General information gleaned from the 200k pre-ride:
1. Some roads are smooth as Bruce Garner Rd or the smooth parts of Old Weaver Trail.
2. Some roads will remind one of Virgil Rd (for those that know Virgil Rd).
3. Some roads will remind one of the over-graveled Old Weaver Trail.
4. All roads are acceptable riding to great riding.
5. There is an outside spigot (faucet) at RS #1 (Guess Rd) with good water. At least there are no reports of illness.
6. There is an outside spigot (faucet) at the RS in Hurdle Mills with good water. No reports of illness.
7. A planned stop in Hurdle Mills is advisable to rest my lower back for 5 or 10 minutes.
8. The "stop" in Timberlake is likely to last only as long as it takes one to flip one's cue sheet over.
9. The food in Stovall, pizza or sub sandwiches, is still as good as ever.
10. There is one mistake on the cue sheets 'PUE 131', 'PUE 126', and 'PUE 101'. At mile 57.7, the turn direction should be "Str", not "R".
11. The description of the route as including interspersed flattish and rolling sections seems accurate.
12. The name of Snow Hill Rd has the word "hill" in it -- but after riding it three times this year, it is not so bad.
13. The crossing of the Flat River just after leaving Hurdle Mills may well surprise you.
13.a. You remember crossing the Flat River to get to Mt. Tirzah, don't you? Same river. ~ 10 miles upstream.
14. We saw Emu. But no Llamas.
15. The store in Wilton is nothing to get excited about. I prefer the store half-a-mile east (Conyers Rd), but that store is not on the course.
RE: Snow Hill Road. When I first moved here from the flatlands of New Bern, I hated Snow Hill Road but it was an unavoidable connector. Going north, it's an uphill slog from the river up to 501. Going south, there are 2 steep rollers as you get near the river. I still don't think of it kindly. :)
ReplyDeleteProbably seemed milder this last time because no one in the group thought they were in a hurry. I.e., everyone was "taking it easy" (somewhat) in order to have enough energy to complete 200k.
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