July Time Trial

[TimT]

Ok looks like I'm running the July time trial. So after talking to a few of you and Eric. I figure we have 3 courses we can run. clock wise, counter clock wise and the long lap. So sense we've done one of each I figure we should run them in a round robin fashion. So with that said this race will be one lap clock wise.Next month counter clockwise and the month after the long lap. then do it all over again. Any thoughts on that? We can also randomly pull from a hat the day of the race the course we run.
Next I thought of starting off with a 1 minute interval. Just to make it move faster,but as Eric pointed out if we get enough people we could have people starting and finishing at the same time. So unless we get some major objection we will keep it at 2 minutes. Or we can have 2 timers one for just starting and one for just finishing. Will need another volunteer to make that work.
Start position will be first come first served. Unless you want to do 2 laps........then we will work it out.

I should be able to bring the RV again. We do have a guest staying in it now but they are leaving Friday.
Also I have something other then a t-shirt and bells for first and last place. It will be a surprise.
I'll also bring water and mellon. Can some one bring some gator aid and maybe some other fruit? I'll have an ice chest too.
Discuss please.

Tim

[breaux]

Tim, thanks for stepping up and running the TT again. Takes a lot to be the one running the show instead of riding around having fun. Thanks.....

As for the course I think round robin makes sense. Mixes it up. Makes sure you won't run the same loop 2 times in a row.

About the start intervals....1 minute vs 2 minutes....I'd say it depends on how many people show up. If more than 15 riders show up then 1 minute may help speed things up.

[free-bird]

Tim,

I'm down to help out with the coordinator spot, and will bring some goodies for after the trial. Might want to talk to Eric about the Gatorade, he has the water cooler and might even have the mix at his house...if not, we can grab a new container.

**The time trial is this Sunday, July 25, starting at 8:00 to beat the heat.**

Be there;)

[ratboy]

i have no more mix, but i can bring the cooler to worlk sat.

[TimT]

Great bring the cooler and I'll pick up some mix.

Tim

[vudu]

i'm in with an easy shade pop-up and refreshments...

[TimT]

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tr ... ml#a_topad

Looks like rain on race day. I will keep an eye on this and I'll make the call no later then Saturday July 24 by 8 PM. I'll post here and phone some people to pass the word.

later
Tim

[TimT]

Wife sent me a weather breif that she got. So in short it looks like rain. Just depends on which side of the storm we are on. I'll make the call at 8pm Saturday night.
Brief below.



This morning's weather forecast. Some rain, some wind but not much else.

-----Original Message-----
From: weathercenter@usouthal.edu [mailto:weathercenter@usouthal.edu]
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 7:06 AM
To: Weather Center
Subject: Tropical Storm Bonnie - Friday Morning Update

Coastal Weather Research Center Clients,

New Developments: Bonnie is moving faster toward the west-northwest. The storm is expected to arrive in the Florida Keys/South Florida today and on the northern Gulf coast Saturday night or early Sunday.

Track Forecast Discussion: Presently Bonnie is located in the western Bahamas a little over 80 miles south southeast of Miami, FL. The storm is well entrenched within deep easterly flow on the south side of a persistent ridge of high pressure and the forward speed of Bonnie has increased to 19 mph. The storm should continue on a west-northwest track at a brisk speed across the Florida Straits/extreme south Florida area today and then to the northern Gulf coast by Saturday night or early Sunday. All interests in these locations need to monitor this system closely.

Intensity Forecast Discussion: Bonnie has now entered a region of stronger southeasterly winds aloft which is keeping the system within a shearing influence on the east side of a large upper-level trough to the west. This shearing influence has kept Bonnie from intensifying overnight and actually pressures in the center of the storm are a little higher than they were yesterday afternoon. Also, data from aircraft reconnaissance earlier this morning indicates that the circulation on the south side of the storm is extremely weak and possibly on the verge of collapse. The adverse shear is expected to continue over the storm through most of its trip across the Gulf. In addition, the cyclonic circulation around the upper-level trough to the west should further inhibit the high-level exhaust mechanism over the storm. Given these conditions, Bonnie may have already seen its best environment. Little if any additional strengthening is expected due to the influence of the upper-level trough. There is a distinct possibility that the deteriorating environment may actually cause some weakening of the system over the northern Gulf prior to the final landfall on the northern Gulf coast. Due to the marginal atmospheric factors surrounding the storm, it is very unlikely this system will ever approach hurricane strength.

Rainfall: Heavy squalls are moving onshore in southeast Florida this morning. Given the faster motion of Bonnie and the rather small size of the storm, rainfall totals will be rather low for a tropical system. Squalls will begin on the north-central Gulf coast on Saturday and spread westward along the coast through Sunday as the system approaches. Rainfall totals of 1-3 inches are possible in both regions near and to the north of the storm track.

A BLOHW Model forecast will be available around 9:00 am CDT this morning.

Dr. Keith G. Blackwell and Andrew Murray Coastal Weather Research Center University of South Alabama

[TimT]

Due to up coming bad weather (Bonnie) I'm going to postpone the time trial. Date will be announced after I get chance to talk to the board members.
Looks like the storm will dump 1-3 inches of rain with a possible landfall between Gulf Shores and Houma. Which puts us right in the middle. Please pass the word.

Later
Tim
http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/? ... &ft=0&sl=0

[stu]

Great day to cancel a race! Looks like your Bonnie lies over the ocean.

[ratboy]

It rained pretty bad here early this morning. The trail is gonna be a little wet today. Should be ok by Tuesday.