Heathpack 

@hamster and @Rick@OCRR

The PCH is open, so I would guess there is a 90% chance that we will be doing the original DOW route. However, Kermit did email me the route sheet for the plan B "Mudslide Double." So I put together a "just in case" RideWGPS route. Message me if either of you want it.

Rick@OCRR

Oh, okay. Well, I rode 14 doubles before I moved to CA (first one Central Double Century, Litchfield, IL in '82) so that makes my current "career" total 80 (81 with DOWD).

Rick / OCRR

Lesper4

That is awesome rick, didn't realize you had so many already. the way you ride you could be at 100 next year!

Rick@OCRR

Ah, no, not really. Those prev. to CA (14) don't count toward the 100 is the main thing. The other Big Thing is that I'd have to really want to get to 100 which, at this time, I don't.

Here's the math: Given that I finish DOWD I'll need 33 to get to 100. At six doubles a year (average and do-able for me) that's 5.5 years, so let's say six (years). I'm 64 now so in six years I'll be 70 (yikes!).

So, we'll just have to see how it goes. Maybe, maybe not. It was a goal to for me get to 50 (and get one of those cool "Hall of Fame" jerseys) but as to 100 . . . not feeling all that inspired honestly.

Rick / OCRR

Rick@OCRR

Dead of Winter Double done . . . on a beautiful Southern CA winter day. Amazing, Dec. 6th and it was fairly warm all day. A little cold starting out (46 Deg.F) but warmed up nicely, topping out at 75.

Full moon too and the moonlight shimmering off the ocean in the pre-dawn was spectacular. DOWD is a modified Grand Tour course (Lowland morning, Highland afternoon) but still a tad over 8,000 feet of climbing (I got 9,364 on the Highland course in June).

Rest stop / Checkpoint food was minimal (with a $35.00 entry fee, what do you expect ). . . but the 5th Checkpoint was staffed (and paid for) by the Bull Shifters club from AZ and they had Cup-O-Soup, Cokes and Sprites, PB&J, pretzels, Oreo's, etc. and this is as compared to Hammer products (and water) only at the other stops.

I can't complain though because the entry fee was more than reasonable. Kudo's to the Bull Shifters though! Great job by Jim and Crew!

Here is my Strava feed: Bike Ride Profile | Dead of Winter Double Century 2014 - Beautiful Day on the Bike near Malibu | Times and Records | Strava

Saw many friends while out riding plus more friends working checkpoints so a very friendly day on the bike too! Got to meet Heathpack and her Magic Bike at the mile 119, Sarzotti Park in Ojai (though it was mile 126 for me, having gotten lost and added bonus miles!). Also great fun to see my friend Judy working that checkpoint (and Saralie working Checkpoint #1 ).

Any questions?

Rick / OCRR

Lesper4

So with the double season over shall we start a new thread or keep this one alive?
I just found out this morning that the Southern Inyo Double is back on this year and scheduled for March 7.

Heathpack 

I would say start a new one. Way easier than slogging through an excessively long thread.

Rick@OCRR

I agree, start a new CA Double Century thread for 2015. I didn't realize this was 9 pages until I looked! This has been a pretty good double century year for me, so no complaints.

Rick / OCRR