Prospect Park Weekday Training Sessions & Riding

May 03, 2013 at 04:21 PM

we saw all kinds of oddness going on the last 2 nights.

on wednesday, lots of random salmon coming the wrong way down the uphill....and one of those po-po golf carts pulling people over and ticketing them.

then last night, on my first lap i found myself suddenly surrounded by a sketch crew of random cat 6'ers engaging in a "downhill only " bombing run. now, i'm supposed to keep the ticker on the low end these days, but i felt the safer option was to hit the jets to get a gap. felt good to put out something more than 220 watts for a change - and all just to save my skin from the swerving fools!

Edwin Ortiz

May 03, 2013 at 04:33 PM

Im shooting for 5-ish today.. openers openers openers

David Yang

May 03, 2013 at 04:47 PM

Slept in this morning so will be out around 7ish for openers.

markusewicz

May 03, 2013 at 05:10 PM

@Jules I'm heading out the door now, riding until 2:45 or when the pollen become too much.

Brendan Rigby

May 03, 2013 at 07:02 PM

i have been aggressively employing my speedbell lately.

Jules

May 03, 2013 at 08:30 PM

I'm still stuck inside...

KHAN

David Yang

May 03, 2013 at 08:54 PM

Jules said:

I'm still stuck inside...
KHAN

"You'll go where I go, eat who I eat, defile who I defile!"

Oh wait, wrong Khan...

Brendan Rigby

May 03, 2013 at 09:35 PM

I'll be there at some point in the next hour or two. Going slow. I just ate so. Much. Halal. Cart.

David Yang

May 03, 2013 at 10:11 PM

Stuck at work, so will be out much later (if at all).

Mark Clifford

May 07, 2013 at 08:52 PM

will be there from 7 tonight for some slow recovery laps.

David Yang

May 09, 2013 at 08:40 PM

Hoping to be out there around 7 tonight for sprints.

Mark Clifford

May 10, 2013 at 06:39 PM

will be there around 6, 6:30pm for some openers.

eragot

May 10, 2013 at 06:57 PM

4:15 for openers for me

Dan Reiners

May 10, 2013 at 07:50 PM

I might be out there with a friend around 6:15 or so.

mperlberg

May 16, 2013 at 05:35 PM

I'm still recovering from a bout of FBF flu that knocked me on my ass yesterday, but I'll be out riding a moderate endurance / recovery pace today starting around 5:45.

Jeffrey White

May 16, 2013 at 05:48 PM

I might roll out to that just to ride bikes.

tito

May 16, 2013 at 06:28 PM

Hey dudes - In about a week I'm moving back to Brooklyn for the summer (yes!) - are weekday morning training seshes still happening?

jim_nelson

May 16, 2013 at 06:45 PM

Tito - they sure are. There is a separate thread for PP Weekday Morning Training. Hope to see you out there.

Ryan J

May 17, 2013 at 06:54 PM

I want to head out today for some enjoyably paced riding at around 4:30 or 5

mperlberg

May 17, 2013 at 07:00 PM

I hope to be out by 5.

eragot

May 17, 2013 at 07:47 PM

See you out there.

Jeffrey White

May 17, 2013 at 08:27 PM

Googa Mooga is in effect. "Enjoyably paced" might have to be a loose term.

Brendan Rigby

May 17, 2013 at 08:48 PM

you'd better not hit me while i'm besandaled on my commuter en route to THE GOOGA's bike valet

Jules

May 17, 2013 at 09:03 PM

Roger orange leader we have an affirmative GoogaMooga I say again a-firmative Googa (Click) orange leader do you copy? Orange leader? (Click) Sir, I think we may have lost another one...

Patrick Jones

May 17, 2013 at 09:25 PM

Who decided to schedule Googa Mooga and BK half on the same weekend? (This is a question designed to convey disapproval).

eragot

May 17, 2013 at 10:40 PM

Googa wasn't so bad. The volunteers and staff were pretty good about stopping people from crossing at the one crossing spot at the top of the downhill (Bartell Pritchard Circle? 15th St). And the staff was continually trying to push the line into the rec lane or hte grass to clear the rec lane. I think they are doing a pretty good job considering the people streaming into the park. By 6 or so, the stream had died down a bit too.

Jules

May 18, 2013 at 03:19 AM

WOw

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/a-curious-costbenefit-analysis-of-a-park-fund-raiser/