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Exploratorium’s Cycling Science
The San Francisco Exploratorium has a really nice Cycling Science section in their website: Exploratorium Cycling Science Check it out!
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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…
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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…
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Decision formula for variables in life
My friend was having difficulty deciding on her weekend plans because of the “variables” in her life. I thought I could give her a hand by writing a little formula to help her decide. Here it is: Decision Factor = (((boy) / (excuses)) * (expectations) + (hope) – (reality)) / (family obligations) Maybe it can…
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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…
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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…
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Race Report :: 2002 USCF District ITT and TTT Championship
Date: May 25, 2002 Event: USCF District ITT and TTT Championship :: Sattley, CA Category: Senior Men Open Field: 28 Results: 23rd Total Time: 1:00:57 Distance: 40km Ouch. That’s the defining word for this event. I signed up for this event so that I could set a time for later comparison. It has been held…
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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…
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Race Report :: 2002 Sea Otter Classic :: Road Circuit Race
Date: March 23, 2002 Event: Sea Otter Classic Men’s Road Circuit Race Category: Master 30+ 4/5 Time: ~37 minutes Laps: 6 Place: 6th Field: 100 The abuse of the previous day’s road race was still lingering in my legs when I began Saturday’s circuit race. We were scheduled to race for 50 minutes on the…
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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…
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