Who is heading this year?
http://www.seagullcentury.org/
I know I am!
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Who is heading this year?
http://www.seagullcentury.org/
I know I am!
I may consider this with my company. Sounds like a great time!
ETA: Just checked my calendar and I might be out of town that weekend. . darned it!
I'm definitely up for this....I'll think I'll sign up later this month, but probably only for the metric century...
Hmmm....would this be worth the trip up from NC? Looks like a cool ride!
CA
I already did my metric century this year, so probably not. There's a triathlon the same weekend I'd rather be doing ;) :rolleyes:
Take my advice: if there's a nor'easter the weekend of the ride, just say no. Forget about how much you already spent on pre-ride registration. It will take you 2 hours just to travel the 5 miles leading up to the Bay Bridge, by the time you get to Salisbury the cafeteria will be closed so you won't be able to eat the dinner you pre-paid for, and you will have to buy new bike shoes because it will rain so hard during the ride that they will fill with water and your feet will go squish-squish when you pedal and then when they dry they will shrink.
Or you could wear bike sandals:) They tend to be rain tolerant.
CA
I'm crossing my fingers for no foul weather.
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by ny biker
DH and I did this ride (the full century) back in 2003 and got poured on. Finished it absolutely freezing -- I had to coach him through the last 10 miles as his lips were turning blue (mild hypothermia, perhaps), and we were on a tandem. Kinda scary. I think I held up a bit better because I had hot coffee at the last rest stop. Kid serving at the (very much needed!) beer stand after the ride said that it rains like that nearly every year. Too bad as it would have been a lovely ride minus the rain and chilly wind.
Emily
The reality is that the Seagull is at the height of hurricane season. Now you say, we don't have hurricanes up here.... alas, we do indeed suffer the side effects of hurricanes as they ply their nasty way up the east coast. The odds of the Seagull weekend are probably more in favor of wind/rain than they are of being a nice day. And a look at the last few years will certainly corroborate that claim. Last year was gorgeous and after several years of wind and rain we are due for better weather for the ride but mother nature has her own agenda.
Having said all that, yeah, I'll probably sign up. But if it's raining, I won't bother driving to Salisbury (and it's only 45 minutes for me).
I'll do the metric.
Who else is "in?"
Martha
Perhaps I will finally put the fenders on my bike? I thought I was going to strip my frame barebones for the century. haha I will be wet though anyways?
From what I've heard, the weather for the Sea Gull is usually great, it just was not great the two times I rode it. But I'm not planning to ride it again, so it will probably be a beautiful weekend.
For me it works better to do the Cannonball Century that is sponsored by the Fredericksburg cycling club the weekend before the Sea Gull. It's closer to home and doesn't require a hotel stay. It's not as big a ride as the Sea Gull but it's still fun.
Hmmm...the Fredricksburg century would like be closer for me also. Maybe I'll check that out.
I did the Seagull years ago, 2001 or 2002 and got caught in a lightning storm...I didn't realize the weather was typically a factor.
I think there's actually a fair number of people who ride the Cannonball as a warm-up to the Sea Gull.
Here's their website:
http://bikefred.com/CBC/cbc.html
The first time I did the Sea Gull the rain wasn't too bad because it was just rain. If you've got a good waterproof jacket, you'll be okay in those conditions. It was the nor'easter in 2006 that sucked - the combination of heavy rain and high winds were just no fun.
I did that '06 in the Nor'easter. I suppose it was only marginally worse than the '05 ride in the dying gasps of Tropical Storm Tammy (7" of steady rain that weekend and wind). At least in '06 we had less rain. But wind driven sand is always a joy for your drivetrain!
Ahhhh...the fond memories of the Seagull!!! If only it weren't such a darned good time! :rolleyes:
The first time I did the ride in '00, it was sunny, mild, and calm. Last year was supposed to be good too (but foggy in the a.m.). So it can happen!
Yeah...weather is often a big part of the challenge. This year, they've moved the weekend. Perhaps too much juju associated with Columbus Day??
I'll be doing it (if we can get reservations squared away soon) with DH and the BPVC crew. My personal goal is to break a 5 hour ride time. I'll be sucking a lot of wheels to do that.
Mad, if they've scared you away from the Seagull ;) there's always the Civil War Century.
I'll be there and I'm pretty sure DB and 7 will too :)
I'm thinking about this, too, but not sure which route I'd do (probably the 50).
I was thrilled to finish in 7 hours the first time I did it, so I bow to your five hours.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7rider
Re: the Civil War century, I've done that a couple of times (metric once and 50-miler once) so I was thinking of trying out the Indian Head century this year which takes place the same day. But I have a friend who's coming from Ireland to do the Civil War ride so it looks like I'll be up there after all. We'll be looking forward to those tomato sandwiches.
Arrrggghhh...Quote:
Originally Posted by zencentury
Just realized that the CWC is the weekend before my mom's 80th birthday, and the sibs up in CT are planning a big family bash for her .... likely that weekend. We may not be able to do the CWC.
Or, there's the Tour du Port up in Baltimore, which I'll be doing...Quote:
Originally Posted by zencentury
So many rides, so little summer :(
I will have to work in getting a lot more miles in before I think of doing the Civil War Century. I will also have to work on my climbing from the looks of it. The metric looks like an option.Quote:
Originally Posted by zencentury
Is there a way I can train for hills without actually doing hills?
Also they can't scare me from Seagull. I've signed up for it as a Team in Training member!
Hills are (obviously) the best training. ECT on the trainer is an option (one of the climbing DVD's). Headwinds and intervals also help.Quote:
Originally Posted by madscot13
CA
Nah I know the best way to get better on hills. I just can't think of 6.5k ft of climbing around me.
The metric and 50-mile versions of the CWC have hills but are not that bad. It's the longer versions that start off by heading west into the mountains, so they have the harder climbs.
Hi gals!
I'm doing the Seagull with TNT too. Let's pray for good weather... heard last year was good, but over here on the shore, there will always be wind.
A TNT coach told us there is not such thing as a tailwind at the Seagull.
Carolyn
Just go over to 13th St & Florida Ave NW and do hill repeats there. That'll get you into hill-climbing shape!Quote:
Originally Posted by madscot13
thanks! I wonder when the best time of the day would be to do those? I have a hill on my route. i wonder how many times I would have to do it to get 7400 ft of climbing in?
Any time other than rush hour is probably fine. That hill is only .13 mile long with 105 feet of climbing (if my calculation is right, that's about 15%), so you'd have to do it a lot to reach 7400 feet!Quote:
Originally Posted by madscot13
Can't I just ride my bike up the Exorcist steps a few times? they are just around the corner.Quote:
Originally Posted by divingbiker
Just FYI....
Hotels in the Salisbury area are filling (or filled) up already.
I tried at lunch to get something local....no dice.
May need to move up to Cambridge area (35 miles away) or elsewhere (Seaford, DE?).
if someone tells me stat and is willing to split a room, I have an opening. The room is $135 and no backsie outsies. Plus, I am in for the whole kit and kaboodle- friday through sunday. My room is at the Comfort Inn (2701 N. Salisbury Blvd. Salisbury, MD 21801)
Which Crab ride should I do on Sunday?
And Zen did not think I could get a ride.
Mais pas de ma petite chickadee! (in observance of Le Tour)Quote:
Originally Posted by madscot13
I have no doubt you can do anything you put your convoluted mind to :D
What TNT team are you training with? I'm with the Annapolis, MD Team.Quote:
Originally Posted by madscot13
DH and I are signed up for the Seagull. We did the metric back in....2004? Maybe? The following year there WAS as hurricane, so they sent us our t-shirt anyway because I think the thing was cancelled. We were living in DC at the time, now Charlotte so it is a bit more of a drive/committment.
I was thinking to do the full century, it was about the easiest metric I've ever done, so maybe? All I remember is the apple pie ala mode at one of the rest stops.
I couldn't believe it. Of course, DH ate ever bite as I tapped my foot and looked at my watch.
I'm losing my type A-ness as I approach 50.
I'm with the Nation's Capital Area. It is a pretty good group. how is yoru fundraising rocking?
It was a tropical storm, actually, by the time it hit the eastern shore in 2005. (I know...."details!" ) :rolleyes: And the ride was not cancelled. DH and I rode it. Ugh. Actually, DH had knee issues that year, and we had to abort after 50 miles. But 50 miles in wind and 7" of rain....not too bad...but the bikes really suffered for it. There was water in places I didn't know there were places! :confused: You were wiser sitting that one out, I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by KerryCrow
2006 was a Nor'easter....less rain, but more wind. That time we did the full 100 miles and just had lots of wind-blown sand in all those places.
2007 we sat out. Family commitments. Of course it was sunny then.
This year, we're registered. We'll do the full 100. We're hoping for sunny and no wind. :D And, we're hoping to see lots of other TE'ers there!
Ah yes, I remember it well....I was working in the oil industry (gasoline sales) and I ended up working the whole weekend moving trucks from Point A to Point B. So I actually did not have a choice due to my job, but had I, I still would have chosen to stay home!Quote:
Originally Posted by 7rider
It's a farther drive for us now (from Charlotte, vs. Arlington VA), so I hope the weather cooperates this year! My husband is still talking about the pie ala mode.
oh wow, so when I was a cashier at the gas station I was actually working in the oil industry :D
Much more impressive
My fundraising is through the roof, my dad died of leukemia, so I was told the fundraising comes easier if you are directly connected to the cause.Quote:
Originally Posted by madscot13
I trained with the Eastern shore team in Salisbury this weekend, we did a portion of the Sea Gull route, it's a pretty route, and as flat as a pancake, I hardly had to change gears.