Weather was cool, 40's in the morn, but warmed up to 60 in the afternoon. I road with 2 other friends, and my goal was to complete the ride in 7hrs. I don't think I road anymore than 40miles at a time, so it might be somewhat difficult this year. The gallop is a ride from NCACC to Danielsville, over the blue mountain to Delware Water Gap, down to Wind Gap and back to NCACC. I have to say I was riding strong right from the beginning, but my one friend bonked at 50 miles and decided to hang with him after we got some hydration and snacks at the second checkpoint. The next 20 miles were slow. But we crushed the last 20 miles with an average around 18mph and I finish the ride in 7:10. Not bad, figuring my best time was 6:17 close to 16 years ago. A nice way to end the summer riding season. Now for some night MTBin'.
