Cycling Log

Sunday April 26 - 57 miles - windy day - west route and took 18th st home

Saturday April 25 - 67 miles - north to Lake worth and South to the 15 mile turnaround

Sunday April 19 - 63 miles - west route - took yamato home

Saturday April 18 - 52.8 miles with Nick and Mike. Strone ene wind - They fought it all the way out to meet me. Then I picked up the pace into it - rode through the tail end of a rain shower in Boynton
roads dried off after the inlet. Nick wanted to turn around and Mike was tired - Some guy riding a lemond passed us at a good pace so I got on his wheel and we got up to Worth Ave. Beautiful windy day!

Saturday April 11 61.3 miles - Met Mike and Nick and rode north with the g2 group - they turned around at Boynton Beach inlet and we continued at at 24-26 pace with some monster looking triathlon dude that we hung with up to Worth Ave. We got up there so quickly that we had enough time to go to Palm Beach inlet. headwind was growing out of the south and we fought it all the way home - Hooked with another tri dude who turned out to be a lawyer named Brian Fox - he handles primarily bike/car accidents.

Sunday Aril 4 - 67.4 miles - solo ride out west - finall7y met up with Shawn and Tom at Liberty aPark and finished the ride with them.

Feb 09

02/25 15 miles - rollers

Sunday 02/22 50 miles - awesome hobe sound ride - steady 20 plus with spirited pulls by everyone in the group including Nick, Mike, Avi, Tom and me - got home by 11:45 - perfect day!!!

Saturday 02/21 47 miles - woke up late and met MIke and Nick by 8 - headed into the wind and turned around at Lake worth - we hooked up with Bruce and had a hell of a ride home - steady 23 plus down to bush blvd where Nick and Mike turned right to go home - we picked up a ragtag group of about 4 or 5 of us including Avi - Bruce got on the front and held 25in the small ring - how does he do that?
I was riding on the back when everyone started dropping off like flies - I raced up to catch some triathlon dude behind Bruce - then he dropped - I sprinted up and caught him and he led me all the way to the Boca line at 25 - got to the top of the hill and ran out of gas completely. Amazing ride - always good to see Bruce, just to see if I can catch him.

20 weekday roller miles - 10 per day Tuesday and Wednesday

Sunday 02/15 - 67 miles - west ride - Clint moore home Sean and the usual crew

Saturday 02/14 - 67 miles - turned around at manalapan with Mike and Nick - then took the Embassy suites detour and headed west with them - took Clint Moore home

Sunday 02/08 63miles - west route

Saturday 02/07 52 miles

Wednesday December 31 - 36.1 miles on the decked out fuji - cruised north up to boynton beach inlet where the road was CLOSED - turned around an hooked up with some people heading south left them at Spanish river - did a loop down to deerfield to get a few more miles and headed home

Tuesday December 30 - 53.4 miles on the Torelli - cruised down to the shop - dropped off some shipping stuff and headed north into the wind - turned around at lake worth pier - front derailler clamp snapped on the way back - scratched my brand new frame on the seat tube - removed the derailleur and rode back down to the shop - orered a new one and had it repaired within 24 hours. Also totally hooked up the Fuji with new conti 4002 tires, new campy record hubs laced to open pro rims (much lighter than my old deep v's), new chain and casette

Sunday December 28 - 58 miles - west ride with the crew - strong wind out of the SE, so I took glades both ways - met Mike at the park - then hooked up with Chris and Tom

Saturday - December 27 - 52.2 miles - Took the Fuji back out - first ride on her since I got the Torelli project finished - Met Mike and Nick at Spanish River - as soon as we pulled out we got passed by a HUGE group of Zmotion riders including Avi - We hung off the back of them till we got past bush blvd - Then Mike Nick and I settled down into our usual pace and my heart rate came back down to earth. Then we see a guy in a moped go by giving Avi a push to get him back into the group - I said Hey THATS CHEATING!!! Then Avi came back to our little group the 4 of us headed up to Worth Ave at a good pace.
Mike and Nick turned off at bush - Avi and I kep going south - we hooked up with another guy on a carbon Fuji and for a short whil it was just us 3 riding 3 Fuji's all built by Rich - that was unusual.


Friday December 26 - 60.6 miles - rode out west and got to the park at 7:35 - noone was there so I kept rolling and met Tom - Avi caught up with us in Parkland - strong headwind on the way home - hooked up with a rider from Michigan on a litespeed - thin dude riding steady into the wind and doing track stands on his Litespeed at the red lights - he stayed with me all the way to Yamato and Federal - which was great because I was fried by then.

Thursday December 25 - Merry Christmas - 67 miles on an epic solo ride - wind was buillding out of the SE and the road was wet when I left home - headed North to Lake Worth Pier and took some pics with my new camera - headeed south and hooked up with a kid on a Gerolsteiner Blue Specialized - allmost dropped him a couple times but waited and used him to help me get through the wind. When we got to the stretch above Delray - we could see the rain ahead of us - it was a torrential sun shower and the wind really picked up as we went through it - He dropped off at Atlantic and I kept rolling south - saw some riders under an awning and out of the weather - they were wet and freezing standing there in the wind. I gave them a WOOOOOHOOOO as I rode by them - probably thought I was nuts.
I kept going south - out of the rain but still battling a strong headwind - kept going past Boca and turned around just south of Commercial Blvd - Headed home with the wind at my back and very wet feet;)

Sunday December 21 - 70.4 miles Road out west and got a VM from Mike saying he was running late - so I stretched a bit and headed up toward his house - met Mike and Nick on Cain Blvd - we cruised back through the par - then met up with Tom, Avi and Jamie out by the high school. Did the whole west route and took Clint Moore rd home - crawling into the wind!


Saturday December 20 - 52 miles - Met up with Mike and Nick - cruised north past Worth St - hooked up with a couple different groups on the way up - caught some head wind on the way home - great ride

Friday December 19 - 55 miles - avg speed 18.3 - Solo ride heading south - left the house at 10:30 and hooked up with 2 riders in pompano - one was a 65 year old french guy/former racer - he climed the 17th st bridge like a fucking animal - the other one was a 21 year old kid from Michigan here on vacation - he is a cat 2 racer - who had a power meter on his rear wheel and also races on the track in Michigan. This kid was amazingly strong - I rode with him down to the bridge and back up to Boca. I wanted to go further but I was fried trying to keep up with him - great ride - would not be surprised if this kid makes it to the pro's.

Sunday December 14 - 48 miles - west route with Mike, Tom, Avi and Jamie - strong east wind!

Saturday December 13 - 45 miles - Short ride with Mike and Nick - up to boynton beach inlet then down to the embassy suites - took the back road from there to cmino west and up 4th ave. Thn went to work to get some OT.

Sunday December 7 - 85 miles - Kids in Distress charity ride - started at 7AM with the 100 mile group from the south end of Ft. Lauderdale Beach - cold damp morning - we headed south to the 17th st bridge - got to the top and found out that the bridge was closed - after a while we realized that it was stuck - so we all turned around against traffic and got off the bridge.

We headed north with a strong headwind with a fast group doing 20-25 - tried to drop them at one point to catch the next group - got within 30 meters of them and ran out of gas - watched them disappear and folded back into the original group - stayed near the front and out of trouble - got to Boynton Beach inlet and everyone else in the group turned around.

I was riding alone again until I got caught by a small group of 5 or 6 riders doing a steady pace into the wind - we got swallowed up by a large group headed by the G2 team - my old friend Willy and his crew - we got past Lake Worth Pier and the sun came out. Conditions were perfect except for the headwind - I had moved up into about 5th position as we went around an s curve and onto a plateau overlooking the ocean - it was beautiful!

Then disaster struck. We were doing a nice steady pace of 20-22 into the wind - I looked out over the ocean thinking this is perfect - then I looked up to the riders in front of me to see a guy in a blue jersey go straight DOWN! At this point everything went into slow motion trippy speed. I looked to my left to see if I could steer around the mess but I had no room to manuever. I had no choice but to go straight over the fallen rider.

My front wheel went right over his torso. I knew I was going down so I didn't try to fight it. I clipped out of my pedals and became air born. As I passed over the bars I put my right arm down to cushion my fall. I remember thinking......just tuck and roll.....like I used to do on the football field, but this time I was 6 feet off the ground and moving and 20 plus mph.
So I landed on the outside of my right hand then took the brunt of the fall on my left side. Got some slight road rash on my left arm and leg. I hit the left side of my rib cage HARD! My first thought was to get out of the way in case more riders were coming so I rolled over toward the sea wall, but no one else came. I laid on my back looking straight up at the clear blue sky thinking - where's my bike?

I got up slowly and was approached by other riders asking if I was alright. I had no idea at that point, but I was able to get up to see that my bike was upside down with someone else's handlebars tangled up in my rear wheel. I was able to untangle the bars from my wheel with some help from Willy who runs the G2 race team.

I got the bike away from the mess and saw that the rear wheel was way out of true and the bike was unrideable. So I ended up waiting for the SAG wagon with another guy who hurt his back and totaled his bike. After the crash, Avi came by. He stopped to see if I needed any help. It was good to see a familiar face.
Just then I was approached by the police asking me for all my information. Finally the van came and we road in up to Palm Beach Lake to make sure everyone was OK up there. We got back down to Lake Worth Pier and there was a mechanic there. He was a rep for Specialized and he was able to straighten out my wheel to make the bike rideable again.

I cleaned myself up in the bathroom, got some carbs and banana and started riding South with the wind at my back. I started feeling better immediately. I was very uncomfortable in the back of the van and felt much better to be riding again. I stopped at the Boynton Beach inlet to see the van with my buddy cheering me on in the passenger seat. I got some more food and water and kept going.

I got down to the bridge just past Palmetto and hooked up with another rider who passed me going up the bridge. I caught him and stayed on his wheel for a while. He picked up my pace considerably and got me down to the south end of the Hillsborough mile. I cruised the rest of the way back to the finish line and was greeted by a bunch of people cheering me on. That felt good even though I was alone and among the last riders to finish.
I got some food, water, a T-shirt and made it back to the car.

Other than the rear wheel, which has been trued - my bike is fine. I am a little sore and will be for a few days, but I will be back on the road ASAP. I don't know why that rider went down and I hope that he is OK. I am grateful for the people who helped me and am glad to make it through that ordeal.



Saturday Dec 6 - 52 miles - Met Mike and Nick in my new jersey and bibs - we latched on the the zmotion group for a while up to Boynton Beach inlet. They turned around and we kept going with a small group of riders. Eventually caught up to the Fat Cat team riding slow in Palm Beach. Got pulled over by the cops on the way back because of some clowns in front of us who insisted on riding 3 across, even after we told them there were "CARS BACK"!!! several times. We passed them after that.

Friday December 5 - 60 miles - Solo Torelli ride to Palm Beach lake - beautiful day - left the house at 10:20 and cruised up to the end. On the way back, I took a drink from my bottle and got BIT ON THE LIP BY A FUCKING WASP!
It swelled up and hurt like a bitch. I pulled into Lake Worth and washed it. Came out of the bathroom and was greeted by some old lady saying "you did a great job, wee followed you in the car all the way from Palm Beach" I said "thank you" and carried on with a swollen lip wondering if I was gonna have an allergic reaction. The swelling went down and I was fine. Great ride other than that.

Sunday Oct 26 - 26 miles - afternoon ride north into the wind - flew home with the wind at my back

Saturday Oct 25 - 52 miles - headed south into the wind for a solo ride - took the 17 st bridge and headed home with the wind at my back

Sunday Oct 19 - 66 miles - west route with Mike and Nick - showed up late and had to sprint to catch them. Strong wind out of the Horth brought our first rush of cool air.

Saturday Oct 18 - 53 miles north with Mike and Nick -saw Sandra Edwards up there - avge speed 18.8

Wednesday Oct 15 - 25 miles - final solo ride on aia on the Torelli frame - switching it out for a smaller size

Sunday Oct 12 - 60 miles - Met Mike and Nick at the park - picked up Chris on on Glades - rode out to Parkland but skipped the pave and the horse farms - we got SOAKED on holmberg - saw Tom on the way back to the park and took Clint Moore home - leveled out the seat for an even better ride.

Saturday Oct 11 - 50 miles - Met Mike at Spanish River and headed North - Ken and the boys passed us in Delray beach - we hung on as long as we could at 28 to 30 then watched them disappear over the horizon - got back into a good groove up to Worth Ave - on the way back we hooked up with some guy doing a steady 24 - took us down to Lake Worth - awesome ride!!! First group ride on the Torelli;)

Wednesday Oct 8 - 30 miles - solo ride south to the 15 mile turaround just below Atlantic blvd -
sweet ride - the Fuji is getting lonely

Sunday Oct 5 - 40 miles - no computer yet - Maiden voyage on the Torelli (Sophia) - early showers - went back to sleep, then left the house at 10:30 and headed north on a soolo ride to the 20 mile turnaround point. Came back with the wind at my back and strh sun on myface - sweet ride.

Saturday October 4 - 46 miles with Mike and Nick - different route due to washed out roads - then went to pick up the Torelli!!!!!!!!!

August 30 - 44 mles to Ft Lauderdale

August 23 - 44 miles to Ft Lauderdale

August 16 - 50 miles to Palm beach and home

August 12 - 30 miles

August 10 - 46 mles with Ken and Tom (west)

August 9 - 44 miles - solo ride to Las Olas

August 3 - 45 miles - West Ride

August 2 - 44 miles - solo ride to Las Olas

Sunday June 29 - 44.5 miles - same as yesterday

Saturday Jun 28 - 44.5 miles - solo ride to las olas and home

Sunday June 22 - 63.5 miles - west ride - met Tom and took yamato both ways

Saturday Jun 21 - 52 miles - to 17th st and home

Saturday June 14 - 46.3 miles - very fast ride down to 17th st bridge - got down there and had to rest and recover - arrived with an average speed of 19.6 - took the next day off

Saturday June 7 - NYC FIX RIDE - 40 Miles estimated - no computer on my fix - left the hotel at 5am in Astoria and headed north up Steinway along Northern Blvd and over the 59th St bridge - took 2 laps around the park and headed South on Broadway - took 7th ave south and made my way down to ground zero. It was my first trip there and the first thing I noticed is that you can't see in from most places. The few that I found were heavily guarded and I was able to take a few shots through the fence. Had breakfast at 7:15 right there and went around the tip of the island. It was a foggy morning downtown and I got some decent shots. Made my way up the east side over the bridge and back to the hotel.

Took another short ride around Astoria in the 95 degree heat of Sunday afternoon.

Sunday June 1 - 63 miles - west route solo minus the horse farms

Sunday April 27 - 48.2 woke up late and headed south to Las Olas and home

Saturday April 26 - 49.9 miles - Hobe Sound with Tom and Avi - real slow start but picked it up to an even pace eventually.

Wednesday April 23 - 19.2 miles - 12 hill repeats over the Clint Moore Bridge at sunset - very windy

Tuesday April 22 - 34.5 miles - spirited ride South with Herb just past Commercial - headed back into the wind at a more conversational pace.

Sunday April 20 - 48.6 miles - solo ride over the 17th st bridge - flatted at the base on the other side - rear tire is shot.

Saturday April 19 - 68.7 miles - west ride with Tom, Herb, and Avi - rode out there via yamato rd both ways - saw Mike and Nick at the end of the ride.

Sunday April 13 - 49.5 miles - Hobe sound ride with Tom, Mike, Nick, Avi, Chris and Herb - great ride and awesome turnout - largest group we ever had to Hobe Sound

Saturday April 12 - 58.7 miles - solo ride north to Linton and a1a - then south over the 17 st bridge and home - nice tail wind on the way home.

Tuesday April 8 - 34.3 miles - ride with Herb to Commercial Blvd and home

Sunday April 5 - 48.7 miles West ride with the crew

Saturday April 4 - 44.6 miles - South ride on a1a with Herb to Las Olas and home

Sunday Feb 24 - 46.2 miles - west route with the crew

Saturday Feb 23 - 53.1 miles - solo ride down to 17th st bridge and home

Sunday Feb 17 - 49.7 miles at Hobe Sound with Tom,Avi, Mike and Nick - very windy out of the south east. We flewheading northat 24 most of the way - then we all battled the windback tothe cars. Amazing pulls from Avi and from Nick especially. He is quickly becoming a strong rider.


Satuday Feb 16 - 52.7 miles southbound on a1a- hookedup with Brett from Australia very fast rider, we heldasteady 23 to 24 down to Commercial - then rode civilized down the the 17 st bridge. Rodehim into the wind by myself.

Sunday Feb 3 - 46.3 miles with Tom, Chris, Mike, Nick and Avi

Saturday Feb 2 - 40 miles north on a1a - met up with a retired guy named mike on a titanium serotta that was freshly painted and outfittted with new parts.

Total for December 239.3 miles
Total for the year 6,964.7 miles

Saturday Dec 29 - 50.2 miles - solo ride to Worth St in Palm Beach and home

Friday Dec 28 - 30.7 miles soslo windy rida along the beach

Tuesday Dec 25 - 50.3 miles - solo Christmas day ride down to Ft Lauderdale

Sunday Dec 23 - 46.7 miles - met Dr. Mike and his son Nick on his brand new Specialized - said it was his third time riding it. I have a feeling he will be leaving us all in the dust in a very short time:) Hooked up with Tom at the usual location. MIke and Nick peeled off halfway thru and I finished the ride with Tom - feels good to be back out there.

Saturday Dec 22 - 29.8 miles - headed north and got a strange sound out of the back wheel - turned around near Gulfstream Park - went down to the shop and Rich checked the wheel - noise went away and hopefully won't come back - may be time for a new wheel set.

Friday December 21 - 31.3 miles along the beach slow

Sunday Dec 16 - 0 miles for the month - back injury

Total for Oct 461.3
Total for the year - 6,162.3


Sunday October 28 - 60 miles - same route as yesterday - strong ENE wind - stopped to take pics at - Spanish River, Lake Worth pier and Palm Beach Lake. Stopped once on the way back near the firehouse in West Palm Beach.


Saturday October 27 - 60 miles - Solo fixed gear ride on the IRO - took the Spanish River Bridge and rode North to Palm Beach Lake and home - no computer - left the house at 8:25 and got home at 12:05 - a lot of work had been don on A1A - finally progress has been made - a1a just north of Linton is still chopped up. I got to the south end of Delray and the road was CLOSED - took the back road up to goerge bush blvd - got back on a1a and it was smoooooth all the way to the boynton beach inlet - once over the bridge it was the same as before which isn't that bad - once through the "S" curve it was chopped up again up with puddles and pot holes up to Lantana Rd - North of Lantana is all smooth road up to Palm Beach Lake. It was overcast most until I got back down to Delray - nice ride.

Sunday Ocober 21 - 48 miles - west route with Mike and Tom - computer did not work - drove to the park and rode with Mikeand Tom - finished at the north end of Cain - then back to the park.
total for the month so far - 302.9
That's a major drop in miles this month due to a change in my schedule and the shortening of the days.

Saturday October 20 - 67.4 miles - messy, wet solo ride to Wellington - flatted 20 miles from home - came home with a nice tailwind - almost got hit by a golfball on Clintmoore Rd.

Friday October 19 - 40.3 - same as yeserday but took Spanish river bridge both ways

Thursday Oct 18 - 38.4 miles - solo down to Sunrise - stopped at the shop and took a shortcut back home

Friday October 12 - 67.3 miles - solo ride to Wellington


Sunday October 7 - 47.8 miles - west route with Mike and Tom - 15 mph ene headwind had car parked at South County Regional Park

Saturday Oct 6 - 32.1 miles - 20-30 mph ene wind - solo ride doing laps on a1a from palmetto to linton a few times - scary wind kept me off the bridges.

Thursday 30-Aug - 30.4 hagen ranch - usual route - strong ne wind - fought it all the way up there, then turned around and got into a groove of 24-26 all the way back to Atlantic Ave.
Total for August 835.4 miles Total for the year 4,899.5

Wednesday 29-Aug - 30.7 took a1a north just past the s curve in Manalapan - road is still a mess up there - plenty of gates along the road and no work being done on the road

Tuesday 28-Aug - 30.4 - hagen ranch past woolbright and home - strong ne wind
total for August 774.3 (so far)

Sunday 26-Aug - 69.6 miles - West ride - to Clint Moore rod both ways - met Mike and Tom - Stong head wind all the way home -

Saturday 25-Aug - 70.4 miles - solo ride to Wellington - wind was building out of the se - held a good pace - got home with 66 so I went down boca raton blvd to Palmetto and back - I wanted 75 but settled for 70.4

Tuesday 22-Aug - 25.2 miles - left the house late and got up to Hagen by 9:45 - turned around at 12.5 and got up to 25 mph - then held it there for a while - got home by 10:30

Sunday 19-Aug 49.4 miles - Hobe Sound with avi and Tom - strong wind on the way back to the cars

Saturday 18-Aug 67.4 miles to Wellington - met Avi up there - he was having trouble breathing - rode home at a steady pace with him

Wednesday 15-Aug 25.2 flatted on clint moore - cut ride short on hagen ranch

Tuesday14-Aug30.7 hagen ranch

Sunday 12-Aug64.4 miles - met tom out west and did the usual route - took Yamato both ways

Saturday 11-Aug72.6 miles to Wellington with Avi - we saw a beautiful pergrine falcon sitting on the fence right next to us - very strong headwind on the ride home

Thursday 9-Aug30.3 hagen ranch

Wednesday 8-Aug30.7 hagen ranch

Tuesday7-Aug30.4 hagen ranch to woolbright

Sunday 5-Aug49.6 miles Hobe Sound with Tom and Avi (in sneakers)

Saturday 4-Aug67.3 miles - solo ride to Wellington

Thursday 2-Aug30.3 miles - same route up hagen ranch

Wednesday 1-Aug30.4 miles up hagen ranch past woolbright

Total for June 540.6 miles

Sunday June 30 - 62.2 - Wellington ride with Mike and Tom - very steady pace

Thursday June 28 - 31.9

Wednesday June 27 - 27.4

Tuesday June 26 - 33.4

Sunday June 24 61.7 - Wellington Ride with Avi, Mike and Tom - very windy - parked the car at Publix

Saturday June 23 - 61.3 - solo ride up to Palm Beach Lake - hooked up with some people from the Spanish River ride and some guys from the Lake worth Ride on the way home - they invited me to join them next Saturday

Thursday June 21 - 31.7 - left early and went down to Lauderhill

Wednesday June 20 - 27.4 - waited for Cesar until 7:20 - no show

Tuesday June 19 - 31.2 - slow ride down to Lauderhill - rode back with some fast guy named Leo - avge 18.6

Sunday June 17 - 61.3 - solo ride, but ended up riding with 3 very fast groups - headed North on a1a as the spanish river group was getting ready - got a 10 minute head start on them and decided to play cat and mouse - They caught me just north of the boynton beach inlet - I hung on to the back behind a very attractive young lady - stayed with them to Lake Worth Pier and did a victory lap - they all took a break and I kept heading north - got passed by another fast group - mostly Mapei riders doing 25 plus - hung on to the back of that group up to Palm Beach Lake - turned around and they started whipping it up again to the upper 20's - hung on until they took a break at the gas station - I kept heading south - got all the way down past Linton when they caught me again - I let them go as I had no choice at that point - Last group came by of 4 riders doing 24 plus - all big guys - perfect timing - hung with them to Spanish river and got home by 10:15 - awesome ride - checked the avge after leaving the mapei group it was 19.8 - got home with 18.9 avge


Saturday June 16 - 50.4 solo ride - headed north away from rainy weather coming up from Ft.Lauderdale - took a new route over the Clint Moore Bridge west to Jog - north to Altantic - west to Hagen Ranch and north to Lake Worth Rd - hit 25 miles just north of there - made it home by 9:15 in time to get to work by 10:30 - very nice ride - saw one or 2 riders out there and very little traffic - 18.6 avge

Thursday June 14 - 20.7 got a slow leak toward the end of the ride with Cesar - cut it short and headed over the Spanish River Bridge - used half a CO2 and made it home - changed out both tires to a new pair of conti 4000's

Wednesday June 13 - 31.2 solo ride downn to the the sign that reads "welcome to lauderhill by the sea" - left the house at 7:50 and got home by 9:45.

Sunday June 10 - 61.2 solo miles - woke up late and headed north to palm beach lake

Saturday June 9 - 49.9 miles - met Willy and a bunch of racers at Mikes Ride - hung with them for a while and got dropped by the whole group once we got passed Hillsborough - hooked up with them again and headed north to Boynton and home - very fast ride - avge 19.6

Wednesday June 6 - 27.7 miles down to atlantic and home

Tuesday June 5 - 33.8 miles - went down to meet Cesar - no show - did 4x3 minute intervals and got home by 10:15

Sunday June 3 - 51.7 miles - solo ride up to Worth Ave and home very windy -
18.1 avge

Saturday June 2 0 miles - Tropical Storm Barry

Total for April 698 miles - Total for the year 2,063.5

Sunday April 29 - 65.6 miles - west ride with Tom and Avi- wind started picking up out of the northeast to make it a challenge getting back home. Sunny and very hot.

Saturday April 28 - 80.1 miles - my birthday - Nice ride with very little wind up to Palm Beach Lake with Avi and Herb - then down to Rich's shop for a tune up and home - getting hot early - summer's here.

Thursday 4/26 - 33.7 - Met Herb at Spanish River and Caesar at Atlantic in Pompano - did 4 30 second intervals with 30 second breaks - Met Popeye aka Jim (75 years old) at thte Holiday Inn - I knoew him from my first days riding in FL, when I lived in Lantana.

Wednesday 4/25 - 28.1 - took Spanish River Bridge and headed South - met Caeser and Herb coming North over the Bridge in Pompano - up to Holiay Inn and home.

Sunday April 22 - Earth Day - 126.1 solo miles - woke up late and left the house at 8:30 - wind was ene at 10 to 15 - took a steady pace and reached Palm Beach Lake at 10AM and took a break 30 miles in - I was looking out at the Blue Heron bridge and decided to go for it. - Headed south and took the Okeechobee Bridge to Flagler Dr. North - to Route 1 North and East over the Blue Heron Bridge - Hit Singer Island with 42 miles and just kept going. Reached Hobe Sound with 68 miles and headed South - took a break at the circle K store - loaded up and headed home. Got back over the bridge to the strip at Palm beach and my feet were on fire. Took a break in the shade at the Sun Trust bank and put water in my shoes. It worked like a charm and the pain was gone. Took one more quick stop at Lake Worth Pier and filled up the bottles. I was able to keep a steady 19-20 the rest of the way home with a slight tail wind. Got home at 4:30 - long day in the saddle - possibly my longest ride ever.


Saturday April 21 56.4 miles - Barry's birthday - met Tom, Scott and Avi at the fruit and spice park way down in the Everglades - awesome ride with very little traffic - saw a parade of riders that were in the MS ride on the way back to the cars.

Thursday April 19 - 40.2 miles - solo a1a ride down to commercial and back - played tag with a lady on kestrel heading north - she almost caught me before turning off at hillsboro - made it home by 10:30.

Tuesday April 17 - 32.7 miles - Met Herb on a1a and headed south to Atlantic - met Willy and his buddy Caeser - we cruised north into the wind and did 4, 3 minute intevals above 23 - got home in time to get my ass to work.

Saturday April 14 - 50.7 miles - Hobe Sound ride with Avi, Tom, and Herb - wind was building out of the southeast in a big way - we flew north and I got us started with an 8 mile pull - we stopped at the store on the way back - then fought the wind all the way back to the cars. Awesome ride!

Thursday April 12 - 30 miles - Herb and I went south to Atlantic Ave and Met Willy and his buddy Ken - Ken was recovering from an accident and broken ribs - the four of us took a strong steady ride north at 20-22 - turned around at the Holiday Inn and gt soaked on the way home.

Tuesday April 10 - 40 miles - Met Herb at Spanish river - we cruised down to Commercial and met his friend Willy on the way back North. We did 4 intervals above 26 of 4 minutes each with a 3 minute rest.

Easter Sunday - zero miles

Saturday April 7 -63.7 Met Herb and Tom at the park for the usual route. Good to see old Herb back in tow and back in the saddle again. Took Yamato road both ways.

Sunday April 1 - 50.7 miles - Awesome start for the month. Met Tom at Singer Island at 7AM. Very strong wind building out of the south. We cruised to the end at a steady 20 mph.

Beautiful day until we turned around and into the wind - we headed south and stopped for a break on the way - I lead us out at 17 - which was fine until we got passed the trees - once out in the open we were at the mercy of the wind which was relentless - we hooked up with on older rider struggling on a Trek towards the end - I think his derailler was broken since he was in the smallest rear cog - which must have been next to impossible.
We made it back to the cars at 10:40 - had pb&j sandwiches and gatorade waiting for us. Awesome ride - felt much more like a century.

February Total - 350.3 miles

Wednesday Feb 28 - 30 miles on the fix - first to the last chance garage - then up to Atlantic in Delray to watch the sun rise over the ocean - cruised over the clint moore bridge - then home - need to do that more often during the week.

Sunday Feb 25 - 73.1 miles - Left early and took Clint Moore west to the park - got there early and met Scott, Ken, Avi and Mike - we rolled out and picked up Tom near the high school. Did the usual west route to the Pave - wind picked up out of the south in a big way. Towards the end it was just Avi, Mike and I - so I got on the front at the stretch of Cain Blvd between Glades and Yamato and cranked it up to 28-29 and held it there for a good distance. Haven't ridden that fast in a while.

Saturday Feb 24 - 70.3 miles - Took Palmetto west - Met Avi and Mike at Logger's run and rode with the b group for a steady 30 miles or so (got a flat in the middle of it). We hooked up with another group. We met Tom and Scott at the park and hung for a while - Avi and I took Clint Moore east and cruised on down to the shop.

Sunday Feb 18 - 10 miles - chilly morning - cruised out to the park and met Ken - then it started pouring - rode to Ken's house and he gave me a ride home in his car.

Saturday Feb 17 - 53.0 miles - solo afternoon ride - brisk windy sunny day - headed south with a stop at the shop to drop off a pedal wrench - made it over the 17th st bridge and took the usual route through Ponce De Leon to the tunnel and back - brief stop at Las Olas and made it home by 5PM.

Sunday February 12th - 60 miles on the fix with Tom and Ken through the usual route out west - no computer - estimated mileage - took Yamato both ways.

Saturday February 11th - 53.9 miles - met Avi at Loggers run - we took off early with a fast group - Avi was gone before I realized what happened and I hung on for the ride - broke right pedal but kept going anyway - made it home by 9:15 and went to work.

Saturday and Sunday February 4 and 5th - 0 miles - worked Saturday and it rained Sunday. I did ride to work 4 days last week and took one trip down the All Bicycles which gave me a total of 42 miles to start off the month.

12/31 70.2 Met Tom out by the high school and did the usual west route - wind stil strong out of the sw - toook the pave in reverse - horse farms and took clint moore woke scott up and stiopped by to see him on the way home - says he will be riding with us again - 70.2


12/30 Saturday 51.1 - Met Avi at the shop and headed south into the wind - Avi flwee up the bridge and lost me at the crest - we went through ponce nde leon and around the tunnel - stopped by the coffee shop just south of las olas - headded back uo to Spanish River and home - 51.1


12/25 49.3 Relaxin Christmas ride with Avi and Tom - Tom took us through his complex for a change - we made it out to Liberty Park and came straight back skipping the Pave and the horse farms - 49.3 -solid 3 days of riding

12/24 68.7 - Christmas Eve ride with the same trio - usual route with winds out of the south and west - we skipped the pave and went north to the traffic free area instead -I Took Clint Moore home and met Scott in his car along the way.

12/23 Saturday 69.0 - West ride with Avi, Mike and Tom - strong south wind. Steady quick pace - Avi finished strong with a sprint from Glades to Yamato in the upper 20's - Mike and I just hung on for the ride.

12/16 and 12/17 - rainy weekend plus too much to do = zero miles

12/10 Sunday 49.7 still windy mainly out of the east but swirling - took the car to the park and met......... noone - so I headed up Lyons to Boynton Beach Blvd and east into the wind - averaged 12 to 14 - bad choice for the bridge over 95 - need to try Gateway next time. Headed north on Federal over the Lantana bridge - a shower passed so I walked over the bridge and took a break at Lantana and a1a - headed south and got passed by a cat rider - hung with him at about 22 - jumped on the front to catch 2 riders ahead of us - looked back and he was gone - closed the gap on them - they were both older - after I caught them they picked it up and almost dropped me - they were flying at 24-25 then the rider in fron of me started to get dropped as well - so I stayed on his wheel - they took me back to bush and I headed back to the car with the wind at my back - nice way to finish 49.7

12/9 Saturday 43.4 miles - strong winds 15 gusting higher out of the Northeast - met Mika Avi and Tom at the gas station - we headed east and north into the wind up Tom turned around and the 3 of us headed over the GB bridge and up a1a to Lake worth - we all took strong pulls into the wind topped off by Avi who put on the cruise control at 22 - 24 in the stretch from Lantana Beach to Lake Worth - we took a break and headed south with 2 cat riders - I got on the front and quickly got up to 18 - cranked it up until we were riding steadily above 25 with the wind at our backs - I stayed there for a long very fast pull down to 1/4 mile north of the bridge. Mike and Avi turned off and I headed south with the cat riders - they slowed down to a conversational pace of 21 all the way to Spanish River.
Wow what a ride! Haven't gone that fast in a very long time. 43.4

11/26 Sunday - 64.9 - left the house and the street was wet - weather man predicted scattered showers - but I went for it anyway. Everyone else stayed home today. Took Clint Moore west and a reverse route through the pave - then headed around the traffic free area - got drenched right before stopping at Liberty park - let the shower roll on by and caught a beautiful rainbow by the park entrance - headed home by Yamato Rd - first solo ride in a while - felt good

11/25 Saturday 73.9 - headed north on 2nd ave at 6:50 - met mike and avi at the gas station - cruised wet into the sind and passed thru the park about 7:30 - met up with Tom and finally with Dr. Lou on more time. We got rained on a little then took it slow theough the skating rink - stopped at the hezbollah car wash - dropped off Dr. Lou and picked up the pace again - made it back to clint moore and headed east on clint moore.

11/23 Thanksgiving Ride - 71.5 - chilly start at about 45 degrees - left early and took boca raton blvd north to Congess - got to the park just after 7:30 -
NW wind at 10 turned out to be a beautiful day. Rode with Dr. Lou (Mikes father - still riding strong in his 70's), Mike, Avi and tom - slow pace through the pave, horse farms and holmberg rd - we picked it up in a big way after dropping off Dr. Lou - 3 strong pulls by Mike, Me and Avi got us to the park quickly from lox rd - I left Mike and turned east on clintmoore with the wind at my back all the way home:)

Sunday November 19 - 67.2 miles - chilly morning strong nw wind - left house at 7am and it was 54 degrees - met avi and mike at the park - took off slow then I decided to get warm and pick up the pace - picked up Tom by Loggers run - hit the horse farms first - mike left to see the dolphin game - I took avi and tom thru the pave with the wind at our backs - long break at liberty park - took yamato road home at a decent pace - 67.2

Saturday November 18 - 63.1 miles - met Avi and Mike at the gas station at 7am - Avi was taking the maiden voyage on his brand new Litespeed Tuscany with campy parts and dt swiss wheels - very nice - we headed west on clint moore - wind was building out of the northwest - passed through the park and soon hooked up with tom - we took a strong steady pace - I headed back to the shop on 18th street with avi - rich gave the bike a once over and I rode home.

Sunday November 12 - 74.5 miles - first day back on the bike in over 2 weeks. Met Scott at the park and took a slow pace for most of the day - passed by Tom's house and he was outside hi house - we circled around and picked him up 15 minutes later - we took the usual route and I headed home on Yamato.

Total for November - 415.1

Maiden voyage on the Fuji.
As always it was a great ride out west. I stopped at
Scott's house on the way home and almost took the offer for a ride
home in the truck because it looked like rain.

As I headed east on Clint Moore, I could see the rain up ahead. It
came down hard and I got soaked. By the time I hit Military Trail, it
was as though it never rained. I dried off quickly and felt refreshed.
I rolled to the back of my complex with 68 miles in and said what the
hell, I can still do 16 miles out and back an get 100 for the day. So
I rolled on down south about a mile below Commercial Blvd, turned
around with 84 miles in. I stopped at 711 and got some protein bars
and Gatorade for the ride home. Rolled home with just over 100 at
2:45.

8/30 Went out for 10 miles after work in the wind and rain left over form Ernesto before it got dark. Slight noise coming from the BB. May need to be tightened.

09/04 3 solid days of riding for Labor Day weekend.

Saturday 9/2 - 68 miles on the Felt - met Mike and Avi at the shop. We had a good pace heading north with the wind at our backs - I was leading through delray beach when a group passed us doin 23 or so. We jumped on the back and held on for the ride. As we got to the top of the bridge at the Boynton Beach inlet, I was at the front again. I brought them up there and then dropped back. I had a little trouble staying on the back as my lungs were on fire, trying to recouperate from the climb I recovered using the old belly breathjing tricks I learned from running. We hung in with them all the way up to Lake Worth. Mike, Avi and I headed south and then turned west on George Bush Blvd - we headed west which was into the wind as it was coming from the southwest. I looked back and saw that I lost them twice. We got back together and dropped Mike off at Clint Moore and Lyons.
Avi and I went all the way back to the shop over the Clint Moore bridge and down Boca Raton blvd. Came home with 68 miles after a brief stop at the shop.

Sunday 9/3 - 70 miles on the Fuji - Sunday Morning Muck City ride with Tom, Mike, Avi and Scott. Perfect weather as it cooled down a bit. We took a nice route through the farms and back roads starting and ending at Lyon Country Safari.
About 5 miles in I got on the front heading west and took a steady pull of 19-20 for 9 miles. Very steady ride and the wind out of the south was kind to us. Awesome ride getting us to 70 miles back to the parkng lot.

Monday 9/4 - 55 miles on the Fuji with the same group. I got to the park a little late and rolled out for the usual Sunday route. I hit a rock on the way back from Parkland and the spring on my rear brake popped out of the caliper. Stopped at Scotts house on the way home and popped it back in. We also adjusted the spring tension and it still was not quite right. So I decided to take his offer for a ride in the truck as the rear brake needs to be adjusted. Other than that it was another awesome ride with the crew.

Saturday 9/9 - 48 miles on the fuji. Rich adjusted the rear brake again. Avi, Scott and Mike came outcame out to the shop and Rich was there as well. He straightened mout the stem and headseat. Much better rolling straight ahead. We took a west route out to Parkland. Still not feeling 100% and on antibiotics. Computer failed and now I have changed both batteries on the old cateye wireless computer.

Sunday 9/10 - 50 Miles on the fuji - drove the car out to south county regional and hooked up with Mike. Tom joined us a few miles later as we cruised into his neighborhood. We hooked up with Avi near the horse farms as he hit the snooze and went back to sleep. Beautiful day - still on antibiotics. Came home and slept hard for 3 hours.

Saturday 9/16 - 12 fuji miles - had to work so I missed the ride from the shop. The good news is the crew did get together and rode out west. I think it was the usual suspects, Avi, Rich, Scott and Mike. I was able to get out for a short ride in the afternoon around FAU. Watched some girls play soccer and got back in before it started raining. Very windy - storms all around the area.

Sunday 9/17 - 72 fuji miles - Met Mike, Scott and Avi at the park and we rolled out at a conversational pace. We decided to tak Loxahatchee Road all the way to the end. Some fast dude slowly passed the group, Scott got on his wheel and we hung with him at 23 until the end of that road. As we got down there I was in the third spot behind Avi and the stranger. There was a huge hole in the ground waiting for us there. I did not see anyone point it out and just missed it. Mike was behind me and rolled right over it. I heard he almost went down, but he didn't and no damage was done, thank God.

Mike left early to make it to the Dolphins home season opener. We took a slightly different route but still hit the Pave, and took a break at Liberty Park. Avi split off and Scott stayed with me up to Lyons and Clint Moore Rd. We did a few Honeymooners quotes and I began my long solo journey directly into the wind. I took a break, loosened my shoes, had a carboom and took off. The wind was coming straight at me as I headed home and kicked my ass the whole way. Felt good to be done. Still not 100% - having trouble breathing.

Sat 9/23 No ride from the shop today so Scott and Mike met me at the gas station on Clint Moore and Congress - we headed west and eventually took the usual western route. Went through the park looking for Tom but he must have slept in. Rich and Avi took off from riding for
Rosh Hashana. Wind was building out of the east and I had to fight it all the way home as usual.
Had a clicking noise coming from the bottom bracket. Stopped at the racer's edge and had them tighten it. They said it needs replacement soon. Ended up with 69 fuji miles.

Sunday 9/24 Met Mike at the park. Scott had a flat by his house so we met him there. We rolled out a little late at a decent pace through Lox rd and the horse farms. Mike left to catch the Dolphins at home. Scott and I slowed down and took it easy. As we got closer to his house the wind picked up out of the south east. Stopped for a bagel and gatorade on Clint Moore thanks to Scott. I made my way home with another 69 fuji miles.

Saturday 9/30 75.6 fuji miles - I was getting ready to leave when I noticed it was pouring so I called Mike to let him know. The rain stopped and I headed out at 6:50 - met Avi and his son Simon at the shop. We headed west and got about 10 miles or so with Simon. We stopped at their house - then Avi and I headed west. Took Lox rd to the end - made it out to the Pave then headed back east into the wind. I had new shoes, new pedals, and a new bottom bracket. The shoes were killin me. They were suppose to be the mega (wide) version I got on sale through performance. There is no way these are mega. I had to stop and take them off several times on the way home. The wind was kicking up out of the northeast. I took Yamato Rd home and was very glad to get those shoes off for good.

Total for September - 588.6 miles