Airport Fool's Challenge

[dobovedo]

OK, so I gotta share this little bit of humor at my own expense. I went out for a spin on Saturday afternoon, intending to keep things light explore a few roads in the area I haven't been on yet.

Eventually I found myself at an intersection with a sign that said Airport Rd.

I thought, "So this is the Airport Challenge thing, huh? OK, well... my legs are completely fried from a solid week of non-stop riding, but what the heck, I'll get my baseline."

I wasn't entirely sure of the rules, but remembered something about an intersection at the bottom and a gate at the top. So I took a lap time at the intersection and started hammering away. I got to a sign that said "gate ahead" and thought.. "Something's wrong. That was way too fast". But I continued on up to the gate and took my split.

4:02.

It wasn't until I rode back down and continued my ride that I realized where the actual start was! I had come up Little Savannah from the west, not the east.

I figure from this point forward I'll have to take two times. The actual Airport Challenge time from the correct start, and also a "top half" split to see if I can get a negative split for the Airport Fool's Challenge.

I'm also not going to do it on fried drumstick legs either. OUCH.

[wcuracer]

LOL 4:02...I love it Dobo...yeah I wish it was as easy as coming up from the other side...wait till you try the real thing for the first time its like the worst feeling ever when you reach the gate ;D

[Vespa]

That's really funny! Clint's right -- it's a gutbuster.

Be sure to post your time on the Airport Challenge thread, so I'll notice it and for posterity.

mike

ps -- about the drumsticks -- I did a 10 mile TT once at 6pm after eating 5 Arby's beef and cheddar sandwiches at 3pm. In Charleston, in the summer. I actually won somehow, but I puked too...