P12 - randonneuring.

[indysteel]

That's true. I've been known to start quite early and Whitestown is close to where I typically started last year.

For early morning starts, you could head to Sheridan first and then to Whitestown. That's not to suggest there aren't other possible routes; I was just suggesting one that, in my mind and experience, would be pretty doable as a permanent, if you were so inclined to establish and maintain it.

[Catrin]

This is a great idea - and I am going to do it Am currently researching what I would need to do in order to establish/certify a permanent. Glad to hear that RUSA provides insurance free of charge for a permanent that owned by an individual RUSA member rather than a club.

Part of this is self-serving, yes, since I won't have to drive out of state to ride a sanctioned 100k route for the P12. HoweverI think it would be great to have SOMETHING in Indiana for RUSA members even if it isn't a full brevet. I still have the desire to do a full brevet series one day, but considering what happened last year I need to start with more modest goals and see what happens.

[indysteel]

You have my support. It's really a shame Indiana doesn't have a series. I wonder what it would take to generate some interest within the state to get a series started here. I wonder if CIBA and/or any of ther other local clubs or advocacy groups could at least explore whether there's any interest. I'd be curious other other states have gotten theirs off the ground.

[Catrin]

It would be interesting to know how many members of the Ohio Randonneurs Club live in Indiana - like me.

It will take some time to put this together, and there are recommendations on how much climbing should be in a particular route. Unsure at this point if the recommendations are just that or requirements. Obviously southern Indiana has enough topography for climbing, but it might be challenging to design a 100k route in my desired area to meet that recommendation. We will see, but I really do not want to go further afield for a 100k route as I want to be close to it.

This is going to be fun

[Biciclista]

completed my 5th 100k ride this month. have 7 more to go!

[jobob]

Excellent!

[Veronica]

completed my 5th 100k ride this month. have 7 more to go!

Congratulations!

So... where did you ride? C'mon give us some details!

Veronica

[Biciclista]

oh, I posted it in the weekend ride thread.
We found the most gorgeous permanent that started in Olympia washington.



we saw lots of lovely vistas as we rode from Olympia to Rochester to Rainier and Tenino
and Lacy and back to Olympia.



like the biggest Alpaca Herd I've ever seen!



brilliant views of Mt St Helens (center on horizon)


and of course

Mount Rainier dominated the scene.




This is the only photo of us together, right before the ride. We needed to work off all that bulk.
It took us a little over 6 hours to complete this 68 mile ride.

[Susan126]

Way to go Mimi! You sure had a beautiful day for your P5!!!!

I will have to start all over once my back is better. I'm slowly getting there. S l o w l y!

Apparently after seeing many doctors these last few months it's my L5/S1 causing all the pain. Trying to get the swelling and irritation down if the therapy and adjustments don't work the doctor said I will move on to "pain management" meaning spinal injection into the L5/S1. Hopefully I won't have to go that route. And once the pain is gone I am on a life time of core/back exercises to maintain my back health. The thing is I don't know how I hurt it in the first place. It all began way back in January. I tried to ride through it thinking at first it was a pulled muscle or tendon but it just kept getting worse. Anyway I'm happy to see you doing so well with your P12. I'm jealous but happy that you are going for it Mimi! Yeeeaahhhh!

[shootingstar]

DH meant He'd take it easy, not me; I still had to work hard. I'm kind of exhausted by all the nervous energy expended while discovering your beloved spouse of 33 odd years has Cancer and i would not have even DONE the ride if he hadn't insisted. It seems HE wants me to get the P12 more than I do. So when we had gone about 30 miles, I wanted to start pooping along. DH wanted me to ride more than 12mph (I was going about 8-10 on some very slight grades, maybe it was a headwind slowing me down) so we both got cranky.
we had until 3pm to finish the ride and we finished at 1:45. The start and end of the ride was right next to a Whole foods supermarket. We wandered in there and discovered that Saturday is STILL sample day at some supermarkets and I managed to eat plenty wandering around that store.

Mimi, your hubby has cancer? What type...?