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Millsan1
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Like many, I am a football junkie. I am also a long suffering Jets fan.
As some may know, I have recently gotten into Long Distance Riding.
My beloved Jets open up Friday (Really? On a Friday?) August 10, in Cincy.
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was looking at the distance and it is 630 miles from my house in NJ,
give or take. Not a good distance for any of the LD rides I want to
accomplish. Add in 4 hours for parking, the game, etc, and a Bun Burner
Gold (1,500 miles in 24 hours) is not possible (plus I have already
done one last month), and I have already done a Saddle Sore (1,000 miles
in 24 hours) as chronicled in the Summer 2012 Concourier, so that does
not hold much appeal for me.
I took a look on the NFL site and
saw that there are games all weekend. That gave me an idea. I could
ride to 3 games and do a Saddle Sore 3000 (3,000 miles in 72 hours).
So I called up Streets and Trips and here is my plan:
Leave NJ 10:00 AM Friday.
Arrive in Cincy at 7:00PM for 7:30PM game (634 miles)
Watch Jets Beat Cincy
Leave Cincy at 10:30PM riding for St. Louis, MO.
Arrive at St. Louis at 2:18AM Central Saturday. Rest for 3 hours. (984 miles)
Leave St. Louis at 5:18AM Central, heading for Charlotte, NC for the Panthers/Texans game.
Arrive in Charlotte at 5:00PM Eastern or so, for a 7:00PM Kick off (1713 miles)
Watch Texans beat Panthers
Leave Charlotte at 10:00 PM, heading for Indianapolis, via Chattanooga, TN for the Colts/Rams game.
Sleep 3 hours during this stretch
Arrive at Indianapolis at 1:10 PM Sunday, Central for 1:00 PM kick off (2481 Miles)
Watch the worst team lose. Can't decide who that is for this one.
Leave Indianapolis for NJ at 4:00 PM Central.
Arrive back in NJ 1:00 AM Monday. (3186 miles)
Work Monday 8:00 AM
I can get visitor sideline seats for Cincy game, so that would be the plan there.
I can get club seats for Panthers, and grab some rest in the club if I am tired.
Colts
do not have club seats, as far as I can see. I was there in 2009 and
2010 and do not remember there being club seats, so I would just get
cheapo seats.
So pending weather and permission from She Who is to be Obeyed, I think this is going to be my ride.
Edited by Millsan1 on 01 August 2012 at 11:23am
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Some would say you are crazy, but not me. I might be tempted to leave that work thing on Monday out though.
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Well, I am a bit off, but that is probably true of most, if not all of us.
I know how I felt after my BBG. This is only twice as far and three times the time. I am fairly confident I will be OK. I can also cut it a bit short, but still have an extra 100 miles in the bank, by ending the trip at my office, and sleeping there Monday AM. I am one of the bosses, so I can do silly stuff like that.
Even after my BBG, when I got home, I was up for the majority of the day. I also have a lot of break time scheduled. More than I normally schedule. Figure I can bank it and use it up in larger chunks, or use it as I go.
It will be a challenge, for sure, and the longest ride I have ever done, but what the heck? It has a theme, would get me another certification, and I haven't ridden in many of the states on my route. Seems like a plan. Worst case scenario, I can always bail.
Edited by Millsan1 on 01 August 2012 at 11:29am
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I think it is a great plan. If you weren't so far away, I
would try to join in.
Let us know how it all goes.
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Looks like all systems are go. Great weather
and time off work as well as permission. (She
is taking her own 500 mile ride Saturday)
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BAH! Life interferes and now a no go. Grrrr.
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Topic: The "I miss football" SS3000 ride idea
