Mt. Tam Century/Double Century or Marin Century/Metric/200k

[MojoGrrl]

Anyone doing the century want to meet up at the start at, say 7:30? PM me if interested...or see me there. I'll be wearing a blue and yellow retro image jersey, silver colored LeMond bike. I'm heavily tattooed too but will be wearing arm warmers in the a.m...

[maillotpois]

Mojo - I want to hear how it went! I am sure you had a great ride. Sure was cool/cold, wasn't it?

We finished the Tam Double before 9 pm. I was really pleased, given that I had only 2 real rides in July. I had a rough first 130 miles, but rode smart and we really picked up the pace at the end. Finishing strong was one of my real goals, and I really did.

[MojoGrrl]

Mojo - I want to hear how it went! I am sure you had a great ride. Sure was cool/cold, wasn't it?

We finished the Tam Double before 9 pm. I was really pleased, given that I had only 2 real rides in July. I had a rough first 130 miles, but rode smart and we really picked up the pace at the end. Finishing strong was one of my real goals, and I really did.

I was great! I completed it in about 9 hours (including all my stops). Boyfriend did Mt. Tam Double and took a wrong turn (which is not uncommon for him) and got in around 7:00 tonight (left at about 5 am). That's great that you had a strong ride, especially with only 2 rides last month!! I think I was really prepared because my 3 big training rides last month were sufferfests - 70+ miles at high altitudes on much worse hills than the Marin Century.

There was a serious accident at the start of my ride which was pretty traumatizing for me - I was the first one on the scene along with a couple other riders, one of whom was luckily an ER doc - and that almost ruined my ride, because I don't deal well with blood and serious injuries and stuff, and had PTSD flashbacks from my ex-husband's motorcycle accident. But I managed to shake it off and focus on my ride. Did all the hills with NO stopping, Marshall Wall was not even that bad, and then somehow found the energy to sprint the last 3 miles, about 25 mph into town....it was awesome!

[maillotpois]

Glad you had such a great ride - and your boyfriend os a rock star!

[MojoGrrl]

Glad you had such a great ride - and your boyfriend os a rock star!

Did I tell you we're doing Waves to Wine too? On the tandem!

[maillotpois]

Excellent!

My daughter (15) and husband were going to do waves to wine on the tandem for the second year; however, she has gotten her own bike and now may ride that. In which case we would do the shorter routes. Which is fine. It's not like I need the miles , but I will miss doing the while ride. perhaps we could meet up at the finish area Saturday night.