Hey that's me! I'm on the orange XO-1 with the yellow jacket. Andy's request for advice and the corresponding tips got me off the couch to go on my first Rando as well. All the folks we met were super nice and the roads were in good shape. No issues with traffic. Unfortunately, I had some major leg cramps at about mile 45 and was ready to hitch hike back to the car. But thanks to Andy's encouragement and willingness to hang back (and a bottle of Gatorade) I was able to spin out the last 17. I agree that I'll probably not do the longer events. 100k seems just about right.
-Norm ________________________________ From: Smitty <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 9:38 PM Subject: [RBW] Rode My First Rando Event Today Thanks for all the tips everyone gave in my previous post asking for Randonneuring advice. I put much of it to use today and had a successful ride. The forecast called for 100% chance of rain showers. We got a few minor sprinkles, lots of clouds and a decent amount of sunshine. I came prepared for 100k of riding in a downpour. Instead I should have wore sunscreen. No bonk or nutrition/cramp issues... I believe largely thanks to tips from the list. My goal was to finish in 6 hours (a little over 10mph average) and I got my card signed at 5:55. Perhaps I could have pushed myself and gotten a slightly better time but that would have eaten into my breaks, conversations, and scenery gazing. I don't really feel the need to jump right into the longer brevets but it's likely I'll be back for more 100k rides. My control card proved it happened, but it's on it's way to France. These pics will have to suffice. cheers, Smitty -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/dqhHVSaaoXsJ. 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/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" 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/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
