worth it, right?

Sure, you don't think I'd do this rides if it wasn't for a pin, do you?

I seem to have dropped below the 150 lb mark, according to our bathroom
scale.

--
Benjamin Lewis

Seeing is deceiving. It's eating that's believing.
-- James Thurber

05-25-2004, 10:02 AM

Benjamin Lewis <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].ca> writes:

> Well, I survived, and have now recovered from this past
> Saturday/Sunday's 400 km brevet, aka "Toil to the Toll", which went
> from Lougheed and Boundary to the Coquihalla toll booth and back.
> The route sheet and first half of the route profile is here:

I expect ride reports to be in wreck.bike.rides. Are you aware that
there is such a newsgroup?

Jobst Brandt
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

05-25-2004, 10:02 AM

Benjamin Lewis <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].ca> writes:

> Well, I survived, and have now recovered from this past
> Saturday/Sunday's 400 km brevet, aka "Toil to the Toll", which went
> from Lougheed and Boundary to the Coquihalla toll booth and back.
> The route sheet and first half of the route profile is here:

I expect ride reports to be in wreck.bike.rides. Are you aware that
there is such a newsgroup?

Jobst Brandt
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

05-25-2004, 10:02 AM

Benjamin Lewis <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].ca> writes:

> Well, I survived, and have now recovered from this past
> Saturday/Sunday's 400 km brevet, aka "Toil to the Toll", which went
> from Lougheed and Boundary to the Coquihalla toll booth and back.
> The route sheet and first half of the route profile is here:

I expect ride reports to be in wreck.bike.rides. Are you aware that
there is such a newsgroup?

Jobst Brandt
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

05-25-2004, 10:02 AM

Benjamin Lewis <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].ca> writes:

> Well, I survived, and have now recovered from this past
> Saturday/Sunday's 400 km brevet, aka "Toil to the Toll", which went
> from Lougheed and Boundary to the Coquihalla toll booth and back.
> The route sheet and first half of the route profile is here:

I expect ride reports to be in wreck.bike.rides. Are you aware that
there is such a newsgroup?

Jobst Brandt
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]