414 = Egypt-Mtn + Triple-L
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Q,: What's the point of all the "math lessons"?
A.: Since mid-August, I've been targeting a specific RUSA km total. Everything was planned down to the last kilometer. Then, a few things happened:
- I DNF'd on my Sep-01 Kerr-Lake-Loop,
- then MikeD took KLL off the board, so I rode something else,
- a friend crashed during the ToC-1200, and I rode with him on his "R-series rescue ride",
- (Hmmn, I failed to include "LOMBD" in the "math lessons" -- not sure what adjustments I made.)
- The day after the rescue-LOMBD, I did the Benson-Mule-Pull as part of the KLL-adjustment,
- a ride partner decided not to do the Yanceyville-Ramble,
- a ride partner decided not to do the Sauartown-200, so I did a different ride.
- (I hope I got all that history right -- it doesn't really matter -- you get the idea if one or two are wrong.)
Then, everything settled down for the November and December plan. Until:
- the NC-rando-year-end-party-pop got listed / credited for 111-kms,
- even though the Black-Knight-of-County-and-State-Line-Dashes had assured me the credit would be 100-kms.
- To see what that has done to my plan, click here.
Lessons learned?
- My plans never work out.
- Previous plans never seemed to work out; why should this one have worked out?
- It is good to have a multiple permanents, with similar, yet slightly different official distances.
- Friends are great, but they can mess you up -- don't tell them your plans.
I WILL get to my goal for the year.
I just wish I knew for-absolutely-sure what the credit for the party-pop will be.
Sigh .....................................
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