My first century

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I finally did it ... my first century is on the books as 100.21 miles in 6:15:20, averaging
16.0 mph.

You are one crazy Cajun. Congratulations.

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In article <[email hidden]>, Kevan Smith

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I finally did it ... my first century is on the books as 100.21 miles in
6:15:20, averaging 16.0 mph. We went through the East Texas hill country. Don't let maps fool you
-- it was anything but flat! I only ran out of gears once, though. I think I could have gone
faster, but I didn't know what to expect from the route or the distance, so I conserved
perhaps a bit too much energy. We left at 6:00 a.m. to beat the heat, and the humid twilight
made an excellent warmup. The highlight of the ride for me was seeing two does and a fawn,
but mashing up some hard grades was also fun. I didn't break 40 on downhills, but they were
fun, too. I'll be doing another century before the season ends. I think I like them.

Congratulations! I am looking forward to my first "century" next month.

Having started this particular thread last year, I can now report that I did my *second* century two
weeks ago, 108 miles at the Princeton Event, with a friend; this year's dynamics were a little
different from last year's five-person group, since we didn't have many alternatives this year--you
either pulled or sucked wheel!

In any event, it was good to know that last year's successful century was not a fluke. But one day,
I'm going to have to challenge myself with a hilly century ride! Maybe this year's BCP Scenic
Schuylkill Century? The wonderful thing about meeting challenges is learning how deep your resources
actually are. --Roy Zipris

"Kevan Smith" <[email hidden]/\/\> wrote in message
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I finally did it ... my first century is on the books as 100.21 miles in
6:15:20, averaging 16.0 mph. We went through the East Texas hill country.

Don't

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let maps fool you -- it was anything but flat! I only ran out of gears

once,

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though. I think I could have gone faster, but I didn't know what to expect

from

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the route or the distance, so I conserved perhaps a bit too much energy.

We left

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at 6:00 a.m. to beat the heat, and the humid twilight made an excellent

warmup.

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The highlight of the ride for me was seeing two does and a fawn, but

mashing up

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some hard grades was also fun. I didn't break 40 on downhills, but they

were

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fun, too. I'll be doing another century before the season ends. I think I

like

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them.
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11:59:25 PM 10 August 2003

Congrats, Tex. Pretty good time for first century. Hang on with 2-3 buddies and take turns pulling
on next century and you will go even faster. Have fun.

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Congrats, Tex. Pretty good time for first century. Hang on with 2-3 buddies and take turns pulling
on next century and you will go even faster. Have fun.

D'oh! Kevan is from New Orleans.

Pat in TX

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Congrats, Tex. Pretty good time for first century. Hang on with 2-3 buddies and take turns
pulling on next century and you will go even faster. Have

fun.

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D'oh! Kevan is from New Orleans.

Pat in TX

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Forgive my ignorance. I meant well. I saw nothing in his message to indicate that. Somebody says
they did a century in Texas, I assume they are Texan.

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D'oh! Kevan is from New Orleans.

Am not!

I'm in Shreveport. That's in NW Lousiana near the Texas border. Dallas is closer to me than New
Orleans, and this is the non-Acadian part of the state. My town is famous for churches, casinos and
bombing the ever-lovin' [censored] out of other countries.

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4:57:57 PM 11 August 2003

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D'oh! Kevan is from New Orleans.

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Am not!

I'm in Shreveport. That's in NW Lousiana near the Texas border. Dallas is

closer

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to me than New Orleans, and this is the non-Acadian part of the state. My

town

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is famous for churches, casinos and bombing the ever-lovin' [censored] out of

other

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countries.

So, we can't call you "Tex"---what can we call you? "Louisi?"

Pat in TX (who has been to Shreveport but not to the casino)

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D'oh! Kevan is from New Orleans.

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Am not!

I'm in Shreveport. That's in NW Lousiana near the Texas border. Dallas

is

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closer

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to me than New Orleans, and this is the non-Acadian part of the state.

My

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town

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is famous for churches, casinos and bombing the ever-lovin' [censored] out of

other

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countries.

So, we can't call you "Tex"---what can we call you? "Louisi?"

Pat in TX (who has been to Shreveport but not to the casino)

People from Kevan's part of Louisiana are rednecks, not Cajuns. The line of demarcation is
Alexandria. North of there are rednecks, south of there are Cajuns. I grew up in Eunice, which is
in the heart of Cajun country. We considered people from north Louisiana to be basically
Arkansans. LOL.

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...this is the non-Acadian part of the state.

Oh. If I inadvertently insulted you you have my sincere apologies, sir. If I may ask, how hot/humid
was it at noon?

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So, we can't call you "Tex"---what can we call you? "Louisi?"

You can call me anything but late for supper.

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Eric S. Sande' from Realtime Limited said:

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...this is the non-Acadian part of the state.

Oh. If I inadvertently insulted you you have my sincere apologies, sir. If I may ask, how hot/humid
was it at noon?

Yesterday:

High temperature 95° Low temperature 70° Precipitation 0.00 Maximum humidity: 93% Minimum humidity:
39% Average humidity: 66%

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Pat' from said:

So, we can't call you "Tex"---what can we call you? "Louisi?"

You can call me anything but late for supper.

ArkLaTexan....😉

Pete

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So, we can't call you "Tex"---what can we call you? "Louisi?"

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You can call me anything but late for supper.

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ArkLaTexan....😉

Latex.

:-)

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The Ballad of Kevan

He started out one morning to avoid the Texas heat The sun burned red behind him as his cycle hit
the street

He had no fear that he would not complete the deadly run Though men had died before him in the
Teaxas noontime sun

The Texas noontime sun.

Before he knew it he was out upon the asphalt trail His trusty Trek was under him--he knew he
could not fail

The flora and the fauna were all gasping in the shade But Kevan rode relentlessly--with lots
of Gatorade

With lots of Gatorade.

He knew his goal was only a mere hundred miles away Across East Texas rollers where the 18
wheelers play

The humidity was dropping and the haze was burning off And all was going smoothly when he felt the
fatal bonk

He felt the fatal bonk.

Now he pedalled slowly and he heard the wings of death Approaching down the highway for to steal his
very breath

But Kevan was relentless and he laughed them in the face Although the temp was rising fast he still
had one last ace

He still had one last ace.

From deep beneath his coolmax tee he pulled some krispy kremes The frosting somewhat melted but the
donuts still looked clean

He scarfed them down and felt a burst of energy come back It was thirty miles to go out there upon
the dusty track

Upon the dusty track.

Well now we know the story of that lonely Texas road I guess he made it in as the sages
now have told

He had no fear that he would not complete the deadly run Though men had died before him in the Texas
noontime sun

The Texas noontime sun.

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In article said:

The Ballad of Kevan

Good one, Eric.

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Now he pedalled slowly and he heard the wings of death Approaching down the highway for to steal
his very breath

For some reason, this part reminded me of an old Lone Star beer commercial -- an armadillo waddling
across the highway, and a faint, approaching sound crescendoing recognizably into "Surfin' Bird"
(the 'oo-mow, mow' part) emanating from an oncoming truckful of Lone Star; the armadillo barely
makes it across.

cheers, Tom

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Eric S. Sande' from Realtime Limited said:

The Ballad of Kevan

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Wow. Thanks! Kevan is flattered.

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In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

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The Ballad of Kevan

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The Texas noontime sun.

Awesome!

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Eric S. Sande said:

The Ballad of Kevan

Very nice job! I'm impressed.

Now put the story to the music from any of Clint Eastwood's "Spaghetti Westerns" and we come up with
a new film genre: "Spaghetti Centuries"

Staring Kev of course and a near guaranteed box office success.

[May be too violent for children under 16]

SMH