Ken Keeter and I are planning on coming over from Red Oak. Sam Gurganus
On Apr 3, 12:21 pm, david caudle <[email protected]> wrote: > Anyone riding from OSB at 2? > DC > > On Sat Apr 2nd, 2011 8:27 PM EDT Tim & Susan wrote: > > >I left Morrisville this morning with about 45 other riders all doing a 200K > >bike ride. Destination, across Jordan Lake and on to Siler City then > >return. Everyone was anxious for a quick start because we're hoping to make > >the turn-around before the winds really get bad. The lead pack had 20 > >riders as people were working really hard to keep up. A six man breakaway > >occurred just before Snow camp, our first control at mile 50. I was > >struggling with the long hills and stayed in the second group with John. At > >the turn-around in Siler City I short stopped my control and rode out solo > >back to Snow camp while eating my peanut butter sandwich. This section was > >flat so I enjoyed making my own pace. Arrived back in Snow camp with 50 > >miles to go and the breakaway group was still there but getting ready to > >leave so I short stopped another control and chased them down as did a > >couple others. They kept dropping me on the climbs and I'd rush back on the > > downhills. We were also getting some good tailwind sections that helped. > Riders began falling off the pace and finally at mile 100 it was my turn to > watch the remaining 4 ride away. I arrived back in Morrisville at 2:15, like > 12 mins. behind the others and Al brought me some of his homemade brew. I > then joined Mike D. and a couple others in the front group at a little > Mexican restaurant down the street for some much needed lunch. Wind and > hills were though today. 126 total miles with 7800 feet of climbs. I'm > toast! > > > > > > >tim > > >-- > >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 > >athttp://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en.- Hide quoted > >text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
