Velodrome, Halloween, and Avenue Q
It was a fun and busy weekend.
Saturday morning, we went to the Alek Velodrome on the west side of town to do some track riding. First things first: track bikes are single speed fixed gear machines (no coasting) with no brakes. I took my Langster to the event. It's what I use for most of my casual rides, and it fits the bill.
The course is a third of a kilometer long, and the turns are steeply banked. It was unnerving at first - I was worried about either slipping down or banging a pedal on the surface, but neither happened. I only rode about 10 miles, but it wore me out. I was regularly pushing 21+mph, and I think I got up to 30mph on one stretch a time or two. I'll do it again, but it's opened up my eyes to some intervals I can start doing on my regular rides.
Pictures of the track here.
That evening, I went to a Halloween party and decided to try my hand at making my own costume. The results were fun, but very messy. There is a technique to making wounds that I'm still getting the hang of. Pictures here.
Yesterday, I saw Avenue Q. It's a R-rated musical with live actors and puppets, and it was quite funny. I recommend checking it out. Some good songs were "It sucks to be me", "Everyone's a little bit racist", and "The internet is great (for porn)".
Time to work. :)
