Originally Posted by
hodgykins
It was awesome to see you, Will and Pete again. Sorry I missed Mike. I was somewhat disappointed. I left at 6:45 and did not get to do the 200 as I am not nearly has fast as Pete (then again who is
). I ran slow and did the 150. I did compare my route last year with this year and was surprised at the difference. Last year over 200 K I climbed 5700; this year in the 150 it was just over 8800. My Paramount was geared nice, but I guess I spent too much time chatting at the stops. I will have to spend less time chatting and more time riding to make the 3:00 cut off of the longer routes.
Walker House was lovely as usual. Mom Kathy and Dad Dan were on hand to make sure we were well taken care of. Even put my girls to work on Saturday serving hors d' oeuvres for the evening Reunion Party (paid for our cocktails on Saturday evening...does that mean I pimped the kids out for liqueur? Feeling ok with the whole thing
Hoping next year we take over the Walker House as a group again. The patio is so nice, and improvements keep coming.
Really sorry that I missed you after the ride last night. By the time that we got back from Madison, I was painfully tired and fell straight into my bed.
Don't feel too bad about only doing the 150. You're still my hero, as the 100 was still pretty challenging for me!
I was pretty happy with my performance, though, as I trimmed about 45 minutes off of my time from last year. This, despite the fact that it was a good bit harder this year. I missed the first two miles on my Garmin, but it said that I did 4996 ft. of climbing in the 60 miles, which took 3:59 of riding time.
Nobody can match Pete for speed and distance, but I hope to get my time down further next year (perhaps on a racier bike with a modern drivetrain) and possibly do the 150.
In any event, it was great to see you and the family, and I hope that we can get a bigger group back together next year!