Posted on July 16, 2008 by johnkcoyle
2008: Race Report #11: Superweek Stage 3 – Olympia Fields
Race Report #11: Sunday, July 14. Category: Masters 1/2/3 30+, Weather: 84 degrees, 22 mph winds with gusts to 30mph. Course: 4 corners, .55 miles – super short, with slight uphill finish stretch and slightly downhill backstretch into a sharp corner with a tailwind. Distance [...]
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Posted on July 14, 2008 by johnkcoyle
2008: Race Report #10 Superweek Stage 2
Race Report #10: Saturday, July 13. Category: Pro 1/2, Weather: 81 degrees, 18 mph winds. Course: 4 corners, 1 mile – mostly flat. Distance 62 miles (I made it 46 out of 62 miles) ~140 riders. Average speed, 30.3 mph, Avg. pulse 176 before getting dropped
Unfortunately, sadly, the [...]
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Posted on July 7, 2008 by johnkcoyle
2008: Race Report #8 & 9: Wood Dale, IL ABR State Criterium Championships
Race Report #8: Sunday, July 6. Category: Master’s 40+, Weather: 84 degrees, 9 mph winds. Course: 4 corners, 1 mile, small hill. Distance, 45 minutes plus 2 laps, ~70 riders Average speed, 26.1 mph, Avg. pulse 164
As I tell my friend and new [...]
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Posted on July 7, 2008 by johnkcoyle
2008: Race Report #7: Giro de Grafton, WI
Saturday, June 21. Giro de Grafton, WI. Category: Pro 1/2. Weather: 72 degrees, 9 mph winds. Course: 6 corners, 1 mile, small hill. Distance, 75 minutes plus 2 laps, 90 riders Average speed, pulse, distance etc. – none – DNF.
My friend Mike Engley joined me for this jaunt [...]
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Posted on June 26, 2008 by johnkcoyle
2008: Race Report #6: Sherman Park Criterium, Chicago, IL
Saturday, June 14. Sherman Park Criterium, Chicago, IL. Category: Pro 1/2. Weather: 78 degrees, 12 mph winds. Course: large oval, 1.1 miles, slight uphill into the finish. Distance, 90 minutes (approx 42 miles), 38 riders, average speed, pulse, distance etc. – none – DNF.
(This is a re-write [...]
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Posted on June 11, 2008 by johnkcoyle
2008: Race Report #5: Winfield Master’s National Championships (ABR)
Sunday, June 1. ABR Masters’ National Championships, Winfield, IL. Category: Masters 30+/40+ combined. Weather: 78 degrees, 9 mph winds. Course: 4 corners, large (80 ft vertical) hill, 22 miles, 58 riders, average speed – 26.5mph, average pulse 171 bpm, max pulse 192 bpm. Sprint speed 36mph.
So… now [...]
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Posted on May 30, 2008 by johnkcoyle
2008: Ride Report #4: Volta a Catalunya (Tour of Catalonia)
2008: Ride Report #4 – Volta a Catalunya en 4 dias
As an adult, it can be hard - really hard - to experience happiness. No, not that typical thing we call happiness (when we mean contentment or satisfaction,) I mean joy - that unrestrained ability [...]
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Posted on May 27, 2008 by johnkcoyle
Race Report - Wood Dale Criterium. 66 degrees, 17mph winds, 45 minutes plus 2 laps (about 23 1/2 miles), 38 riders, average speed 27.9 mph, max speed 49 mph, average heart rate 169 bpm, max heart rate 192 bpm.
And the debut of the bike-cam…
So I’ll tell the race story with 3 short videos. The first is the [...]
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Posted on May 24, 2008 by johnkcoyle
Here are the races in intend to participate this year (probably won’t do all of these, so if you are in the area and are going to stop by, best to call): I’ll update times and events closer in on this same page:
April 6: Beloit Criterium (complete - 1st in field sprint, 6th overall)
May 4: [...]
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Posted on May 10, 2008 by johnkcoyle
2008: Race Report #2: Vernon Hills Grand Prix
Race Report, Sunday, May 4. Vernon Hills Grand Prix Criterium, Vernon Hills, IL. Category: Masters 30+. Weather: 60 degrees, 15 mph winds. Course: 20 miles, 50 riders, average speed – 25.9mph, average pulse 170 bpm, max pulse 191 bpm. Sprint speed 38mph.
Another early season race. I’m determined to [...]
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