roadCruiser76

I was just wondering if anyone else in BikeForums was doing the Sea Gull Century on October 6th. If so, do you think we will get good weather this year? Would you consider not showing up if the weather is bad?

Personally, my wife and I plan on going and we will ride it anyway even if the weather is bad. Last year it was windy and fairly rainy but it wasn't too bad because I had the proper attire.

NoRacer

I guess folks talking about it in this thread are going--at least some of us:

https://www.bikeforums.net/long-distance-competition-ultracycling-randonneuring-endurance-cycling/346476-seagull-century-2007-a.html

WJ13US

I'm going and I'm riding come hell, rain, gale force winds.....bring it on.

#479

Bill

mjw16

I'm going. This will be my first and thankfully, it looks like good weather. We'll camp Fri/Sat and I'll plan to start when I connect w/ a couple of co-workers (probably around 7:30-8:00). Don't know my number off hand.

joelpalmer

I'll be there, doing the metric. #4758

roadCruiser76

Glad to see there is someone who actually registered later than me. My wife and I are #4641 and 4642.

As said previously, the weather does look good so the turnout will probably be quite high. That should make it more fun.

joelpalmer

Yeah, I heard about it after the Civil War Century and sat on it for a bit, registered last Friday. I'm trying to decide if the flat ride (compared to CWC) is better (no climbing up), worse (no cruising down), or neither. Guess I'll know tomorrow.

NoRacer

Whoohoo! I'm packed and ready to go. Just need to finish a few things here at work, run a couple of errands, and then I'm headed east for a weekend on the eastern shore!

rizz

One word: Wind.

Darn eastern shore.

barndoor

I'm leaving work in about 1/2 hour to go home and pack up the bike , wife and mother-in-law.....and then heading to O.C..... I'm stoked! Looks like great weather for the entire weekend. Time for a P/R!

NoRacer

The wind was not a problem at all. A great day for a fast, flat ride.

It was windier today in Ocean City when I rode from the inlet to the Delaware state line (Indian River) and back.

roadCruiser76

My one interesting anecdote from the Sea Gull Century is that I missed the turn on to Lewis Road at around mile 67. This was the first turn after the Assateague Island rest stop. A bunch of other people missed the turn too - there were about ten cyclists following me and after I turned around I had to yell out to several more groups that they had missed the turn. So, my total mileage for the century was over 107. To all of you who actually made the turn - was it actually marked over on the right side of the road before the turn? I'm wondering how so many of us missed it.

mjw16

A great ride and a great weekend for camping (with the exception of the burn ban that kept us from having a fire). Met some nice people, rode well (total time was about 6 hrs, with ride time just over 5). I hooked up with some fast pacelines which really helped and kept my avg. up around 20 for the rest. I was worried since I hadn't trained but probably did just as well and suffered the same problems (cramps, sore neck/shoulders) as I would have any way. It was so much fun that I'm getting ready to sign up for next year. Also, stopped to remove a kitten from the middle of the road that no one else seemed interested in helping. Gave him to one of the medical volunteers--hopefully he's doing ok.

rizz

The lack of wind this weekend was great. I was loving life. 8)

NoRacer

Here's some pix in the form of a slideshow--enjoy:

https://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...slideshow=true