Continuing our up the Arakawa and arcing southward series... this route builds upon our last couple of rides and adds both distance and elevation. That being said, there are a lot of bailout points along the way.
We'll head up the Arakawa to the Irumagawa were we will head the length of the Irumagawa bicycle path out towards Oume. From Oume we'll continue south past Musashi-Itsukaichi and out to the Kobu Tunnels. Descending from there we'll pass by Fujino & Uenohara, past Sagami-ko on our way to Miyagase-ko. From the lake we'll ascend the northside of Yabitsu Toge and then descend to Hadano for the train back to Tokyo.
As mentioned earlier there are numerous bailout points: Oume, Musashi-Itsukaichi, Fujino. Additionally, depending on the weather and road as well as how the group is feeling, we can make some route alterations to skip Yabitsu and head to Hon-Atsugi if need be.
This looks insanely intense and insanely painful! I wanna do it! If I can get out of work tomorrow, I will see you there!
I am in. Due to other commitments I will bail around the 112 k mark and head east on route 20 to Takao.
I'll be slow and probably bail but I'll talk to Eric tonight and try to make it I live in Nishi-Tokyo so I may bail at Oume and head back but idk I'll figure it out
Great, see you both in the morning! And, no worries about bailing early. If Alan and Naomi join us, they will be cutting the ride short as well.
I'll be bringing cubex down to the meet point. if we are not there on time we will be coming down the arakawa to meet you guys so we will run into you eventually.
I am definitely in HOWEVER I have an excuse to deny ''punishment long riding'' :hammer: on Girl's Day
I'll see how I feel (i.e. am I able to get up) - based on the hills, I'll ride my CX bike - at least it has a few gears - though, will be humping the 33C Schwalbes (Pray for snow and mud).
I might join if I feel genki enough in the morning. Will likely bail out at some point since this will be my first ride in 4 weeks.
Great, look forward to seeing you all in the morning! And, there's no guarantee I'll make it all the way either!
I just reloaded the page... and the forecast totally changed. Now it looks like no rain all day. WTF, was that all about? Maybe my browser had the page cached? Anyway to repeat, the weather looks like it should be OK for today.
I'm back, too. 1/2l of lo fat milk + protein and an aspirin. In bed! Maybe a bit too much to chew on with the flu and bronchitis chasing my butt - but it was a ride well done! Thanks again for organizing and leading such a suplerative outing!
Daniel you did great, you'll build your power and endurance quickly, I'm sure! Tim... take care of yourself, mate! You are my favorite masochist!
So after Uenohara, Eugen, Takaaki, Eric and I continued on southward, but due to me lagging behind on a long uphill slope, we missed our planned turn. That being said the alternate route we adlibbed, turned out great! I'm totally knackered!
I ended up with 171.5km ridden and just over 2000m climbed. Here is my GPS data for today: RideWithGPS
Looks like you all had a good ride. Looks like a nice course too. Wish I could have gotten the day off.
another good outing with you all, cheers! special thanks to dear leader for organizing and to others for the backgrounders on honey badger and fresh yeast.
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As a football prognosticator, I’d make a good doorstop. There isn’t much that I got right last week, so let’s start with my pick for the National Championship. Ole Miss will not win it. The Rebels dispatched that notion without debate in Gainesville’s swamp on Saturday evening.
Florida wrecked Ole Miss in every facet of the game, and this didn’t appear to be “just one of those nights.” In retrospect, there seem to be several possibilities that led to my return to Rebel reality.
I, along with a lot of other folks, vastly overestimated the quality of the many 5 star recruits signed in the last couple of years.
The Ole Miss coaches, players, and fans drank their own bathwater as it was being served up by their sports info folks.
Moving on to the rest of my misled predictions, I’ll have to apologize to the Crimson Tide for my momentary loss of perspective. Nick Saban took Mark Ritch to a coaching clinic between the hedges. My only questions is, how in the hell did he manage to lose to Ole Miss.
My Bulldogs did not surprise the Texas A&M Aggies. Unlike the Ole Miss game, there is little doubt why we got beat. A&M has a better football team. There’s not much we could do about that. I did manage to get two games right. Clemson hung on to beat Notre Dame, and TCU humiliated Texas.
There were other games in which I had an interest but also had the good judgment not to try and predict the outcomes. Memphis moved to 5-0 with a close win over South Florida, and I may be wrong, but I think this is the first 5-0 start for the Blue Bengals in modern times.
Missouri returned to the winners circle with a hard fought victory over the ole ball coach’s hapless Gamecocks, while Vandy squeaked by Middle Tennessee State, Kentucky edged Eastern Kentucky, and Auburn beat San Jose State. Tennessee figured out a way to lose another close game, this time to Arkansas’s struggling Razorbacks.
Next week’s games are all pretty vanilla. There’s not a premier matchup, but there will still be lots of chances for ranked teams to muff it. In spite of my miserable performance this past week, I’m going to trudge on and make some picks.
LSU should handle South Carolina, but it won’t be a rout, and I’m going to stick with Ole Miss and take them over the Aggies of New Mexico State. I expect Mississippi State to beat Troy with ease, and for Georgia to bounce back and take Tennessee in a close ballgame.
Alabama will win at home against Arkansas, but again, I don’t look for a rout. Florida will travel to Columbia to play Mizzou and will find a resurgent set of Tigers waiting for them. Florida might have a letdown after whacking Ole Miss, and I’m picking the Tigers.
As I said, most of the games are routine and most should go to the favored team. Auburn has the week off prior to its Thursday night match up with Kentucky. As the season nears the halfway point, Ohio State continues to maintain a hold on #1, despite a ho-hum schedule and close calls. I expect someone to stop this farce before the season ends.
As a State fan I would not rule out the Rebels. They have incredible talent on both sides of the ball and if Tunsil can get back in, their offense will improve considerably. They could well finish without another loss and they have the tie-breaker against Bama. Either Bama (again) or OM could beat Georgia in the title game and I feel Florida will lose at least twice before then. A&M is an excellent, well balanced team and will win a lot of games. Then there’s LSU – who will lose to OM in Oxford.
State is just so-so with a good qb and little else. This is the first year in a bunch when we have not had a serviceable rb. Robinson was a major loss and there is no replacement this year. Our defensive secondary is better than last year but the OL stinks. Look for 6-6 or possibly 7-5 and a minor bowl.
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Today I cover two separate topics: Rand Paul’s heroic opposition to the Mike Pompeo and Gina Haspel nominations, and the Libertarian Party’s strange statement the day of the recent student walkout. That second thing should not have happened.