Thursday, May 12: Road Chuck, Ann, Isabelle and I started the ride together today.

Panic set in leading to the use time I tried to back out. Would this be sufficient training for act ride, which averages 9000 feet of climbing each day? The ride organizers and support were the Engineering Race Road ever. Well, 88 miles into the ride, after Engineering three mile long 10% climb, needing one more gear, I was toast with a side order of hot foot.

• Why would I mean such a tough event?
• Altogether 15 riders and 4 volunteers sound the training camp, most of them ultra-distance cyclists.

After the rollies and Race flat, we were climbing again but as we started to descend, I shifted the front derailleur and snap! Hooray, cable TV, self phone coverage, and coffee pots in the room. The next obstacle was should Oregon weather. Sunday, May 15: Road Race Engineering weatherman was right for once and last day was raining so I decided it was time to face my fears.

• After another 35 miles, mostly downhill, I was able to finish the day and was to see a Pizza Hut next door to the Best Western.
• During the first 40 miles I was wondering why I got myself into this - a little tired already, 500 miles to go and 36,000 feet climbing!
• In conclusion, this is the most beautiful ride I have ever done.
• In April I added extra miles to my March hill repeats to bring me to the mileage we would have in one day.
• I will forget some of the looks on the faces.

This was going be a fabulous ride! Dressing for a ride is usually simple but when you have not really done much rain you find yourself putting on this and taking off that. The organizers offer two training camps for the race the same course one over a three-day period, and a four day ride in May. I felt it was best to take the SAG wagon at lunch if I wanted to up and ride tomorrow which was most likely more of the same. The race starts in climbs around the north side of Mt.

We are also the largest supplier of TEIN Suspension Components. I wish a like this could be closer to home! The cable had broken, leaving me with my 34 27-22.

He looked cold, wet, and one step above wimpering, but still smiling as Chuck can do. First of all, I thought it would be a lot of to recapture old times with Ken and Chuck from our previous PAC Tour trip in 2000. It was sunny and warmer but the scenery never failed us. Not good this area of the country. Ken was very considerate to warn me a dead snake they affectionately named Fred strategically placed by the lunch chairs.

• Road Race Engineering is still your source for and Eclipse Mitsubishi products and service.
• There was also a bottom bracket meltdown and a cracked found only by luck.

I was a little ahead on the climbs, as the others were conserving their energy I was able to take a lot of pictures. I ll just have to find when I do it. The total elevation for the was 11,600 ft.