Quote Originally Posted by Veronica View Post
Well it was one of the easier ones I did last year. I think Solvang was a tad easier though - probably because I was riding with Thom for 3/4 of it. Company makes long rides easier.

V.
Absolutely!! I just finished my first double century...Butterfield yesterday. I started with the early group at 5:30 and by the time I left the first rest stop at mile 38, my friend George who started at 6:15, had caught me. I was leaving as he was coming in, but he caught me again a couple of miles later and I thought I would try to hang with him for awhile. Well, my "awhile" turned into the entire day...he was on a fixed gear but still had to slow his pace a bit for me and I was so appreciative. He caught my overheating before I did and made me pull off and dunk my head under a faucet and really took care of me all day. He was there to talk me through the lulls and assure me that I would recover and get my game back. Of course, I had to give him crap since he talked me into Butterfield saying "you want to get doubles in early during the season when it's cold because once it heats up, everything changes"...lol...it was SO HOT and windy yesterday!

So...having him there made all the difference in the world. I was able to finish in 14:25...totally exhausted and ready to SLEEP!

Oh...and my view for the day. I was NOT complaining.