Doing the Dare
08-09-13, 05:19 AM
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Doing the Dare
Today I see my chiropractor, tomorrow I do The Dare, The 8th Annual Dairyland Dare! 100k for me, my second time for this ride. I rode it two years ago, last year it fell on work inventory day and I tried, but couldn't get out of it. This year is a go once again. A claimed 6000'+ of elevation gain for the 100k, will be very challenging for this portly fella. Very well run event, with a party atmosphere. Distances from 50k all the way to 300k. Former pro racer Robbie Ventura leads a group from his Visionquest Coaching crew on the 300k, takes then over 10 hours to finish! If I survive, I'll post about my adventure upon my return home.
https://www.dairylanddare.com/
https://www.dairylanddare.com/
08-09-13, 06:08 AM
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Good luck; I'd like to do it next year. I looked at the course profile. That's a lot of climbing for a 100k ride!
08-09-13, 07:05 AM
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Hi Dan,
If you are staying locally, try to join a group of us at the Walker House for dinner tonight. We plan to gather around 6:30.
https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-...d=0CIoBEPwSMAs
If you are arriving tomorrow, look for the guy on the 30 year old Serotta, that would be me :-)
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...6#post15941706
If you are staying locally, try to join a group of us at the Walker House for dinner tonight. We plan to gather around 6:30.
https://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-...d=0CIoBEPwSMAs
If you are arriving tomorrow, look for the guy on the 30 year old Serotta, that would be me :-)
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...6#post15941706
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When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
08-09-13, 07:47 AM
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I head down this afternoon, hoping to get a camp site at the state park and get registered today.
08-09-13, 08:00 AM
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When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
08-09-13, 08:17 AM
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