For the 4th year in a row, I rode the Pedal with Pete Cerebral Palsy ride. This is one of my favorites, it is well organized and well run (though there was an issue with lack of arrows at one of the first turns 🙂 ). There was also a sign at the finish stating that since Pete (who has CP) started his foundation in 1993, they have raised over $950,000. This isn’t a ride I solicit donations for, I simply pay the registration fee, but they’ve done an amazing thing here. There were 1000 participants (I think that included the walkers, too) this year and they offered 7 routes ranging from 7 mi for the kids to a century (100 mi). Last year, rain kept me from riding the metric century, but this year the weather was perfect, so I went for it. It is actually slightly longer than a metric century (100 km), it was just over 64, so my “stretch goal” was 4 hours for the ride (which would have been right at 16.0 mph). I actually beat that comfortably. I also must have been channeling my brother-in-law Bill Devorick and became the “social butterfly” because I rode in several groups (especially on the way out) and talked to more people on this ride than I have probably since Tami King moved away. Temp (min/avg/max) – 62.6/74.6/82.4, wind from W @ 6, max grade – 3.6%, total climbing – 461ft, HRM zones 3-5 2:27, HR (min/avg/max) – 91/150.0/177. 64.49 mi (103.79 km) in 3:52:51, avg = 16.62 mph (26.75 km/h), max = 29.8 mph (48.0 km/h).
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2015 Bike MS Central Ohio Challenge 50 miler
Two years ago, Erin and I rode this ride (it was in New Albany then) and this year when I decided to ride it again, she said she wanted to ride it “with me.” Unfortunately, for the last week her knee has been balky, so we decided discretion was the better part of valor and she didn’t actually end up riding it. They’ve since moved it out to Dublin and the ride goes into Union County. Given all the rain we’ve seen in the last month, this could have been kind of ugly, but we ended up with a gorgeous day for a ride through some beautiful countryside. As of the start of the ride, I was tied for 4th place among all fundraisers with $1195 and may get a few more donations in the next few days, so I’m very thankful to everyone who supported us. This was the first ride with a working fairing since my encounter with the deer almost a year ago, and it probably did help a little on the brief headwind sections. I also have some thoughts that I won’t share here for the sadist who put so many hills in the last quarter of the ride (which to that point hadn’t exactly been flat, but had gradual ascents and descents). Temp (min/avg/max) – 59.0/68.5/75.2, wind from NW @ 5, max grade 4.0%, total climbing – 704, HRM zones 3-5 2:53, HR (min/avg/max) – 112/153.0/174, 54.37 mi (87.50 km) in 3:32:09, avg – 15.38 mph (24.75 km/h), max – 25.5 mph (41.0 km/h).
Also, here are a couple of pictures
London Strawberry Festival Ride
London Strawberry Festival 44-miler. Got a little turned around at the first rest stop, if you zoom in you see me do a little loop in S Chareleston. Chilly, overcast. Really didn’t enjoy the headwind for the last 20 miles at all. Temp 57.9-64.4°F, wind from NNE @ 8, max grade 4.2%, total climbing 614 ft, HRM zones 3-5 2:14, avg HR = 152.9, max HR = 173. 45.03 mi (72.47 km) in 2:56:16, avg = 15.33 mph (24.67 km/h), max speed = 30.0 mph (48.3 km/h).
Ride 2 Recovery 2015 Honor Ride Ohio
Beautiful (albeit chilly) way to start the Memorial Day holiday weekend with 900+ other cyclists (including a number of veterans, both wounded and not) riding the Ride 2 Recovery 2015 Ohio Honor Ride. Fortunately, Shane made it back from his tours with no (visible) wounds, but many aren’t as lucky. This organization raises money for Project HERO (using cycling in the healing/recovery process for wounded vets). You can still contribute at my fund-raising page. I rode the ’35’ mile route (actually a little over 31), Erin rode the 12. Uphill for first 6 miles (also into the wind) and a 4+ mile stretch after 20, but nice long downhill stretches including the last 7 miles into the finish where I averaged over 20 mph (32 km/h). Temp 51.8-77.1%deg;F (okay, air temp never actually made it above mid-60s, but computer was in the sun, so registered higher), wind from ESE @ 6, max grade 5.2%, total climbing = 777 ft, HRM zones 3-5 1:29, avg HR = 154, max HR = 174. 31.33 mi (50.42 km) in 1:59:53, avg = 15.68 mph (25.23 km/h), max = 29.2 mph (47.0 km/h).