Feist Double Century 2010

175 miles of headwind and only 3 hours of rain. A perfect day.


"The Angel of Mercy" Sandy came out and brought much appreciated
supplies and moral support to our struggling effort. Tom joined us in
Stockport to assure we didn't fall over pedaling home, and Dania drove
out to document the event with film. 23 hours total, possibly a new
record, and 24 is the legal limit. Thank you all for your support, and
I wish you all could have seen the parade they had waiting at
Bushnell.

Let's ride,
Jeff

Tour de Cure

I rode the Tour de Cure century in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. About two dozen of us left at 6 AM from Prairie High School, near the airport. (Hundreds left later on shorter routes.) Trees were bent sideways it was so windy, which made the rain like needles. I quickly fell into my rightful place in the group, dead last, falling backward, and marveling that the first 10 miles felt like 50. By the 25 mile rest stop the weather had relented however and bit by bit turned into 100 degree plus temps. The course was a big rectangle going west past Belle Plaine, then north 12 miles or so, and then back east and finally south to the beginning point. Gorgeous countryside, lots of big hills, two 25 mile stretches with nothing close to a town. Adding an additional 2 water bottle holder last week (giving me 4 bottles) went from what seemed to be water overkill to godsend in a very short time. I settled into a comfy pace and passed a number of the early “leaders” splayed out at the later rest stops. So when it was all done I got some tortoise and the hare satisfaction and represented Fairfield pretty well. But mega kudos of course to the real heroes of the weekend – the doublecentury gang.

Bob