On 08/25/2014, Mark Manner wrote Power-Tap
Ghisallo. Markleeville Death Ride. 15,034 feet climbing over 5 passes. Two passes at 8300 feet (Monitor), two at 8700 feet (Ebbetts) and one at 8600 feet elevation (Carson). Good weather for me, bad later in the day for the late finishers. I started at 5 am, some started an hour or more earlier. The DR doesn't keep track of times, so no way to know place, but I was near the front end of the riders based on when I finished and the large number still on the roads as I descended the last of the 5 climbs. I developed a head cold beginning Wed pm and it got worse Thurs and Friday, and I felt really awful starting out. I road in a haze to some extent but I was determined to ride. The only problem I am having is the saddle. Although the Arione is better than the Specialized saddles, I hurt a lot the last 40 miles, and it is bad enough that it is affecting my fun in riding. I wouldn't want to do another long ride tomorrow, so it is making me not want to do the Everest Challenge, for example, not because of fitness issues but because I not wiling to subject myself to misery the second day due to the saddle. I need to find a solution to this.
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