Wasco Wild West 75

Results of the Wasco...

By dougfoot, on May 13th, 2007

I was the only trike to show up – so by default I won the trike division! Some thoughts: 1) My training worked – I wasn’t lapped! 2) I was the last one on the route 3) This year was REALLY windy – had to pedal to go DOWNHILL! 4) 75 miles in 5 hours – 15.2 MPH average, slow, but finished [...]

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By dougfoot, on May 8th, 2007

The Wasco 75 is this Saturday – wow, where has the year gone? I have put on new tires, have batteries for my speed and cadence sensors, and generally feel that I’m ready to go! This week will be “light” riding – I didn’t ride last night (put on new tires, installing batteries), will ride tonight, Wednesday [...]

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Wasco Race results...

By dougfoot, on May 21st, 2006

The Wasco was yesterday, found that I have improved my performance from last year, however, I have some more ground to cover… I arrived in The Dalles Oregon Friday evening and found it raining and the weather report for Saturday didn’t look too promising either. Woke up at 7:30am, only to find it raining – thinking to myself there are [...]

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Resting

By dougfoot, on May 16th, 2006

Part of getting ready for the “big race” is having plenty of rest. That is the hardest part of training – not riding. I’ll ride tomorrow – a short warm up ride – just to feel the road beneath my wheels. Will have to remember that the time for an all out effort is on Saturday.

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By dougfoot, on May 13th, 2006

The Wasco is next Saturday – I’m as prepared as I can get. My ride today was 56 miles in length with many hills. My average was 17.5mph with a top speed of 40 mph. Being that the Wasco is 75 miles (perhaps not as hilly), I’ll have to really get my averages up to [...]

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