[ORRando] Alsea Falls 400

[Michael Wolfe]

I think Phil has been encouraged to offer liberal amnesty wrt the  
closing time of the first control.  And you will make up a LOT of time  
over the subsequent 30 miles.

The rest of the ride is not particularly hard. You're a 508 vet,  
you'll be fine.

Michael

On Aug 5, 2009, at 4:00 PM, John Henry Maurice  
<jmaurice at easystreet.net> wrote:

> What have I gotten myself into? The Alsea Falls 400 is 252 miles  
> long and I have to climb nearly 2500 feet in the first 25 miles. And  
> I have to do this in 2 hours and 40 minutes! That is nearly 10 mph!  
> If I do not meet the time limit, then it is a DNF.
>
> If I do make the time limit, I have to make it to Brownsville before  
> 11:30 pm so I can refuel (calories, not gasoline) at he Chevron  
> station (which I am sure is stocked with nice, healthy food). If  
> not, then there are no services along the route until Salem, 45  
> miles later. If I do reach the Chevron station after it closes, and  
> I need calories, then that means a six mile off route detour to I-5.
>
> Yes, I am suffering from a confidence melt down.
>
> -- 
> John Henry Maurice
> www.onyourleft.net
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