That's a fabulous time!! Glad you loved it and had such a great experience. Congrats!
...so when is the next one?
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08-05-2012, 08:19 AM #1
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08-05-2012, 08:46 AM #2
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Congrats! Your pace for the ride was darn impressive!!!!
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08-05-2012, 09:31 AM #3
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Which one did you do? I did one yesterday too! Same issues, wind, hills, but not nearly as fast of a time as yours!
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08-05-2012, 12:22 PM #4
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Tour De Lacs in Fenton. Which one did you do? I know there was Ride For A cure in Ann Arbor yesterday as well.
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My time doesn't include two rest stops so not exactly sure what it was if you included stops. My bike computer stop watch stops timing when the wheels stop turning so probably 5:45 if you include the two stops to fill up water bottles.Felt F65
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08-05-2012, 12:26 PM #5
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Yes, it was Susan G Komen. There were a lot of rest stops but generally our ride time is around 7 hours at best, so you're doing great!
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08-05-2012, 12:34 PM #6
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Yeah I heard it was a super hilly ride. My friend did the Komen yesterday as well. Originally Posted by beccaB
The guy I was ridding with yesterday was training for an Ironman so the goal was to stop only if we had to. Trust me, i would have liked to have stopped more often myself lol Trying to scarf down gels and Bonk bars while riding and trying to breath at the same time sucks.Felt F65
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08-05-2012, 12:52 PM #7
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My helmet off to you! 5.5 hours is very impressive. Congratulations!
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08-06-2012, 06:23 AM #8
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Originally Posted by kamikazejane
We were advised to eat the GU they handed our before the last hill. EEWww! It was all I could do to keep it down! It was a super hilly ride. I was quite surprised!
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08-05-2012, 12:28 PM #9
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Thanks. Originally Posted by Tri Girl
That's a fabulous time!! Glad you loved it and had such a great experience. Congrats!
...so when is the next one?
Next one is in 3 weeks
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