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06-14-2004, 09:24 PM
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| Re: Just finished 207 Mile ride (and I need to brag ;-) Long Hieronymus wrote: :: "Neil Cherry" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message :: news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]... ::: 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. ::: Snippage.. :: :: :: This story is one of the things that makes me glad there is this :: newsgroup. Thank you for your wonderful story of your wonderful ride. :: Ride On, :: Hieronymus This story makes me eager to work up to being about to do a 200-mile ride like that. I'm just green with envy! |
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06-14-2004, 11:17 PM
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| Re: Just finished 207 Mile ride (and I need to brag ;-) Long In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>, Neil Cherry <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes: > 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. Wow!! Thank you for such a vicariously descriptive account! Ya done good. /Real/ good. That's all I can say. But ya done good. cheers, Tom -- -- Powered by FreeBSD Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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06-14-2004, 11:17 PM
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| Re: Just finished 207 Mile ride (and I need to brag ;-) Long In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>, Neil Cherry <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes: > 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. Wow!! Thank you for such a vicariously descriptive account! Ya done good. /Real/ good. That's all I can say. But ya done good. cheers, Tom -- -- Powered by FreeBSD Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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06-14-2004, 11:17 PM
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| Re: Just finished 207 Mile ride (and I need to brag ;-) Long In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>, Neil Cherry <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes: > 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. Wow!! Thank you for such a vicariously descriptive account! Ya done good. /Real/ good. That's all I can say. But ya done good. cheers, Tom -- -- Powered by FreeBSD Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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06-14-2004, 11:17 PM
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| Re: Just finished 207 Mile ride (and I need to brag ;-) Long In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>, Neil Cherry <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes: > 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. Wow!! Thank you for such a vicariously descriptive account! Ya done good. /Real/ good. That's all I can say. But ya done good. cheers, Tom -- -- Powered by FreeBSD Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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06-14-2004, 11:17 PM
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| Re: Just finished 207 Mile ride (and I need to brag ;-) Long In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>, Neil Cherry <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes: > 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. Wow!! Thank you for such a vicariously descriptive account! Ya done good. /Real/ good. That's all I can say. But ya done good. cheers, Tom -- -- Powered by FreeBSD Above address is just a spam midden. I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca |
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06-15-2004, 08:25 AM
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| Re: Just finished 207 Mile ride (and I need to brag ;-) Long "Neil Cherry" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]... > I'm feeling pretty good (and still really hungry!) Congrats! Nothing like doing a double. You'll probably be hungry for a couple of days. -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky Please replace earthlink for mouse-potato and .net for .com Home of the meditative cyclist: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] See the books I've set free at: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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06-15-2004, 08:25 AM
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| Re: Just finished 207 Mile ride (and I need to brag ;-) Long "Neil Cherry" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]... > I'm feeling pretty good (and still really hungry!) Congrats! Nothing like doing a double. You'll probably be hungry for a couple of days. -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky Please replace earthlink for mouse-potato and .net for .com Home of the meditative cyclist: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] See the books I've set free at: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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06-15-2004, 08:25 AM
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| Re: Just finished 207 Mile ride (and I need to brag ;-) Long "Neil Cherry" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]... > I'm feeling pretty good (and still really hungry!) Congrats! Nothing like doing a double. You'll probably be hungry for a couple of days. -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky Please replace earthlink for mouse-potato and .net for .com Home of the meditative cyclist: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] See the books I've set free at: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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06-15-2004, 08:25 AM
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| Re: Just finished 207 Mile ride (and I need to brag ;-) Long "Neil Cherry" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]... > I'm feeling pretty good (and still really hungry!) Congrats! Nothing like doing a double. You'll probably be hungry for a couple of days. -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky Please replace earthlink for mouse-potato and .net for .com Home of the meditative cyclist: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] See the books I've set free at: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] |
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