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Title: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by Mdicke on Dec 10th, 2017, 9:44am Was checking on something and found that the Dallas Parks Dept is planning for the 2018 Senior Games. Cycling events are March 17 and 18 http://www.dallasparks.org/483/Senior-Games |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by Cheve11e on Dec 10th, 2017, 2:24pm :) Keep us posted - [smiley=duel.gif] we are actually head to Gulf Shores that weekend, so if its on Friday I just may be in the runnings [smiley=vrolijk_26.gif] |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by Action Lad on Dec 10th, 2017, 7:15pm Hmm, I think the question is how is the organization, especially for recumbents? Last year was there an issue about that for the few of us who participated? Refresh my memory. [smiley=chinscratch.gif] |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Dec 11th, 2017, 1:36pm It's basically fine, they create separate categories for us... it's just that timekeeping and awards was somewhat haphazard. I think they'll do better this year. PB |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by Phantom Rider on Dec 11th, 2017, 2:39pm I agree with Paul, I enjoyed riding in it and plan to attend again this year. It’s a great opportunity to get a bunch of bent riders out doing something different and show off your ride. There were a couple remarks made by some riders but you’ll get that anywhere, show up have fun and dont worry about others comments. |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by reever on Dec 11th, 2017, 4:25pm I totally enjoyed the Senior Games. The only thing I'd change is this year we need to get all of our medals together under our own tent and have our own awards ceremony and let the uprights have their own in their tent. Listening to the upright guy tell all of those stories about the upright riders got a little tiresome. :'( :'( :'( |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by jrob_bent on Dec 11th, 2017, 8:41pm I hope to make it. Sounds like fun. |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by Action Lad on Dec 11th, 2017, 11:41pm reever wrote:
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by reever on Dec 12th, 2017, 4:23pm Yes, and either the clowns or maybe Mike Lubrik handing out the awards.....someone who knows the recumbent riders and can give a little information on folks who have overcome different trials and tribulations, like the upright guy did. No pressure, but........ |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Dec 13th, 2017, 4:17pm March 17&18 (TX Motor Speedway) 9:00AM Start Time _______________________________________________________ March 17-----5KTT, 10KTT, & 20K Road Race March 18---40K Road Race |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by Phantom Rider on Dec 13th, 2017, 8:08pm Stopped by Texas Motor Speedway on my home today and rode 30 miles, hope they do some road work before March. There are some rough spots on the north west corner so if you go there be cautious of what appears to be new pavement as it was poorly laid. I’m looking forward to running the Vendetta this year. |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by jrob_bent on Dec 15th, 2017, 8:02am Are they allowing recumbents to race the 20-40 mile road races? |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by Phantom Rider on Dec 15th, 2017, 3:59pm jrob_bent wrote:
Recumbents raced the same distance as uprights last year and BTW that is Kilometers not miles |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by jrob_bent on Dec 15th, 2017, 10:06pm Thanks Joe, i knew it was km, but my mind strayed. I called the senior parks division several times today. They were out all day doing something. But you answered my question. I hope to be able to do the 5, 10, and 20 k. My training and riding came to a halt as my daughter, 3 grands, wife and I were diagnosed with Strep throat. I guess one of the grands brought it home from school where they are a lot of cases. |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Jan 3rd, 2018, 4:01pm Per Dean Wilkinson, registration for the Dallas Senior Games(cycling events) begins January 22 and goes thru Feb 23rd. |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by jrob_bent on Jan 3rd, 2018, 6:32pm Thanks for the update. I'll sign up on the 22nd. |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by square_corners on Jan 4th, 2018, 5:58pm Today, Dean Wilkinson asked me to post the following, re: The Senior Games... Daniel, would you post the following information for the recumbent cyclists in the Dallas/Ft.Worth area. Dallas Senior Games Cycling Events(50+ male& female) Registration begins Jan 22nd and runs thru Feb 28th Google: Dallas Senior Games 2018 cyclist contact-Dean Wilkinson 214-957-2195 deanwilk@sbcglobal.net Date- March 17&18 Location- TX Motor Speedway Schedule- March 17th (Sat) - 5KTT, 10KTT- 20K Road Race Schedule- March 18th (Sun)-40K Road Race Start Time- 9:00 a.m. (both days) Separate Recumbent Division- 2 wheel Recumbents (no fairings) 3 wheel Recumbents (no fairings) (No velomobile divison) |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Jan 24th, 2018, 11:08am Dallas Senior Games cycling registration is open, and they seem to have everything working correctly on their registration pages, regarding recumbents and 2 vs. 3 wheels for all events. I'm signed up... http://www.dallasparks.org/483/Senior-Games |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by jrob_bent on Jan 24th, 2018, 11:39am I signed up for the 5k, 10k, and 20k. |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by diannalightning on Mar 14th, 2018, 11:34am Hi everyone. I wanted to check to see if there were still rbenters participating in the Senior Games this Saturday. I won't be racing but thought I'd come out to cheer you on like last year. Hope to see a large contingent of recumbents ( 2 and 3 wheels). |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by jrob_bent on Mar 14th, 2018, 8:57pm I will be there Saturday morning. I am not in shape at all, but I'll do my best. I got an email from UPS that my expanding nut for the NoCom steering tube will be delivered tomorrow. The NoCom should help improve my pathetic physical shape just a little. I hope to see everyone who comes out Saturday. Jerry |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by jrob_bent on Mar 17th, 2018, 3:04pm Met Reever, Reever's wife, Paul, Stephen from Houston, and Diannalightning at the TMS. They had my 10k time right, my 5k was way off. My computer said 8:52, they said 10:03. They got my 10k right, but gave Paul Value instead of a time! I'll let Paul tell the rest of that. Had fun. Wish I had wore some warmer clothes. It was cold until the 10k. Decided not to do the 20k since I barely was able to finish the 10k. I'll be back next year in a lot better shape. Only a total of 5 recumbents this year. I learned where Easy Street is putting his new shop. Only about a mile from my house! Yahoo! I can't tell you yet because Mike made me swear if I did, I would have to off you1 [smiley=vrolijk_1.gif] |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by Phantom Rider on Mar 17th, 2018, 5:02pm jrob_bent wrote:
Wish I had shown up so I would know where mike was going, maybe you could tell me where you live and I can figure it out from there:) |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by jrob_bent on Mar 17th, 2018, 5:10pm Phantom Rider wrote:
Wish I had shown up so I would know where mike was going, maybe you could tell me where you live and I can figure it out from there:) [/quote] Mike said he is just waiting for the signed lease contract to make it official. I live in NRH and the shop will be about 200 feet from the Cotton Belt Trail on the Keller/NRH city lines. |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by reever on Mar 18th, 2018, 11:46am My Dallas Senior Games report......by reever. Wow, my first thought was I really wish there were more of us out there......it was a really nice day. Started out chilly. Winds were from the north this year in contrast to last year's COLDER south winds. There was a nice rest between the 5k and the 10k, so it was nice for the 10k. Last year's wind pushed us up (and down the hills), but this year it was the double whammy of uphill and against the wind. This year we got the push on the straight where we started. As a result, all of our average speeds were faster on the 10k than it was on the 5k. We got two tailwinds and only one headwind. It could also be because we were warmed up from the 5k. I would encourage everyone out there to come to this event if for no other reason than to establish an easy marker for how your sprinting fitness is year by year. Use the hotter n hell or some century to mark your endurance year by year. Here are my results from two years of the event......5k(2017) 8:21 22.4ave (2018) 8:46 21.3ave ......10k(2017) 18:04 20.59ave (2018) 16:41 22.2ave......... 20K actually 10.3miles (2017) 37:16 19.96ave (2018) 29:36 20.9ave. Actually, last year the "20k" was actually shorter--only two laps or 10 miles. This year they started from the infield and then did two laps. Of course, the hit of the event again this year was the great folks from Easy Street coming out and treating everyone to hamburgers and hot dogs and shelter from the wind and sun under their big tent! Next year it should be even better with their store open somewhere near the Texas Motor Speedway. Steve from Houston--really powerful dude--riding his gorgeous orange Bachetta CA2, broke one of his seat supports crossing the finish line on the 10k. Mike was there to fix him up. Darn, why couldn't Steve have broken that thing somewhere just before the finish so he couldn't have beaten me by four seconds?????? I guess he was paying me back for beating him by the same four second margin in the 5k. Jrob was fighting his lungs all day, as sucking in all of that cold air clamped down on his bronchial tubes. And Paul and my wife both had nobody to race against! One trike total, and one female recumbent bike!!! I hope we show up in bigger numbers next year. |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by jrob_bent on Mar 18th, 2018, 1:39pm Paul did have someone to race in the 10k, me! I had a 2 minute head start and he caught and passed me. If he were on the Baron or other fast 2 wheeler, he would have caught more people. A little past half way in the 10k I almost pulled over and quit, but thought that would look too bad on the recumbent division. Got to go for now, about 10 more pieces of sod waiting on me! [smiley=thumbsup.gif] |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by FlyingLaZBoy on Mar 20th, 2018, 11:59am I had registered for all races, 5/10/20 and 40K, but wound up doing only the 5 and 10... and yes, I was the only trike! Being March, and with the crappy weather the last couple of months, I was only hoping to hold 18+mph for any of the races. Good to meet and goof around with all the 'benters, although there weren't that many of us, due to various individual circumstances. I had been looking forward to competing against Steven Jackson on his 700, but he pulled out. Also nice of Mike Librik to come up with Rebecca, to cook burgers and have a place to hang out - wish we would have had more takers! My 5K almost didn't happen... I was last on the start list, and with several more to go in front of me, I went to the bathroom... when I got back, everyone else had already gone! Fortunately, I was next, and had 30 seconds to spare before my start time... but that didn't give me time to start my Strava tracker, dangit... Plus, we had all waited at least 30-40 minutes for all the DF riders to launch ahead of us, so we weren't exactly freshly warmed up. That short incline on the west side was also into the wind, so my speed dropped to 16mph in that section - but I finished in under 9 minutes, for a 21.0 average... That was about 9:45AM... and then they said that the 10K wasn't going to start until 11AM... so there was a lot of just hanging out -- thanks again to Easy Street! The 10K was about the same experience -- wait 30+ minutes for the DFs to go, then the recumbents. This time, I stayed at the start! They let JRob go, then they held me for 2 minutes because Tim Oudjesky wasn't there for his time slot. By this time, the sun had come out, and the wind had died down a LITTLE bit... I was able to stay above 16mph on the westside climb, this time, and held ~22-24mph most of the way around -- With about two miles to go, I spotted JRob! So, the chase was on, and I caught him with about 1/2 mile to go -- he sped up to pace me, but couldn't hold it, and I finished about 10 seconds ahead of him, with a 17:20, for a ~21.5mph average. As soon as I got back to the start, they were announcing the 20K!!!! I said, "Oh, hell, noo...." and bagged it, and skipped the Sunday 40K as well, mostly due to the damp/drizzle conditions and the hour-long drive over there. As JRob said, they had mis-entered my 10K time, and even when "corrected" had me at 15:50 -- which means beating both Reever and Steven, which I KNOW didn't happen.... Probably because there were rider gaps on the spreadsheet. So, if they announced my speed as ~23.5 mph, they LIED... :D A reasonably good time, and the overall atmosphere was much friendlier towards the 'bents this year, although they had us all starting last for all TTs. Thanks, to all! Paul |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by jrob_bent on Mar 21st, 2018, 10:03am Dianna, you were right. I weighed the Baron and it was 36+ pounds. I forgot I had removed the tailbox. That made it 43 pounds! Next year I will be on the NoCom at 23-24 pounds! I wish they would move the Senior games to around June. I guess there is too much going on then for them to get to use the TMS. |
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Title: Re: 2018 Dallas Senior Games Post by diannalightning on Mar 21st, 2018, 6:28pm Paul, JRob- Just an FYI, Patti has your medals. Contact her via PM. |
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