Tim, Awesome job completing the 254 miles. I'm sure that I would not last 24 hours on a saddle at any pace.
Some of the highlights of your route bring back good memories for me. I have done many ride in the Hartwell, GA (near the dam) and Anderson, SC area. i don't know if you got to ride the dam itself or just went along the highway, but I have ridden the dam several times. The area around Lake Hartwell can be very hilly, but I always enjoyed the scenery. I'm afraid that the flat areas that you were teased with were further east than your route. Anyway, congratulations on completing another tough ride. -----Original Message----- >From: Lucas <[email protected]> >Sent: Mar 19, 2012 9:57 AM >To: CyclistsOfWilson-COWs <[email protected]> >Subject: [COWs] Augusta 400K Ride Report! > >Augusta Ga. 400K Ride Report! > > John o. and I joined 10 others in Augusta Sat. morning for a ride >hosted by Kevin Kaiser. (Top American finisher in 2010’s Race across >America) We rode with Kevin for the first 16 miles; then John flatted >in front of a fire station. On duty Fireman was very friendly and let >us in the garage to get it fixed as it was still dark out. It was >beautiful country, with rolling hills and a gazillion cattle and horse >farms. No more mishaps during the ride, just all those hills >eventually wearing us down. At Watson Mill Bridge State Park near >Athens Georgia, home of Georgia’s longest wooden bridge, 100 miles >into the ride, Kevin told us of some serious, but not too serious >hills coming up but that I would enjoy the flat and fast section after >that. Not so! To quote John, “we may not be climbing but we’re still >going uphill”. > From there we travel even farther away from Augusta to Lake >Hartwell and cross the huge dam there. We’re still patiently waiting >for that flat section as the legs are burning. Now we travel back to >Augusta on the South Carolina side of the Savannah River. 200 miles >into the ride we arrive in McCormick, S.C. just before midnight. This >is our last food stop on the route, and it’s a Huddle House because >it’s the only thing open by the time we get there. I’m hanging on by >a thread. Exhausted, sleepy, legs are toast, shoulder is killing me, >and no energy. Food and Advil help with energy and pain but the rest >I’ll have to endure. John is fairing much better. Only 53 miles left >now. > We stopped once after dinner/breakfast for a cat nap but that >didn’t help much. It was a little colder than expected and there were >storm clouds brewing, but they held off until after we finished. No >traffic, so the road was ours, except for the deer, fox and occasional >snake lying out in the road enjoying the still warm pavement from >yesterday’s sun. (Snakes in March?) This was a very long 54 miles. I >was stopping often to ward off sleep. We started out at 6:00am >Saturday and finished up at 5:30am Sunday. 254 miles of constant >hills and thrills. It was an awesome ride for 200 miles but the last >54 miles made me seriously wonder why I continue to do this. Kevin >checked us in at the finish and we headed to motel for 4 hours of >sleep before they kicked us out and we headed home. > >-- >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.
