TFCE
I got the brochure for the TFCE (The Flattest Century in the East) in the mail yesterday. That raises a puzzlement. It’s on Sept 10, the day after the NVP Century. Last year, I skipped the NVP to go to the TFCE. I went the night before and stayed with Mr. Misfit and his good lady wife. (Thanks again!)
I don’t know if I’ll go to that one this year. Logistically it’s difficult since I have to get the Zipcar for more than a day. I mean, on the one hand, NVP is much closer and it’s a pretty ride, but it’s also concentrated in the area that I usually ride in. The NBW ride is way farther away, so I never ride there, but it’s also a huge ride (capped at 1800 riders). I went mainly because I was going for speed and I’m not doing that this year. (I’d bought into the description that it’s flat, but it isn’t. The GSW is much flatter and I will be doing that one.)
What to do, what to do. I have to decide soon. It’s such a big ride that last year, registration was halted at the end of maybe because they’d filled all 1800 slots.
April 6th, 2006 at 1:46 pm
September tenth? Was it that late last year? I suppose it was. I thought you skipped the more demanding Harpoon ride for TFCE. (Memory? What’s that?!)
Bah, I have no idea what I’m talking about… Still, should you decide to come all the way to the Southcoast again, the offer still stands. (Barring any bizarre scheduling conflicts I’m not aware of.)
April 6th, 2006 at 1:52 pm
Yeah, it was that late. It was pretty cold out. Let me check …. Sept 11, 05.
I skipped Harpoon in favor of Outriders (Boston to P-town). They’re both so long, they’re scheduled for the longest Saturday of the year in June. I skipped the very hilly NVP in hopes for better speed on the “flat” TFCE.
TFCE is such a big ride, I have to make my mind up pretty soon. I suppose I could go ahead and register anyway, then bail later on. Still, that’s not really fair to take up a slot and not use it.
This is the one drawback about not having a car.