Saturday, February 16 rides

[kelownagirl]

I got to try out my new spinervals aerobase IV DVD today. It was a beautiful sunny day and we saw a few hardy roadies out today but DH and I aren't quite ready to battle the ice and gravel in the bike lanes quite yet.

[Fredwina]

198.9 miles
A 300K brevet with a couple of Wrong turn
16 1/2 hours, but that's still 2 hours better than my PR.
More to come

[shootingstar]

Amazingly I did a whole lot better on a 42 kms. ride ..I had not done this ride for past 4 weekends nor have done any decent hills for past 2 wks.

Can't explain it...but I was flyin' high in my heart..

[jobob]

I was just looking at the Butterfield results, and saw that Brandy posted the second-fastest woman's time, and came in 16th overall!

Way to go!!

[Zen]

Fredwina...I'm at a loss for words.
What do you do the day after that?
How long does it take you to recover?

[Fredwina]

Fredwina...I'm at a loss for words.
What do you do the day after that?
How long does it take you to recover?

In may case, I drove back to LA. took nap (the hotel bed wasn't as comfortable Saturday0, and wrote my blog (which my under go revision tonight)
Jobob, I 'm going to have throw out of my fan club!
I came in first among females! of course there was only two of us

[Starfish]

In may case, I drove back to LA. took nap (the hotel bed wasn't as comfortable Saturday0,

I cannot imagine being conscious enough after that ride to notice what I was falling asleep on!!

[jobob]

Jobob, I 'm going to have throw out of my fan club!
I came in first among females! of course there was only two of us

Sorry, I'll make it up to you somehow.

Like maybe buying you a tasty beverage at a coffee shop along the Mad March Hare route after shamelessly drafting off your wheel - unless you decide to dump us for the 400K ...

[Brandy]

I was just looking at the Butterfield results, and saw that Brandy posted the second-fastest woman's time, and came in 16th overall!

Way to go!!

THANK YOU jobob!!!! I'm trying to blog my report right now, but two days later some details are getting fuzzy. Funny, I can't remember (AT ALL) a portion that I ride all the time because it's so close to home.

Oh, and if you look at the results, Planet Ultra does their placing by times. If two or three people come in at the same time they get the same placing. Sounds fair to me since it means that Isabelle and I got 8th place overall!!!

Have to add...I was thrilled to come in with Isabelle Drake. I rode with her for a short time earlier in the day and she is STRONG! She is doing Furnace Creek 508 solo this year, did PBP last year. Basically she's amazing. Anyway, my history with Isabelle is that on Butterfield last year, she beat my time by 11 minutes. It was my first double and I ended up coming in 2nd behind her and the woman she came in with. Her name has stuck with me since then. I met her on Breathless Agony last year and saw her on 508 this year when I was crewing. I caught her very close to the finish and I thought it was appropriate for us to ride in together. I enjoyed having the company and we chatted about our similar situations...both of us dating guys who we'll never catch on the road!

[Veronica]

Wow! fantastic results and two hours better than your time last year too! I see you're dipping your pedals into racing soon. Good luck!

V.

[Brandy]

Thanks Veronica! Yes, I'm going to try the racing thing out and see if it suits me. We'll see.

[Fredwina]

Sorry, I'll make it up to you somehow.

Like maybe buying you a tasty beverage at a coffee shop along the Mad March Hare route after shamelessly drafting off your wheel - unless you decide to dump us for the 400K ...

the Malibu folks having a 400k on 4/19 hmm maybe I can have my cake and eat it too!