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just before the start i used a screw on type track pump to check my pressure and concequently unscrewed my valve out when taking it off, after a bit of a panic and a borrow of another pump i got the tyre up but had only hand tightened the valve. it was all done in a panic and knew this might be trouble later on.

Due to injury I haven't been training for 2 weeks and it really showed today. I found it hard to keep with the leaders on the first lap and I wasn't enjoying the pace one bit, None the less my HR was often up around 97% so I wasn't slacking off. I made a couple of silly mistakes and was getting a bit loose so I was much happier when I backed off to around 90% HR.

Rode a 4Hr race at Yellowmundee on the weekend. I rode with my neice Fiona and nephew Aaron as a mixed threes team, 'the three stooges!'. It was an excellent day, perfect weather, well run event and great fun. Aaron was our first rider, but got caught in the traffic jam when it hit the single trail but put in a good lap time anway. I rode the next lap, just a short excursion over the handlebars on oneof the rocky downhills but no damage to me or the bike and still managed a good time. Fiona rode next, a little mechanical with her chain...amazingly she fixed it all by herself!

Picked up a pair of Sunnies on a track in the Northern Beaches over the w/e. If you lost your sunnies PM with the details.

No plan to race very hard today just wanted to circulate at an easy pace and have a fun ride, which I generally did.

Started of nice and relaxed with very consistent lap times not pushing my limits at all and enjoying the ride. It was a great morning for it but it didn’t take long for the day to heat up which started to sap my energy levels and with no gels to stick in the tank it was going to be difficult to keep going.

A perfect morning for an endurance race. Got up in the dark at 5:30 and set off by 6 for a 7am rego and 8am start.
The sun rose as a giant orange ball in the sky behind me as I drove out there, and there was mist on the paddocks giving it a crispy feeling. Perfect for riding! Met up with Gav, V and Onegear in the usual spot, and after the usual rush to get everything organised the race began.

I set out with a clear objective to do well, finish strongly and see how I'm measuring up in a solo 'race of truth'....

First ride out with nobmob members and had an awesome time,really cool guys, just friendly and easy going, so this is just to say thanks to the guys who turned up for the ride today for making a couple of newbie's first social ride an excellent experience!

thanks again

The stupidity or ignorance of government, at all levels, never ceases to amaze me. We have opposition parties denying the contribution of humans on global warming/climate change. Stupid and ignorant.

We have lying governments invading other countries simply to harness the power of their energy for their own selfish needs whilst Haiti self-implodes in poverty and lawlessness. Narrow minded and selfish.

After a Manly Dam lap today, I was on my way home to Cremorne when the hunger pangs set in and I realised that my stomach must be immediately satisfied. I am normally partial to a bacon and egg roll after a ride, as this contains the perfect mix of muscle building protein and a greasy, salty taste that can't be beat. Plus a V is good too.