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Saturday Out of Canal and Sunday Too!

11/14/2009

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Good turnout for a mid November ride.  Rumors swirled that Woody, fresh off his big win at the Granville CC, was going to make a showing but it was not to be.  Instead, we had the legendary Todd Lee, Steve O, Jeff S, Flyin Tuna, Kevin K (shown in image), Kevin H., Dennis, Ginger, Amanda, Dentist Brad, Scott, Mitch the Engineer, Ryan R, Kenda Janet, Kenda Paul, Ned, Franz, Tim F, etc...

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Kevin H made a rare appearnce.  I had inquired about him many times in the last few weeks and must admit, the adjective "portly" had been used to describe his condition but I could not comprehend how vastly his physique had changed. Kevin says he is going to lose 10 pounds this winter but it appeared that would only be a good start to what needed done.  Oh well.

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Ryan Roe showed up sporting a full beard and talking about becoming a Civil War re-enactor.  He certainly looked the part, save for the lack of guant cheeks and protruding ribs and so I looked through dozens of images of generals from the Civil War and found one that is a dead ringer for Ryan's new look.

Bob Allan gave us final instructions and we shoved off at a leisurely pace until hitting Slough, which broke things up a little but the long ride out Winchester, into Carroll got a good group together. A turn onto Plum and that long hill split things again but I noted Ginger, in the midst of racing cycle cross, was with us as our group of 6 crested the hill and coasted down to Havensport and then a quick jog onto Coonpath before turning onto Rainbow.  I had to bug out at that point to take off a jacket, put arm warmers on and change gloves.  The sun was warming the air and the day was turning into a spectacular day for riding.  I waited for the next group to arrive and soon Amanda, Brad, Scott and another guy came by and I jumped on for a leisurely ride all the way to Rushville and a very nice stop at the Rushville Coffee Shop.  I had not been there before but the location, service and food selection was great (note, they aren’t open on Sundays).  

We made a right out of the coffee shop and coasted down that nice hill, braking for a turn onto Gun Barrel.  A few of us took advantage of a hill there to put a gap into those who wanted to ride at an off-season pace and we had a smallish group turning left on Pleasantville and eventually onto Leonard, Bader and then Basil Western.  The pace was fairly intense and our group had been whittled down to Steve, Dennis, Ginger, Ryan, Todd and Jeff S.  With wind out of the southwest, the wily veteran Todd kept me working hard, keeping his bike on the 4’ of asphalt to the right of the white line so I was unable to draft, even when he took his turn at the front.  Dude, don’t do that to a fellow wily veteran!  We cruised back to Cyclist Connection with 55 miles.

I returned to Canal Winchester for the Sunday ride and I suspect Roy will have a good description on his blog of his experience taking on Amanda as a stoker on his tandem.  While we were riding south on Cedar Hill I noted it appeared Amanda’s calves were neither tightening on the upstroke or down stroke but I don’t know if that means anything, necessarily.  Unfortunately, a broken cog ended their expedition at Canal and after Mark R arranged for his wife to pick them up, we continued and I ended up with 40 shortcutting miles.
12 Comments
Kevin
11/14/2009 08:53:13 pm

Ok….what did I do to get picked on??

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Cindy
11/14/2009 09:17:29 pm

It was just your turn...thanks, when he picks on someone else, he can leave his "regular victims" alone.

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Jamie
11/14/2009 11:18:34 pm

Sorry I couldn't make it...wife went to Chicago so I was on kid duty. This will probably end up being the last great weekend until April :(

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Slowpoke
11/17/2009 12:24:31 am

We keep saying 'this will be the last ride' and the weather continues to be outstanding! I bet we sneak another few great rides in yet this year.

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Kevin
11/17/2009 08:37:24 am

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kevin
11/17/2009 08:38:03 am

After five hours in the ER an MRI revealed I have torn my quadriceps muscle. Specifically the Sartorius is torn at the point where it connects to the pelvis. At first they thought I had tore it completely from the bone, however, it is only a partial tear and should heal without surgery. I have an appointment Friday with an orthopedic to confirm. I guess I won’t be riding the bike for a few weeks, but Lord willing I expect to return stronger for next season.

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Get well
11/18/2009 09:27:20 pm

Sorry to hear the bad news Kevin, hope everything heals up quickly and correctly.

I am assuming this injury happened to Kevin K. and not Kevin H. or Kevin R.

How did it happen? Were you just riding along and then RIPPP... there goes the quad!?

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Fatty Patty
11/18/2009 09:52:38 pm

There is a lot of confusion about Kevin's situation. Here is the real story. Kevin was bending over and he heard a ripping sound. While straightening, a fresh breeze was felt where normally there is not one. Seems the threading could not contain the flubber any longer. This is what my sources tell me really happened.

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Kevin H
11/18/2009 10:02:07 pm

It happened to me (Kevin H)I was doing power lunges in my basement, as I was going down I heard and felt this RIPPPP. I thought not good. So I tried to walk it off, massage the affected area, but it started to get worse. So I managed to make it up stairs, take a shower, shave, etc. after about two hours and excruciating pain I told Becky to take me to the ER.
Yesterday was much better, however, last night I was in a lot of pain so we will see how I progress today. I do have a nice purple leg that would match my “Greatful Dead” jersey. I will post updates on my progress and after I meet with the orthopedic Friday.

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Lance
11/18/2009 10:39:25 pm

Would this apply in this context “No nicknames or comments are intended to offend, accept them in the humor they are intended.”

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Ryan
11/19/2009 04:51:25 am

Sorry to hear about the mishap, Kevin H. Hope you heal up fast!

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Kevin
11/20/2009 07:47:13 am

Saw the doctor today, said it will take some time but no surgery is needed. So I will wait until I can get back on course. Hopefully this will not hinder me on my goals for next season. I plan to be back stronger, then maybe Mark will write about me, good stuff and not bad.

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