Saturday morning was the official SYDC Pre Ride! 24 degrees when I rolled out of the garage and headed to Turtle Mountain Brewery for the 8 am start. 10 folks started the preride and almost immediately 9 of the 10 rocket up Southern Blvd! 6.5 miles of climbing, at race pace, I don't think so. Thus, I settled in and spun up Southern Blvd. Take a right on Encino Rd and now it is 19 miles of rolling dirt roads with enough climbs to do some interval work. What is that in the distance--that is the PNM Gas Compressor Station! Nice. That means I am 25 miles in. A quick break at the PNM station then I am off to White Mesa.
Did I mention that I saw something flash before my eyes while at the PNM Staion. At first I thought it was the chupacabra, but then I caught a better glimpse--It was one of the NMES guys on his ORBEA! Freaking flying!
8 miles to White Mesa and as I pull into the parking lot, here's come Ashleah and Sira to drag my tired ass back to Rio Rancho! What a site to see!
Ride totals:
37.8 miles
4 hrs 4 min.
It was great day!
1 comment:
Congrats on the ride. Sounds like you saw Doug Young.
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