DDH Congratulations on your ride! 28 miles is nothing to be ashamed of...especially with the wind we had. I rode the 65 mile route with another member of our bike club. I had to draft off of her most of the time! I did do a couple of pulls but she really helped me out. At the split where you decide to do the 50 or the 65 mile route I thought about just doing the 50...but my riding partner didn't suggest it so I went along (and I'm glad I did). We had bypassed the first rest stop and when we hit the second one they were out of water but had plenty of ice. We talked to the folks there and this was their first time. They weren't prepared for so many riders to get there at once. They did the best they could though and I'm just thankful they were there. I too loved the Skittles stop. Too bad I wasn't hungry. But I did manage to eat one of the Snickers ice cream bars...yummy! and cold! The next to last stop was good too. They had homemade cookies that had just come out of the oven and were still warm. They also had washclothes sitting in a bowl of ice water. It felt so good to put that around my neck and face! Good idea! This was a really fun ride. Thanks to all the volunteers! On the whole route I only came across one impatient driver. All the others seemed to get a kick out of seeing all the bike riders. So thanks to all the drivers who were patient with us!!
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10-02-2006, 08:32 AM #1
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10-02-2006, 08:36 AM #2
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DDH,
Congratulations on your ride!!! You did fantastic. Thank you for sharing the photos. Everyone looks as though they had a great time.
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10-02-2006, 04:15 PM #3
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Hey Donna-
Read Oct 2 Rides thread for an example of me getting pooped out on a ride...and it was only 18 miles!
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10-03-2006, 05:20 AM #4
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Lisa, I need to keep that positive attitude you have. Rub some of that this way. Not that I am totally negative, I am usually a positive person, just get really frustrated with myself over things. Guess I get to hard on myself. I am over it. I know 28 was a long way, and I know I just need to put some more time in on the new bike and eat better next time.
Li10up, I wish I had known you were there. We could have all met and gotten to say hi, even if we were riding different routes. DH and stepmom told me about the homemade cookies. I might have fought harder to make it had I known that. LOL
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10-03-2006, 05:25 AM #5
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Yeah, I hadn't even thought about posting here to see if any of the TE girls were going to the Waco Wild West. It would have been nice to meet. BTW, the cookies were awesome! The stop at the candy factory was the best!!! ummm, Snickers ice cream bars. Glad you had a good ride.
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10-03-2006, 05:35 AM #6
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Oh, your not right!!!!
Just kidding, LOL. I'm glad you had a good ride too. I am looking at the TX rides to see which one I want to do in Oct and then in Nov. You know in TX we can pretty much ride year round most of the time. Course it about kills you in the summer, but hey, we can still do it. LOL
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10-03-2006, 06:03 AM #7
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Donna's right, Li10up.....it would have been great to meet a third member from TE at the Waco ride. And I'm with you about the snickers ice cream bars.....those were the best!! Heard about the cookies (after the race) that they had at the last rest stop, but I by-passed that stop because I felt like I had lost too much time with the flat. Wish I hadn't.
Donna, found any good rides in November? There is one in San Felipe (near Houston) called the NovemberFest Metric Century. It may be too far of a drive, but it sounds like a really good one! It has routes consisting of 10, 27, 44 and 62. Here is the link for it. http://www.novemberfestmetriccentury.org/
Li10up....if you know of any good races coming up let DDH and I know. Maybe we can all meet up.
Amy
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