Hi Underground, I live just off South Fry Rd and generally ride from home.
Sound advice regarding riding your own pace, my plan is to start at a slower pace and see how I feel after 50 miles. My training is coming to an end now, I did a solo 80 miles last Saturday afternoon (Home/Fulshear/Brookshire/Patterson/San Filipe/Simonton/Fulshear/Bois de Arc/Home), I averaged 18.5 in the windy conditions including warm-up and cool down, then I did 45 recovery ride on Sunday. I plan to do the same this weekend, then I will start to taper off the training ready for the ride.
Yes I’ve heard the crowds suck at the start of day two but hopefully it clears out after 15 or 20 miles. How long is the wait normally at the day two start, what time would you recommend lining up?