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04-19-09, 05:46 PM
Rode in the Sea Otter Century today. Sponsored by Bicycling magazine, at the Sea Otter classic. Not a competition, just a well-supported (well, almost) century. Plenty of fun, 100 miles on the bike, 6650′ elevation gain.
Good group of people at the aid stations, plenty of food and drinks, although there could have been one more aid station around mile 50 or so, I was running out of water by the time I got to the aid station at mile 65. That is possibly because the biggest climb was right there. Oh well. Also, at the end, there was no one there to greet us coming back from the century and giving us our BBQ tickets. Poor organization at the finish point, I think. I blame Bicycling magazine.
Oh, and thanks to the group of guys that pulled me for the first 40 miles. I wouldn’t have done so well without you guys. I was the big guy in the blue kit on the blue Bianchi who kept talking about my 16 mile commute and how that I figured I should be done at mile 16, since that was normal daily commute distance…
Forgot to mention that I had total pedaling time of 5:49. This is not counting the time I spent changing the flat around mile 80 or so (5 miles short of the last aid station), or the time I spent at the aid stations, or the 3 minute rest break in the shade while climbing Laureles Grade…
Good group of people at the aid stations, plenty of food and drinks, although there could have been one more aid station around mile 50 or so, I was running out of water by the time I got to the aid station at mile 65. That is possibly because the biggest climb was right there. Oh well. Also, at the end, there was no one there to greet us coming back from the century and giving us our BBQ tickets. Poor organization at the finish point, I think. I blame Bicycling magazine.
Oh, and thanks to the group of guys that pulled me for the first 40 miles. I wouldn’t have done so well without you guys. I was the big guy in the blue kit on the blue Bianchi who kept talking about my 16 mile commute and how that I figured I should be done at mile 16, since that was normal daily commute distance…
Forgot to mention that I had total pedaling time of 5:49. This is not counting the time I spent changing the flat around mile 80 or so (5 miles short of the last aid station), or the time I spent at the aid stations, or the 3 minute rest break in the shade while climbing Laureles Grade…