BATBOD... finally did it. (200+ mile bike ride)

Here's the approximate route

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/260121

That doesn't give a great cue sheet FYI... based most of it from this

http://felixwong.com/2005/07/bay-in-a-day-double-century/

There's a link to the cue sheet that I used there.

Started around 4 am... ended at 9 pm... took about 2 hours in breaks. By far the longest ride I've ever done in a day.

The Good/Highlights:

• Most of the riding is actually pretty scenic (skyline, paradise, china camp, san pablo dam)
• Passing 1000s of cars on 37 as traffic was bad.
• Mostly flat (only 11,500 ft of elevation)
• Plenty of shops to get snacks along the way
• Never been so happy to see the Mormon temple. (could be in the latter category as well...)
• Listening to some podcasts "limits" on radiolab was particularly appropriate.

The Bad/Lowlights:

• Almost colliding into a deer then nearly running over a skunk within 30 seconds on the first 10 miles of the ride.
• Riding down Hayward to Fremont... that's a pretty boring stretch
• Getting lost numerous times (one time had to back track 5 miles... ugh), following the cue sheet from ridewithgps.com
• Riding on the freeways (101, 37, and 24) were a little tense... not too bad once you get used to it (there's a HUGE shoulder on most of them)...
• Never rode with anyone... didn't get to draft at all...
• Riding across the Golden Gate... too many tourons there all the time...
• Sucking down the 15th GU.
• The last hill

Here's my SPOT track from the day... batteries died once I got on 37.

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