The Devil Made Me Do It.

Today was one of those training season milestones, required, vital and Devillish. Midway through the training season, first ride yah pony up an entry fee and then to boot... road side Devils!. Rode the Skagit Spring Classic - metric century (100K). This is a nice ride in beautiful country east of Mt Vernon and south of Bellingham. The highlight of the ride is riding over Chuckanut drive. For years the ride has had the 'devil' stationed on Bow Hill Road to cheer you on. This year, I stopped and asked if we could get a pic. The devil said in a very nice (female) voice... "sure, if you dare!" Did not know the Devil was female! The devil was very gracious and gave accolades to our fine bicycles. It's the only pic of our ride today. BTW- I'm the guy in the green Jersey. My wheel mate is in the red... jersey. The devil is the one with the horns.

We were able to crush the route. Smoked it in 3:32:12 at an average of 17.8 mph. The total mileage was 62.86 mi and total elevation gain was 2,310 ft. This was probably the best day I've ever had on a long-haul mileage event. It really helped to ride with someone and you pull, they pull, you pull and they pull again and at some point you look down at the computer and realize you're moving at 22 clicks per hour! Freakin' brilliant.

After the ride, we rewarded ourselves in Mt Vernon at Skagit Brewing with a few pints of cold beer. Ahhh, was in heaven.