Cheaha Recap...EPIC!
Left: SuperDave and Taylor arrive right on time...well more like fashionably late... actually, they were damn close to being left :)Below: Ward's bike hauler loaded with all eight bikes and ready to roll. Precious cargo...the value of the bikes surpassed that of the truck.
Well, we've survived Cheaha for the third year running but BOY, DID IT HURT!
Our group included eight riders, mostly Cheaha veterans; Me, Char, SuperDave, Ward, Don, and Doc...along with two new comers; Cody and BBT.
Unfortunately, the forecast was for a long rainy day so the total turnout was around 320 riders instead of the 600+ anticipated. Actually, after an hour of light rain at the beginning it turned out to be a beautiful day, at least weather wise. Cheaha is miserable enough in my opinion, to the point where rain really isn't a factor. However, it was nice having dry roads for the 50 mph descents.
I think everyone suffered his or her own horrors and the consensus was that it was brutal but all and all I think everyone had a good ride.
5 of us did the full 102:
SuperDave smoked it as always.....05:54
Not the most punctual guy I know, but one hell of a cyclist...and my hero :)
I managed.........06:26
Five minutes better than my PR from last year but the price I had to pay seemed Huge! I was above 90% of my max HR for 4:52, 2:26 of that I was above 95%!
BBT......07:09
First view of Cheaha with a 39X25, gets my ride of the day honors! Well Done!
Doc.......07:52
While off his time of 07:15 from last year, considering his limited time for training, I thought it was awesome that he could finish...he's all about the suffering.
Don......08:28
A full 30 minutes off his time from last year...Impressive!
Char kicked @ss making it to the third SAG and back (67 miles) in 05:04 so I was super proud of her. Ward managed to make it to the second SAG and back (47 miles) in 03:40 refusing to let a little thing like major hip surgery slow him down. Last but not least, Cody managed to put in a good 20 miles before falling into the temptation of stopping at a local fire station and talking a fellow firefighter into giving him a ride back to the start. Not bad considering this was only the second time Cody had put his bike on the road. All and all...a great trip!
Check out the full results here!
posted by Jeff @ 13:11
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Eric-
Yeah...I know what you mean, I thought my 6:26 was too long on the bike. However, the only way I know to change that is to ride faster, and that just wasn't happening :)
Did you notice that this year the last 102 mile finishers came in at 10:09 and last year it was 11:07...OUCH!
I'm super pumped about you making it next year...we'll hold you to it!
Dave's pledged to have his ride weight down to 150 for next year's date with Cheaha :), I told him we might have to wack a leg to get him there. :)
i'm going with the wired jaw and tapeworm plan, and then i'm going to win.
My family was very entertained when we learned that Cody Melancon was among the Cheaha crew. Small world...I guess especially small when you grow up in Gonzales.
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