Afternoon Nordic Ski

Afternoon Gravel Ride

On the road again 😂 ok trail

Morning Gravel Ride

Upped my game.  
Plan: Go with the front group
        Pace seems high-I would hope to avg 15mph about 12.5 hrs total
        Ask the 3 guys what pace-time would they be trying for? 
        I'm told 23mph-followed by a big laugh:-)
        OK there looking for 12 hrs
        Can I up my game again?
        First (control) rest stop-get your card signed as prove of the location and                      restock. These guys are fast in and out. Go 
        Grab my fig cookies, what there gone! Stop look head back to look, crap thanks TBI there in the front of my jersey right where I put them:-( CHASE!!
        Nope there gone! Chase!
        Next group catches me, so be it. What group 1 pulls up from behind:-) Natural break. 
        1st climbing, oh now 4 in the 1st group:-)
        Control, card signed, restock,go!
        Ahhhh, 1st real climb Searsburg-chase, did I just catch them or did they kinda let me over the top? Both?
        Bennington Monument 30 sec back-photo-what where's the group? Pull out clue sheet, WHAT- RIGHT Momument Ave no sign, Fountain, LEFT, Walloomsac Ave, no sign WHAT?
        Cyclist in a CAR pulls over:-) where you looking to go! He knows the roads! go that way:-)
        CHASE!! NOPE not gonna happen! slow pulling out cue sheet to stay on course? YEP I'm doing it! I know these roads:-) 
        Control-hey there they are just pulling out.  I gotta stop card signed, restock, eat, next group pulls in, I should go with them?
         What full course meals? I can't watch and wait.
         Petersburg pass NY/MA HOT FOOTS!! Can't pedal going down just COOL the feet!
         Williamstown, control, card signed, restock, lunch, go.
         Rt 116 climb, Savoy water spring stop, Savoy General store, control, restock eat. rider pulls up, ok I'm fuzzing on the route we go together.
         Worthington, about 30 miles to go ok I drop him on first down hill, really don't care to use $50 set of brake pads when not needed, AND I had been planning to go hard on the last 20-30 miles!
         Lotta!! downhill GO! Well there 30 miles to go, we'll see.
         MORE ah different parts are hurting! HAhaha suck it up cupcake!
         DONE! 191 miles GPS shut off once at a rest stop but I'm looking at 12:57 total time
         Last control, card signed, These are not races YA right! I'm 4th. I'm told they have soda and sandwich! Well thank-you YES I will have that!
         Was kinda hoping to do 200 miles, and I haven't seen my training group in about i don't know 170-180 miles. I know where they are I'll go find them.
         Slowly roll out no pressure on the pedals, this is my cool down! 
         Found em!! Roll back, say our goodbye's, FOOD!
         These riders are something! 300K is nothing! Got stories of 800K?-28 hrs rides, 1200K Paris-Brest-Paris in 80,84,92 hours your choice.
         Next test for me Montreal Double-Double. Saratoga Springs to Montreal day off and back. 199.2 miles each way.
         
        
         
        
        
        
       

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Bruce Townend

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Afternoon Nordic Ski

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Afternoon Gravel Ride

On the road again 😂 ok trail

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