Bob, Great job! Sounds like a fun ride, but the hills do really look challenging. Thanks for sharing.
James Lamm On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 8:09 PM, Bob Luppino <[email protected]>wrote: > Today I went back to the old country (Upstate SC) to ride the metric > century Greyhound Rescue Ride. This is a ride for which I designed the > routes. Four years ago, I liked to climb a lot and put most of the > challenging local climbs into the metric. Today, I suffered for those > decisions. My brother and I joined up with a couple of buddies from the > old riding group and hung together for most of the route. As with most of > these charity rides, the start was much quicker than it should have been. > We decided to back off the pace after our first stop in order to survive > the climbing that was still ahead of us. A great time was had by all and > we finished 64.29 miles with a 17.8 mph average. Total climbing was 3504 > ft with much of it short (0.5 miles or less) but steep (5+%). > > OK, it was no BSG or Seattle, but it was a lot of climbing for a converted > flatlander. > > If anyone is looking for a fun, challenging ride far away from Wilson, > this is a great one. The routes are good and the organization/volunteers > are the best. > > > http://connect.garmin.com/activity/192018710 > > > -- > 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.
