No rain but the wind was blowing a gazillion mile per hour. Mel, Gillespie, Sam, Giselle and I start in the 40 person B group. The A's are about the same until the end of the 1st lap and people of flying off back and coming in with us.
Some of them only last one lap with us?
We get Sam off the front in 7-8 person break in lap 2. It sticks to the finish. After pulling and pulling G and decide to attack and bridge up at the end of lap 3? There are only about 20 riders left. After 4 successive attacks and help from Mel, G is away. I can't quite hang. I look back and only 2 guys behind me. Tthey come by and jump on. They are getting us closer to the 3-4 person group G is in but soon can't pull and look to me. I am not going to take them up to my team mates so I successfully attack. Now it is a solo attempt to bridge. I get closer very slowly going 'all out' for more than 10 minutes. I just can't make it stick.
Sam finishes in first selection and G the second....we are all smiles and exhausted.
Power file says this was more intense than Tour de Moore! WOW.
Hope you can get out soon!
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Sounds like a great night for TEAM headstrong. I obviously made the wrong call on the weather and paid the penalty by subjecting myself to 1.5 hrs on the trainer. I avoided totally scrambling my brain by watching a DVD of the 2007 Tour of Flanders.
SCTAC was a little dry oasis of windy pain last night. A trainer workout sounded wonderful around the 3rd lap!
WOW!!! SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
The wind really was trecherous, and made this one of the most challenging SCTAC rides this year. We did the 5 laps, and when we got back 90% of the parking lot was empty...there was that much attrition. I had to talk Debbie into staying the last lap, and she's tough as nails!
There was a person with an above knee amputation in our group, and he was STELLAR! HE did all 5 laps! Topping the hills was tough for him, but he repeatedly fought his way back. He was inspiring!
Your do realize you lapped some of those of those folks?? Not taking away from the one legged guys determination....the dude is awesome. He brings tears to my eyes
That's Bryant Young - read his story on http://www.amputeeinaction.org/ Inspiring! He makes me feel like a wimp!
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