Headwaters Century

[lauraelmore1033]

Dh and I were at the Headwaters too. I think I saw you and your hubby at the last rest stop. Things were wrapping up by then. Maybe you were the couple asking the volunteers if there were many hills for the last 20 miles and deciding if he could finish? The volunteer said there were only a couple of rollers left. I remember grumbling about that couple of rollers remark as I counted at least 7 grannie gear (for me) hills to the end. We were going to do the century too, but I was having an episode of cable stretch problems and my rear derailer kept skipping gears (AGAIN!). We bypassed the loop on black diamond road and went to the rest stop where, luckily, there was a mechanic who fixed the problem. We only managed 80 miles too. It really was a beautiful day and a beautiful course, but I was in the foulest of moods because of the bike problems. Too bad, really. We were both exhausted when we finished. It's funny, but I thought that strawberry shortcake at the end was the most exquisitely delicious thing I had ever tasted in my life!

[East Hill]

Yup, that was us! Dang! I was wearing that beautiful jersey--I figured anyone who saw that would probably remember me, if not by face . Glad to meet you, though!

Mr. East Hill was getting a bit desperate by the end--in answer to teigyr's question, no it's not geared at all like the MTB, but it rolls a lot smoother than those knobbies. He would would have been good for the 65 miles, just wasn't quite there for the century.


East Hill

[lauraelmore1033]

oh, I did remember the beautiful jersey, and I did kinda recognize the face from your pictures. You are usually grinning from ear to ear in the photos, though, but your smile was a quite a bit more subdued at the rest stop, so you looked a little different.

[East Hill]

Yes, I was pretty worried about poor Mr. East Hill. He told me today that he was still stiff from from the ride, and that when he got to the second rest stop he really thought he would have to get SAGged out. It was slow going the last 18 odd miles, but we did manage to get well past his goal of 65 miles, and he was quite pleased.

By the way, he remembers you too .

East Hill

[lauraelmore1033]

I hope he doesn't remember me because he saw me spewing abuse at my bike

[East Hill]

No, but as soon as I showed him your photo he instantly said, 'I remember her'!

East Hill