Patrick O'Grady from Albuquerque, Pat O'Brien from Tucson, and Pat's nephew Andy from Florida wandered up this way to do the Santa Fe Half Century today. Mind you, Andy lives at sea level and had been up at 7000 feet all of one day, after spending two days at Pat's home south of Tucson, which is bit lower than our nosebleed altitude here. But Andy started the fifty miler with yellow "
Do Epic Shit" socks.
Climbing to the top of the climb on US 285 coming into El Dorado, I guess Andy asked Pat "is this epic shit?". I think for a first timer on his first long ride, doing it on no altitude training at 7k feet, yep, it qualifies.
Nice day, if a bit cold and windy. But it is, after all, spring in Northern NM. At least it didn't snow.
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| Patrick, Pat, and Andy (left to right) suiting up for the start |
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| Obligatory pictures at Galisteo rest stop |
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More obligatory pics at Galisteo
l. to r. Pat, Patrick, Yours Truly, and Andy |
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| The "Mad Dog" finds a road named in his honor on the climb to El Dorado |
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| Coulda used a few more porta potties at Galisteo! |
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