WAKE UP! Back to reality! --- On Mon, 4/18/11, Lucas <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Lucas <[email protected]> > Subject: [COWs] 300K Morrisville/Seagrove Ride Report!!! > To: "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, April 18, 2011, 2:41 PM > I wonder how > many more of these I have in me. There is a time on > each one of these where I swear this is the last one. > Sunday morning > about 25 of us leave out of Morrisville for Seagrove. > They attack the > hills early and split the group. I’m left riding > with 9 others whom > all climb better than I. It starts out ugly and stays > ugly all day. > I fall behind going up then catch up going down. > Sometimes I > breakaway going down and they reel me in going up. > Great, flat tire > at mile 63. Changed in 5 minutes but more work > running down the > crew. Headwinds going to Seagrove and finally at mile > 85 the hills > get longer and I’m busted. Too much catch up work > and no mustard. I > solo the rest of the ride. The first group of 5 start > the return and > I never see them again. I do keep tabs on the second > group of 5 as we > leap frog each other on the return. They leave me at > mile 125 but > they stop at a store around mile 160 and I pass them back > without even > knowing it. I’m at mile 180 and the sun is still > up. I’m gonna > finish this puppy without lights! There is a new > route this year to > the finish that is still under construction. I’m > cruising feeling a > little better about things. Dang, I can’t find my > next turn. Mile > 190 (300K) the ride is over, only trouble is I’m in Apex > NOT > Morrisville. Luckily I find hwy. 55 and I hope I’m > heading the right > way. Now I have to put the lights on. I call Al > the organizer just > to make sure I’m heading the right way. My riding > group is at the > finish trying to figure out what happened to me as they > knew I was > ahead of them. I end up with 196 miles. I was > glad just to finish. > Two weeks we do it again but we ad the Uwharrie Mountains > for a total > of 250 miles and 16,000 feet of climbs. > Ok, I was gonna change my format > and write how much I enjoy these > rides. Here goes! We start out with 25 happy > smiling faces. > Beautiful morning as we pedal off socializing a bit for the > first few > miles. An awesome sunrise as we cross Lake > Jordan. Some are taking > pictures and video. A nice long exhilarating climb > leaving the lake. > Some miles later, front tire is going flat. Luckily I > make it to the > next control and I’m happy to sharpen my tire changing > skills. The > group leaves me there but I’m almost finished so I catch > them a couple > miles later. Beautiful landscapes approaching > Seagrove with some more > very exhilarating climbs. I slow down a bit as the > group rides away > as I’m just taking it all in. My friend Ian and his > fiancé make me > some delicious peanut butter and honey sandwiches in > Seagrove while > the others chow down in Hardees. Ohh, homemade > chocolate chip > cookies. Awesome. Don’t tell the > others! I roll out between the 1st > and 2nd groups for some solitude. A few miles later > the 15 or so > riders behind us start rolling by still on their way to > Seagrove. We > wave as we’re all so happy! The second group is > split up now as they > pass me heading back to Siler City. I meet up again > with them there > as Joel is there with lots of food and beverages. > More solo riding > for me and I plug in the ipod for a change. Some good > tailwind > sections now that help get me down the road. Takes a > little edge off > the hills. Sunny 70 degrees, doesn’t get much > better than this. > Almost back now, hate to see it end, wish there was > more. Suns still > up, so I think I’ll slide over to Apex for some bonus > miles. Arrive > back at Al’s house a little after 8:00. Another > spread. My favorite, > cold pizza, drinks, brew and a birthday cake. A > couple of my pals > were there as we discussed the ride and other things. > Feeling a > little tired I head for home pondering the next ride. > Really! > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
