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Cheaha Challenge Century

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I have arranged to ride in the Cheaha Challenge Century on Sunday. I am riding up with Richmond so I can snooze a couple of extra minutes on the way there. After getting in around 12:15 and getting back up by 4am, I will be operating on very little sleep. I may be one tired puppy. I guess I should try to sleep late Saturday morning and get some extra rest tomorrow as well. I don't know if that plan will work but it is worth a try. Mike had some good thoughts about taking it easy to climb all those big hills. He suggested using the granny gear to get up the bigger hills. There are some really good SAG stops that have lots of food and drink. I also understand that the first 20 miles is flat. That will be a nice feature when heading out to get the legs warmed up. On the way back, you can expect headwind. That won't be so fun. Who knows how it will go. Yesterday, I rode out to Bull Gap and was really done in by it. I went a little too quick and got pretty tired on the climb. I may have been needing more rest after two centuries in Florida. Now I will be doing another one. Then in less than a week, I will be doing another one in Georgia. Just a glutton for punishment I'd say.

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