Hi Corwin - I spoke with you at the Briones rest stop (orange Sam). I did the 109 miles (plus there and back home) and toted a bag in front and back. Where else would you put the wool arm warmers, knee warmers and socks needed at the beginning of the day? That I did the whole route is not a brag, I was bushed, bushed, bushed. All in all, I'm glad I did it. I enjoyed meeting some of the friendly people on the ride Sunday, and the day before chopping fruit. I had never been up at the top of Oakland on Skyline and that was very pretty. The cue sheet around that area was interesting - "go into the zoo; go out of the zoo to the right, downhill".
Tony On May 2, 10:37 am, Corwin <ernf...@gmail.com> wrote: > I rode the Grizzly Peak century as well. I was on the Purple Custom. I > saw many Rivs during the ride including a blue Ram, four Homers and an > orange Sam. I rode the north loop - a measly 73.3 miles, which I > modified by riding up to Island Picnic area in Tilden from Berkeley. > Also rode back to Orinda BART from the finish in Moraga. > > It was amusing to be one of the few wearing street clothes in a sea of > polyester and lycra. I learned many things on this ride. Among them: > > 1) If you're going to ride something as challenging as the Grizzly > Peak Century, you should probably do more than a few climbs in the > Berkeley Hills. I should have made several repeated climbs during each > ride. By the time I got to Port Costa, my legs were pretty much shot. > > 2) Eat and drink in quantities your body will use at regular, frequent > intervals. I made the mistake of eating a small breakfast at home and > nothing more than a piece of cantaloupe at Island. By the time I got > to Port Costa, I was famished. Instead of eating sparingly, keeping in > mind the steep climb just outside the rest stop, I ate too much. I did > make sure to drink lots of water and filled my water bottle. > > 3) I carried too much. The water bottle and tool kit were critical - > but on a ride this well supported, there is no need for a cell phone, > extra glasses, keys, etc. And to be honest (as my pictures or lack > thereof will attest) I was too preoccupied to take photos. > > Looking forward to next year. I am planning to train much harder > though. > > The pictures I did take are here: > > https://picasaweb.google.com/Ernfast/GrizzlyPeakCentury2011# > > Corwin > > On May 1, 8:42 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I did theGrizzlyPeakCenturytoday on the Hilsen. We enjoyed > > perfect conditions. No wind, warm and sunny, nearly hot on climbs, > > but not quite. Just a great day out on the bike. Including the ride > > to the start and from the finish, I logged ~115 miles. The Hilsen was > > spectacular again, on my fifthcentury-plus for 2011. > > > I saw a total of 4 Rivs in the huge field of participants, including > > me and my buddy Doug on Hilsens, one Rambouillet (do the hip kids call > > that a "boo-yay" or a "bwee-lay"?), and the spectacular bright purple > > metallic custom that Grant posted a flyer for on the Riv site > > recently. The owner of that Purple Stunner and Doug were the only two > > folks I saw pedalling free with tennies, although I did see one lady > > rocking the Adidas Sambas with toe clips. > > > A few photos prove it happened > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157626626862972/- Hide > >quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
