
Originally Posted by
MarieV
Thanks, Salsabike! When you mentioned doing the SIR Maltby 100K, I had a feeling you and/or your DH would probably know Auđunn. Is Chris doing the 600K this weekend? Auđunn left the house just after 3am to get to the start in Kent.
If you're used to doing SIR 100Ks, then RSVP is only a little longer, mostly flat, and very scenic. You and Chris should definitely plan to do it. Among Auđunn's rando buddies, we only ever see Steve DeGroot on the RSVP, but then most of the randos don't like the big crowded Cascade rides.
Hey, Marie! Chris REALLY wanted to do the 600 this weekend and signed up for it before he realized we had his Aunt Jean's 80th birthday party today and decided it was just not okay to miss that. It sounds hard--I mean, even harder than the usual SIR hard.
We've done some longer tandem rides, like one-day STPs, so I'm sure we would love RSVP, and people keep saying it's beautiful! We just can't seem to get the timing right--that is, we're always committed to other stuff. And next year, it'll be PBP for Chris again...
I think I met Auđunn on the incredibly wet spring populaire this year. We're in the middle of our third tandem P-12. I look forward to meeting you sometime as well. 
lauraelmore1003, you are intrepid.
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