Doug Haluza rode the Connecticut River Double Century out of Northampton, MA on Sunday starting @ 6AM, pre ride the weather forecast was calling for cold and rain/snow showers. He carried a SPOT satellite tracker with him, position updates werebe posted approximately every 10 min to his public page.
Doug sent this report on his double century ride:
“FYI, the weather was OK–just a few nuisance showers, and no snow, but definitely cold enough for multiple layers of clothing. I got dropped after the 152 mi checkpoint, and finished about half an hour behind the leaders in 11:27. We set an event record century split at 5:16 (but the course may have been a little easier this year). The two guys I was riding with were both PBP veterans, and were past winners at the Saratoga 12h race, so it was a great experience for me. Hardly any traffic lights on the route, and minimal traffic, so we bascially hammered the first 50 mi to the checkpoint non-stop, then just very brief stops for food & water every 50 mi, with a few quick pit-stops to pee. It was a wild ride!”
Way to go Doug!
