Congratulations!!! I knew you could do it! I had to laugh when you were thinking of how you could abandon- who you could pay to give you a ride. that must be a common theme of brevets!! I spent a lot of time after my 200k fantasizing about paying someone to just put my bike on the rack- I seriously didn't have the strength.

But the 300k was so much better, and easier, and fun. Don't give up! Not that you could, now. You're hooked, I can tell. Just think if you'd had proper rain gear, you'd have been a lot less miserable. Maybe that should be your reward for completing the 200k- some extra-nice piece of rain gear.

You are _so_ lucky you had some people to ride with. Experienced riders make you believe you can live through it. Poor guy on the recumbent- on almost every ride, and every Century, I meet someone having a worse time than me, so it makes me feel stronger to help them along.

Now the 300k is with the same group, right? So you'll know people there- that will be fun. No way can the weather be as bad. At least it will be two weeks warmer!

I'm so proud of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nanci