I miss the triplets - NOT!

[betagirl]

That's awesome. Congrats!

[ladyjai]

amazing, astounding. all that climbing and the rain. wow. My hero!

[carimail]

Wow! You're awsome! And such an asset to this group! For a newbie like me, your achievements seem impossible, but the Cinderella seemed impossible in December, so...who knows what one can do with dedication and training.

Looking forward to your next ride report!!

[Veronica]

...your achievements seem impossible, but the Cinderella seemed impossible in December, so...who knows what one can do with dedication and training.

Thanks! You know I've reread some of my old posts and in some of them I talked about never doing something like this. But here I am.

It's been a fun journey so far. It reminds me of that saying about finding a job you love and never working a day in your life. I wish I could get paid to do this.

V.

[Jo-n-NY]

Congratulations Veronica. What a wonderful accomplishment. Your post will be in my mind during my first century in May. Without you and all the other ladies on this board, I don't think I would be thinking of doing a century myself.

Keep up all the wonderful posts.

~ JoAnn

[allabouteva]

Ditto from me!!! And I'm v. glad that your 'wickedly expensive' shorts stood up to the test.

13 hours on the road, a double C, thats over 300ks, totally awesome!

You rock V.!

[Deanna]

Hooray! 1 down and 2 to go to your Triple Crown. I'm so impressed that you weren't physically beat.

[Bike Goddess]

V- Your perserverence is an inspiration! AND the part I like the best, is some of the guys we were sure of, dropped out! Of course Robert had a good excuse. But what about Rand? I hear he didn't do the whole course either.

This just tells me about your determination and you stick-to-itness no matter what!

2 more doubles AND you'll be the TRIPLE CROWN QUEEN! WhoooooooooooHoooooooooooo!

[CorsairMac]

So I just wanna be sure I understand this:

You did 200 miles in 13 hours,

that works out to 100 miles in 6 1/2 hours, and you wanna go faster?? Schukie dern my child - I wanna do a Century in 6 1/2 hours, a double isn't even In my picture frame!!

Congrats on your ride, congrats on your time and congrats on your dedication! You deserve kudos in all 3 areas!!

[Nanci]

Veronica says "It's been a fun journey so far. It reminds me of that saying about finding a job you love and never working a day in your life. I wish I could get paid to do this."

Funny, I was just reading a book by Marla Strebb (down-hiller) who was saying the exact same thing. I believe she _did_ escape her "real" job as a research scientist to become a professional MTBer, in her 30's!

Nanci

[Trekhawk]

WOW V thats fantastic. Well done Thom too, thats still one long ride in my book.

See I knew you didnt need my good luck message. You trained really hard and it paid off. WHAT A STAR.

[mtkitchn]

What an accomplishment. I hope to do HALF of that feat someday!

[fixedgeargirl]

A liitle late in saying this, but congratulations, V.! Onward through the rain and wind, we all know which is the tougher sex !

Please forgive me, I can't resist:

YOU ROCK !!!!

[Veronica]

Thanks you made me laugh.

The last day and a half have been tough. I woke up Monday morning at 1:30 with another one of those stupid stones in my salivary gland. I look like a chipmunk - but only on one side. And it hurts so much to eat. And of course I'm still starving from Saturday (well at least I was yesterday.)

Today I'll get back on the bike and hopefully the increased blood flow will encourage the stone to float away.

V.

[Bike Goddess]

V- A stone in your salivary gland? Never heard of this before. Any idea of what causes this malady?

I hope riding helps! Good luck- it was pouring when I came to work today and it was all coming from YOUR direction!