STP 2010

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It’s 200+ miles from Seattle to Portland by bike. It’s fun. It’s kinda insane. And I definitely want to do it again. The Cascade Bicycle Club does a great job putting on this event – particularly considering the 10,000+ riders participating. It went really well, and had a great time riding with my Windows crew.

It was a challenge to keep up with my group on several of the stretches (particularly the up hills!), but I was impressed with how fast we could get going as a group drafting off of one another. We had splits where we averaged 17.7 MPH across spans of 2 hours!

 

We split our ride into two days, stopping at Castle Rock at the end of Day 1:

Day 1 – 135+ miles, about 8 hours in the saddle (16.1 MPH Average)
Day 1 GPS Tracks Here

Day 2 – 65+ miles, about 4 hours in the saddle (16.9 MPH Average)
Day 2 GPS Tracks Here

Given those numbers, I’m tempted to try to do the whole 200 mi in one day next year. I think if we keep our stops to a minimum (we stopped for a total of 4 hours on the first day) we could make it happen.

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7 thoughts on “STP 2010”

  1. Congratulations on completing the STP …..I don't usually comment on blogs of individuals I don't personally know but I happened to stumble across your blog when looking up the Ragnar Relay Race. I was also at the STP ride this year to which I stayed in Castle Rock as well. Seems from your Garmin we have similar pacing which makes me curious to how many times we might have crossed paths. Good luck on your future endeavors.

    1. Thanks! It is a small, small world. I hope you had a sweet ride last weekend and that Ragnar went well for your team!

  2. Nice list. I will use it in future. Thanks for the efforts to make this list!Nice list. I will use it in future. Thanks for the efforts to make this list!

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