October 2009
30 posts
charlie is great. mile 67 passed pound puppy. he is flying!
charlie is flying! 5th place right now. not pushing himself. others are just slow i guess. mile 50 now.
charlie is now in the windmill flats about 12th at san fran cyn
The race has started!
The race has now officially started! Charlie left the start line in good spirits and should be riding strong. We are at the end of San Francisquito canyon waiting for the racers to show. All the preparations this morning went swimmingly and things are looking up. The crew is all anxious and excited. The general feeling here is everyone is happy and glad to finally get the 2009 Furnace Creek 508...
10 Hours Till Showtime
508 miles on a bike doesn’t seem like it should be that hard, right? One mile at a time, nose to the grindstone, keep moving forward, stay positive. Okay, but what about my butt? Seriously, I’m not kidding. Okay maybe I am because butt jokes just never get old. I just hope I don’t make an ass of myself. Honestly I am not afraid of the miles but I am wary of the accompanying...
Dinner and Strategy with the crew
We just got back to the hotel room after a nice pasta dinner with Charlie and crew. We talked strategy and triathlon stories. Charlie had a big spinach salad and a side of pasta. Now back in the room everyone is trying to do exact math in their heads to figure out the perfect mix we want in charlie’s energy liquid cooler. Just how do you calculate ounces of ice without a scale? Interesting...
finished checkin and vehicle inspection. couldnt have gone smoother.
Watch
last minute prep is fully under way. justin is adjusting the bike. spirits are high.