This was my first HH100, and it turned out to be a really enjoyable experience for me.

Very mild temps and wind for the area around this time of year! No mechanical problems, or scarey moments. Even the hills and the last leg's headwinds didn't cramp my style as I feared they would.

I went in alone but teamed up around mile 20 with another rider because we seemed to keep passing each other. I didn't get rolling till around 7:30am, but we made it to Hell's Gate around 11:15 and finished before 2:30. Overall rolling time was 6hrs with an average of 16.8mph, which is almost exactly what I estimated and had planned.

I think this may be the beginnings of a traditional yearly trek to Wichita Falls!