Central Coast Double

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Homey and I at the start of the ride.

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On Route 1.

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Poppies!

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The view from about two miles up NastyMental, err Nacimiento Rd.

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What 179 miles of biking will do to you...

There are several more photos on our website. We haven't put a link on the homepage yet so use this one.

http://www.tandemhearts.com/coppermi...lbum=25&pos=17

V.

Oh! I finally got the Nasty Mental joke. It's Lake Nacimiento (you're missing an i after the m). For someone who grew up with clearly enunciated Spanish, I couldn't figure out the joke. :rolleyes: That's actually pretty good.

So Homey finally found some wildflowers, huh? That gorgeous country.

PS - just ask me how my classmates laughed at our patio, shopping on the Esplanade, and having a Xmas poinsettia. Being from NM, we didn't pronounce them like the average 'Murcan.

Thanks. I fixed the spelling. :p

I can't take credit for NastyMental. It was someone working the Morgan Territory rest stop for DMD that I got it from.

V.

Veronica, I think your ride is an amazing accomplishment.

Can I ask, how many years did it take you to reach this goal? I ask because a double century is my long-term goal and I am wondering how long it takes to reach that level of fitness.

Also, awesome photos. You have that cyclist's grin, a happy smile that most cyclist's have when they are out biking.

Darcy

I already had a pretty good fitness base when I decided I wanted to do doubles. I had been doing centuries and double metrics for a few years so I was able to do my first double last year with only four months of serious training. That was one of the "easy" doubles though and I naturally want to do the extreme doubles. :D

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That was one of the "easy" doubles though and I naturally want to do the extreme doubles. :D

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Oh, sez hoo?!! :eek: Even the CA Triple Crown website ranks this one as "Extremely High" difficulty. So there. neener.

Yeah, yeah, I know, you're aiming for the "Radically High" difficulty ones. :rolleyes:

Got any plans for the weekend of Oct 20? If you say it's too easy I'm gonna have to slap you upside the head, though ... :D

Wow - great photos!

And yes, I grew up there but I finally got it - Nasty Mental!! That's funny. :D

Great report and pics!

21 percent grades? - shouldn't they be outlawed or something? Really. And 7 percent for 7.5 miles (or v.v.) just makes my hips ache.

Well done!!!

Congratulations Veronica! That road up the hill is amazing! This does NOT sound like an "easy" double. I didn't know there was such a thing.

I think she meant her first double (Spring Solvang) was easy. This one is listed as "extremely high" - easier than Tam (which she did last year) and tougher than Solvang spring, Davis, etc.

Thanks for clarifying. Though I think "easy double" is an oxymoron of sorts.

You'll notice I put easy in quotation marks. :)

I have to say I think Tam was a bit easier than Central Coast. Maybe it was the wind. Maybe it's the extra 9 pounds I'm carrying. Maybe I've just blocked out feeling crummy at all on Tam.

V.

Well, you'd also ridden a lot of the Tam course in the weeks leading up to the event. I think that helps a lot.

Oh Jo, Solvang Fall is on my calendar. That's a cool birthday present to give yourself.

V.

Ooooh...such beautiful country. GREAT pics!