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Lanceoldstrong
05-04-09, 12:00 AM
Midliand, aka Steve the Klein Guy, had double milestone today.

His first ride of 50 miles and then what the heck, I pushed the poor guy to HTFU and do a metric.

He rose to the challenge. Literally, since I pushed him 1400 feet up Mt. Diablo as the final challenge leg of our ride to make it a metric.

64 miles. 4000 feet of climbing. We took in the aforementioned partial Diablo, the 3 Bears and Pig Farm Hill as well. Great job Steve!!

Thanks very much to bikingshearer and bigbossman for all the encouragement and support you have given my friend since he bought his first road bike just 2 months ago.

This is a great community to be part of, and Steve is finding that out.

Steve does not look too sure as he commits to Diablo and a full metric

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q250/LanceOldstrong/DSC01166.jpg?t=1241413153

I play drill seargent on Diablo
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q250/LanceOldstrong/DSC01204.jpg?t=1241413212

x136
05-04-09, 12:01 AM
Excellent! :beer:
Beaker
05-04-09, 12:07 AM
Congrats, Midland.

Of course you realise that you are now doomed to the never ending vortex of "now that's done, what's next?"

Ygduf
05-04-09, 12:10 AM
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_6DQj7sK5vY8/Sf5369R2msI/AAAAAAAABXc/9oR5W9SK4rA/s800/IMG_0154.jpg

heheh. Congrats, that's a great distance for only 2 months of riding. I love the "bonked/I'm so tired" pictures. This is my vacant stare at the end of yesterday's ride.
rydaddy
05-04-09, 12:17 AM
"now that's done, what's next?"

Yes, a familiar illness.... :innocent:

Congrats to Midland!
msincredible
05-04-09, 12:26 AM
Nicely done! :thumb: :beer:
jonathanb715
05-04-09, 12:28 AM
Great job! That's a lot of climbing to do the first time you do a ride that long.

JB
Midland
05-04-09, 12:55 AM
Thanks to Mr. Oldstrong & all the cool people I've met so far,

3 Bears was nice, saw a deer. Pig farm going the other way was allright-Lance blew me away on the descent's but nice enough to wait & regroup.

Through Mtz. & up the Iron horse & then he pipes up with "hey let's finish this up by going up a bit of Diablo" ugh. But hey 62 & counting hopefully.
cccorlew
05-04-09, 07:35 AM
Rock on!
taxi777
05-04-09, 09:46 AM
Hey Steve way to go! Long way in a short time. Dan's a great coach!