Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Five County Centuries

I was reading the other day about a Century out west that went through parts of five counties.  In most parts of "out west", counties are much larger than counties east of the Mississippi, but

it got me to wondering how many counties some of our "Irregular" rides have gone through. 

(3) Virginia Border Raid, 108 m.:  Wake, Granville, Mecklenburg in Virginia

(4) Range Road, 66 m.:  Wake, Granville, Durham, Person
(4) Johnson Mill Rd, 70 & ~ 85 m versions:  Wake, Durham, Orange, Granville
(4) Eaton Rd, 63 m.:  Wake, Granville, Franklin, Vance
(4) Stagecoach Rd, 87 m.:  Wake, Granville, Vance, Franklin
(4) Allensville, 82 m.:  Wake, Granville, Durham, Person 
(4) Community House Rd, ?? m.:  Wake, Granville, Franklin, Vance
(4) Dabney loop, 73 m.:  Wake, Granville, Vance, Franklin 
(4) Bearpond & Bobbitt, 72 m.:  Wake, Granville, Franklin, Vance

Definitely seems to be a pattern there. 

(4) Middleburg Solstice Century, 98 m.:  Wake, Granville, Franklin, Vance (but we could have literally spit into Warren county)

I was becoming convinced we hadn't done ANY "five county" rides. 
Then I remembered:

(4 ?) Falls Lake Loop from VGCC, ~ 85 m.:  Vance, Warren, Granville, Mecklenburg in Virginia, (any other VA counties?)

Still not five. Then I realized:

(5) Hurdle Mills 200k, 126 m.:  Wake, Durham, Orange, Person, Granville

And some future day, for good measure: 

(7) Hurdle Mills 200k, 131 m. version:  Wake, Durham, Orange, Person, Granville, Vance, Franklin 


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