I remember that all too well ..   I would love to do that TT course if it was smooth, or at least not a reminder of some roads in Beirut ..  but I think I'm going to pass this year.
 
Quote from square_corners on Jul 30^th, 2016, 7:42pm:

The ride was great. I surprised myself posting an avg that high. I never look at averages until the end of a ride so the result came as a surprise to me. But I will say that there were a lot of shocked road bike riders out there as i zoomed up hills at double their speed or more, in the biggest gear or at least still on the big ring. I was passing road bikes on the climbs and on the descents. Passed quite a few pacelines as well. A few miles before Glen Rose, I passed a tandem couple I know from my membership in the LSC club, quite easily. They are a very strong tandem team. I had lunch with them after the ride and they said that was the first time anyone had passed them on a climb on this ride, let alone a recumbent. They were impressed. But you and I both know that recumbent riders who are strong riders can do amazing things on the right recumbent. Given the amount of climbing and using tactics to make best use of momentum, the hills were not a big deal and I made short work of most of them. Best of all, had no heat issues or even hints of cramping and an avg that rivals anything I get at White Rock Lake with way more feet per mile. I highly recommend this ride if you have a chance to do it next year. I might very well do it again next year, especially if I'm in shape!

I am in shape this year; no guarantee I will be, next year - no sandbagging predicted.