Comments on: 2013 100 Miles of Nowhere Race Report: Southeastern Thunderstorm Debris-Dodging Edition

By: Davidh-marin,ca

Davidh-marin,ca — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 02:33:16 +0000

Smart daughter you have there!
The selected venue was the 1.2 mile loop around the quiet, rural neighborhood our daughter Gretchen lives in. This gave us the benefit of looping past our daughter’s house every mile or so, enabling us to easily avail ourselves of her fridge, bathrooms, etc….

She figured if you guys wanted to come down and ride around in in circles, you were just the kind of people Brody would like, while she went to the beach.

Great report!

By: Daniel Weise

Daniel Weise — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 16:14:52 +0000

Great ride and great report. I’m convinced that while convenient, having the house so handy with all of the amenities actually makes the mental aspect harder.

By: Tom in Albany

Tom in Albany — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 11:59:42 +0000

Hey. What’s a century ride without “copious amounts of slobber?” Mental toughness and then some. Great job!

By: Fred

Fred — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 01:00:59 +0000

You had me worried there. You were awfully close to competing in my division. I was a week earlier than you, so I was riding behind the Tropical Storm aftermath instead of those thunderstorms.

Those thunderstorms storms were impressive. I survived all of the storms unscathed.

Nice course. That is prototypical Nowhere.

I’m surprised that you found a course that flat in that area. There are a few fairly stout hills over there. Not exactly mountainous, but some hills that I don’t want to see twice on the same ride.

By: Tiffany R

Tiffany R — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 15:37:26 +0000

Great Danes are my favorite! So I was very excited to see a picture of one on a cycling blog. Way to stick it out and hang tough.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 15:14:50 +0000

Hooray! Favorite parts: Brody (Obviously. You could saddle that guy!) And: “dumb idea for a great cause”. YES!

By: Jeff Bike

Jeff Bike — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 02:15:55 +0000

Well Done, Brody is so sweet looking, as long someone else has to feed him.

By: Nancy_in_MN

Nancy_in_MN — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 23:20:07 +0000

Brody should give cheerleading lessons to spectators of any 100MoN. Ah, to be encouraged with adoration and enthusiasm every five minutes or so.

Donni’s connection with the neighbor along the route (with the son just diagnosed with cancer) gave me goosebumps.

Thanks for another great story!