How wonderful to accomplish a challenging task. Even though it was my third year doing this two-day, 210-mile bike ride, there is still a great sense of having risen to the challenge once again. It's kinda' nice to be a veteran, and to see the newbies gain their own sense of accomplishment.
Each year presents its own challenges. This year we didn't get the forecast rain for Saturday, but Sunday made up for it. We encountered a fair number of flats, including one for me on Saturday and at least two or three to others on Sunday. The lengthy lunch break on Sunday while we waited for the late arrivals, who did admirably in the face of their own adversity, ended up putting us in the rain for an hour longer than we'd have encountered otherwise. But the rain wasn't nearly as torrential as at the Seagull century in October, nor the wind nearly as strong. And for once we all finished pretty close together.
Go Team Dog!
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