I am off tomorrow. Who is riding? I would really like to get a long ride and would enjoy company for some of it. DC On Wed Oct 12th, 2011 7:13 PM EDT david caudle wrote:
>Tim S, Wally, Jon, DC >Headed out from the ymca. Lunch box route. Stayed dry til Sims. Wet all the >way home. >21 miles with a great 22 avg pace. Tim with a long pull down old raleigh with >both sisters. Jon took the first one and also took target hill. Wally and I >not happy it rained just stayed back and enjoyed the ride. >DC >On Wed Oct 12th, 2011 2:35 PM EDT Tim Lucas wrote: > >>Recumbents are more aerodynamic and faster on the flats. She is totally >>horizontal to the ground. 21 riders did the course I was on including 2 >>recumbent bikes. They both finished in front of me. I was the third one >>back. Throw in a few good climbs and that changes! >> >>Sent from Tim's iPod >> >> >>On Oct 12, 2011, at 1:49 PM, Kinnie Pruden <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Wow! Why recumbents? Why not time trial bike? Is it all about the >>> comfort level for that length of time? I'm kind'a liking the feet first >>> idea. :) (Might save some teeth. Don't have that many left. Ha!) kp >>> >>> From: Lucas <[email protected]> >>> To: CyclistsOfWilson-COWs <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 1:22 PM >>> Subject: [COWs] Re: 600K Ride Report! >>> >>> While I was goofing off in Lumberton Saturday this chic was throwing >>> down. She left out before we did to get a jump on the wind >>> conditions. >>> >>> http://ultraracenews.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/female-12-hour-record-falls-again/ >>> >>> It took me 16 hours to get 250 miles, and I drafted. I also stopped >>> for lunch! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Oct 10, 11:31 am, Lucas <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > I met up with about 30 riders in Lumberton Sat. morning for more >>> > insanity. 15 of the 30 were riding the 600, 6 were riding a 1000K, >>> > the rest, on shorter rides. I didn’t know any of the other 600K >>> > riders as they were all from out of state. Florida, Georgia, Jersey, >>> > Pennsylvania, etc. I did have 4 friends riding the 1000K and we >>> > shared the same route for the first 380 miles. >>> > I pace the group for the first 12 miles at 18 mph keeping most of >>> > the group together; then I socialize back in the pack for a while. As >>> > the pace quickens there are now only 7 of us out front. My friends >>> > Tom & Mary Florian and my buddy Ian are still there. Mary having >>> > biked RAAM this year and Tom whom is also RAAM qualified is guaranteed >>> > to keep the pace up. We stop for lunch in Wallace around mile 85. >>> > The second group didn’t stop and passed us. Tom doesn’t like second >>> > so we give chase as Tom and I keep rotating on the front keeping the >>> > pace 20+. At the 200K control we’re back in front and everyone takes >>> > a long break while Ian and I cruise out at an easy pace for a while. >>> > One guy is ahead of us as he never stopped for food. Tom, Mary and 2 >>> > others finally run us down 50 miles later around mile 175. For the >>> > next 75 miles our 6 pack stay together cruising between 18 and 20 >>> > mph. At mile 240 I’m getting sleepy so I drift off the back and do >>> > some sprints to catch up. They slow the pace thinking I’m tired so I >>> > try another strategy. I take the lead and pull the last 10 miles into >>> > Shallotte at 20+. At 1:00 am, mile 255 in Shallotte Ian and I stop >>> > for fuel at Waffle House as they are the only restaurant open rando >>> > hours. The other 4 head for Sunset Beach for showers and sleep, and >>> > we join them there 30 min. later. >>> > Everyone aims for 2 to 4 hours of sleep, except I whom just sits back >>> > on the couch for an hour dozing on and off while others arrive. >>> > Finally I head out around 3:45 am by myself. I’m tired and slow. I >>> > stop at a church with picnic tables for another 30 min. nap. I also >>> > used this church for a nap on the 1200K. I am riding into the wind at >>> > an embarrassing slow pace. If I stop pedaling I’ll fall over for >>> > sure. I’m thinking I’m still in front of everyone else but arriving >>> > in Tabor City there is a bike there. This dude Jim has gotten no >>> > sleep and passed me while I was dozing. He is on a recumbent bike. >>> > We head out together but now that we lost the headwind I’m riding a >>> > little faster. >>> > At mile 323 my Garmin battery is about gone so I pull over into a >>> > church parking lot to get it changed. I have a stuff sac that I keep >>> > everything in and cram that into my oversized saddle bag. I lay that >>> > on the ground and dig out the batteries. Jim rides by, so I quickly >>> > get those batteries in and give chase. 7 miles later at the next >>> > control I go for my stuff sac and it’s not there. I left the bag on >>> > the ground 7 miles back, 330 miles into the ride, dang it, Dang it, >>> > DANG it. I was gonna just leave it and hope I didn’t have a flat tire >>> > on the last 50 miles but then I remembered the $80 bicycle light in >>> > the bag. Then I also remembered my jeep keys were in the bag as well >>> > so being the first rider back was not an option. I just hope the bag >>> > is still there. The church lot is now filled with cars since I left >>> > as its 10:00am Sunday morning. No bag where I left it so I go in and >>> > chat with the welcome lady in the foyer. She then finds the guy who >>> > found my bag and all is well. All I lost was having to cycle 14 bonus >>> > miles. >>> > Mile 345 to the last control at mile 365 was headwinds and 25mph >>> > gust. I think I cried a couple of times and had to get off the bike a >>> > couple times and walk around a bit. Finally the last control and 30 >>> > miles back to Lumberton with mostly tailwinds. All smiles now as I’m >>> > cruising for home. I end up with 395 miles in 30 hours and 50 >>> > minutes. Two guys finish up before me and another rides in about 30 >>> > minutes later. I shower and head for home in time for dinner. 685 >>> > miles from Sunday to Sunday. Very, very tired! That was the last big >>> > ride for 2011. I’ll still knock down a few 200K’s to try and keep my >>> > position in total kilometers in RUSA events. I’ll start with another >>> > 200K on Saturday. 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