Apr-16-2022: Just some pics from the NRT Perm-Pop

Pics hiding away in the wrong folder still sorta' tell a story.  Maybe.  

"Augmented" by some info from my Excel log, perhaps the story is better.  Doubtful. 

 

Jan-14, NRT Pop, as per the Excel log: 

• -> (via Bedford) NRT Perm-Pop #3094  --  strong NNW wind on return 
• 0715, leave my abode  --  0800, NRT start,  5h41 elapsed time for the NRT-Pop 
• 9.1-mile cycle commute to the start, 38-minutes in-motion, 
• 62.8-miles for the NRT-Pop, 4:41 in-motion 
• total:  71.9-miles; 5:19 in-motion; i.e., 13.5-mph avg in-motion 
• return to "civilization" via motor vehicle ride with IvaHawk 
• and that suggest this was NOT a solo affair 
• so let's look up the results and collapse (+ adjust) them if needed 

2022/01/14 finishers=3 DNF=0
T103983	5843	B, Bob	Randonneurs USA / 940095	5:40
T103971	6218	S, Martin	North Carolina Bicycle Club / 933045	5:41
T103989	7702	A, "IvaHawk"	Randonneurs USA / 933095	5:40

 

Okay, seeing the results, I do have somewhat a recollection of the ride. 

Mostly something about the recorded results. 

[And editing the "Jan-14, NRT Pop" text above to be bold + blue, 

I find yet another screw-up by the tech people as the text color will NOT change to blue!]   

 

Anyway the photos from Jan-14: 

Start at "Bike Guy" shop.  Timestamp 0802. 

Anderson Point photo control -- an unnecessary control if ever there was one.  0916. 

Turn-around "in/at" Clayton.  Bob tending to his machine.  Mine on the left.  IvaHawk's on the right.  Timestamp 1031. 

Sheetz intermediate control on the return.  I forgot to "right-side-up" this pic, so turn your head, Haha.  Tiimestamp 1237. 

Fin at the "Bike Guy."  1343. 

 
  

April-16, NRT Pop, as per the Excel log: 

• -> (via Falls of the Neuse Rd) NRT Perm-Pop #3094 (return Falls of the Neuse) ->  
• solo, wind from the SW(?)    --    NRT elapsed  5h07 
• 5.8-mile downhill cycle commute to the start, 27-minutes in-motion, 
• 63.6-miles for the NRT-Pop, 4:36 in-motion 
• 5.9-mile UPhill cycle commute return, 33-minutes in-motion, 
• total:  75.3-miles; 5:36 in-motion; i.e., 13.4-mph avg in-motion 
• this ride was a solo affair, so no need to publish the official results 

Photos -- if I were clever, and blogger were less annoying, I could have perhaps done a side-by-side photo comparison of the January and April photos; however, separate presentation will have to do:  

"Bike Guy" shop.  Timestamp 1300. 

Anderson Point.  1415. 

Mirror selfie at the turn-around.  1522. 

Mirror selfie at the Sheetz -- not as effective as at the turn-around.  1716. 

Mirror selfie at the "Bike Guy" -- Fin.  Timestamp 1807.  Note the "Closed" sign -- I'm not sure I've ever seen that shop "Open" -- maybe once. 

 

 

I'll modify my oft-used tag line to this: 

That's my blog post, and I'll be sticking to it. 

[If for no other reason than I don't recall anything about either of these rides.  :-O ]