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Old 07-20-07, 06:45 AM
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Heh....I was sorta considering heading down Rte. 89 and then up Rte. 195/Spring Hill for the finisher to the ride, but I figured people would probably want to kill me at that point, so I think just heading up Rte. 44 back to Storrs is probably the "easiest" way back. Still hilly, but not as steep as the other routes.
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Hehe, yeah, Spring Hill can be a bear... I did that at the tail end of a 70 miler (that went along 244, then down along rte 14.... another good hilly route). My riding partner got all hypoglycemic on the way back up to the 'HUS parking lot.

Either way, I'd check to make sure your riders aren't carrying lethal weapons with the route you have planned currently
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Yeah, I'm gonna pre-ride it next weekend I think - doing the Summer Breeze century this Sunday, so I don't feel like destroying myself on Saturday....plus I think I'm getting a bit of a cold. Been taking Airborne the last day.
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Originally Posted by GuitarWizard
..plus I think I'm getting a bit of a cold. Been taking Airborne the last day.
Im sick too darnit, got a chest cold.

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr............
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I might be interested...I just need to figure out how much of my day this will take up and if it's worth it. Somehow I need to justify driving 160miles (round trip) to ride 60
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Somehow I need to justify driving 160miles (round trip) to ride 60
Justification? If you don't come, you don't get to meet all of us! What more justification do you need?
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Justification? If you don't come, you don't get to meet all of us! What more justification do you need?
I traveled 150 miles to visit BDG and the gang in Hampton, NH and had a great time. Come on, you know you wanna ride along.
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Originally Posted by FormerBMX'er
I might be interested...I just need to figure out how much of my day this will take up and if it's worth it. Somehow I need to justify driving 160miles (round trip) to ride 60
How about making a weekend of it? UCONN ride on Saturday (could always do some warm-up miles and/or some cooldown miles to extend the distance) and then explore lovely Connecticut for the afternoon and stick around to ride The Tour of The Litchfield Hills on Sunday (77.4 miles of fun with marked routes, ride support, food entertainment... and of course, more BF'ers ... and some kickin' hills to roll over).
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Originally Posted by spindog
How about making a weekend of it? UCONN ride on Saturday (could always do some warm-up miles and/or some cooldown miles to extend the distance) and then explore lovely Connecticut for the afternoon and stick around to ride The Tour of The Litchfield Hills on Sunday (77.4 miles of fun with marked routes, ride support, food entertainment... and of course, more BF'ers ... and some kickin' hills to roll over).
I would love to, but the wife gets all bent out of shape when I take off on the weekend leaving her with the baby; especially since she's with him all day Mon-Fri. That said, I didn't get to ride at all last weekend and I may take Aug 6th off so that could be a "make-up" day with the fam'

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Originally Posted by Ryleeryno
I traveled 150 miles to visit BDG and the gang in Hampton, NH and had a great time. Come on, you know you wanna ride along.
I'm worth it

I made you laugh, didnt I? at least a couple times
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Originally Posted by spindog
UCONN ride on Saturday (could always do some warm-up miles and/or some cooldown miles to extend the distance)
And, as a bonus, if you ride with spindog & me, you'll almost certainly get more miles in then you bargained for. I have a special knack for finding some "fun" "warm-up miles" when I'm in Connecticut.
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Getting my wisdom teeth extracted on the 2nd, so I might be in a world of hurt on this ride .
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Originally Posted by KevinF
I have a special knack for finding some "fun" "warm-up miles" when I'm in Connecticut.

..... and Rhode Island, and MA, and in New Hamphire, and ....
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Originally Posted by GuitarWizard
Getting my wisdom teeth extracted on the 2nd, so I might be in a world of hurt on this ride .
GW,

At least if you are hurtin', maybe I will be able to keep up with you on the climbs this time

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Considering everything you were carrying, and the fact you did 104 miles the previous day, you kept up just fine . I thought the overall pace was perfect, actually.

That was a fun little hill sprint I did with botto though, but after 80 miles in the legs, they didn't have quite as much "ooomph" in 'em as I would've liked.
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That was a fun little hill sprint I did with botto though, but after 80 miles in the legs, they didn't have quite as much "ooomph" in 'em as I would've liked.
Not sure I want to see an appropriate amount of "ooomph" from you, as that was mighty impressive. I figured spindog and I would see you at the finish line. I thought you were gone for good!
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Originally Posted by botto
you had more than enough.
Nah, I almost started getting out of breath by the time we hit the stop sign

Had a decent little "group" ride tonight though....all four of us LOL. A Cat 3/Masters 45+ guy, a Cat 4 guy, and another member (non-racer). I was fairly competitive on the climbs today, around 2,000 feet in 30 miles, including some "sprints" up double digit grades (max 14% - that hurt trying to hammer up it). Good stuff. Me and the Cat 4 dude were a pretty even draw....he's shorter than me, a bit stockier but much more powerful....the Cat 3 dude is more of a sprinter-type, but hung in a bit on the climbs.

I'm probably going to need to bring a chalk board to the Saturday ride to "talk" in case my mouth doesn't work
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Originally Posted by GuitarWizard
Getting my wisdom teeth extracted on the 2nd, so I might be in a world of hurt on this ride .
I guess you'll have an excuse to dope.
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Well....I'm not so much concerned with the pain as I am with opening up the wounds and what not. Oh yeah, and being able to fuel myself in the days prior . I think I'll need to order another some more Endurox.
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Oh boy. I got my wisdom teeth out last month and it wasn't too much fun. But good luck with that
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Woohoo....less than a week. And 4 days 'till the oral surgeon.

Ok, so who's going, so I can get some kinda count going and know who to expect?
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Bah, I'm out. I committed a few weeks ago to biking on Block Island this coming weekend. I called to confirm yesterday and, so far, the trip is on. So unless someone becomes ill or their car craps out that's where I'll be. Perhaps another time.

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