Team Pugh Rides

First, a note about the new ride map on the right side of the blog. I archived the 2009 map here since it is a bit overkill to include it on every page. And since the right-side 2010 map isn't that big I also provided a post for a larger 2010 map here.

The only downside to the new version is that it requires a plug-in for your browser. But the upside for you is that the map is now interactive: zoom in/out, move around, click on a ride for details, etc. The upside for me is that updating the map after one of our rides is now extremely easy.

Now back to my original intent for this post.

Amy and I had both been thinking she wasn't particularly interested in endurance racing for various reasons. The plan was that I would dabble in solo racing and she would drive the support vehicle.

Then this last weekend happened, which you can read about here. Basically she was still feeling extremely strong at the end of 100 miles, and while she was sitting there on the side of the road waiting for me to come back and pick her up (because of her 3rd flat) she had a little time to reflect. I guess. Or maybe it was all the riders that passed by her and looked on her with pity, quite wrongly assuming she couldn't hack it.

Or maybe she is concerned about me trying to ride 12 hours solo after struggling so much late on Sunday's ride.

We were talking at dinner the other night and she says how we need another challenge because centuries are no longer difficult. I nodded in agreement absent-mindedly, and then a couple microseconds later, after a few neurons actually fired, my head tilted and a confused expression appeared on my face - standard double take response.

Whatever the case, all I know is that we are now tentatively planning on doing the Lewis and Clark Ultra as a relay team, riding 12 hours straight, essentially taking turns so that one of us is always riding.

We are excited about the prospect of racing together as a team. We plan to do at least one training ride on the race route in order to work out some of the kinks of racing as a relay team. It will be interesting to see what it is like to switch back and forth. We're not sure how often we should switch, so we'll be learning some new things.

Should be fun. Especially now that centuries are easy. ;-)