I Signed up for STP. Anyone else?

[salsabike]

We did tandem STPs in 05, 06 and 09, but haven't yet gotten the urge to do it again. I wish there was some way I could serve as a cheering section for you guys! But cheering someone on at 4 am in E1 just doesn't seem to be a useful idea.

[AppleTree]

We did tandem STPs in 05, 06 and 09, but haven't yet gotten the urge to do it again. I wish there was some way I could serve as a cheering section for you guys! But cheering someone on at 4 am in E1 just doesn't seem to be a useful idea.

We know you will be there in spirit Salsa...

[rebeccaC]

did the sunday one day ride in 2013 with some friends from portland and had a great time. One of those friends called a couple of weeks ago and asked if i wanted to do it again and i said yes.....so i guess i'm going.

agree with appletree on using it as a goal...i did a few doubles that summer/autumn that gave me some good purposeful training time.

[khg]

*Edit* Nevermind, we got impatient, and got a household Cascade membership and are signed up for STP. My 5th, my husband's 8th. Portland, here we come!


I haven't signed up yet, but have a calendar alarm set for when registration opens for non Cascade members. It will be my 5th!

My experience has been that it gets more fun each year, as I have fewer and fewer nerves about being *able* to do it at all, and am more and more able to smell the roses and enjoy the experience.

I'm also excited this year about the new route through Joint Base Lewis-McChord--I think it will be interesting in its own right, and it also cuts out one of my least favorite stretches on the ride. (To be fair, that stretch of 507 would be fine if you're on your own--but you can get trapped in pretty sketchy pacelines through there on STP).

[AppleTree]

I'm also curious about the re-routing through JBLM... I had forgotten about that. Way to go khg, it might have been worth signing up... I know they actually filled up STP fairly early last year, can't remember when it was.

RebeccaC, can't even imagine doing it in one day... you won't have time to take any pictures!

Well, good luck in training everyone! Wouldn't it be fun to meet up Sunday evening for a celebration toast in Portland??

[rebeccaC]

....you won't have time to take any pictures! ....

....Wouldn't it be fun to meet up Sunday evening for a celebration toast in Portland??....

yeah i carried fuel not my camera's

i do remember posting a iphone photo here after the ride of some of the incredible chocolate desserts we were having at Papa Haydn’s in Portland …..I’m doing that AGAIN!!!....we can toast there!!

does this re-routeing mean that climb about 40+ miles in is gone??????

[lauraelmore1033]

yeah i carried fuel not my camera's

i do remember posting a iphone photo here after the ride of some of the incredible chocolate desserts we were having at Papa Haydn’s in Portland …..I’m doing that AGAIN!!!....we can toast there!!

does this re-routeing mean that climb about 40+ miles in is gone??????

Does that mean you're signing up?
No such luck on the puyallup hill, JBLM is well after that!

[TrekDianna]

I'm also excited this year about the new route through Joint Base Lewis-McChord--I think it will be interesting in its own right, and it also cuts out one of my least favorite stretches on the ride. (To be fair, that stretch of 507 would be fine if you're on your own--but you can get trapped in pretty sketchy pacelines through there on STP).

UGH I was stationed at Fort Lewis and I will never enter that place again. That cut this ride out for me

[AppleTree]

UGH I was stationed at Fort Lewis and I will never enter that place again. That cut this ride out for me

How come TrekDianna? Awful road conditions or just painful memories??

[khg]

So.... STP is sold out--did everyone sign up who wanted to?

Here's to reasonable temperatures and a tailwind the whole way!

[TrekDianna]

How come TrekDianna? Awful road conditions or just painful memories??

Memories. I hated it there. Not painful, just really really hated living there. I don't even like driving by on the highway.