Rain

[betagirl]

The ride, not the totally enjoyable weather to ride in

I think I've officially lost my mind and am really seriously considering doing RAIN (Ride Across Indiana). It's 159 miles in 1 day with 3 SAG stops and a lunch stop. You get 14 hours to finish it. I've done a couple centuries and as long as the wind isn't howling, I can hang and not die at the end. But a century and a half? Holy shnikies. So have any of you done a ride like this before or have done RAIN? Am I ready for the nuthouse? The ride is in July so I have time to train. I'm also doing RAGBRAI the week after. I've done that twice, so I guess I'm itching for a new challenge. Yeah, that's it.

[Dogmama]

Yup. You're totally cracked.

No, really, go for it. I would think that after the first 120 miles, you'll get that silly grin on your face and your brain will become numb. That's when it gets fun!

The way I figure it - if you can ride 11.36 mph, you can finish in 14 hours. Now, that isn't so hard, is it?

Ragbrai the week after - now THAT'S nuts!

Be sure to report!

[Sparky]

I guess there are 2 make that 3 of us that are nuts. A friend and I are planning on doing RAIN, if she doesn't have to work. Then Ragbrai, 4th yr for ragbrai but never done RAIN. I am concerned about training for RAIN. It sounds like a killer. I figure I'll take the week off to rest up for ragbrai. Are you riding with a team?

[susan.wells]

A friend and I are doing it. We did it last year. She completed and I sagged out at mile 131. I intend to conquer this year ! Last year a storm blew up while we were at the lunch stop. We waited the storm out and I don't think I ever really got my groove back after that. I would recommend getting a hotel at the Richmond end. We thought we'd drive back to my house afterward but my riding partner kept getting car sick so we finally found a hotel to spend the night. My husband will be doing sag for us so if anyone wants to hook up we'd be glad to do additional sag.

Susan

[betagirl]

Heh. Good to see I'm not alone in my insanity

I have 3 other people that I'm going with, so I don't know if I'd call it a team. This will be my 3rd RAGBRAI, never done RAIN either. I figure I need to start trying out other states.

I'm doing a century this weekend, so I'll see how I fare. That'll be a good litmus test for RAIN.

I was reading about the Race across America. Now THAT is nuts!