Old 06-05-09, 05:21 PM
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Eggplant Jeff
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Well I was hoping to keep up with my neighbor, but I'm thinking that is less than likely. On my commute home today I measured it, and the distance there and back is 9.9 miles (not 8) which I did (well, the way home) at 12.2 mph. That did include stopping a couple times for stop lights, and it was all the uphills and none of the down (I live about 300 feet higher than my office)... But he claims he does the 14.4 mile lap in 45-50 minutes, and he's on a mountain bike.

Sounds like my best plan is to eat a hearty dinner the night before (I don't plan on getting up at 3am to eat breakfast) and eat a light breakfast, then eat a snack/bar/gel after we get there and before we start the lap. They'll be serving bagels and stuff for after you finish the lap, so I can eat something else before heading home.

I'm not sure about the porter, I'll probably be finishing the lap before 9am. I don't think the sun is over the yardarm by that point .
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