Great job Tim and jonathan. Thomas Smith and I rode sat from Cary to Aberdeen. Was a great ride and great cyclist. We both had family obligations on Sunday so we couldn't do both days. When we got home Thomas wife lost her grandmother to who they had been giving long term care to in their home. So prayers go out to that family. Thomas did a great job on the bike Saturday since he is still recovering from major shoulder surgery.
Thanks SB Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone ----- Reply message ----- From: "Jonathan Pender" <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: [COWs] Another 600K Ride Report!!! Date: Mon, Jun 4, 2012 9:07 am Great job Tim!! Like the fact that you PRd. I'd like to give a shout out to you--our resident bike mechanic--for graciously taking the time to install my new chain as you were finalizing your own ride prep. Who knew it was gonna be so cool in June?? Thanks man!!!! Loved the weather this weekend. Jordan Lake was nice as we crossed over for the Tour de Cure. We saw tons of triathletes training as we rode. We had about 556 riders this year and raised over $275k. What a great weekend to ride. BTW--coming back in yesterday, I zoned out (imagine that) and ran my bike off the road. Slowed it down and pulled back on without eating asphalt...yeah :-)! Got about 5-miles out from the finish and my front derailleur cable snapped...fortunately on the small chain ring. Thanks to Cycle Surgeon who was the last of two event mechanics to touch my bike which had started making a pinging noise 30 miles or so in to our 85-mile ride back from Aberdeen to Cary. Think he set the tension too high on that cable. The pinging is still there and still annoying! It was again a great ride overall. Burned off over 8,000 calories in 2-days. In closing, a funny story...one of my teammates, who is a great assistant DA for Wake County, booked her hotel reservations while multitasking. She booked Aberdeen, SD and was shocked at check-in; her sister almost beat her down but there were too many witnesses. We had room to accommodate them though. Jonathan PenderSent from my iPhone On Jun 3, 2012, at 8:45 PM, "Tim & Susan" <[email protected]> wrote: Wilmington 600K Ride Report! Yet another chapter; and being my last real practice ride leading into Seattle in less than 3 weeks now. Oh that is so gonna hurt! What a great weekend to spend on a bike. We had 20 riders at the start. A dozen riders hang together for a couple hours at a leisure pace until there is confusion about the route and a half dozed speed off the wrong way before we get it cleared up. Bonus miles for some (John o.), but I want nun of that. We have a bit of tailwind for most of the way from Morrisville to Wilmington. Our first rest stop is at mile 78 with 8 of us still hanging together cruising 18 to 20 mph. At mile 125, we’re in White Lake for lunch break. We have a six pack leaving there for Rocky Point and Wilmington arriving there at 5:30pm. (190 miles) Pool is open as we jumped in on previous rides but this crowd is all business and we’re all about food and heading back after just a 45 min. break. We now have head winds back towards home but they are dimensioning a bit as the day gets long. The six of us are back in White Lake at 10:30pm, (mile 250) in record time. This is usually where we opt for some sleep but it’s too early as we’re making record time. 3 head out after about an hour break and I give chase a few minutes later as the rest are still deciding their fate. I chase them down about an hour later. Temps are getting a bit cool and I realize that I do not have enough stuff the wear. I always gotta make some dumb mistake. A short while later my group leaves me and I can’t keep up. I don’t understand as I’ve felt really good all day and holding back a bit. I’ve eaten well. I watch them ride away. Awe man this sucks! About 45 minutes later while riding solo I hit a bump in the road and feel my rim hit the pavement. My rear tire has worn through the threads and has been leaking out slowly for several miles. Slow miles for 45 minutes and a 20 minute unscheduled pit stop under a green flag has ensured that I’ll never see the lead group again. I know there are 3 more riders behind me that plan on riding through the night so I have company coming if I so choose to wait. For now I pedal on. I take a 40 min. break in Stedman and try to rest my eyes a bit but also hoping not to miss my pals coming up behind me. I’m cold and shivering and not able to get much shut eye on the park picnic table. I continue on. A near full moon making for a pleasant ride after a few sprints to warm myself up. Twilight, then a beautiful Sunrise. 24 hours of riding now and 315 miles in the bank.. That’s a new 24 hour PR for me. Back in Angier’s now at Micky D’s. It’s a big breakfast for me as I’m exhausted. I’ve been up now for 28 hours and still 40 miles to go. I chat with the locals there and they tell me that the first group of 3 riders left out 15 minutes before I arrived. They can’t believe what we’ve done so I show them my computer which now reads 338 miles. I struggle the next 30 miles as we’re back in the hills around the Sharron Harris Reservoir. Mile 370 our route joins up with the Tour-de-Cure route around Jordan Lake and my ego sours as I start picking off several riders on the home stretch being passed by only one rider. I wanted to shout out that I’m finishing up a 380 mile ride but I just kept that to myself. Finished up around 11:30am in 29.5 hours. Geof and Cindy cruise in 20 minutes later and we sit a spell reliving the ride and bragging about how many people we passed heading in from Jordan Lake. That was a great ride and awesome weather. Ready now for a 3 week taper. -- 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]. 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