Comments on: Larry Schwartz Year Rounder award http://cycling.finial.com/blog/2006/01/04/larry-schwartz-year-rounder-award/ Cycling, articles, sites, and thoughts Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:06:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: todd http://cycling.finial.com/blog/2006/01/04/larry-schwartz-year-rounder-award/comment-page-1/#comment-942 todd Fri, 06 Jan 2006 16:55:50 +0000 http://cycling.finial.com/blog/?p=233#comment-942 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. 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.

]]> By: Fritz http://cycling.finial.com/blog/2006/01/04/larry-schwartz-year-rounder-award/comment-page-1/#comment-941 Fritz Fri, 06 Jan 2006 16:30:24 +0000 http://cycling.finial.com/blog/?p=233#comment-941 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. 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.

]]> By: John http://cycling.finial.com/blog/2006/01/04/larry-schwartz-year-rounder-award/comment-page-1/#comment-938 John Thu, 05 Jan 2006 19:12:13 +0000 http://cycling.finial.com/blog/?p=233#comment-938 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. 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.

]]> By: todd http://cycling.finial.com/blog/2006/01/04/larry-schwartz-year-rounder-award/comment-page-1/#comment-937 todd Thu, 05 Jan 2006 19:04:36 +0000 http://cycling.finial.com/blog/?p=233#comment-937 Oh, wait. <a href="http://www.ultracycling.com/standings/umcrules.html#personal" rel="nofollow"><blockquote> <strong>Personal Ride Documentation:</strong> ... 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.</blockquote></a> I can do that. Oh, wait.

Personal Ride Documentation:

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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.

]]> By: todd http://cycling.finial.com/blog/2006/01/04/larry-schwartz-year-rounder-award/comment-page-1/#comment-936 todd Thu, 05 Jan 2006 19:02:04 +0000 http://cycling.finial.com/blog/?p=233#comment-936 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 <a href="http://www.ultracycling.com/standings/umcsubmissions.html" rel="nofollow">reporting requirements</a> that don't make a lot of sense to me. The <a href="http://www.ultracycling.com/images/UMC_Ride_Form.pdf" rel="nofollow">reporting form</a> (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. 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.

]]> By: John http://cycling.finial.com/blog/2006/01/04/larry-schwartz-year-rounder-award/comment-page-1/#comment-935 John Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:24:12 +0000 http://cycling.finial.com/blog/?p=233#comment-935 "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...) “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…)

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