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[...] In the process we visited Covered Bridges and a Lake Called Timothy. [...]

By: Michael Wolfe

Michael Wolfe — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:54:36 +0000

Nice work! You certainly didn’t look like you were in the Hurt Locker at the top; you looked more like you were just getting warmed up.

Now you know the dark side of cyclometers. I refuse to have ‘em on my bikes. And yet, through some miracle I never get lost on these randonnees. My secret: I count mileage markers.

If you’re serious about a 300, sign up for the Silver Falls 300! It’s going to be amazing; I should know, I pre-rode it last Saturday. There’s more climbing than on the 200, but not much more (Topo says 13000, but it’s more like 9000), and there certainly aren’t any climbs like the one up to High Rock (elevation tops out at 3600 feet). It’s a challenging course, in that there are tough hilly sections, but it’s not a sadistic course, because there are long easy sections after the tough sections that make it easy to recover.

By: allison

allison — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:56:30 +0000

Awesome, thanks! Felt like I was there with you.

By: Cecil

Cecil — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:37:06 +0000

Congrats on a climb well done (and well-reported). And let me tell you there is nothing sexier or stronger than a seasoned randonneuse (at least that’s what I tell myself as I poodle along at a pace significantly lower than that I set in my glory light-bike days). Next up, Michael’s 300 K on August 2, and his 400 K on August 23 . . . . you know you want it.

By: Wendi

Wendi — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:18:57 +0000

Quit freakin’ making me cry, little!!

By: Matt D

Matt D — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:50:29 +0000

That’s awesome! great job… hope to see you this saturday!

By: Mark C

Mark C — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:42:00 +0000

“When you are climbing, just acknowledge the sensation and then dismiss it.”

I like that, I’ll have to try it next time I’m on a climb. :-)

Great post. Almost makes me want to ride 124 miles!

By: erikv

erikv — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:31:29 +0000

200k…stop it, just stop it. This is not appropriate behavior from a cyclocrosser.

By: kristin

kristin — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:36:43 +0000

“I give in and turn the computer display back. 37.8 miles. That was a bad idea.”

Oh god. That’s the WORST.

Great job on the ride, that’s kick ass.