Week 19 Marymoor Park to Sand Point

Attendees: Brian, Bruce, Nikki and Melissa
Distance: 63 mi
Time: 5:17
Moving Time: 4:27
Elapsed Time: 5:41
Elevation Gain: 2,960 ft
Weather: Sunny but not too hot
Lesson Learned: Avoid road construction. If you turn off the Garmin during the ride, it just might make a new route across Lake Washington

Week 18 Off week

Week 17 Rattlesnake to Snoqualmie Tunnel (Mtn Bike)

Attendees: Brian, Bruce, Nikki and Melissa
Distance: 43.03 mi
Time: 3:51:54
Moving Time: 3:36:18 (adjusted)
Elapsed Time: 4:49:37
Elevation gain: 3,320 ft.
Weather : Pleasant. Rained in one spot coming back on the trail to make nice mud
Lesson Learned: Make sure you headlamp is securely fastened to your helmet and doesn't pop off in the tunnel and turn itself off.

Week 16 Cle Elum

Attendees: Nikki, Melissa and Ron
Distance:
Weather: Sunny and maybe a little toasty.
Lesson Learned: Even in summer, check the pass conditions. Its not as much fun sitting on I-90 for an hour not going anywhere. Fruit stands are a good stopping place.

Week 15 Bellevue to Chilly Hilly

Attendees: Brian, Nikki and Melissa
Distance: 53.27 mi
Moving Time: 4:11:10
Elapsed Time: 6:36:06
Elevation gain: 3,924 ft
Weather: Lovely day of sun. A little breezy on the ferry. Lesson Learned: Taking wrong turns can just add more hill work.

Week 14 Flying Wheels (Organized Ride)

Attendees: Brian, Nikki and Ron (Bruce did the 100)
Miles: 68.6
Elevation: 2,210
Moving Time: 4:22:19
Elapsed Time: 5:47:28
Weather: Slightly overcast but beautiful day for biking.
Lesson Learned: All rides should end with a Margarita

Week 13 Enumclaw to Crystal Mountain

Attendees: Brian, Bruce, Kyle, Melissa, and Nikki
Miles: 70
Elevation: 3,668
Weather: Just about perfect. No rain and not too hot.
Not sure who was in the truck who ran the cowbell as we biked up the hill to Crystal Mountain but all I can say is More Cowbell! :)


This week's lesson learned: Best to set cruise control on the car as after pedaling, its easy to push too hard on the gas pedal.

Week 12 Split week

This week was supposed to be an off week but the group did a ride without me as I had other plans. I did my own ride this weekend with my mom on the Olympic Discovery Trail. Miles: 43 Elevation: 978
Weather: Overcast. Very windy. Have not biked in that much wind in a long time.

Lesson Learned: Who need's hills when you are going into heavy winds. There were times when it felt like I was pedaling on the big ring while going downhill and not moving. Took a lot of effort to punch through the wind. Fire department was out clearing some of the branches that had come down. Brutal ride. The nasal congestion didn't help.

Week 11 Tukwila to Dash Point

Attendees: Brian, Bruce, Melissa, Nikki and Ron
Miles: 71
Elevation: 4,971
Weather: Overcast with a few sprinkles here and there but lucked out with no rain.


Lessons Learned: I'm never ever ever ever biking in Federal Way...like ever.

Week 10 Flying Wheels Summer Century 100k route

Attendees: Brian, Bruce, Dave, Kyle, Melissa, Nikki and Ron
Miles: 60
Elevation: 2106
Moving Time: 4:11
Elapsed Time: 5:25
Weather: Still shorts weather
Instead of starting at Marymoor Park, we opted to start in Issaquah and head over to Ingelwood hill and pick up the route from there.
https://shop.cascade.org/sites/default/files/fw-45-65-100-mile-map_2011.pdf
This week's lesson learned comes from Nikki: Be wary of the group pack mentality when crossing roads.

Week 9 - 7 Hills of Kirkland Route

Attendees: Brian, Bruce, Dave, Melissa, and Nikki
Miles: 40
Elevation: 4000
Moving Time: 3:31
Elapsed Time: 4:25
Weather: Beautiful. Time for the shorts.
http://www.7hillskirkland.org/images/maps/7Hills-Map.pdf
This week's lesson learned: Be sure to know where winery hill is and get a running start at it. Also, it seems if you have time to swear while falling over on your bike, you should have time to unclip. Don't be a Dave...unclick.

Week 8 Orting - Mt. Rainier Ipsut Ranger Station

Attendees: Brian, Dave, Melissa, Nikki and Ron
Miles: 55
Elevation: 2608
Moving Time:4:03
Elapsed Time: 5:20
Weather: A bit overcast and started pouring down rain on the Foothills trail on the way back
This week's ride was an out and back. Left Orting on the Foothills trail and headed out to Mt Rainer.


This week's lesson learned comes from Dave: Be sure that you are meeting the rest of the group at the right location.

Week 7 - Sick Week

3 of us fell victim to a cold. Since it was most of the people went up Tiger Mtn the previous week who got sick, Tiger Mtn got blamed :)

Week 6 - Cycle The Wave Burly Girl Route

Attendees: Brian, Dave, Melissa, Nikki and Ron
Miles: 35
Elevation: 2357
Moving Time: 3:15
Elapsed Time: 4:21
Weather: A little overcast with some showers.
Did a portion of the Burly Girl Route for Cycle the Wave.


This week's lesson learned comes from Dave: Be sure not to be on a restricted diet for a medical procedure before doing a long ride.

Week 5 Off Week

No ride this week

Week 4 Issaquah Alps

Attendees: Brian, Melissa, Nikki and Ron
Miles: 35
Elevation: 2722
Moving Time: 2:39
Elapsed Time: 3:30
Weather: Very nice day. Had to shed a lot of layers pretty early on.
Headed out from Issaquah to the hill by Cougar Mtn Zoo. Over Lakemont down into Coal Creek. Headed back via Cedar Grove and Tiger Mtn Road.


This week's lesson learned comes from Ron: Be sure you are in the lowest gear in front when tackling the big steep hill.

Week 3 Fall City - North Bend

Attendees: Brian, Melissa, and Nikki
Miles: 39
Elevation: 1580
Moving Time: 3:05
Elapsed Time: 3:43
Weather: Was still really chilly especially in the foothills. Started out in Fall City and headed out towards Snoqualmie Falls for some hills. Out to North Bend and back.

This week's lesson learned comes from Nikki: If the weather is cold and raining, pack an extra pair of gloves in a ziplock and put hot packs in them at the beginning of the ride. Also, if your saddle feels like you are sitting on someone else's seat, get off the bike and look at it.

Week 2 Kent to Flaming Geyser

Miles: 37.41
Elevation: 679.13 ft
Attendees: Melissa, Brian, Dave and Nikki
Moving Time: 1:34
Elapsed Time: 2:33
Weather: Slight drizzle at times. Definitely still long pant weather
We started our journey out of Kent and headed down to Flaming Geyser. Next up, we tackled the hill by the Geyser and worked our way back to Kent. This was my first ride since September of last year.

This week's lesson learned is from Nikki: Make sure you take care of the slow leaking tire.

Week 1 South Lake Washington

I missed this ride.