As prep for the night start of
Paris-Brest-Paris, a small group of
Oregon Randonneurs decided to do an all-night 200k on Friday. Friends Susan, Theo, Marcello, Bill and I headed out from Hillsboro, Oregon at 9 p.m. for a sub 24 hour brevet. Our route would take us out to Dallas, Oregon (about 65 miles away) and back again in under 9 hours and 55 minutes. After a few hours in the dark, my brain starts rattling around like a ball bearing in a spray paint can. I take photos to keep myself awake and as evidence of my participation. Here a few snaps:
Gearing up
9 p.m. Last bit of light
Temperature dropping. Adding layers
Theo, bravely bare knee'd
Most Oregon towns seem to go to bed by eleven
Refueling in Dallas, Oregon. Around 2 a.m.
Ahearne custom
Miyata 1000
Heading back to Hillsboro
Another pause in Dayton, Oregon. 4 a.m. ish
Mist + dawn
7-11 finish. 9 hours 55 minutes later. Theo says we looked like hobos
Bill arrives
Breakfast reward
As prep for the night start of Paris-Brest-Paris, a small group of Oregon Randonneurs decided to do an all-night 200k on Friday. Friends Susan, Theo, Marcello, Bill and I headed out from Hillsboro, Oregon at 9 p.m. for a sub 24 hour brevet. Our route would take us out to Dallas, Oregon (about 65 miles away) and back again in under 9 hours and 55 minutes. After a few hours in the dark, my brain starts rattling around like a ball bearing in a spray paint can. I take photos to keep myself awake and as evidence of my participation. Here a few snaps:
Gearing up
9 p.m. Last bit of light
Temperature dropping. Adding layers
Theo, bravely bare knee'd
Most Oregon towns seem to go to bed by eleven
Refueling in Dallas, Oregon. Around 2 a.m.
Ahearne custom
Miyata 1000
Heading back to Hillsboro
Another pause in Dayton, Oregon. 4 a.m. ish
Mist + dawn
7-11 finish. 9 hours 55 minutes later. Theo says we looked like hobos
Bill arrives
Breakfast reward
4 comments:
looks like fun, are you riding the PBP?!
Yep. I'll be doing P-B-P in August on the Vanilla!
awesome, good luck to you!
Awesome ride and pix. Loved the ball bearing analogy. What kind of lighting do you use? Good luck on the PBP.
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