Joel Hainley

I did it. Davis Bike Club was putting on a century yesterday. They call it the “Foxy’s Fall Classic”. It was a mostly flat route, with one hill of any note on the ride. This was on hwy 128 ( or maybe hwy 129 ) between Lake Berryessa and Winters. It was really damned cold though, riding through Wooden Valley there was a layer of fog, and the only time I was warm on the whole ride was when I was climbing the hill going towards winters.

Overall the ride was a huge success, I have a bit of knee pain today, mostl because when it’s cold it’s hard to keep the body limber during rest stops, the rest stops on the route were easily the longest i’ve stopped on my over 50 mile rides. As a result of this i kept having to get _re_warmed up. Well during one of these I probably pushed a little hard right out of the rest stop. There was a hill and it was warmer than it had been, and people kept getting in the way, so I attacked the hill, probably wasn’t the best idea. I think things will be fine in a few days, then I can get back to commuting.

I think that’s it for centuries this year, there’s a ride in Solvang that might be a good ride in November, but that falls among some important birthdays so I probably won’t commit to anything. So if nothing else comes up maybe I’ll do the Century in Death Valley in February, that could be a lot of fun 8-).

Ride distance for yesterday : 106.77 miles

Ride Time for yesterday : 7hrs17minutes.

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