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Post by dgaddis1 on Aug 29, 2011 10:15:04 GMT -5
Would like to ride the Thurmond Epic this weekend. And actually do the whole thing finally. Start at on the Bartram trail from the West Dam trailhead at 7:30. Will arrange a water drop at the end of Bartram. Feel free to join in for all or just part of the ride, but, since it's such a big ride this will be a 'ride at your own pace' sorta ride, not a 'wait up and regroup occasionally' kinda ride. Should be at the Bartram/Keg intersection (NOT the Keg parking lot) around 9:30 and at the back entrance to Mistletoe around 10:45/11:00. Anyone interested? |
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Post by seenvic on Aug 29, 2011 13:33:23 GMT -5
I've done the Christmas Party Ride the last two weekends.
Prolly gonna get back over to Modoc/Turkey/Wine this coming weekend.
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Post by Ted S. on Aug 29, 2011 20:23:02 GMT -5
Its a big ride alright, and a fun one too, ENJOY.
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Post by dgaddis1 on Sept 1, 2011 14:03:00 GMT -5
Anyone else interested in joining in on Sunday? Mosovich is a maybe, BrianW mentioned he may be out there at some point this weekend but not sure when exactly.
Anyone else? Let me know if you're coming so I have enough water.
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Post by brianW on Sept 1, 2011 16:32:10 GMT -5
won't be Sunday, picking up my better half at the airport.
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Post by dgaddis1 on Sept 4, 2011 21:37:56 GMT -5
3rd time's a charm I guess, finally knocked this ride out. Looooong day solo. It was fun, but near the end I was definitely just looking forward to getting back to my car to go shower/eat/sleep. Weather was great, started at 70 and not too humid, finished at 90 and overcast.
64.80 miles, includes Lake Springs one direction, took me 7:17 total, including a few short stops to eat, three real pit stops, and about 15mins or so putting up flagging tape in Mistletoe for JT ride next weekend. The computer showed a moving time of 6:28.
I'm getting better at these big rides, I'm still not that fast, but at least when I finish I don't feel like death anymore. Followed the same plan as Fools Gold, Gatorade GPro in the bottles, finish a bottle every hour, eat every 45mins, spin don't mash. No cramps, crashes, or mechanicals all day. One mistake I made was forgetting bug spray, the horseflies on Bartram/Keg are brutal. I got over a dozen bites today. Awesome. The ones from last weekend had just quit itching, now I got even more to deal with.
Had my stopwatch with me and hit the lap button at some of the 'check points' and here's how the day played out:
SECTION -- TIME ON THAT SECTION (hr:min)
West Dam to Petersburg (including Lake Springs) -- 0:47
Petersburg to Washington Rd -- 1:16
Keg + Mistletoe -- 3:06
Washington Rd to Petersburg -- 1:28
Petersburg to West Dam (no Lake Springs) -- 0:40
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Post by mudonthetires on Sept 5, 2011 7:52:26 GMT -5
Congrats!
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