Category: Cycling

  • Race Report :: June 25, 2002 :: Alameda Twilight Criterium Series

    Date: June 25, 2002 Event: Alameda Twilight Criterium Series Category: Senior 4/5 Time: 30 minutes Place: 1st! The first prime. Field: ~50 Ok, so I know that if you have been following my race reports this year then you know that I have been doing really well at the Berkeley Bicycle Club’s (BBC) Tuesday night…

  • Exploratorium’s Cycling Science

    The San Francisco Exploratorium has a really nice Cycling Science section in their website:    Exploratorium Cycling Science Check it out!

  • Race Report :: June 18, 2002 :: Alameda Twilight Criterium Series

    Date: June 18, 2002 Event: Alameda Twilight Criterium Series Category: Senior 4/5 Time: 30 minutes Place: 1st! The second prime. Field: ~30 How can anyone not like the Berkeley Bicycle Club’s (BBC) Tuesday night Alameda Twilight Criterium Series? It’s a fun well run event. Then, to top it off, you can win one of these…

  • Race Report :: June 4, 2002 :: Alameda Twilight Criterium Series

    Date: June 4, 2002 Event: Alameda Twilight Criterium Series Category: Senior 4/5 Time: 30 minutes Place: 2nd! Both primes! Field: ~30 Another fun evening of racing at the Berkeley Bicycle Club’s (BBC) Tuesday night Alameda Twilight Criterium Series. The weather was cool but nice. Good size group again assembled for the race. My previous week’s…

  • Race Report :: 2002 Wheels of Thunder Criterium

    Date: June 1, 2002 Event: Wheels of Thunder Criterium Category: Masters 35+ 4/5 Time: 40 minutes Place: 1st! Field: ~50 Did I mention that I won?!?! This is my first big time Cat 4 win of the season! Now, those of you following my race reports might jump up and say ‘Hey! Didn’t you win…

  • Race Report :: May 28, 2002 :: Alameda Twilight Criterium Series

    Date: May 28, 2002 Event: Alameda Twilight Criterium Series Category: Senior 4/5 Time: 30 minutes Place: 1st! Field: ~30 The Berkeley Bicycle Club (BBC) has started up their Tuesday night Alameda Twilight Criterium Series. These are really fun short races that are great for training. The course location is also easily accessible from the Alameda/Oakland…

  • Race Report :: 24 Hours of Adrenalin :: Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA

    Date: May 18-19, 2002 Event: 24 Hours of Adrenalin :: Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA Category: Co-Ed Field: 28 teams Teammates: Sarah L., Andrew H., Dave J., Jason T. Results: 3rd! Total Time: 24:25:43 Total Laps: 29 It was an exciting race. The craziest part was early Sunday morning. First, one of our teammates forgot to…

  • Race Report :: 2002 Sea Otter Classic :: Road Race

    Date: March 22, 2002 Event: Sea Otter Classic Men’s Road Race Category: Master 30+ 4/5 Time: 2:48:30 Laps: 3 Distance: 57 miles Place: 23rd Field: 100 28827 beats! That’s a measure of how much work my heart performed getting me through this race. That breaks down to an average of 171 beats per minute. That’s…

  • Check Your Tube’s Packaging

    So the other day I got a flat on my training/commute rear wheel. It blew up about an hour into a spin on my rollers. Then on Saturday I got a flat on my road ride. So yesterday, before leaving for work, I pumped up the rear wheel (the one that blew on Saturday’s ride)…

  • Sea Otter Classic :: Polar S710 HRM Graphs

    The Sea Otter Classic was this past weekend. It was an epic racing event, as it always is. I will be posting my race reports soon. For now, check out my heart rate monitor graphs from the Road Race, Circuit Race, and XC events. Cheers! Road Race Circuit Race XC Race