Lap 3 is complete. Most likely my one and only night lap, and was it ever a blast.Most likely my time was around 1:14. No major problems, except some minor fog. Quiet, serene, and very, very fun. I should be way more tired than I am. Must be why it’s called te 24 hours of Adrenaline. Next lap around 7:30.
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24 Hours of Adrenaline – Lap 2
Lap 2 is done now, I have showered, eaten, and feel better. No problems on the lap, but I did end up walking most of the big uphill before the finish. My legs felt like they had no power in them at all. Rather strange actually.
Right after I handed off the baton to Mike, my left leg cramped up right in my thigh, close to the knee. Very strange. I’m not normally the cramping kind. Also I was starving before the end of my lap.
So far today I had consumed 2 powerades, 2 cliff bars, 2 large sandwiches, a muffin, some fruit, some nuts, and a bagel with peanut butter and banana. I have only done two laps.
As I write this it is quite dark outside, so my next lap will be with lights. I’m going to try and get a little sleep before my next lap. My clothes are in the washer, and Sox will get them in the dryer for me too.
Not sure if I wil recap lap 3 when I complete it. I probably won’t start it until 11:30 or so. At least the rain seems to have let up. The forecast was for 2-4 mm, but it pretty much rained non stop for 4 hours. Yeesh.
24 Hours of Adrenaline – Lap 1
Lap 1 of the 24 Hours of Adrenaline has come and gone. I was chosen to be the lead rider. The choice came down to who would hurt themselves least by doing the run. That was me.
Lap 1 was a little slow, but there were some major traffic jams in the singletrack and trees. The double track is smooth and fast with a couple turns to keep you on your toes.
No real problems for me on my lap other than the slowness. The next few laps will be crucial though. I rode all the sections I wanted to, but had a little trouble keeping my heart rate down. I rode some sections I had planned to walk, and walked some I had planned to ride (roots plus hardtail plus lots of riders = bumpy).
Recovery is in order now. That and getting warm. Shower, hot coffe, water, powerade, food (not in that order).
Lighting Solder
Just got home from my first night ride in a very long time. I needed to get out and test the lighting system out on the trails at least once before the big race. Everythign works great, even the new battery that I had to solder into place. I had forgotten how much fun night riding can be too. I am starting to look forward to the race. Although, I think that getting out of bed at 2am to go ride my bike might be a little painful.
Security Secure
Little security upgrade on the old webpage tonight. Drupal 4.6.3 is now in place, keeping my site, and my host nice and secure.
Maps Located
Surely by now you have heard of Google Maps. Very cool technology with an open API for programmers like me. Not that I have the time to play with an API like that.
In any event combine Google Maps with and IP Address locater mix it with a dash of web site logging and you get gVisit, a Google map generator that shows where your sites visitors are physically located. Very cool.
Landlord Response
Just got some great news the other day. Recently Sox and I were beginning to wonder about the house we rent. We haven’t been in a lease for a while, and have been giving our landlord cheques three months at a time. The last time we had to give him the cheques, we asked if he wanted more, but his response was no. He had to travel out east, and wanted to talk to us when he got back.
My immediate thought was that he was going to put the house up for sale. Crap. I don’t really want to move.
Well, Tuesday night I talked to him, and found out the news.
Turns out that he wants us to sign another year lease! Excellent news. He actually has to move out east for a year and wanted a little reassurance that we would stay for another year. Woohoo! We don’t have to move.
Shoot Colors
The latest meeting of the camera’s was last night at McNeil Bay here in Victoria (this is located on Beach Drive). It was an interesting place to shoot, but since the tide was up so high, there was no beach to shoot on. With a little difficulty we were able to get onto the sand in an area that wasn’t about to be submerged. Add in the gusty wind, and it was definitely a night for the tripod (which I made good use of). I am quite happy with a few of my shots. I wished the colors of the sunset weren’t the drab grey. Oh well. Just before we were going to pack up and leave, I spotted a cool grate and an interesting green door. My shots of the door didn’t do it justice.
Insistent View
Ahh, the dog days of summer. Yoshi was quite insistent that he needed some exercise this morning, so this afternoon we took a trip out to Island View Beach (with a side trip to check out the kennels at Puppy Love).
Secret Tigers
Last Sunday K and JJ had their reception to their secret wedding. Secret wedding, not so secret reception. Beer, food, clowns, kids, family, and friends.
While the clowns entertained the kids, the adults got to eat. Then it was down to business. The happy couple laid down the ground rules for the crowd.
“Thanks for coming. Hope you got enough to eat. Let’s have cake. *
When the clowns were done, there were few kids left, only ferocious tigers, cute little bunnies, and beautiful flower children.
Of course, I was there, camera in hand, enjoying myself and taking pictures. Thankfully the weather cooperated for this event, unlike the last one.
Lots of fun this event was. Playing with frogs, drinking beers, catching up with friends, until the wee hours of the night (really only 10pm).
Once again, congrats to the happy couple!
* My words, not theirs back