Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Day 15 and 16

Lynn hasn't sent any pictures for these days-But- remember you can check out the previously posted link to get to Susan's pictures. I'll check it out tonight and post the link again in the next couple of days.

Monday she rode 113 miles with 10,000 feet of climbing- yes I said TEN THOUSAND feet of climbing on the Talimena Parkway! It was a hard day for her. She said they (her and her riding buddy) got up to 45 mph on descent! She gets nervous I think coming down so fast. But, she said it was exhilarating after huffing up the mountain -- Yet- as soon as she descended, she would immediately climb again. She said the tour people took their picture at the lunch rest. They were told to wear their favorite jerseys - She wore what she called her "Go Girl" jersey- that her friends Larissa and Michelle gave her for her birthday.

She said she rode with Mike again (who has seemed to make this trip a lot more fun for her). They took it pretty easy on the first fifty miles before the climb started- then they sang show tunes and bad 80s songs to lighten the day. She said she used her "granny gear" today but had trouble trimming it when she shifted. Fortunately she didn't throw her chain.

Tuesday was a short day 87 miles--but her riding buddy wanted to hammer it and get in a century. So- they did- they added on- were later getting to the lunch stop - so basically stayed "out of trouble." I think she is in Arkedelphia- Arkansas.

9 more days??

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Lynn called me Monday night and she seemed to be in really good spirits. She was very excited about having completed her killer climbing day (I think it also helped her spirits to have finished at the front of the pack... as she will always do when the road goes vertical!).

By the way, you're doing a wonderful job with this blog and I'm sure that this will be something that Lynn will cherish for many, many years to come. Good on ya!

Coach Dan