complete and total SUFFERFEST!! my day was a bit everything. some fun, some pain, some wind, some pain, some doubt, some regret, and some pain.

the ride around the track was sweet. took the final turn at 35 mph. then at mile 20 we turn into the wind and i went dead. yep, mile 20 and i was out the back with no hopes of ever seeing the great BFNIC again. WAIT! CyLowe flats and i am back in the mix. Yeah for CyLowe.

mile 35ish after the first rest stop we were back into the wind. we had a 7 rider single file paceline rolling at 12 mph.........yikes that hurts. at this point i am back at the end trying to hang on for dear life. i am thinking there is no way these guys let me bail on them, but i just might have too. i think i have cashed all my checks at this point.

as the route progressed southward we begin to get a little break here and there. the crosswind was a toughie, but much better then the headwind. we started to get more tailwinds and the legs started to come out of their coma. at some point a couple of us stopped for a quick potty break and figured with the upcoming tailwind we could catch up. i had some issues though. my bike fell over while i was, uh, going and the seat post turned sideways. this put me way back of the group, but a 35 pace, thanks wind, had me back with the group in no time.

the last 25 miles involved a wrong turn, getting dropped while spinning at 23 mph, and putting an attack in at mile 95 on the MUP. it's just how i roll.

the edge says it was 102.9 miles & a 16 mph avg with a 35 mph max.

Sudden SufferFest

later.