Dear Club,
We are pleased to announce another member participating in the 2010 Men's
Race Team (CAT 3/4/5) Program. Please welcome:
Will Ostrander
Will wants to race some Crits for us but will concentrate mostly on Road
Racing.
Hope you all had a great weekend at camp or not at camp!.
Kind regards
Jens
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Team camp summary
Just wanted to put out a quick summary of our terrific weekend in the Buellton/Solvang region -- many thanks to Kurt Stockton for heading down and directing the training for the weekend and organizing the U25s accordingly.
The rainy weather was only a factor on Friday, where our ride was cut a wee bit short secondary to chilly conditions.
Saturday led to some seriously beautiful riding, the only thing slowing us down was a few flat tires!
Sunday's ride, a slight bit shorter, was nonetheless spectacular, with views of Mt. Figueroa (apparently a lot of snow on top, so no summit this time!).
As for recreational activities, there was much entertainment provided musically by our own Christine Barron (talented sprinter and pianist, who knew?!), hilarious Password sessions, and some tremendous food (thanks to Will Ostrander for organizing the food purchasing and Lawrence Novitch and Barry for helping with the cooking! Julia's chili was awesome as well!)
So, I just want to thank everyone who attended the camp in helping to make it a valuable experience for everyone. For those of you who missed out, bummed you couldn't make it -- tremendous team building experience on and off the bike!
Julie Guthrie
The rainy weather was only a factor on Friday, where our ride was cut a wee bit short secondary to chilly conditions.
Saturday led to some seriously beautiful riding, the only thing slowing us down was a few flat tires!
Sunday's ride, a slight bit shorter, was nonetheless spectacular, with views of Mt. Figueroa (apparently a lot of snow on top, so no summit this time!).
As for recreational activities, there was much entertainment provided musically by our own Christine Barron (talented sprinter and pianist, who knew?!), hilarious Password sessions, and some tremendous food (thanks to Will Ostrander for organizing the food purchasing and Lawrence Novitch and Barry for helping with the cooking! Julia's chili was awesome as well!)
So, I just want to thank everyone who attended the camp in helping to make it a valuable experience for everyone. For those of you who missed out, bummed you couldn't make it -- tremendous team building experience on and off the bike!
Julie Guthrie
Monday, January 25, 2010
Race Report: CBR Women cat 4
Race: CBR Dominguez Hills
Category: Women IV
Raced: Kendall Seyer
After a long rainy week in LA, all I wanted to do with my weekend was get outdoors and take advantage of living in a place with year-round summertime. Saturday: Went to Training Camp to greet our awesome U25 men and women... and awesome O25s too, including the majority of the Women's Team. After enjoying great company, delicious food, a nice cold Sierra Nevada and kicking butt in Password (yeah that's right, I won), I drove back home to get a little shut eye before... Sunday: RACE DAY! I suited up and grabbed my bike while my neighbors headed off to the beach...
Neighbors: Hey bike lady, you wanna join us?
Kendall: Beach?! Pffff... whatever! It's the first race of the season!!!
Neighbors: Where you ridin'? Beach path?
Kendall: Dominguez Hills.
Neighbors: SILENCE... BLANK STARES...
Kendall: Carson?... (more blank stares). About 20 miles south... (nothing). Near Ikea.
Neighbors: Ohhhh, Ikea!
They think I'm nuts for wearing lycra in public, so I decided to not try and explain why I would rather spend my Sunday under the sunshine and clear skies of an industrial park 20 miles down the freeway. I packed up my bike and headed off. "Good luck racing Ikea, crazy bike lady!"
At Dom Hills, we Cat 4 Women start racing one minute after the 1, 2, 3 Women. Do the guys EVER do that? This was the biggest field I've ever seen in a Cat 4 race-- about 15. We were off to a damn good start-- we passed the 1, 2, 3's! Uhhhhh, aren't THEY supposed to be passing US? A little excitement with a blown tire at the front of the pack on turn 2. But disaster averted. Relatively uneventful after that. Honestly, I'm still new to this. My strategy was chug Prolong, try to follow Casey and Lauren's advice (thank you!!!!!), don't look at my HR monitor (I actually did peek-- it was freakin' high!), try to find a steady wheel and stick on it, HTFU and just ride my bloody bike as fast as I possibly can. So that's what I did, for 30 minutes. And then I happily crossed the Finish Line. Welcome to the 2010 race season ladies and gentlemen!!!
P.S. My neighbors came home with sunburn and indigestion from greasy food.
Category: Women IV
Raced: Kendall Seyer
After a long rainy week in LA, all I wanted to do with my weekend was get outdoors and take advantage of living in a place with year-round summertime. Saturday: Went to Training Camp to greet our awesome U25 men and women... and awesome O25s too, including the majority of the Women's Team. After enjoying great company, delicious food, a nice cold Sierra Nevada and kicking butt in Password (yeah that's right, I won), I drove back home to get a little shut eye before... Sunday: RACE DAY! I suited up and grabbed my bike while my neighbors headed off to the beach...
Neighbors: Hey bike lady, you wanna join us?
Kendall: Beach?! Pffff... whatever! It's the first race of the season!!!
Neighbors: Where you ridin'? Beach path?
Kendall: Dominguez Hills.
Neighbors: SILENCE... BLANK STARES...
Kendall: Carson?... (more blank stares). About 20 miles south... (nothing). Near Ikea.
Neighbors: Ohhhh, Ikea!
They think I'm nuts for wearing lycra in public, so I decided to not try and explain why I would rather spend my Sunday under the sunshine and clear skies of an industrial park 20 miles down the freeway. I packed up my bike and headed off. "Good luck racing Ikea, crazy bike lady!"
At Dom Hills, we Cat 4 Women start racing one minute after the 1, 2, 3 Women. Do the guys EVER do that? This was the biggest field I've ever seen in a Cat 4 race-- about 15. We were off to a damn good start-- we passed the 1, 2, 3's! Uhhhhh, aren't THEY supposed to be passing US? A little excitement with a blown tire at the front of the pack on turn 2. But disaster averted. Relatively uneventful after that. Honestly, I'm still new to this. My strategy was chug Prolong, try to follow Casey and Lauren's advice (thank you!!!!!), don't look at my HR monitor (I actually did peek-- it was freakin' high!), try to find a steady wheel and stick on it, HTFU and just ride my bloody bike as fast as I possibly can. So that's what I did, for 30 minutes. And then I happily crossed the Finish Line. Welcome to the 2010 race season ladies and gentlemen!!!
P.S. My neighbors came home with sunburn and indigestion from greasy food.
CBR Season Opener Race Report- NOW men
I wanted to give you all a flavor of what happened at the CBR Season Opener
race this morning. It was a beautiful day but very cold! Although after
the rain we will take the cold any day.
CAT 4 - Scott Lipe
Scott did the CAT 4 race by himself. He said that it was a little, shall we
say, skittish. There were a number of close calls particularly at the end
of the race. Scott looked very strong, keeping away from the trouble spots
while working on his fitness. Oh yes, almost forgot, he had the best leg
warmers on. I am sure he will break them out again when more people from
the Team come out to race. They were a sight-to-behold! I think they were
pink, with cartoon figures on them (could have been Betty Boop - not sure,
did not want to look too close). Kevin, you would have been impressed, it
looked like both his legs were tattooed! Hilarious! Scott, feel free to
give more details...
30+ CAT 4/5 - John Velez, Nick Hare, Jens Wallrabe
For the 30+ 3/4 race, John, Nick, and I lined up for this 40 minute
extravaganza. All of us viewed this first race as a training "session"
versus a race where we wanted to podium. It was the largest line-up I have
ever been amongst, with over 100 racers. There were a number of teams with
many team members, for instance La Grange had 7 to 8 team members, South Bay
Wheelmen had about 6 racers, etc, etc....and then there was us. Three!
The race started and there was instantly a free-for-all as people were
battling just to be in the front third of the race. We all managed to do
that and stay there for most the race. There were probably 7-10 unsafe
riders one had to really watch out for. For instance, there was one guy
whose brakes kept on squealing really loudly, which made a few people
nervous to the point where every time he applied the brakes people would
yell at him "fucking amateur!"
I felt VERY strong even with a tendon and calf problem. But I have
progressed somewhat as a bike rider to understand that there is no reason to
attempt fate, get over excited, push really hard, and make the injuries
worse. So, I stayed true to my game plan of staying as close to the front
as possible with no heroics! Looking at John and Nick they too looked
strong...NO one was going to push the NOW boys around!
What I could not understand was that none of the teams were working
together! They were all riding as individuals. During the race I talked to
myself. I said "Self - when we get our Team line-up sorted, ride together
some more, participate in a couple of coaching sessions together, I think we
are going to make a big impression. We, the NOW-MS Society, 3/4/5 Masters
Men are going to be the team to beat!"
At "Five laps to go" the energy of the peloton was pulsating! There was
quite a bit of shoving, yelling "keep your line mutha fukka!" (Actually,
that could have been me who yelled that...). With 3 or 4 more laps to go
there was a crash just after one of the corners on the straight! What the
hell! Our own John Velez went down over the rider who caused the crash (I
think a total of 4 riders went down). Like a true NOW trooper he got up and
rejoined the race!!!
We came in with the front third of the peloton. John has a sore wrist and
hand, but no broken bones. We are all happy about that! Heal quickly john.
In the immortal words of Vanilla Ice - "Ice, ice baby!"
So, to sum up then: Personally, all I wanted to do was stay in the peloton
and work on my fitness within the context of a race. Mission accomplished!
I had a blast racing with John and Nick (and seeing Scott in his tights!).
I am so looking forward for this season. I have a feeling we are going to be
putting forward a strong team!
Jens
race this morning. It was a beautiful day but very cold! Although after
the rain we will take the cold any day.
CAT 4 - Scott Lipe
Scott did the CAT 4 race by himself. He said that it was a little, shall we
say, skittish. There were a number of close calls particularly at the end
of the race. Scott looked very strong, keeping away from the trouble spots
while working on his fitness. Oh yes, almost forgot, he had the best leg
warmers on. I am sure he will break them out again when more people from
the Team come out to race. They were a sight-to-behold! I think they were
pink, with cartoon figures on them (could have been Betty Boop - not sure,
did not want to look too close). Kevin, you would have been impressed, it
looked like both his legs were tattooed! Hilarious! Scott, feel free to
give more details...
30+ CAT 4/5 - John Velez, Nick Hare, Jens Wallrabe
For the 30+ 3/4 race, John, Nick, and I lined up for this 40 minute
extravaganza. All of us viewed this first race as a training "session"
versus a race where we wanted to podium. It was the largest line-up I have
ever been amongst, with over 100 racers. There were a number of teams with
many team members, for instance La Grange had 7 to 8 team members, South Bay
Wheelmen had about 6 racers, etc, etc....and then there was us. Three!
The race started and there was instantly a free-for-all as people were
battling just to be in the front third of the race. We all managed to do
that and stay there for most the race. There were probably 7-10 unsafe
riders one had to really watch out for. For instance, there was one guy
whose brakes kept on squealing really loudly, which made a few people
nervous to the point where every time he applied the brakes people would
yell at him "fucking amateur!"
I felt VERY strong even with a tendon and calf problem. But I have
progressed somewhat as a bike rider to understand that there is no reason to
attempt fate, get over excited, push really hard, and make the injuries
worse. So, I stayed true to my game plan of staying as close to the front
as possible with no heroics! Looking at John and Nick they too looked
strong...NO one was going to push the NOW boys around!
What I could not understand was that none of the teams were working
together! They were all riding as individuals. During the race I talked to
myself. I said "Self - when we get our Team line-up sorted, ride together
some more, participate in a couple of coaching sessions together, I think we
are going to make a big impression. We, the NOW-MS Society, 3/4/5 Masters
Men are going to be the team to beat!"
At "Five laps to go" the energy of the peloton was pulsating! There was
quite a bit of shoving, yelling "keep your line mutha fukka!" (Actually,
that could have been me who yelled that...). With 3 or 4 more laps to go
there was a crash just after one of the corners on the straight! What the
hell! Our own John Velez went down over the rider who caused the crash (I
think a total of 4 riders went down). Like a true NOW trooper he got up and
rejoined the race!!!
We came in with the front third of the peloton. John has a sore wrist and
hand, but no broken bones. We are all happy about that! Heal quickly john.
In the immortal words of Vanilla Ice - "Ice, ice baby!"
So, to sum up then: Personally, all I wanted to do was stay in the peloton
and work on my fitness within the context of a race. Mission accomplished!
I had a blast racing with John and Nick (and seeing Scott in his tights!).
I am so looking forward for this season. I have a feeling we are going to be
putting forward a strong team!
Jens
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Race Report CBR 40+ 1/2/3
Despite having taken six weeks off and completing only 7 rides since
I started back, I was oddly eager to race today. So I lined up for the
40+ race, thanks to Abigail helping keep an eye on my daughter Sisi,
my number one cheerleader. I was the solo racer for NOW-MS Society.
The field was very large and very competitive. Amgen had both sheer
numbers and awesome power. It will make it easy to root for everyone
and anyone else all season. ;-)
Thurlow and I got a gap on the second lap but thankfully the field
shut that down within a lap, despite one other having bridged across.
About mid-race, Thurlow and somebody else got away and stayed away. I
presume Thurlow won but not really sure.
No other breaks really threatened but there were a number of moves
that required effort to cover.
Amgen had an army of guys to lead out Antony Galvan, who won the field
sprint for 3rd (wearing his UBS kit and not the Amgen kit, a technical
no-no so the entire Amgen squad is lucky nobody protested).
I had moved up to the top-10 on the last lap but got pinched a little
and decided the first race of the season wasn't the ideal time to take
risk in holding my position. I was probably top-25 or close to it.
Most importantly, I had fun and got a good speed workout in.
The race was very safe and fairly fast. I'm a huge fan of the CBR
races and encourage others to come out.
Eddie
I started back, I was oddly eager to race today. So I lined up for the
40+ race, thanks to Abigail helping keep an eye on my daughter Sisi,
my number one cheerleader. I was the solo racer for NOW-MS Society.
The field was very large and very competitive. Amgen had both sheer
numbers and awesome power. It will make it easy to root for everyone
and anyone else all season. ;-)
Thurlow and I got a gap on the second lap but thankfully the field
shut that down within a lap, despite one other having bridged across.
About mid-race, Thurlow and somebody else got away and stayed away. I
presume Thurlow won but not really sure.
No other breaks really threatened but there were a number of moves
that required effort to cover.
Amgen had an army of guys to lead out Antony Galvan, who won the field
sprint for 3rd (wearing his UBS kit and not the Amgen kit, a technical
no-no so the entire Amgen squad is lucky nobody protested).
I had moved up to the top-10 on the last lap but got pinched a little
and decided the first race of the season wasn't the ideal time to take
risk in holding my position. I was probably top-25 or close to it.
Most importantly, I had fun and got a good speed workout in.
The race was very safe and fairly fast. I'm a huge fan of the CBR
races and encourage others to come out.
Eddie
Friday, January 22, 2010
NOW women's team news for 2010
Every month we do a round up of news about the Women’s Team, and distribute to our team. One of our Masters asked that I forward this month’s, so you can know what we’ve been up to. Enjoy
LK
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 12:50 PM, now.keoghan@verizon.net wrote:
Hi everyone,
I hope you are managing to get your training in despite the rain. I grew up
experiencing this kind of rain practically everyday in winter, so I'm ready
for sun again. Spoilt rotten I know.
Please save this email group list as it's the latest.
Just a quick round up of news.
1. Trudi hosted the Women's Cat 4 meeting last Sunday. Thank you. It was
great to hear everyone's goals for 2010. Trudi is looking forward to some
great RR this season, especially if it includes climbing.
2. Vikki Appel our hardcore Canadian :) met her team at the meeting. After
she told us the story of finishing a road race on her boyfriends mountain
bike, because she was in a break and didn't want to give up 8th place, we
fell in love with her. Clearly she fits in perfectly.
3. Nicole is racing CBR this weekend. Good luck. She also just moved in
with her boyfriend. Yay! Very cute couple.
4. Kendall is also racing CBR this weekend. Good luck to you too. You and
Nicole are breaking the ice for the women's team. Kendall is also our club
Director of PR and Marketing and Captain of the Cat 4 team
5. Linda is gearing up for her Tri in Hawaii in March. She is also looking
at racing some RR this season. Linda has also taken on
the role of Director of Club Membership.
6. Dora has been doing a lot of mountain biking during the off season. She
is strong on the hills and pretty fearless descending. She is going to be
doing a number of RR this season.
7. Betsy has been training hard with Dotsie and has marked a number of key
races for the season, including San Dimas. She has been working on her
sprinting!
8. Christine, our youngest, is fired up to race her first road race this
season. As long as it's flat and fast, she's up for it (her words).
Christine is Cat 2 on the track as you know, but is new to the road. For
someone who is used to doing Madisons it won't be a problem for her to
muscle her way to the front!!
9. Julie Guthrie is a few points away from her Cat 2 upgrade so is going to
focus on knocking off a few races early season. Please help her reach her
goal!! She is also the new Director of Special Events!
10. Abigail is pregnant and is due in July. She and Aron are so excited
although Ab misses her team mates a lot. I suggest we all do a spin class
together when she gets the go ahead. Congratulations Abigail.
11. Debbie has put in a good base during the off season and will be looking
at specific track races for 2010
12. Lauren Jacobsen, our WC sprinter is hammering it away in the gym and on
the road with Antony. God help anyone who decides to do the 500m Team
Sprint (cough cough - me) That person better get moving!!
13. Angela is close to completing her police training. We are so proud of
her. She gets up before 4 each morning and trains on her bike before going
and getting the s--- beaten out of her at the Academy.
14. Lauren Liscinski is coming to LA for three weeks for some freelance TV
work. To say she is excited to be with her tribe in LA is an
understatement!! I personally can't wait to have her here.
15. Jen Jo will be at the U25 camp this weekend and is excited to see her
team mates. She's fired up for a great season.
16. Jenna is in Australia right now and showing off about the weather being
nice. She won't be at the camp this weekend. We'll miss you Jenna
17. Julia La Franchise is coming to LA tonight and then joining us at camp
this weekend. She is excited about her strong team for this season!! Her
first race will be Poor College Kids and Mothballs. I met Julia last year
in a break at Mothballs. I was so excited that we stayed away. Despite being from
different teams, we worked so well together. As a result I got 3rd. After I asked her to join the
team. I had no idea she was great friends with Lauren and Jen Jo!!!
18. Kendall Ryan is going to focus on Mountain Bike racing and Road this
year. She will also be at camp this weekend. I am excited to race with all
the girls this season.
19. Welcome Ivie Crawford, our latest junior to join the ranks. Kendall
will send all the women's team an introduction to Ivie. I know some of the
Cat 4 women have had an introduction.
20. Finally ME -- well I'm very excited to be the Co-President of the club
with Mike Novitch. I have been developing new roles with some key players,
including Julie, Kendall, Trudi and Linda, so we will fill you in at the Pro
Night at Cynergy Jan 30th. Please come and meet your sponsors and drink
Sierra Nevada (responsibly as Eddie would say).
So that's it. We have 20 strong, fabulous women on the NOW-MS Team. You
should be so proud. Our team (which is not so "wee" anymore) consists of
the best group of women in So Cal. We all get on so well and we ride hard
too. Sounds perfect to me. As as I keep hearing -- the girls are not bad
on the eyes either! Life could be worse
Good luck for the camp, good luck for the race Sunday, and enjoy your
weekend whatever you are doing!
Louise
LK
On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 12:50 PM, now.keoghan@verizon.net
Hi everyone,
I hope you are managing to get your training in despite the rain. I grew up
experiencing this kind of rain practically everyday in winter, so I'm ready
for sun again. Spoilt rotten I know.
Please save this email group list as it's the latest.
Just a quick round up of news.
1. Trudi hosted the Women's Cat 4 meeting last Sunday. Thank you. It was
great to hear everyone's goals for 2010. Trudi is looking forward to some
great RR this season, especially if it includes climbing.
2. Vikki Appel our hardcore Canadian :) met her team at the meeting. After
she told us the story of finishing a road race on her boyfriends mountain
bike, because she was in a break and didn't want to give up 8th place, we
fell in love with her. Clearly she fits in perfectly.
3. Nicole is racing CBR this weekend. Good luck. She also just moved in
with her boyfriend. Yay! Very cute couple.
4. Kendall is also racing CBR this weekend. Good luck to you too. You and
Nicole are breaking the ice for the women's team. Kendall is also our club
Director of PR and Marketing and Captain of the Cat 4 team
5. Linda is gearing up for her Tri in Hawaii in March. She is also looking
at racing some RR this season. Linda has also taken on
the role of Director of Club Membership.
6. Dora has been doing a lot of mountain biking during the off season. She
is strong on the hills and pretty fearless descending. She is going to be
doing a number of RR this season.
7. Betsy has been training hard with Dotsie and has marked a number of key
races for the season, including San Dimas. She has been working on her
sprinting!
8. Christine, our youngest, is fired up to race her first road race this
season. As long as it's flat and fast, she's up for it (her words).
Christine is Cat 2 on the track as you know, but is new to the road. For
someone who is used to doing Madisons it won't be a problem for her to
muscle her way to the front!!
9. Julie Guthrie is a few points away from her Cat 2 upgrade so is going to
focus on knocking off a few races early season. Please help her reach her
goal!! She is also the new Director of Special Events!
10. Abigail is pregnant and is due in July. She and Aron are so excited
although Ab misses her team mates a lot. I suggest we all do a spin class
together when she gets the go ahead. Congratulations Abigail.
11. Debbie has put in a good base during the off season and will be looking
at specific track races for 2010
12. Lauren Jacobsen, our WC sprinter is hammering it away in the gym and on
the road with Antony. God help anyone who decides to do the 500m Team
Sprint (cough cough - me) That person better get moving!!
13. Angela is close to completing her police training. We are so proud of
her. She gets up before 4 each morning and trains on her bike before going
and getting the s--- beaten out of her at the Academy.
14. Lauren Liscinski is coming to LA for three weeks for some freelance TV
work. To say she is excited to be with her tribe in LA is an
understatement!! I personally can't wait to have her here.
15. Jen Jo will be at the U25 camp this weekend and is excited to see her
team mates. She's fired up for a great season.
16. Jenna is in Australia right now and showing off about the weather being
nice. She won't be at the camp this weekend. We'll miss you Jenna
17. Julia La Franchise is coming to LA tonight and then joining us at camp
this weekend. She is excited about her strong team for this season!! Her
first race will be Poor College Kids and Mothballs. I met Julia last year
in a break at Mothballs. I was so excited that we stayed away. Despite being from
different teams, we worked so well together. As a result I got 3rd. After I asked her to join the
team. I had no idea she was great friends with Lauren and Jen Jo!!!
18. Kendall Ryan is going to focus on Mountain Bike racing and Road this
year. She will also be at camp this weekend. I am excited to race with all
the girls this season.
19. Welcome Ivie Crawford, our latest junior to join the ranks. Kendall
will send all the women's team an introduction to Ivie. I know some of the
Cat 4 women have had an introduction.
20. Finally ME -- well I'm very excited to be the Co-President of the club
with Mike Novitch. I have been developing new roles with some key players,
including Julie, Kendall, Trudi and Linda, so we will fill you in at the Pro
Night at Cynergy Jan 30th. Please come and meet your sponsors and drink
Sierra Nevada (responsibly as Eddie would say).
So that's it. We have 20 strong, fabulous women on the NOW-MS Team. You
should be so proud. Our team (which is not so "wee" anymore) consists of
the best group of women in So Cal. We all get on so well and we ride hard
too. Sounds perfect to me. As as I keep hearing -- the girls are not bad
on the eyes either! Life could be worse
Good luck for the camp, good luck for the race Sunday, and enjoy your
weekend whatever you are doing!
Louise
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Cross Race Report #1 of 2010
Hansen Dam at 12:15,over 80 degrees of So Calls version of winter.
I signed up for the 35+ and took one "look see" lap and off we went.I took the hole shot
and held it for the better part of the first lap.I managed to hold off 90% of everyone,its that 10% that got me.I hung in for 10th place in my first race of 2010.
Kevin
I signed up for the 35+ and took one "look see" lap and off we went.I took the hole shot
and held it for the better part of the first lap.I managed to hold off 90% of everyone,its that 10% that got me.I hung in for 10th place in my first race of 2010.
Kevin
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