....crazy
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Tim & Susan <[email protected]> wrote: > Around 25 cyclist left Wallace at 6:55am. 30 degrees but the sun rose > quickly. Headwinds for the first 80 miles. 16 riders in the peloton so > that seemed to help a bit. It was a while before I ever made it to the > front as others seemed more enthusiastic in being out there. Fine with me! > As we rotated around New Bern and headed south towards Minnesott Beach we > finally caught a tailwind. Ferry leaves on the 15s and the 45s. We had a > slight chance of catching the 1:15 ferry so I dropped the hammer and 4 other > riders came along. We got there at 1:20. Dang! We did get a nice long > break of laying out in the sun and Tony, the event organizer showed up with > subway sandwiches so all was well. I think 10 rides made the 1:45 and we > would all stay together for most of the remaining ride. Nick's buddy Mike > D. spent a lot of time out front and controlled the pace. I did a few > monster pulls but a lady named Lynn (I think) seemed to always one up me. I > guess I have ego issues. We tagged Atlantic beach at 3:45, had dinner at a > Chinese Restaurant near the Bogue Inlet pier. 150 miles down, only 100 to > go. Topped the Emerald Isle bridge as the sun stood a couple degrees above > the water. (Awesome!!!) Lights on in Swansboro. Heavy traffic all the way > to Jacksonville. Stopped at a store mile 192. My jeep is 25 miles to > the right but Surf City is 17 miles to the left. We go left! Traffic is > very light. These guys/gals quicken the pace riding 20mph, pitch dark and > cold but road is very nice. I'm very impressed with this very skilled > group. Surf City is mile 207. The ladies find some bubble wrap in the back > of the convenient store and start stuffing it under their cloths for > warmth. It's currently about 35 degrees and still dropping. The men are > laughing and making fun. On the way out I sneak to the back and shove some > bubble wrap down my jersey. I am now tired, sleepy and cold and my reaction > time has slowed and do not feel comfortable riding in the pack at this pace > in the dark so I dangle off the back a few feet to keep it sane. I'm > already into my longest ride ever. The pack is still smokin the asphalt and > doesn't seem tired at all. With about 12 to 13 miles to go we approach the > last crucial turn and the pack meanders a bit to make sure a couple of > dropped riders make the turn. I'm getting very chilled just coasting and > wish for this to be over so I drop the hammer one more time to get the blood > flowing again and I see two other headlights have joined in. My heart rate > is back up and I give up the lead to see I've been joined by Tom and Mary > from Lumberton. Two very fast riders who both competed in a 24 hour race in > Florida a few weeks ago and each turning in 370 miles with Mary beating out > all the other women. Tom takes over and I grab hold. The three of us are > the first ones back to the Holiday Inn in Wallace where the staff knowing of > our return have fresh coffee waiting at 1:20am Sunday morning, 252 miles > later. I socialize a few minutes with the others. Go to my jeep and crawl > into my sleeping bag and sleep for 1 hour then drive home. My buddy John > (smarter than I) also did this ride but opted for doing a 200k Saturday and > the other 200k today along with 4 other riders. > > Tim > > Garmin claims I burned 16,000 calories. > Let's see! > That's 3 cases of recovery drinks! > & 35 Klondike ice cream sandwiches! > And you ask why I'd do such a ride! > > > > > > -- > 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]<cyclistsofwilson-cows%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > -- 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.
