Greg Olmstead
A few years ago I took up cycling to get back in shape. What started out as 5-10 mile rides became 50-75 mile rides. These days, I train for double centuries and brevets. Because I'm 6'9" and 225, I don't expect to finish ahead of riders who are younger stronger, and lighter, but I'm always trying to find ways to shave time of my rides.
When I'm not riding, I build software to help people who work with kids with autism. You can find my software at
www.mobilethinking.com. You can email
me if you want.
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600K coming up
Contrary to my plans, I did not go out and preview the three loops this weekend. I figured that if I did that, I'd spend the next week recovering. I went for another short ride on friday to stay loose and limber and to get the blood pumping. I'll probably do a couple more of those this week to stay rested for the 600K.
This ride will be as much about planning as anything else. The ride is three different 200K loops; after each loop I'm back at the finish/start line where I can re-provision my fueling, add/remove clothing, etc.
If I complete the 600K, I'll qualify for the quadrennial 1200K Paris-Brest-Paris brevet this August. I'll check back in after the 600K, hopefully with good news.
