There was no way to make county line, and we all knew it. Darkness would catch us no matter what we did, so the only thing for it was to modify. Instead of riding southeast, we started off by going west, then south. Yes, we did the Amish Super 2.
Scott took over early. Well, John T. at first. We were on the Super 2 and John jumped on the front. Next thing we knew, we were clipping along headed south at a brisk pace. It was becoming clear that we would be riding line most of the night.
Instead of turning east at the end of the segment, we continued south. I graciously volunteered to lead the downhill section here (felt like Jimmy!), and after a bit we turned east. This took us south of our regular route, but not by much. We eventually wound up riding through Orleans near Huck's, then passed onto another of Scott's adventures.
We'd done most of this last week (or was it two weeks ago?). I think we went a bit further south this time, because I don't remember the hills. Or maybe I'm just sore, I don't know. It was pretty, and the traffic was nice. I will have to start including this area in my rides in the future.
Once back at 337 we decided we had time to go back to the Super 2. That would give us 25 miles (at least), which was better than the 20 we started on. Thanks to the urgency of Scott and John T's pacing, we were ahead of the daylight a bit.
In the end we made it in just in time - again. We weren't quite as fast as last week, but who cares? A couple of us raced over the weekend, so there wasn't much left in the tank anyway. It was a fun ride capped off with a visit to Jimmy's favorite Wendy's manager. We all ate, and then the party broke up early.
Tomorrow is a run. We're going to take Greg onto Industrial Park, which he claims he's never run. Of course he told us he'd never seen the Super 2 either - until he got on it.
Scott took over early. Well, John T. at first. We were on the Super 2 and John jumped on the front. Next thing we knew, we were clipping along headed south at a brisk pace. It was becoming clear that we would be riding line most of the night.
Instead of turning east at the end of the segment, we continued south. I graciously volunteered to lead the downhill section here (felt like Jimmy!), and after a bit we turned east. This took us south of our regular route, but not by much. We eventually wound up riding through Orleans near Huck's, then passed onto another of Scott's adventures.
We'd done most of this last week (or was it two weeks ago?). I think we went a bit further south this time, because I don't remember the hills. Or maybe I'm just sore, I don't know. It was pretty, and the traffic was nice. I will have to start including this area in my rides in the future.
Once back at 337 we decided we had time to go back to the Super 2. That would give us 25 miles (at least), which was better than the 20 we started on. Thanks to the urgency of Scott and John T's pacing, we were ahead of the daylight a bit.
In the end we made it in just in time - again. We weren't quite as fast as last week, but who cares? A couple of us raced over the weekend, so there wasn't much left in the tank anyway. It was a fun ride capped off with a visit to Jimmy's favorite Wendy's manager. We all ate, and then the party broke up early.
Tomorrow is a run. We're going to take Greg onto Industrial Park, which he claims he's never run. Of course he told us he'd never seen the Super 2 either - until he got on it.
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