Batsto 200k.
I started 30 minutes late on purpose...A) so I could sleep in a little and B) being I wasn't planning on going under the Course Record today, I wanted to ride through the field and be slightly social.
Unfortunately, I caught 2/3rds of the field before the first Control. I said HI to everyone and then decided to chase the next group with a bit more intent. Caught 1/2 of those folks at the Turn-Around.
I took a picture of cows.
Then this little house that was the Info Control at mile 65.
The people from the Turn-Around caught me because I was screwing around too much. I jumped into the group with my pal Mike from Metuchen and his friend and some recumbent guy. Mike and the other kid were on SL7s so it wasn't easy trying to sit in on the SS. We made to the 90 mile Control and then maybe 10 miles after that and my legs just couldn't spin at their pace anymore. I dropped off and rode the last 20ish miles solo.
I ended up right behind them at the Finish and technically 30 minutes ahead if you adjusted my start time. Either way, sub 7 hour 200k on the SS is a legit effort. Looking forward to the Cranbury 300k.