Wonder if I could get my 75lb doodle in a backpack like that? 
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A 70L backpack maybe? Could be a bit unwieldy on the bike though. 
I used to collect water from about 3000’ altitude from a spring. Usually took a dozen jerry cans in the car. I decided to do it on the bike one day. I had a large backpack I’d used for travelling & discovered that a 20L jerry can fit perfectly in it, so I rode up there. Empty up, so didn’t weigh much more, full back, what could possibly go wrong? Well… I got into my usual position on the drops, & after the first bit of descending I put the brakes on for a switchback. The jerry can shifted in my backpack & whacked me in the back of the head. Gave me a bit of a shock at ~50kph & I had to recompose myself to negotiate the bend.
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Last circuit race of the season for me last night.
Sacrificied myself for the team when we had 3 in the break, so sat up on the front of the chasing group.
Horrible race as usual, 10-30 sec surges of 150-200% ftp every few minutes.
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7 Mile Jog
Prince William County, VA, USA
A little tough to see the pathway with headlights in the face. Rarely get to run from home in the morning but probably need to map out some other routes not along the parkway. Blessedly cool with temps around 55F.
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Not quite a workout, but a race….
I popped over to the UK to compete in the Welsh UCI Gravel Worlds qualifier at Llyn Brenig - Graean Cymru.
All the prep went well and I felt strong on the day. I was in a field of 86 in my age category (40-44) that entered. Top 20 or so to qualify.
The weather was shite - windy, periods of rain on an already wet course. 104km and 1900m of elevation meant a lot of climbing and descending.
I opted for my “rough gravel” set up (Canyon Grizl with 2.1" Racing Ray/Ralph) which was the right choice.
It’s two laps of the course, and the first lap was bloody fast. I had a chain drop at 13km, which meant an unpleasant 10km to chase back on. 420w normalised for the first 20km.
Over the course of the first lap, I moved through the field, until it was just a couple of us at the half way point. We stuck together a fair bit for the first bit of the 2nd lap, still catching a few folk. I was passed by only one rider today, which was the winner of the 45-49 age group.
I managed to drop my fellow age groupers at about 70-75km, just in time to get cramps at 80km (if I was sat, doing power). I managed to work around them, and was able to keep gapping the others.
I got lucky in that I passed three more of my age groupers - two had “blown up” and the third had punctured.
I came in to the finish at 3hrs 38m, in third posiiton for my age group and bloody delighted. 336w average, 370w normalised.
And then in an incredible stroke of luck, it turns out I punctured pretty much on the line. Bike felt normal as I finished. Picked it up 5 minutes later and within 200m the tyre was flat. A decent sized gash on the edge of the tread. So lucky it happened then.
So I’m qualified for the Gravel World Championships in October in the Netherlands. I get a priority start position too I believe as a podium finisher.
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Very cool! Congratulations!!
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Great result. Well done and congratulations on the podium and the qualification for Worlds. 
The front start by virtue of your podium will be a real bonus on the day for the Worlds and should mean you can ride your own race without the added complication of needing to work through from the back of the field; also possibly avoiding any inevitable slow queues where bottle necks arise due to faster riders catching slower riders causing congestion.
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Between work and kids, night time is about the only time I can get away for a few minutes.
No idea what happened on the route… GPS musta been acting funny because I took a single street from downtown up to the U… Not whatever that was
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Did you move to SLC?
I’ve been in the SLC area for almost 15 years now. Time flies!
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This wasn’t today but last month but I thought it might be of interest. The Col de Tougnète, a new col in the Savoie near Val Thorens and, according to some calculations, the hardest col in France. It is certainly a challenge. (and yes, that’s a lot of stuff in my pockets)
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Antelope +4
Anacostia Park, Washington, DC, USA
TR scheduled Antelope +2 (5x10 @ 94%). Weather was awesome (again!) and I felt great so I did one more interval. Turns out that is pretty close to Antelope +4. Rest week next week!
There was some low lying fog at a couple of places along the fields. Not only was it cold, but it reminded me of the ‘blue mist’ from the Alien movies, especially with the way my bike light illuminated it from above.
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Longest ride yet for me! 
I’ve done plenty of ~100 mi/160 km rides and my prior longest was 128 mi/206 km about 2 months ago. My FTP has been kinda stuck this year so I’ve been looking to hit some other milestones.
Garmin Training readiness was at 100 so I thought “challenge accepted” 
The weather was perfect, nutrition worked out well, and legs still felt pretty good until mile ~120. Was glad to be done at 151! There’s a route I want to do that’s 220 mi/354 km so that’s a longer term goal.
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Nice
I’ve only had a watch that can track sleep for the last 9 month but my highest score has only been 84 and on average high (whatever that means) only 75.
I did my longest ride a few weeks back but there was almost zero elevation.
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Nice! And 12 hours moving time is no small feat 
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@FrankTuna @HLaB nice rides, both of you!
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Holy smokes, booking it too!
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7 Mile Jog
Jacksonville, VA, USA
Business travel. Beautiful weather (especially for Florida). Don’t let the elevation plot fool you - this was pan flat.
Unfortunately that upper leg of this route was not safe for running - lit but no sidewalk or shoulder. Drivers were all courteous and moved over but still stepped onto the grass several times to give some more margin. I should have scouted the route prior to running it. Thankful to have gotten back safely.
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