2011 Mountains of Misery

MOM Finish at the Top Sunday May 29 may go down as the hardest day of biking in my life.  The Mountains of Misery 104 mile ride in Blacksburg VA is a very up and down course with at least 3 or 4 ridiculous climbs, and a bunch of others.  Did I mention how hard it was? Dan Wolfe and I headed down Saturday afternoon and camped over night.  Perfect night for camping, as the weather got down to around 60.  Surprisingly, I got a good nights sleep.  And I am very fortunate to have slept so well. The ride start has 5 waves at 5 minutes apart.  Wave 3 was our starting block.  Most days, I'm not even out of bed...

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Relentless - Marshal 57 miles

Saturday May 21 Dan Wolfe and I met up in Marshall VA to tackle the very difficult Blue Ridge Mountain Road and then some to be a tune-up for next weeks Mountains of Misery (MOM) century.  We arrived around 9am and off we went on Rectortown Road. The beginning of the ride is rolling hills that aren't too bad.  However, the route does not let you warm up much so you're climbing right out of the gate.  It was an absolutely gorgeous day and the country side is impressive, although I stopped noticing later in the ride. Snickersville Turnpike is 20 miles into the ride.  We took a short break to power up and rest because we...

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