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Marion – From My (Nicole’s) Point of View

June 11, 2008 1:15 pm in Cycling by Nicole | 6 comments

Now mind you my entry won’t be nearly as lengthy as my fathers recap, but I will try my hardest to give you accurate details.

We managed to get to the start of the ride with about 10 minutes to spare, which was amazing because I got out of bed only 15 minutes before that. As the time was clicking away, I observed that it probably wasn’t my brightest idea to drink coffee before the ride. I was already getting cramps in my stomach and we haven’t even started yet. Once we got on the bike and started though, the pain slowly but surely dissipated.

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Assault on Marion – Recap

June 11, 2008 5:03 am in Cycling, Events, Rides by Bud | 1 comment

So this was supposed to be a recap of the Assault on Mount Mitchell. A few things conspired against us which I will explain later. We managed to get to the Spartanburg Auditorium at 6:10 AM. There were a lot of riders there but for some reason it just didn’t look as crowded as last year. When the ride got underway at 6:30 AM it was already warm and the group took off rather slowly.

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Quick notes

June 8, 2008 8:22 am in Cycling, Events, Quick by Bud | No comments

We are headed down to Spartanburg this afternoon to prepare for the Assault on Marion and Assault on Mount Mitchell tomorrow. Wish us luck. Thanks.

The training starts now

February 28, 2008 5:41 am in Cycling, Events, Training by Bud | No comments

Yesterday was the day to sign up for the Assault on Mt Mitchell. Only 1000 riders get to climb to the top. With my number and credit card in hand I signed on to Active.com at 3:58 PM waiting for 4:00 to arrive. By 4:05 PM I was signed up and I ended up with rider number 895. The Freewheeler’s site says that all slots were allotted in seven minutes!

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Tour de Lure Bike Ride

January 17, 2008 5:08 am in Calendar, Cycling, Events by Bud | No comments

The Dewey Hughes Memorial & Corpening YMCA Bike Ride

The Tour de Lure—100 Mile Bike Ride: A challenging ride leaving from the Corpening YMCA at 8 am on a rolling, beautiful course that winds from McDowell County through farmland, a pull up Stone Mountain, easing along Lake Lure and back into McDowell County via the Assault on Mitchell route, but with a little surprise near the end! This route will average app. 8400 feet of cumulative climbing.

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15th Assault on Marion

December 6, 2007 5:03 am in Calendar, Cycling, Events by Bud | No comments

The Assault on Marion covers the first 72 miles of the Assault on Mount Mitchell challenge. The first 72 miles has about 4,500 feet of climbing. This portion of the tour moves through gentle rolling country side of South Carolina. While you are riding in South Carolina – there are several locations that you can see your goal of Mount Mitchell, if you are registered for Assault on Mount Mitchell.

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Already making plans for next season

November 1, 2007 7:14 pm in Cycling by Bud | No comments

As some of you know, my daughter and I will be riding the Assault on Marion/Mt Mitchell in 2008. The date just in case anyone wants to know is Monday, June 9, 2008. We will be riding our tandem for the Marion portion of the ride. Once in Marion I will be switching to my single bike to complete the epic ride. This will probably be the last year I do Mt Mitchell as I want to try some other rides in the area about the same time. That decision is not final, if The Stoker wants to do Mt Mitchell on her own I will do it with her in 2009.

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