Hope and I achieved another milestone this last weekend by riding our tandem for the 101.43 miles of the 20th annual "Three State, Three Mountain"(3S3M) challenge in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This year over 2,300 bicyclist took on the challenge of getting up over Signal Mountain in Tennessee, Sand Mountain in Alabama, and Lookout Mountain in Georgia which ammounts to arond 8,600 feet of climbing for the day.
May thanks to the Attril tandem of Ed and Fran for lending us a wheel to ride for most of the day and to Phil Schare for "keeping an eye on our 6" and lending encouragement.
Some Stats from the day:
Keith, Calories Burned : 6,243
Hope, Calories Burned: 4,300+
Total Distance: 101.43 miles
Feet of Climbing: Approx. 8,600
Ride Time: 6:43
Total Time: 8:22
Average Speed: 14.4
Top Speed: 51.9 mph (Yes, Really)
Flats: 1 for our Tandem and 1 for Ed and Fran's, 0 for Phil this year - yea!
Pre-Ride Consumption
Keith - PBJs:1, Milk: 1, Gatoraid: 1
Hope - PBJs:1, Milk: 1, Gatoraid: 1
Ride Consumption
Keith - Oatmeal Cream Pies: 1, PBJs: 3, Fig Newtons: 9, Oranges: 4, Cliff Bars: 2, Bottles of Water: 2, Bottles of Gatoraid: 8.
Hope - Oatmeal Cream Pies: 4, PBJs: 4, Bannas: 1.5, Bottles of Water: 2, Bottles of Gatoraid: 2.
Post Ride Consumption
Keith - Pizza Slices: 4, Cokes: 3
Hope - Pizza Slices: 4, Cokes: 1; Beers: 1/2
