Day 2: 5k a day

Day 2 is complete for the running 5k a day for 30 days plan. I ran around the waterfront of downtown Portland.

I also checked out my Huki, down at the "boathouse". Its still there and looks good, although dusty.

The run went fine, a little better than yesterday, but yesterday's "course" was a little tougher ie hillier. Today was super flat and on cement, which isnt too great, but it was very pretty.

Only 28 days to go. The main goal is to get faster, the main concern is staying healthy, so all my free energy will be going into refueling, stretching and keeping the mental reserves topped up.

5k a day for a month?

Can I run 5k everyday for a month? Is it even a good idea? I'm going to try to do it, but might bail at any time.

getting it back

yeah so ive been gone for awhile, gone from this blog at least. its cyclocross season now and i was training for that, and i still am i guess. I still gavent found a good ride that i like yet, and i havent tried too hard to find it either. I kinda miss the SAC bike trail, that thing is sweet, and im spoiled by it, but it is flat and that kinda sucks.

My Zero G brakes kinda suck and I'll be swapping them out for the Ultegras i have sitting in a box. I like raw stopping power. Maybe i can get the Zero G's tuned or something?

Yeah, so the Thanksgiving turkey trot is going down next month, a 4 miler here in pdx, and i plan on racing, not just running, but hopefully racing too. The road to the great race starts tomorrow, and im excited, now off to bed.

The bike

So, just finished building up this Soloist. Came in at 16.4 lbs (i wasnt overly concerned with the weight at this point, sacrilege I know) I was more concerned with aerodynamics and not breaking my wallet.

Frame: Cervelo Soloist 56c
Fork: wolf
Cranks: KCNC
pedals: Speedplay X1 with alu bowties
BB: American classic
bars: Deda 215
saddle: Flite TT
STI: Ultegra
RD: Dura Ace
FD: Ultegra
Stem: Forte 110
bar tape: black generic
Front wheel: Zipp 440
Rear wheel: Corima
Cassette: KCNC
Chain: KMC 9sl
Brakes: Zero G

I was happy with the weight. I plan on dropping some more grams here and there over time. Also I have an idea on how to make the KCNC cranks aero like those FSA cranks Basso was using.

The bike hasnt been ridden yet, as the seatpost is a medium and I need a large (so the height is right but theres on like 2 inches into the frame) so the angles and height will be off still.

Also I plan on putting more modern stickers on the Zipp's and maybe some new stickers for the Corima cause theyre a little tired.

new aerobars by next feb

Not right now, cause i got no job and no money. But by next february, I'm going to be rocking some new aerobars. At this point, im looking at getting the Oval A910's. They look to be as adjustable, and they weigh 295 grams or so. My current Profile bars weigh 579 grams. almost 300 grams heavier! thats a lot, i didnt want to make weight the focus of this bike, but 300 grams is pretty insane amount of weight loss.

the a910s can be had for as little as $150 new, if i sell my T2's for like $60, im only paying $90 for 280 grams, thats a great $/gram ratio.

needing to ride

so my boat is in the "boathouse" now. Actually its just a bunch of kayak racks with shade over them under a freeway. But theyre locked up, out of the sun and any rain, and near the water.

Also, went on a very short commuter ride yesterday, up to the local hollywood video to get a DVD, and got to ride my orange commuter bike. It was a fun trip, but made me want to build up my Cervelo so i can go on a real ride and start training again.

Theres a duathlon on Sept 2nd, that I'd like to do.

Some new brakes

Im dropping some quid lately, but I just picked up some Zero Gravity Ti Brakes for a good price.

Theyre light and look bad ass, and at the price I paid, I can sell them on Ebay and still cut a profit.

I think they'll look cool on the new rig though.

the frame arrived

Yeah so, the FEDEX guy brought the frame to my door today, a day early.

Its pretty sweet. Fairly light (although thats not the focus of this bike), its got a massive and narrow downtube thats super aero (the focus).

Internal cable routing, carbon fork with carbon steering tube, carbon seatpost as well.

Im excited. Once I move, I'll strip the parts off of the current road bike (Cannondale Caad7) and swap them over, then sell the Cannondale.

It looks like everyone who owns one and is excited about their Soloist is excited for a reason, this is a sweet frame. I hope it fits me and rides sweet too.

Got the front wheel in the mail

The Zipp 440 came in the mail today, pretty cool looking. Feels light, Dura Ace hub. 990 grams w/o the skewer (and with the tire). Compare that to my training front wheel (Mavic Open Pro with Ultegra hub, clinchers with tire liners) which weigh 1300 grams, thats a pretty big drop (almost a pound off the front wheel alone). Plus the 440 is aero.



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The frame should be here by wednesday, the rear wheel who knows?

my new rear wheel

is going to be a pretty sweet Corima 4 spoke tubular race wheel. I was thinking of a disc, but decided against it in favor of something like this. These 3 or 4 spoke wheels are better in cross winds, which is nice.