Yep. All the volunteers were great! I'm a little biased but I was hearing that our team (Hibernian) had the best rest stop (#2 Sat & Sun). My wife (Colleen) made granola. She said it didn't last long.
I didn't know any other folks from Wilson were riding in the MS. (Steve) Do you ride for a team? If so, which one? I understand there were at least 2,500 checked in riders for the weekend. Irene damage looked to be minimal for New Bern. They cleaned up the debris very quickly. Lots of downed trees but very little damage to structures. Hilton was flooded on the first floor from the surge. Down toward Oriental it was a different story. The debris piled at the side of the roads showed evidence of flooding: mattresses, furniture, insulation, etc. The route pretty much skirts the water and all that area is low lying anyway. Folks cheering us on from their porches didn't seem any worse for wear tho. I suppose if you live down there, you realize storms are part of the package. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Reid Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 9:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [COWs] Bike MS Update 2 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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:cyclistsofwilson-cows%[email protected]>. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. -- Steve Reid www.defmo.zenfolio.com<http://www.defmo.zenfolio.com> "A billion here, a billion there...pretty soon it adds up to real money" [http://www.blueridgeparkwayblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Share_the_Road_Sign21552.jpg] -- 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.
