Three Harbors Ride?

Has anyone done this ride? I'm going to try to do my first full 100 on the 22nd at the Windmill Century (since I won't make LRRH :( ) but want to use the metric on this one as a training ride.... any input on difficulty. It says the century is difficult and the metric is moderate-difficult but they don't show a route...

Any info would be appreciated!

Tracy

ps. okay, it does give a brief description of route but I'm not seein' where the difficult (seems mostly coastal) part comes in so I'm guessing I am missing something!

i'm doing it.. but it's almost my first time... so i have nothing to offer as far as the course!!!!!!!!!!

i know for the mardi gras ride.. they emailed a few days ahead of time asking which food we want.. and this ride says we get to help pick food again!

we're already registered for this cuz we ended up with a raincheck (a real yes it was raining and COLD) for mardi gras....

i'm looking forward to it since the rides have thinned out by that time!

almost your first time???? is that like being sorta pregnant? :p You are too cute! I think I may do this one as a day trip, it sure seems like it might be a nice ride! I guess it'll depend on how long its going to take me to get up there! I hadn't even thought about the rides thinning out by that time; is it just kinda like a new year's resolution thing... start out doing lots then stop doing so many after spring?

I have used up my july favors w/dh though because I like to drive up the night before and that means he's on his own w/the kids and if its a sunday, he misses his golf game too :eek: tragedy that it is!!!

Oh well, I'm sure I can figure some way to get this ride in ;)

I'm going to go hunt down some more rides!!!

Trac'

lol... typo! (i make a lot of those!) should be ALSO my first time! tee hee!

Tracy!
I am doing the metric on this one too....!
We can do it together, another friend of mine is also doing the metric.

Hopefully I will be able to make the TE SO cal ride on July 1st to meet you!!

Thanks
Karen

redhot3368@yahoo.com

Okay, Now I'm switching! I decided not to do the Windmill ride and do the 3 harbors metric instead... lots less driving and I don't have to be gone the night before... that helps keep hubby happy!

So I will be there for the metric! YEAHHHHH!!!!

Trac'

tracy....

i think you're ready for a full century!!!!!!!!!

Hey Caligurl! :D

I could probably do it but I don't know if I'd be too tired to drive home too! So I think CB will end up being my first century... especially since I'm staying the night before and won't have to get up at 3 to get there! :p

Trac' :cool:

hmmmmm ya... i ALWAYS fall asleep on the way home! poor hubby gets stuck driving (however i have taken to driving part way at the beginning of the ride... before it gets dark!) but ya... i see your point!

Hi all!!!
The three harbors is coming up right around the corner!!!
Tracy, Caligurl, are you guys still planning on doing it??
Anyone else?

Let's plan on meeting at the registration booth before the start!
Should we meet as soon as registration opens? I think 7 am?

Let me know!
Thanks
Karen

Hey Karen,

I'm still planning on doing the metric; probably pretty slowly so I plan to start as early as I can! :rolleyes:

I was planning on driving up the same day but there's still a possibility that I may go the night before.

7am at registration is great w/me! We'll fine tune it as it gets a tad closer! I'm looking forward to meeting you :D

Trac'

Hey Ladies,

I just got here and it is absolutely beautiful over here! Although, I am freezing (it's probably 70) but breezy.

I got turned around finding the start so I'll just tell ya how I got here...

took the Victoria exit off of 101N and turned Left (west). Turn right just over the bridge/overpass (okay, I'm really helpful, I can't remember the name :rolleyes: ) anyway, you'll go a ways on that street and you'll then come to Harbor, go across harbor and it turns into spinnaker. You'll follow spinnaker around to the other side of the harbor and as you are passing the ventura harbor shops you'll see a gazebo on the right with a yellow banner... I'm guessing they will have more banners etc. tomorrow though.

Well, I'm gonna go check out my hotel room! See you tomorrow Cali and 3368!!!

Trac'

I'm impatiently waiting for a ride report ladies! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ma/tapfoot.gif

I'll post more pictures tomorrow but basically it was a perfect day for riding. I met Redhot3368 at the registration line in the morning; she drove with her DH who rode the 100 miler (very quickly, I might add!).
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...orsTour005.jpg
Karen and Tony

Also, her friend Kim came too... these two ladies are SO pretty and really cool to ride with!!! We saw Caligurl at the start and along the road, then at the first rest stop.... then she off and left us in the dust! I had to leave before Cali returned so she's gonna have to give ya all the details of the 100 miler.

Anyway, as usual, I was plugging along trying to keep up with Redhot and Kim when I tried to get them to go ahead since I knew I'd never make it at that pace! They slowed down to where I could keep up and we proceeded to make our way through Ventura. http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...orsTour010.jpg
Karen (Redhot3368) and Kim at rest stop #1

En route to our first rest stop, we met another woman (Kay) who was riding alone and we invited her to ride w/us... of course she also was faster than me (but only on the flats). Once past the first rest stop, we started towards Ojai on the bikepath.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...orsTour016.jpg
It was a really nice path and a lot of it was shaded and very scenic. The 2nd rest stop (also the lunch stop 20+miles later) was at a really pretty park in the oak trees... the food wasn't that great but it was a nice place to stop and regroup. Once we left that rest stop there was an uphill grade up into Ojai... that's when I found out that I was actually faster than someone up hills (Kay was slower than me :D I know, what a meanie... but I am always last, so it was nice not to be the very last one for one ride!)... it was actually a pretty gentle grade and still lots of shade and really pretty. Once we got to Ojai, we actually went down on the "other" side of the triangle (casitas pass side).
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...orsTour023.jpg
Lake Casitas

We turned again just east of Lake Casitas so we didn't actually go over the pass and there were a few rollers until we got past the lake... but once we got past the lake, there were a few really nice downhills (unfortunately there were also some headwinds) and a nice gentle ride back to the lunch stop.

We hung out at the rest stop for a little while and then finally got going for the final 15+/- miles back to the Harbor. It was slightly downhill but the headwinds pretty much negated the benefit so we plugged along at what was a decent clip for me until we got into Ventura where a hill slowed Kay down to where I had to stop and wait for her.... Redhot and Kim went on ahead and Kay and I finished shortly thereafter. It was about 55 miles and the weather was perfect. It was warm enough not to wear any jackets or anything when we started and it didn't get too hot mid-day either... and the sky was perfectly clear.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...orsTour024.jpg
Me (could my face be any more red?) Redhot and Kim after the ride

There ya go... sorry, I'm not a writer... but I did have a great time today! Thank you Redhot (tell Kim, thank you again too please) and Caligurl for making it a great day!!!

Trac'

Great pics! It sounds like it was a neat ride, I wish that I could have been there with you.

Is Redhot going to ride the century at Cool Breeze?

nice pics! nice report!

my camera is still in my camera bag... we didn't get home til about 9:30 (drive time and had to pick up a few things on the way home... and no.... not clothes or frivoulous stuff... things like bananas... milk.... in-n-out burger! :p )

i got sunburned.... even with sunscreen.... but then.... i guese i know it doesn't last all day without reapplication! and they didn't have any at the sag stops... so my back is red... POOEY!!

bummer about the sunburn CG! I heard this is only the 2nd year and this one guy is trying to do most of the stuff himself... once I heard that, it explained a lot.... maybe you should e-mail him with suggestions to improve the ride; apparently its better than last year so eventually, he'll get it down! I'm definately going to send a note with some route marking suggestions! Sometimes you actually had to ride right up onto an intersection to see which way you were going ... yuck!

I'm looking forward to seeing your pics and reading all about the 100 miler! I'm sure you had a good adventure!

Tracy

ps. Yes, Redhot is now doing the Century at Cool Breeze :D YEAH!!!!

http://www.tinklebelle.com/Smilies/images/suus2wa.gif Redhot! I'm glad that you decided to do it.

It was SOOO cool meeting Tracy and Caligurl at the ride yesterday!!!
Thnaks girls for making the trek out to Ventura! It sure was a pretty day!
Great ride!! Tracy, you did fantastic!!!
Thanks for the pics and great ride report.
You wrote it better then I could!
Caligurl, you are amazing!! Tracy was telling me about your King of the mountains experience!! and all of the rides you have done! WOW!! Very impressive!
YES, I am riding the Century at Cool Breeze, Thanks to Tracy for talking me into it!!

Karen :)

here's some more pics from yesterday....

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...orsTour007.jpg
That would be Karen (redhot3368) on the left and Caligurl on the right


http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...orsTour017.jpg
and here's Karen and her friend Kim at the lunch stop


http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...orsTour021.jpg
Another picture from the bike path going towards Ojai


http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...orsTour003.jpg
... and here's the view through my hotel window... pretty rough huh? :p

Okay, that's all... thanks again everyone for the great ride!!!

Tracy

Hey caligurl...is that the pink shimmel from Nashbar?

[QUOTE=tprevost]bummer about the sunburn CG! I heard this is only the 2nd year and this one guy is trying to do most of the stuff himself... once I heard that, it explained a lot.... maybe you should e-mail him with suggestions to improve the ride; apparently its better than last year so eventually, he'll get it down! I'm definately going to send a note with some route marking suggestions! Sometimes you actually had to ride right up onto an intersection to see which way you were going ... yuck!

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hubby already told them about the intersections like that... not all of them were like that... but ya... since he was following the arrows... and i had the slip... he got annoyed with that!

i'm going to email them/him... and i will take my time and let hubby read it to make sure it comes across nicely and not b!tchy!

my HUGEST gripe..... registration! i've been on rides with 1000 riders that i've gotten through registration faster than yesterday morning! 1/2 hour in line! for a ride that was 200 people... and you saw how many were already of me... MAYBE 20?????? oh i was steamin'!!!!!!!!!! and the ONE lady doing the check in.... she was VERY nice... but she really needed to stop chatting and get registering! UGH! the real kicker is... they were READY to start registering people BEFORE 7.... but because it was 7... they wouldn't! again... never been at a ride where even though it wasn't "time"... that they wouldn't start if they were set up and ready!! SOOOOOOO instead of hanging out 10 minutes.... never assuming it would take so long if i came back a few minutes later... we went back to the car and finished getting ready.... unfortunately... that set a tone for the ride for me.... i dwelled on it for a while :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Brandy

Hey caligurl...is that the pink shimmel from Nashbar?

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yes! those are my FAVORITEST summer thing to wear! i love racerback styles... and it has a pocket! what more could you ask for! for some reason the pink one is smaller than all the rest i have (blue.... yellow... white... etc!)

and my headband is "wickie wear" brand... i just LOVE that name! too fun to say! "wickie wear"

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Originally Posted by redhot3368

It was SOOO cool meeting Tracy and Caligurl at the ride yesterday!!!
Thnaks girls for making the trek out to Ventura! It sure was a pretty day!
Great ride!! Tracy, you did fantastic!!!
Thanks for the pics and great ride report.
You wrote it better then I could!
Caligurl, you are amazing!! Tracy was telling me about your King of the mountains experience!! and all of the rides you have done! WOW!! Very impressive!
YES, I am riding the Century at Cool Breeze, Thanks to Tracy for talking me into it!!

Karen :)

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karen... it was great meeting you too! we would have ridden with you guys a bit longer... but at that point in the ride... hubby was still thinking that he could push me to make it a fast (for me... not him) ride.... that is til the bike paths and then stop lights/signs in santa barbara! :rolleyes:

OK.... i need to get off my duff and get my pics off the camera!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by caligurl

yes! those are my FAVORITEST summer thing to wear! i love racerback styles... and it has a pocket! what more could you ask for! for some reason the pink one is smaller than all the rest i have (blue.... yellow... white... etc!)

and my headband is "wickie wear" brand... i just LOVE that name! too fun to say! "wickie wear"

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I have the red and pink ones coming this week...they're currently in a box in transit, snuggling up with my Topeak Compact Handlebar bag. http://www.tinklebelle.com/Smilies/images/wub.gif

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yes! those are my FAVORITEST summer thing to wear! i love racerback styles... and it has a pocket! what more could you ask for! for some reason the pink one is smaller than all the rest i have (blue.... yellow... white... etc!)

and my headband is "wickie wear" brand... i just LOVE that name! too fun to say! "wickie wear"

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I need some shimmels!! Thanks for mentioning the Wickie Wear. I've been looking for a "do-rag" and haven't liked any of the ones I've come across. They're all funky patterns.

Think I'll be getting some Wickie Wear, now!! :D

What style is that caligurl? Tiff, if you order will you get me one too and I'll pay you for it?

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Originally Posted by Brandy

What style is that caligurl? Tiff, if you order will you get me one too and I'll pay you for it?

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What, a shimmel? I'm confused - don't you have some coming? What color/size?

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Originally Posted by Brandy

What style is that caligurl? Tiff, if you order will you get me one too and I'll pay you for it?

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ok.... i'm confused? style? it's just nashbar's "shimmel"! ?????

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Originally Posted by Tiffanie

What, a shimmel? I'm confused - don't you have some coming? What color/size?

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in the case of what we are talking about... it's a racerback cycling "jersey" with a rear pocket!

(it's what i'm wearing in tracy's picture above!)

oh... and my shimmels (the ones from performance and from nashbar) are all mediums.... i wear women's medium tops from those places... however in most other cycling jerseys (womens) i wear a small.... also... in street clothes... i wear a small top/tshirt/ blouse/etc... performance/nashbar tops run small...

here's my white shimmel....

http://static.flickr.com/64/175964991_9bbea67d60_o.jpg

WARNING: WEAR SUNSCREEN! i'll have to look to see if i have anyfrom the back... a lot of upper back is exposed..... you NEED sunscreen... *says a sunburned caligurl who DID apply it twice before leaving yesterday morning!*

yellow shimmel... you can JUST get a teeny tiny idea of back exposure.....

http://static.flickr.com/78/175965291_7c607e6055_o.jpg

didn't mean to hijack the thread.... i'm gonna go do some housework so i can come back and upload ride pics to keep the post on subject.... bad, caligurl!

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Originally Posted by Tiffanie

What, a shimmel? I'm confused - don't you have some coming? What color/size?

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I was talking about the head thingie! :D

oh... the wickie wear head band? the pink one is the only wickie wear one i have... believe it or not... go it from jc whitney (YES... the auto supply place!)

the rest of my headbands came from either performance or.... oh shoot... can't remember the brand... plant ultra sells them!

So you have the headband? I was looking at their website and I like the stubby no tie style too.

yep.... headband.... i don't like the whole head thingies.... hubby has some though... hmmmmm can't remember the brand... got them at... are you surprised: performance! lol! he loves them! (the whole head thingies!)

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Originally Posted by Brandy

I was talking about the head thingie! :D

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Oooooohhhhhhhh!!! I gotcha now. ;)

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Originally Posted by Brandy

So you have the headband? I was looking at their website and I like the stubby no tie style too.

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I like the tie ones. http://www.tinklebelle.com/Smilies/images/yes2.gif