MS150 Ride

So I was going to do my first Charity Ride with Gary in honor of a friend that passed away from cancer who had ridden the ride for many years. Just a quick note; I suck at getting up and riding much before 7-8AM and it shows....Check out Gary's blog for more info.
I'll write more soon; I wanted to post some shots to add to what Gary had written for now.
The pace of the ride went like this;
- 17.7 warmup for 14 miles til we came across a rider that got hurt and when Gary's "swiss cheese" tire blew (8:24 minute break)
- 19.1 pace for 18 miles (lunch break for 31 minutes)
- 20.3 for 30 miles til my rear wheel needed some luv (broken spoke) at a rest stop by the Pros at Eddies. (14 minutes)
- 19.3 for 10 miles and we arrived at the end.

Following a much needed shower and then eating like pigs, we headed to Cedar Point to take in the rides and people watch. The weather was perfect; I don't know why Gary & I didn't check the weather forecast or bring wet/cold gear with us. The next morning the typical MS150 weather had arrived; 56'F and raining like crazy. Wisdom won out over pride and we abandoned the ride for a trip back to Berea in his G-pa's car. That may be the smartest thing I've done in a while.

Stats:
43:38:30
72.8 miles
avg speed - 19ish, max - 43.9
HR - 123/162 (avg/max)
CAD - 96/117
temp started at 63'F and was 73'F at the end

Thanks for reading,
Rick