Quote from goatstick on Sep 8^th, 2009, 11:26pm:

 
Kent, if Greg can't go, there's the possibility that we can convince Sandy Earl (crew chief for RAAM Team RANS, and previous TTTT participant) to come down, and do a mixed 2-person run with you...  Don't give up the ship just yet....  She's consideringi it...

Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Sep 9^th, 2009, 7:46am:

 
Wow, Peggy & I run with our main lights(Dinotte 400-Li), & then we have skewer mount lights as back-up. I don't count our helmets lights as they don't provide much light(but better than nothing, not much) . I've seen experienced riders have problems with no back up on LSR rides. So have a plan A, Plan B ,& plan C. Murphy's law applies.

Grego, thanks for the offer on the light set.  You keep that for your use though, I'm pulling for you to be able to ride.  I've got some backup stuff, just didn't have it on the bike and ready.  Yesterday was just a timely reminder for me.
 
Kent, I've been through some gastric issues lately as well.  I've learned quite a bit from it (still much to learn though).  Let me know if I might be able to help.
 
Steve

Quote from aikigreg on Sep 9^th, 2009, 3:22pm:

 
Congrats!!!
 
 
 

Quote from aikigreg on Sep 9^th, 2009, 3:22pm:

Atta Boy!  
Or did that threat of having me traded off to the top female ultra team get your panties in a twist? :^)
 
I'm still not back up to where I was last spring in power output either, but I'm faster and ride with less foot stress on the new bike so hopefully it'll even out a bit. I figure we take it easy and I'll use it as a good learning experience. Train hard this winter and come out of the gate hard next spring. Ok?
 
BTW, pasta is normally made of wheat. Or do you mean rice pasta? I never found a decent rice pasta to suite me once I discovered I was allergic to gluten, so pasta is pretty off the menu for me. That's what led to my problem at HHH - All the restaurants were serving pasta and almost nothing else so I ended up at KFC eating some burnt cardboard strips (and some cooked rice I brought) the night before which ended up with a ticking time bomb in my gut the next day at HHH. Luckily I made it past the finish line and to the proper services before the fuse burnt down.
 
barlows: My gastric problems are that most carbs cyclists eat other than oats and fruit are nixed so I've had a bit of a difficult time trying to find something that works well for rides much longer than a double metric.

No Kent I thought I'd bring pasta for the rest of the crew, and rice for the two of us.  
 
And hey, if you'd rather have a MUCH better rider than me, (i.e. Sandy) I'd be thriled to crew for the two of you.  She's awesome.  I hope she comes down anyway and does something - that way team pink can take the field!
 
We just gotta get you that pink leotard skinsuit so you can match.  

Greg, you know where I want to go with all of this talk about pink,don't you? But as you're one of  the moderators ,I'll refrain from my sophomoric wise cracks, & not risk getting the boot off the forum.