Today’s Vine ride I think went well – for both my wife and I.
She did the 35 mile route, I did the 100 mile route. We both started pretty early in the morning – to beat the expected heatwave.
Arriving at the start line in at 5:45am, we checked in got our numbers (I was 102, she was 103). Not wanting to hang aroundwaiting for other riders to start, I began my ride around 5:55, total ride time just shy of 7 hours (6 hours 55 minutes).
During the whole ride I didn’t see another recumbent anything. Looks like I was it. I could be wrong, since I did start out pretty early, and come in around 1:00pm – they could have been on the route for all I know.
Last weeks “Tour De Stake” was a cake walk compared to the hills encountered on the Vine Ride. Maybe that’s why I don’t ride this ride every year (I really don’t like hills).
Anyway, I’m proud of my wife – she completed the 35 mile route without any issues and she said she might have been able to complete the 65 mile route, maybe next year.
