Ok you lazy women, I don't believe I have heard from D-lish nor his sidekick Lmoney for quite a while. Are you losing interest or just afraid of losing to the two fat bodies that are trying to motivate the rest of you slobs. Anyway lets keep this thing rolling or I will have Tubby come and set on you after eating one of his famous burrito combos. You may have to bathe in v-8 afterwords. Just fair warning. Got on the rollers today since the wind was howling. Put in an hour of intervals before Tyler had to get involved. The Parsons ride seems to be the first event of the season for us and I hope to get everyone involved. Looks like Tubby and myself are the only ones so far to confirm our entries. L-money has no excuse that I can see but I guess we can only wait for a surprise visit since he dares not enter the blog. Drink em if you got em, peace out!!!!!!!

COUNTDOWN TO HOTTER N HELL

As of now there is only 175 more days until HTH.
Parsons KS Ride link.

Playground Talk

Just wanted to let you know that your all nothing more than an insignificant pimple on my arse. Once again, who rode yesterday? Probably no one. Oh wait I did. Good news is there was no rain, great news is that it was snowing and 34 degrees out (wind chill of 16). Anyone can go out and ride when it's sunny, no wind, and 65 degrees. Oh ya, that's some smack talk---what you got?
Anyone have a baseball? What a non-sport, "I better stretch before I go stand in the outfield for 3 hrs and do nothing". The beer drinkers in the stands get more of a work out.
Coaching...What a joke, "OK guys, hit the track", while I stand here talking to another coach doing nothing but sucking on a lollipop, and reminiscing of the glory days.
Gov't work!!!! Enough said... Hurry up and wait. A bunch of passing the buck clones. Just putting their time in to get a check from all us hard working tax payers.
The only thing that matters right now (with in reason) is you and the bike-- get on it and ride.

Tubby's new bike

I got a 53" 2006 full carbon Team Raleigh. I upgraded the wheels to Kysrium ES. Groupo is DA all around. Click the link to get all the specs.

It's amazing, like going from a green VW caddy to a Ferrari. Wouldn't you agree Bikemonkey. Was Richard Simmons (and his pink tu tu)running spin class?

Met my Superior today...

Went back out today. Sore butt (don't say it), neck, and arms. Legs are doing pretty good, the rest of me is having a hard time adjusting to the riding position. Anyone have a tampon. I rode 30 miles today (did not attempt to squeeze into a medium), took me 2 hrs 6 min. I got a taste of who is really in charge out there.... MR. Hurricane velocity winds... Tomorrow I'm riding indoor only, going back out Thursday (depending on Rain).

Cycling Tips Web Site

You might check this out. Cycling Performance Tips

Another rider is Joining

Ryan Hollerian is at this time commiting to the ride on Sat with us. He is going to try to race on Sunday. I tried talking Jason into it...LOL Doug hope you can work things out with Lance attending.. Mybe he could ride in a race that weekend also. Eric, we know you couldnt hang, OLD MAN.

New Bike

Went for a ride today on my new bike... It was amazing. I have some aches and pains but the ride quality was unimaginable. I rode for exactly one hour and covered 15.1 miles. I used to make the same ride on my mountain bike and generally covered 11.5 - 12 miles.. Anyone else ride today? No, thats what I thought.

Blog 101

The unOfficial Blogging for Idiots Guide

1. Register - you have to register to comment or post on the blog (make sure you are logged in if you are having troubles)
2. Viewing the site - anyone can view so send the blog link to whomever - http://hotterthanhellriders.blogspot.com/
3. Posts - this is the beginning of a conversation. Use a post to start talking about whatever you want ... while posting you can insert pictures or web site links (look at the tools/buttons at the top of the post editor). Again, only people I (D-Lish the Blog Master) invite can make original posts so if there is someone you (simpletons) want added, just send me their email.
4. Links in posts - you can just paste a link in your text (http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=chc) or you can highlight some words and then click the link tool/button and paste the URL in there. This gives some interaction to your post and takes advantage of the information superhighway.
5. Commenting - this is how we continue the conversation started in a post. Anyone who is registered can add comments - if your friends want to read and comment to make fun of us, they will have to register.
6. Reading posts - if you click on the title of the post (on the right - archive list), you will be given a screen that shows all the comments in order below the post. This is how you can see the conversation happening from others. Add your comment to keep the flow of the conversation going.
7. Special comment for Bikemonkey:

   Hey, I think this thing actually works. Let me know if I am doing this right as
   I am a Blog Virgin.Bikemonkey

   - in a Lycra wearing male dominated bicycler blog, there is no need for "virgin" references - maybe that is what showering in the military does to a guy. You might scare us from riding in a pack with you - or you could possibly be forced to the front of the pack for the full 100 miles (for our peace of mind).

Word.

RIDES

Here is a site that will give you some options on rides throughout the season.
http://www.tishomingo.com/tishbike

TRAINING

Building a good preseason workout is paramount to a late season peak. Many of the Century rides and big events take place late in summer to accomodate better weather and larger turnouts. Working into a consistant weekly schedule of riding and cross training will ensure that you don't peak too soon or over train your new svelt cycling physique. Building up to a 250 mile week is a great start to a well oiled season. Your body will react to the consistancy and you will start to feel more comfortable in the saddle. This will equate to longer rides and quicker recoveries. Intervals once or twice a week will keep the body guessing and will build strength for climbing and pushing into headwinds. Always hydrate even if you aren't thirsty. A good rule of thumb for this is one 16 oz water bottle per 1 hr of ride time in temperatures above 80 degrees. On your longer rides of 40+ miles you will also have to fuel the machine. Fig newtons, bananas, fruit, power bars, gu, and other quick carb bars will do the trick. Just keep in mind that you can lose up to 10 lbs in a century ride and burn as much as 1000 calories and even more depending on the level of fitness. I am not preaching just giving out the gouge. Just don't be like the guys in these pictures as we can see, they can use all the help they can get.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Touring events include: April 28th, ride for local law inforcement. Parsons, Kansas 40 mile and 70 mile distances. On the 23rd of June a charity ride in Oklahoma City with distances of 52 / and 100 miles. On the 31st of March the Cabin Fever Challenge in Pottawatomie Co. Kansas with distances of 37 / and 52 miles. I am for sure hitting the one on the 28th of april in Parsons and please let me know which of you tick turds would like to attend. From Lee (138 miles) from Kip (158 miles) For me (471 miles) and for Doug (781 miles) Sorry Doug unless you have a jet in your pocket. It is in Southeastern Kansas close to Joplin.

This is the defeated look I had from last years finish of the HTH. It will definately put some hair in your chewing gum.

Hey, I think this thing actually works. Let me know if I am doing this right as I am a Blog Virgin.

Bikemonkey

Pro Circuit is under way

Levi wins Tour of California with team Discovery..Another reason to maybe go with Trek. This is the first professional race of the season. It ends in Oct.. Many of the riders will have put in up to 30,000 miles.
Tomorrow will be my first ride on the road suppose to have flurries, oh boy.
I am going to start recording my weekly miles from here on out. My weight is 178 , not bad compared to 237 in Aug 06.