Kiwanis Red River Rally - CycleCentury

Great ride for me. My first century since probably 2001 or 02! My longest ride since June when I did 74 miles. The rain kept the oppressive heat we have been having away and helped me get a good ride in. My plan was to ride the first 56 as training for Branson-pacing, nutrition etc Then just ride rest stop to rest stop-cutting off early if I wanted to. I sipped all but the 80 mile rest stop-I needed to pee and the volunteers were so bored they were anxious to serve so I topped off my aero bottle and grabbed some brownies and a granola bar. This was probably wise, I knew we would turn back into the wind and there were more hills. I entertained hopes of a sub 6hr finish but let it go. Met a couple other triathletes and chatted a bit, rode in the last cpl miles with one from Dallas. Did a brief 1 mile brick run at the stadium

Nothing really-great ride. The early morning drizzle was comfortable-riding off into the predawn mist was sort of surreal and fun

2 bottles of cold water and some bike chat then 4 laps around the track at Apple Stadium


We have been having some brutal heat this summer so they moved the start up to 7am with an optional informal start at 6:30 which I took. The heat never hit like it had been thanks to the rain but I appreciated the early start. Im a 6hour century rider right now-early is better