Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Aug 27^th, 2007, 9:51am:

 
Yep. 3lbs of Cheddar/Swiss/Colby/Colby-Jack. What did I get? A tune-up for the TTT's. I'm ready. I will keep climbing those Celina hills.  
 
Paul,congrats on your time. 30 minute improvement is awesome. Mile 98 rest stop was ah...an experience. I saw 4 separate accidents(from cyclists taking the blind right curve right into park bikes or cyclists still on their bikes drinking beer).

Quote from Richard on Aug 27^th, 2007, 3:45pm:

 
 
Total riders was 10,205. I'm not sure about fast times,the newspaper only posted Staurday(pro races) results.
 

Quote from Strada177 on Aug 27^th, 2007, 4:56pm:

 
Plus the 5000 that started down the lane ahead of everyone else

Quote from aikigreg on Aug 27^th, 2007, 6:53pm:

 
There was an article in the Sunday WF's newspaper about a cyclist that freely admits to starting the 100 mile route at 6:15 am "to  beat the heat."  You know if one rider admits to something,there are at least several others doing the same thing.  I'm sure the H'NH organizers loved the press about this.  

I ended up about 9 pounds lighter after my abbreviated ride than before, 214.4 in the doctor's office on Wednesday, and 206.5 on the beam scale (which I checked the calibration) in the locker room at Lamar. I'm still trying to figure out how I lost that much weight in the 12.39 miles I managed to get in on Saturday.
 
Opus

Quote from terranimo on Aug 27^th, 2007, 10:04am:

Weren't you afraid you'd oversleep?  My doctor prescribed me a mild anti-depressant to use as a sleep aid when things are hot at work and I have trouble getting my mind to "shut down" at night.  If I only take half of one, I still feel a bit dopey[er than usual] for part of the next morning.
 
Quote from Opus the Poet on Aug 28^th, 2007, 12:06am:

Have you taken a head appendage count recently?

Quote from FooRider on Aug 28^th, 2007, 6:49am:

 
For me 1/2 of an Ambien  is good for about 4-6 hours of sleep.  (I take them rarely)  Plus to bouce me back I had two 18mg hits of speed called “Concerta” which is 12 hour time released ADD drug subscribed to adults.  Took one at 5:30AM and the second around noon.  These things hav a high street value.   Started taking Concerta about 6 weeks ago my brain does work better.  For most of my life I avoided drugs.  Now being middle aged I need all the help I can muster up.
 
The funny thing here is that last year I got back into bicycling to loose weight.  I was 220lbs with a gut.  I worked hard all summer long riding my bike 2-4 times a week and starving myself on a low carb diet.  Finally by the middle of August I started to see results and got myself down to around 204 lbs.  Now being on Concerta, I have to eat like a pig to keep from dropping weight.  Concerta is like a diet pill.  It reduces your appetite and increases you metabolism.   I lost about 10 lbs before I switched to the high carb diet.  I now have the same weight and metabolism as I did when I was in college.
 
Now that I have drugs figured out I need to master the nutrition needs.  
 
Terry
 
 

We did the 100k and my better half did just fine. That was the longest she's ridden yet. I have to agree all the airmen and women cheering us on was great. I don't remember them doing that before. Same time next yr! [/quote]
 
 
I forgot to mention what happened at the 30 mile rest stop. Some woman offered to change seats with us (she was on a wedgie) and as a joke I said "10 bucks!" and she agreed then I added that was "10 bucks per mile" and she agreed again!! Poor thing. When I did these distances on my DF, I would usually end up with lower back pain and a sore posterior. At the end of the 100k I got off the Strada and HAD NO PAIN AT ALL!! I shoulda switched a long time ago....