....congratulations! surfsalterpath
On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 10:38 PM, Tim & Susan <[email protected]> wrote: > What an awesome day to attempt a 200 mile bike ride! First off, Doc > starts the day with a convenience store biscuit and then leads the 33 member > peloton for about the first hour. I was impressed. Jim and I took our turn > out front, but my Honey Smacks gave out after about 7 minutes. The first 65 > mile loop was loosely organized with a couple of near crashes as everyone > was getting use to the double pace line. The second 55 mile loop started > out with a strong head wind and the double pace line was much more efficient > and things got down to business. No mishaps and no real interesting stories > throughout the ride. With the double pace line you got to meet and chat > with everyone throughout the day. Jim did a great job promoting the > Whirligig ride. I heard him give the spill to at least a dozen riders. The > 4th and final loop began at mile 165. A lot of conversations were getting > silly and made no sense. Out of 40 total riders throughout the day the > first flat tire came at mile 185, another at mile 190. It actually rained > the last 10 miles. Again it was the perfect day for such an event. 19 > riders began the day with intentions of doing all 200 miles. 19 riders > completed their mission, including 4 ladies. 9 of the riders, including > myself completed their first 200 mile day. This was Goldsboro's 7th annual > event and their their most successful and they declared it their best club > ride ever. My helmets off to the Seyboro group as they were first class all > the way. Side note, I calculated that I consumed 45,330% of the recommended > daily allowance of Vitamin B-12 today. Is that illegal? > > Tim > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CyclistsOfWilson-COWs?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
