Larry Schwartz Year Rounder award
Ultracycling: Larry Schwartz Year Rounder award
A century a month. I could almost do that. Jan and Feb are tough, though. But I did 12 in 2004 and 9 last year, but they weren’t spread out over 12 months. In fact, there were three in September alone. Hmm, the rules say:
a rider may make up at most two missed months per year, by riding extra one(s) in other month(s) that same year.
So, if I skip Jan & Feb, which are the two worst months, weatherwise, this is probably not hard to do at all.
There’s also an indoor century option, which adds even more flexibility… Hmmm… Do a century on the trainer in January (do I have that many movies to watch?) and a second one again later in the year.
I may do this…
January 5th, 2006 at 1:24 pm
“May” nothing. You’ve got this wrapped up.
I see you doing two things this year:
- getting this award
- breaking 18 mph on at least two of those twelve rides
(I was going to say 17, but apparently, you did that last year…)
January 5th, 2006 at 2:02 pm
The battle of the tonnage will have to be won before I can get to 18mph. I can do this award thing, though. But they have some strange reporting requirements that don’t make a lot of sense to me. The reporting form (WARNING: PDF) has spaces for “Witness”. I’m not sure, exactly, what that means. Surely they can’t mean they want someone to ride with you or follow in a car. If that’s the case, I can’t do it. I’ve spent two years unsuccessfully trying to find someone to ride with.
January 5th, 2006 at 2:04 pm
Oh, wait.
…
The preferred method of verification is by receipts (store, ATM, or other receipts) showing location, date, and time. If a receipt cannot be obtained at a given point, then a witness may sign the form and provide an e-mail address for electronic verification.
Alternatively, you may use an automated tracking device that provides a record of mileage ridden over time, such as certain integrated Heartrate Monitors or GPS-based systems. Receipts are preferred.
I can do that.
January 5th, 2006 at 2:12 pm
But you “only” did nine centuries last year, so perhaps the 18mph might come as a nice unexpected bonus to compliment the extra rides and training.
January 6th, 2006 at 11:30 am
Sunny with a high in the mid 60s F (high teens C) today and tomorrow along the Colordo Front Range. A century is doable in this kind of weather for sure.
January 6th, 2006 at 11:55 am
Weather here tomorrow is “Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. ” which is doable. It all depends on what the roads in the burb look like. I suspect that the roads that haven’t decomposed into a plane of frost heaves are still covered in sand.