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Monday, November 15, 2004

Hard Hat

This weekend was the annual Claxton "Cruisin in the Country" century ride (that's 100 miles for those not in the know) down towards Savannah. This is a ride I've done every year since I've lived in Georgia.m I did my first century there and I set my fastest time PR there as well (4:27 for solo ride). This weekend was not that kind of ride.

Before I give an account of the ride let me say that the century was as well organized and as pleasant as it has ever been. I really was made to feel welcome and enjoyed every aspect of the weekend that the folks from the Evans County Cahmber of Commerce could control. Unfortunately, the one thing they couldn't control was the weather. Saturday morning the wind was at 10 mph out of the north and as the day went on it just got worse and worse. The last forty miles were spent fighting a headwind that just killed all the riders. Around the campfire, us not-so-old-timers agreed with the old-timers that this was the hardest the ride had ever been. I'm sure the only thing that got some of the riders through were the great rest stops and the encouraging volenteers.

Still though, I managed to earn my hat (given free to every century rider) so my collection is up to five now. My only other complaint has to do with the two guys who drafted a volenteer SAG vehicle for most of the century. NOt only was it dangerous but it just seemed awfully darn unfair that they got hats for drafting a car and never having to take a real pull. I don't know who the two guys are but one was wearing shorts from the "At The Hub" shop. Pretty darn feeble if you ask me.

Now I'll spend the rest of the month off the bike doing a few weights and trying not to gain too much weight, if you know what I mean.

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