| Re: Just finished 207 Mile ride (and I need to brag ;-) Long
Neil Cherry <njc@wolfgang.uucp> wrote:
> I'm feeling pretty good (and still really hungery!) after riding what
> I'm told is an easy double century. It's run by the Central Jersey
> Bike Club (NJ, USA) and it's called the Longest Day (it's held near
> the summer equinox). It's really kind of funny because if you talk to
> people who are not cyclist (and a few who are) they hear '207 miles in
> one day' and think your nuts. Talk to people who have ridden doubles
> and they'll poo-poo it as being easy. Uhm, it's still 200 and 7 miles
> :-). Anyway this is my fourth time doing this and I'd completed it
> with an average rolling speed of 15.6, 16.2, 16.8 and Saturday's 17.7
> mph! Now the story I'm about to tell is from my point of view, none of
> the names are change but I may exaggerate the truth a bit. I'll just
> blame it delirium from too many mile and not enough food. ;-) Yeah
> that sounds good. Also times are estimated but start finish and avg
> speed are real.
>
> So to everyone who did it, congratulations!
>
> Start time: 4:07 AM
> Finish time: 6:54 PM
> Avg. speed: 17.7 mph
>
> Well another Longest Day has passed and hopefully so will the aches
> and pains. :-)
>
Outstanding story! I wasn't sure if I was going to stay with you until the
end, but I couldn't stop reading. I don't know anyone who would poo-poo
such a ride as "easy." That's just a lot of miles and a lot of time in the
saddle by any measure. Well done and well written.
Tom
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