Took me a while but I finally figured out the " finished about 1:50" meant *1:50PM...not 1 hour and 50 minutes*...a little slow on the uptake, but I got it. We were some of those "slow riders" you probably had to dodge and weave around. And in the end, everybody got the same prize... Great rides, well stocked rest stops and mostly friendly volunteers. Two nice days to be on a bike for sure!
sr On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 10:02 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Another day in the saddle... > > After the morning anouncements and moment of silence for 9/11, we have a > false start at 8:00 as the bridge was being pulled. Bridge down and off we > go. Everything starts out the same: faster riders dodging and weaving around > the slower riders. I again get with the lead group (about 30) which is > rolling at 25 - 26. Everyone stays together until RS #2 (mile 25) I drop off > to refill bottles (it was warmer than Sat) as hydration was going to be a > factor. (On Sat several riders suffered dehydration and the resulting heat > exhaustion). Another rider pulled off as well. We stay together for the next > 20+ miles rolling 21 - 23 picking up others as we went. At the lunch stop we > had 6 or 7 riders in the group. After lunch we hooked up with another group > and had 15 - 20, some riding 75 others 100. From there we're rolling 21 - > 24, half split for the 75 the rest of us on the 100. We pretty much stay > together for the remaining 55 miles or so riding at tempo. The group worked > very well together maintaining the pace without yo-yo'ing. the wind was not > as much a factor as it was Saturday. We all finish together about 1:50 with > varying averages depending on how we started. Mine was 21.87. None of us > stayed long at any rest stop, < 5 mins except for lunch <15 min. > > Good ride, no crashes, well stocked rest stops. > > -- > 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. > > -- Steve Reid www.defmo.zenfolio.com "A billion here, a billion there...pretty soon it adds up to real money" -- 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.
