funny! that did seem like the longest weekend of my life! I didn't think it would ever end!
On May 24, 12:20 pm, Kim Benson <[email protected]> wrote: > On 5/24/10 11:06 AM, "david caudle" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > one word........WOW!!! > > Great job Tim > > DC > > > From: Jim Davis <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Mon, May 24, 2010 10:42:06 AM > > Subject: Re: [COWs] 600K Ride Report !!! > > > I hurt just reading this > > > Way to go Tim, > > > Jim > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Tim & Susan <[email protected]> > >> To: [email protected] > >> Date: 05/24/10 10:05 > >> Subject: [COWs] 600K Ride Report !!! > > >> Again, 30 riders show up in Morrisville for for the big day/weekend. > >> Endurance cycling is on the rise as this is again the biggest 600K crowd > >> ever! For once John gets to the event before I do as I left home twice, > >> once > >> leaving behind my phone. For those who ride a lot know that a southeast > >> wind > >> is a rare event. Well because we were going to Wilmington we were treated > >> with southeast winds today. 186 miles of headwind. Also we're throwing > >> in a > >> good solid hour of rain Saturday morning. All making for a memorable trip. > >> After a couple hours the main peloton is reduced to about 15 riders. The > >> first control stop is at mile 80. I've never been 80 miles between rest > >> stops, but no one wants to loose that wind defying peloton so everyone > >> keeps > >> rolling. Next rest stop is at White Lake, mile 125. There we take a > >> longer > >> break and eat some lunch. From there we splinter into smaller groups. I > >> nod > >> off an invitation to ride with the bullets out front. I head out with a > >> larger second group of 8 riders with John and a few other friends we've > >> acquired over the past few months. From there another 62 miles to > >> Wilmington. John is doing some serious work up front. He's anxious to get > >> to Wilmington because we have access to a pool. I think we arrive around > >> 6:30. One of the volunteers Jerry has rented a couple rooms at a motel. > >> One > >> for showers and shut eye and the other stocked with pizza and beverages. I > >> eat pizza and phone home before joining John and Geof by the pool. We > >> leave > >> out around 8:00 headed back to White Lake where we want to catch a few Z's. > >> I'm feeling really good and with no headwind my ego taunts me into doing > >> some > >> monster pulls. I'll pay for that later! Our group of eight riders arrive > >> back at White Lake, mile 250 at 11:45 Sat. evening. Capt'n Mike D. has > >> us a > >> room for showers, food and rest. My reputation with yoo-hoos is well known > >> and Mike has me a stash in the fridge. We watch some of the Tour of > >> California time trial on TV. A couple riders head on after a short rest. > >> A > >> couple have their own room and others head to Elizabethtown for a motel > >> that > >> is 4 miles off course because White Lake has a water festival and there is > >> no > >> vacancy. John and a couple others getting a nap inside. I'm on the porch > >> with Mike and I manage to dose a little bit. Finally after 2:00am I decide > >> to get back on the bike and head on solo with intentions of finding a > >> quieter > >> place to sleep. An hour later I'm dead tired, got to lay down. I find a > >> church with a secluded side porch. I'm so tired that as I pull up to the > >> driveway I try to unclip but can't muster the energy to pull it off so I > >> tumble over on the asphalt. Dang, that's first time the Ridley has hit the > >> ground. Busted mirror, blood oozing from my knee, I hide the bike behind > >> some bushes and crawl up on the porch and set my alarm for one hour. Watch > >> the moon going in and out of the clouds. Beep, beep. I get up at 5:00, > >> still dark but lots more clouds. I slowly limp along, I'm nauseous and > >> can't > >> eat. Gonna be a bad day. Oh yea, more rain as I approach the next control > >> at mile 290. There is John just sitting there dry as a bone wanting to > >> know > >> where I've been. 7:00am. Our other friends show up a little later. They > >> are all getting coffee and food but I pass and head on my way not feeling > >> very well. At mile 316 the sky gets really dark, I'm approaching a small > >> town, Erwin and I find shelter on main street. Nice bench under a large > >> awning. Some serious lightning and heavy rain. I'm still not feeling well > >> and I stand up and walk towards the street thinking maybe a bolt of > >> lightening wouldn't be so bad after all, then the sky lit up and instant > >> bam. > >> I turned around back for the bench. God is being humorous. Mile 340 I'm > >> in > >> Angier's. Haven't seen any others for some time. I had to eat something > >> so > >> I managed to get down a grilled chicken sandwich at Mcd's. Now we're back > >> in > >> the hills below Cary and the miles go by very slow. Mile 355, I can't hold > >> my head up so I stop again to lay down. As I'm laying there the 4 bullets > >> in > >> our group ride by looking all refreshed. They got some serious sleep > >> somewhere. Ok only 17 more miles as I'm slowly getting ready to leave, my > >> buddy Geof rides up. He's talking a lot of crap, and I realize he is > >> seriously jacked up on caffeine! He is riding well so I tag along. 5 > >> miles > >> left we have the dreaded hill getting back into Morrisville. A mirror > >> image > >> of Conner. 3 miles left I watch Goef ride away and more heavy rains > >> return. > >> A couple others in our group ride up from behind but no John as he is > >> having > >> knee problems and the final hills are slow. 372 miles, and NO I will not > >> ride another 3 miles for an even 375. John arrives just a few minutes > >> later. > >> Sorry I missed the Sunday ride as I was just finishing up Saturday's ride. > > >> 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. > > 235401606v7_480x480_Front.jpg > 50KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
