Roll Call - who will be in Hillsborough NC on August 12? Looks like DH and I are sweeping either the 20 or the 31 (as soon as we hear back from the volunteer coordinator, we'll know for sure). So...who else is going? What distance? What does your bike look like/what will you be wearing? There have to be at least a few TE'ers in central NC!
Carrie Anne
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08-02-2006, 11:35 AM #1
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BikeFest Rural Heritage Tour
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08-02-2006, 11:43 AM #2
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I would like to go, but I'm not sure yet...it will be one of those last minute decisions, I'm afraid.
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08-02-2006, 11:46 AM #3
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Don't wait too late...
the registration deadline is August 4!
http://www.tarwheels.org/bikefest/
(they used to allow day of registration, but don't anymore)
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08-02-2006, 12:10 PM #4
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I'll be there. DH and I are doing the century (our first!) and we are really getting excited!
I ride a very small white Specialized, wear a dark grey helmet and I'll likely be wearing a neon yellow sleeveless jersey. DH will be in the same jersey so we shouldn't be hard to spot!
We have reservations at the Holiday Inn in Hillsborough for Friday night so that we don't have to get up at 4 am.
That's awesome that you guys are helping out, but how come you aren't riding?
Catherine
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08-02-2006, 12:16 PM #5
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That's the cool thing about sweeping - we will get to ride (just a short distance) - we're on bike moral support/mechanical support (or call someone who can do more than change a tire) - I don't think I would be ready for the 62 or 100 anyway - it's been WAY too hot here for me to ride much (our current heat index is 107!).
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08-02-2006, 12:21 PM #6
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That is cool! I wasn't really sure what 'sweeping' meant, so that sounds like a nice compromise.
I has been HOT, hasn't it? We have been forcing the training so that we could get used to the heat, but if it's THIS hot on the 12th...we are in trouble!
You mentioned that the route would be more hilly this year than in the past. How hilly...do you know? I'm just wondering if we'll be ready (not like there's much we can do about it now! ). I guess I just want to be mentally prepared. 
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08-02-2006, 12:33 PM #7
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I've heard it's 5500 feet of climbing - that's what talked me out of trying to train for it (and then I ended up with a new job and working way too many hours, so training would have been difficult anyway).
Originally Posted by GLC1968
You mentioned that the route would be more hilly this year than in the past. How hilly...do you know? I'm just wondering if we'll be ready (not like there's much we can do about it now! ). I guess I just want to be mentally prepared.
You guys have trained well - you'll be fine!
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08-02-2006, 12:50 PM #8
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Wow, 5500 in your area? Really? I'm impressed!
I think we'll be able to handle it as long as this heat wave breaks before then!
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08-13-2006, 07:49 AM #9
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Looks like GLC1968 had a great ride, I hope the rest of you did, too. I ended up taking a 70-mile ride down around the south Potomac River, not quite as far as the Chesapeake Bay. It's not entirely flat down there!
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08-13-2006, 01:36 PM #10
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hi gals!
i ended up doing 40 miles yesterday. i just really don't like being wet and cold, so when we (my riding buddies) got to the 1st rest stop, we found some 31mi cue sheets (thanks carrie anne!) and made our way back to hillsborough.
a couple of people questioned my choice since i was already wet; i had grit in my mouth from the rooster tails in the pace line, water was sloshing in my shoes, and i really got cold waiting at the rest stop. i just wanted to get into some DRY clothes!!
i do have all the cue sheets, so at some point, i'll be heading back out to that area and doing the 62 or 100mile route.
great ride & support - will ride again next year!
karen.
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08-14-2006, 05:04 AM #11
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Hey Karen -
I saw you!! I think?! Were you wearing a terry sleeveless rainbow jersey with a pink thing in your back pocket? If so, you passed us on the way to the first rest stop! I wanted to say 'hi' but I was stuck in the restroom line and by the time I was done, you were gone!
I did have a great ride! The first 40 miles were pretty miserable, but conditions improved quickly after that. We were careful to avoid any drafting in the wet...knowing how long we'd be out there!
It was a lot of fun and I believe the first of many centuries for me!
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