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It's getting real!

4/7/2014

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We're one week away from the 2nd Grumpy Grind and things are starting to get real.  Yesterday I did a final pre-ride of the course to double check the cue cards and see if there were any changes in the roads.  Aside from a few sections that were recently graded, the gravel is dry, packed, and fast right now. The dirt road sections are currently firm and rideable, and even the biggest of the snow piles have now finally melted.  The only wrinkle I found was that a one lane bridge currently went under construction.  But no worries, the water isn't too deep and there is a way to navigate around it. 

The biggest factor in the ride will be the weather.  The long term forecast looks pretty favorable for Sunday, but who knows how it will hold up.  Barring hail, lightning, and gale force winds, the ride will still take place.  Whenever I think of doing an event, I always imagine it to be 70 degrees and sunny.  With a little bit of luck, hopefully that will be this weekends reality.

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Chris Beveroth
4/8/2014 10:16:10 pm

Hopefully the weather holds out for us Mark. Looking forward to a somewhat "joyful" finish to this ride.

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    Mark Johnson

    Rider of bikes, teacher of art, husband of a beautiful wife, and father of two awesome boys.

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