Collin Classic 2013

6.8.13

Next up, The Collin Classic. This event, in its 22nd year, hosted more than 2600 riders this year.  Scott encouraged me to participate in this event, and, I'm glad he did.  This event was well organized, the rest stops were well coordinated, the start was seamless, the after ride food and event were good, and the roads were good. I'll definitely do this one again next year.  The long route on this one was 64 miles. We positioned ourselves in the starting chute at the 16+ mph position.  We got off to a fast start, and averaged 17.7 mph for the 1st 30 miles. The roads were hard and fast and we had a slight tailwind. Post ride, I was surprised to find that we had completed over 3650 feet of climbing, as this felt like a flat, fast course. The stats:  64.09 miles in 3:54:21. 16.4 mph and 4307 calories burned.