I’m starting to get pretty stoked for the Left Coast Velomobile Gathering and the Human Power Challenge coming up on Memorial Day weekend down in Portland – see the Events page for more info. I’m excited to see other velomobiles and meet their owners – maybe even something as amazing as this:
But my competitive side is also starting to get fired up for the HPC events. I’ve been riding pretty hard during my commutes to and from work, but it’s only 3 miles each way and I haven’t been getting out on any long rides lately, so I feel like my endurance is probably pretty pathetic right now. One of the HPC races is a one-hour/50k speed challenge. I know that I’ll probably never keep up a speed of over 30 mph for an hour in the Team, but I’m sure going to try. So I’m going to be putting in extra miles and effort over the next two months to hopefully get myself to a somewhat respectable point where I at least won’t die on the track. I’m also hoping that by the time the event rolls around, my hard work will have resulted in a svelte physique like Champion from the Triplets of Belleville.
*Excellent 3D renditions of Champion (and Madame Souza) by Michael Grote, a CG artist in South Wales.
Nothing but Legs
I will compare myself to this image every day in the mirror to gauge my progress - I've got a ways to go
[...] way to work I bent the chainring on my Schlumpf Speed Drive going up a hill – I guess those “Champion” thighs I had been working on proved to be my downfall! I had already replaced the chainring once when I [...]