I have finished the ride – got to the end at 4:25, which means my time was nearly 9.5 hours. Not the 9 hours I’d hoped, but at least I shaved 15 to 20 minutes off my time from last year. Going to eat now. Expect a write up of the whole ride in a … Read more
I’m at the last rest stop, in Williamsburg. I’m at mile 86, so I could still finish on time for my goal (it’s 3:03 now), but we’ll see. My legs are sore and weak, and the last few hills have been tough.
I’m at the third rest stop, in Historic Deerfield. I misremembered how far this one was – it’s at 67 miles. Just had some fruit, and now will continue on. Current time is 1:07pm.
I am now in Leyden center, at the 50 mile mark. There’s no rest stop here, but I’ve stopped for a minute to catch my breath after coming up some hills. It is now 11:25am, so I’m on track to do this in 9 hours. More climbing ahead.
I’m at the second rest stop, at about the 41 mile mark. This is a new stop this year, in Guilford, Vermont, and is much appreciated, as we don’t get another one until mile 70 or so.
I’m at the first rest stop, in Northfield. I made good time, getting here in just under 2 hours. Note: the WordPress app puts weird time stamps on posts. I posted my previous entry a few minutes before 7:00, and it is currently 9:03. On toward Vermont!
I’m at the start of the ride, and it is quite foggy. Fortunately, I have lights. This should clear off before too long.
Last Saturday, I rode in Bikefest, which is put on by the Northampton Cycling Club. As it happens the weekend before Will Bike 4 Food, it’s the perfect final training ride. I did the metric century ride, and as in previous years, it was somewhat longer than 100 km (this year it was 69.2 miles, … Read more
On Sept. 15, I had time to go for a longer training ride, and I chose to head out east to Gilbertville (part of the town of Hardwick). Instead of riding on route 202, which is the way I went in the past, I took various side roads that roughly parallel that highway. Some of … Read more
A couple of weeks ago I went for a ride on a Saturday afternoon, looking once again to explore some places I had not gone, even though they are relatively close to home. I first rode up to Northampton to run an errand. Then I headed back south as far as the Connecticut River oxbow, … Read more