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Member News
Louise Comar - rides the 400K!(250 miles). Report below in the Bike section.
Steve LaChaine reports on the Devil Mountain Double. It is at the bottom of this newsletter
Kongratulations to Paul Menigoz and his brother Ron. They ROCKED Stage Two of the Amgen Tour "Breakaway Ride" on April 24.
Koast Ride is May 10th - book your room Quick to SAVE $45. Information below.
Happy Birthday to Katrin Calomarino(4/29), Pam Nargie(4/30), Jeff Grinager(5/03)
--PLEASE send your news and pictures to: news@teamkman.org
Steve LaChaine reports on the Devil Mountain Double. It is at the bottom of this newsletter
Kongratulations to Paul Menigoz and his brother Ron. They ROCKED Stage Two of the Amgen Tour "Breakaway Ride" on April 24.
Koast Ride is May 10th - book your room Quick to SAVE $45. Information below.
Happy Birthday to Katrin Calomarino(4/29), Pam Nargie(4/30), Jeff Grinager(5/03)
--PLEASE send your news and pictures to: news@teamkman.org
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Swim -
Save the Date. July 9-11. If you are in California on those dates you ARE attending the Pacific Masters Swim Meet in Santa Kruz. Right??? More info to come. Party is On!!!
We are the National Champions of Participation!!!! We Won - the Trophy for the Best Swim Team(based on participation in the WHOLE U.S.A.) We will show of the trophy at swim practice.
Save the Date. July 9-11. If you are in California on those dates you ARE attending the Pacific Masters Swim Meet in Santa Kruz. Right??? More info to come. Party is On!!!
We are the National Champions of Participation!!!! We Won - the Trophy for the Best Swim Team(based on participation in the WHOLE U.S.A.) We will show of the trophy at swim practice.
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Bike - Saturday, May 1: Saturday's ride: Let's ride to SLO and check out the Vintage Bike Show at Wally's bicycle shop! Terry will be assisting Walter at the show which is between 11am to 5pm. Let's leave Kman at 8 am and ride left on El Camino, right on Curbaril, left on Santa Ysabel, right on 41, left on Templeton rd all the way to the intersection with El Pomar where we go left on Templeton/Vineyard and continue straight to 46, left on 46 and straight all the way down to Highway 1. At highway 1 we will go left and head south through Cayucos to Morro Bay (stop either in Cayucos or at a bakery on the Embarcadero) and then head through MB on Main street, through the park to right on South Bay Blvd to left on Turri Road then left on LOVR and ride into SLO by way of group consensus and to Wally's on South Higuera. Food in town by group consensus (available across the street from Wally's) visit the show and then ride home up the grade. Approximately a 75 mile ride.
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Koast Ride May 10th - BOOK your ROOM this week and save $45. 135 miles in one day down the Koast from Carmel to Paso or SLO. If interested in doing the 4th Annual Koast Ride - we need to know so you are kept informed. Email mglenesk@charter.net
(tentative schedule)
May 9 - 1:00pm Warm up ride Sunday 1:45pm, 17 mile drive. Meet at the hotel.
May 9 - Staying at the Best Western Carmel Bay View Inn *(special rate info below)
May 9 - 5:00pm cocktails at Hog's Breath
May 9 - 6:00 pm Dinner at El Fornaio
May 10 - 7:10 am ride time
May 10 - Finish location - TBA
We haven't figured out SAG driver yet.
Let's see who is all interested and then we can figure details out.
Remember..... if interested in doing the 4th Annual Koast Ride - we need to know so you are kept informed. Email mglenesk@charter.net
Bike - Saturday, May 1: Saturday's ride: Let's ride to SLO and check out the Vintage Bike Show at Wally's bicycle shop! Terry will be assisting Walter at the show which is between 11am to 5pm. Let's leave Kman at 8 am and ride left on El Camino, right on Curbaril, left on Santa Ysabel, right on 41, left on Templeton rd all the way to the intersection with El Pomar where we go left on Templeton/Vineyard and continue straight to 46, left on 46 and straight all the way down to Highway 1. At highway 1 we will go left and head south through Cayucos to Morro Bay (stop either in Cayucos or at a bakery on the Embarcadero) and then head through MB on Main street, through the park to right on South Bay Blvd to left on Turri Road then left on LOVR and ride into SLO by way of group consensus and to Wally's on South Higuera. Food in town by group consensus (available across the street from Wally's) visit the show and then ride home up the grade. Approximately a 75 mile ride.
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Koast Ride May 10th - BOOK your ROOM this week and save $45. 135 miles in one day down the Koast from Carmel to Paso or SLO. If interested in doing the 4th Annual Koast Ride - we need to know so you are kept informed. Email mglenesk@charter.net
(tentative schedule)
May 9 - 1:00pm Warm up ride Sunday 1:45pm, 17 mile drive. Meet at the hotel.
May 9 - Staying at the Best Western Carmel Bay View Inn *(special rate info below)
May 9 - 5:00pm cocktails at Hog's Breath
May 9 - 6:00 pm Dinner at El Fornaio
May 10 - 7:10 am ride time
May 10 - Finish location - TBA
We haven't figured out SAG driver yet.
Let's see who is all interested and then we can figure details out.
Remember..... if interested in doing the 4th Annual Koast Ride - we need to know so you are kept informed. Email mglenesk@charter.net
*Special Rate for Sunday, May 9th, - Len has worked out a special rate say "Team Kman". Each room will cost $89, subject to the condition that we reserve ten or more rooms by May 3. For those who might want to make a weekend of it, the cost for a room on Saturday, May 8 will be the regular rate of $129.
To get our group rate, call and ask to speak with the general manager, Joanna, or if she is unavailable, for Mike. Mention the Team K-Man group name, and they should be able to take care of you. The hotel information is the following:
Best Western Carmel Bay View Inn, Junipero Street, between 5th and 6th Carmel, California 93921, Phone: 831/624-1831 | Fax: 831/625-2336
-----Louise Comar reports about the 400K(250 mile) Brevet if you think that folks would be interested as follows:
My overall time was 18 hr 45 minutes but my ride time was 16 hr 15min (avg 15.9)...I avged 19.3 for the first 50miles with the start group, thereafter riding most of the ride by myself with an avg of 16.3mph at the 200mi mark...also, I took some wrong turns and ended up riding 264 miles (instead of 240)! I just spent way too much time at the checkpoints, eating, using the bathrooms and taking out and putting in my contacts!! I did have an unsettling experience with some verbal and physical harassment while riding on my own at 11pmVacaville at 240miles (my speedometer) but I enjoyed the ride alot...I just had to spend some time cleaning the egg off my bike!! through ------
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May 30th - Critical Mass Ride: KMan says: "May 30th, 11am Sunday. Kritical Mass ride from K-Man to the Gallery. The Gallery is the old Coast to Coast Hardware store across from Mobleys. Let's get 100s to show up. May is bike month. Be there or.......get a flat."
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May 30th - Critical Mass Ride: KMan says: "May 30th, 11am Sunday. Kritical Mass ride from K-Man to the Gallery. The Gallery is the old Coast to Coast Hardware store across from Mobleys. Let's get 100s to show up. May is bike month. Be there or.......get a flat."
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Run -
Mark Your Calendar. Sunday June 6th 8:30 am - Run East side of the Cuesta Grade we are inviting SLDC and Central Coast Triathlon Club...and others to join us. Team K will provide goodies to eat afterward. PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR! JOIN US! It will be out and back so you can go any distance you want.
It is Wildflower Week - No Wednesday night run at the track this week as Robyn will be at Lake SA preparing for the Wildflower Triathlon.
Run -
Mark Your Calendar. Sunday June 6th 8:30 am - Run East side of the Cuesta Grade we are inviting SLDC and Central Coast Triathlon Club...and others to join us. Team K will provide goodies to eat afterward. PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR! JOIN US! It will be out and back so you can go any distance you want.
It is Wildflower Week - No Wednesday night run at the track this week as Robyn will be at Lake SA preparing for the Wildflower Triathlon.
Reminder - registration is open for the Monterey 1/2 (AKA Big Sur Half Marathon). Register at this link: http://www.bigsurhalfmarathon.org/
| (already signed up: Robyn, Mark, Jen, Mike B, Lori, Nancy......) |
Tentative Upcoming Events: R(run), B(bike), S(swim), T(tri), P(party)
We will be focusing on these events for 2010:
T -- 05/01/2010 - Wildflower Triathlons Friday - Sunday
B -- 05/10/2010 - Team K 4th Annual Koast Ride
P -- 05/22/2010 - Tentative......Team Social (more info to come)
P -- 05/22/2010 - Team KMAN Wine Ride: Winery bike tour!
T -- 06/06/2010 - Morro Bay Triathlon
P -- 06/12/2010 - Tentative......Team Social (more info to come)
S -- 06/19/2010 - Clovis Masters Swim Meet (long course meters)
S -- 06/20/2010 - Clovis - Millerton Lake Open Water Mile
S -- 07/9-11/2010 - Santa Cruz Masters Swim Meet (long course championships)
S -- 08/07/2010 - Donner Lake Open Water 2.5 Mile
P -- 08/8-13/2010 - Team K Member Mammoth Lakes Team Trip
P -- 09/11/2010 - Tentative......Team Social (more info to come)
T -- 09/19/2010 - Shaver Lake TriR -- 09-26-2010 - Heritage Oaks 5K and 10K
R -- 10/03/2010 - City to Sea Half - a tune up for the Monterey Half
P -- 10/16/2010 - Tentative......Team Social (more info to come)
B -- 10/??/2010 - Wine and Roses Bike Ride, Templeton
B -- 10/23/2010 - SLO Gran Fondo
R -- 11/14/2010 - Big Sur Half (aka Monterey Half)
P -- 11/20/2010 - Tentative......Team Social (more info to come)
R -- 11/??/2010 -Templeton Turkey Trot.
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LaChaine Report: DEVIL Mountain DOUBLE
We will be focusing on these events for 2010:
T -- 05/01/2010 - Wildflower Triathlons Friday - Sunday
B -- 05/10/2010 - Team K 4th Annual Koast Ride
P -- 05/22/2010 - Tentative......Team Social (more info to come)
P -- 05/22/2010 - Team KMAN Wine Ride: Winery bike tour!
T -- 06/06/2010 - Morro Bay Triathlon
P -- 06/12/2010 - Tentative......Team Social (more info to come)
S -- 06/19/2010 - Clovis Masters Swim Meet (long course meters)
S -- 06/20/2010 - Clovis - Millerton Lake Open Water Mile
S -- 07/9-11/2010 - Santa Cruz Masters Swim Meet (long course championships)
S -- 08/07/2010 - Donner Lake Open Water 2.5 Mile
P -- 08/8-13/2010 - Team K Member Mammoth Lakes Team Trip
P -- 09/11/2010 - Tentative......Team Social (more info to come)
T -- 09/19/2010 - Shaver Lake Tri
R -- 10/03/2010 - City to Sea Half - a tune up for the Monterey Half
P -- 10/16/2010 - Tentative......Team Social (more info to come)
B -- 10/??/2010 - Wine and Roses Bike Ride, Templeton
B -- 10/23/2010 - SLO Gran Fondo
R -- 11/14/2010 - Big Sur Half (aka Monterey Half)
P -- 11/20/2010 - Tentative......Team Social (more info to come)
R -- 11/??/2010 -Templeton Turkey Trot.
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Go up and down hills all day, that was pretty much the idea for the day starting at 5:00am with about 150 other crazy bastards and a few bastardetts. Really nice weather, could have been a little cooler on some hills but at least it was not a heat wave. First 116 miles included Mt. Diablo climb and awesome downhill (cold at first), a bunch of little climbs and the long Mines road climb, about 11,000ft of climbing in the 8 hours it took me to get to that 116 mile lunch stop. Then is was 18 more miles to the top of Mt Hamilton (only 4 miles are steep), what a grind that was with the bugs in my face at 3pm hottest part of the day, maybe 80 degrees. Then about 17 miles of twisty downhill, hands getting kind of numb, legs getting lots of rest here coming back to life. Mile 160, last major rest stop, mile 162 biggest hill of the day but felt good and climbed the 12% average Sierra Rd in 40 minutes which I was told was a good time, fastest times were around 30 minutes for the 3.7 mile hill. I was a man possessed now riding the last 40 miles in 2:15 partly in the dark to finish my first Devil Mountain Double in 15:33 for the 207 miles and 19,000 ft climbing. I am happy with the effort considering my lack of pep at the start of the ride when I forgot to do a caffeine drink at 4:00am. I eventually took a caffeine GU after a couple of hours and my legs seemed to work better and better as the day went on, except for the hot hill sections. My ride time was 14:13.
Unfortunately one guy doing his 51st double century passed away that day on the ride by heart attack or heart problem, so this year the ride didn't really have very many happy finishers since almost everyone knew him pretty well.
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Maps:
Map to park at (Bethel and Vineyard) We do a variety of mileage and everyone is welcome: Walkers, Sloggers, Joggers, Runners.
Map to Atascadero Kman Cycle and Run
Map to the Schmidt's Home for Team Socials map
Map to park at (Bethel and Vineyard) We do a variety of mileage and everyone is welcome: Walkers, Sloggers, Joggers, Runners.
Map to Atascadero Kman Cycle and Run
Map to the Schmidt's Home for Team Socials map
Map to the Schmidt's Home map
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