Quote Originally Posted by Xrayted View Post
The Virginia Eastern Shore one sounds good to me. Can you tell me more about it? There isn't much info online. I would have to drive 4+ hours to get there after working the evening before until 8pm, unless one of the nice ladies I work with switches shift times with me. (They are so cool like that) I'll need to get a room and all since I'd like to make an entire w/e getaway out of it. The Sunday kayaking sounds like a nice way to relax the day after.

Also, being a newbie (riding 2 months), please give your opinion. Yesterday I did my longest ride of 33 miles in very hilly territory on the Covered Bridge Ride in Bucks County PA. Seemed to go good. (although a little slow - 4 hrs of sleep and hills happen to be my enemy) and no ill effects today. Would it seem as though I may be able to tackle the 60 mi. metric century on this one if it's flat? I feel like I can go much, much further than I have if it's not all hills, although that doesn't mean I should.

Thanks!

Cindy
I did that one last year and loved it. It was my first century, and I'd only been riding about 10 weeks. I did the full 100 miles without too much problem (well, except for the fact that my crotch got so chafed that I couldn't wear underwear for about four days afterward!). If you've done 33 miles of hilly terrain already, I think you can probably do the metric century without too much trouble. Like others have said, it's totally flat. (The only downside to no hills at all is, well, there's no "down" side. In other words, you never get to coast.) The people putting it on were very nice. The course is incredibly well-marked. I was worried about losing my way and going miles in the wrong direction but didn't have that problem at all. I stayed at the Sunset Beach Resort (www.sunsetbeachresortva.com) and thought that worked well. All the closer hotels (there aren't many) were already booked by the time I decided to do the ride, but it turned out that this one wasn't too far away.

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