Notes
2nd century ever - Ride For Nature in Door County, WI (where I was raised). 1mph+ faster than first one almost a year ago. Didn't hurt that it was about 15-20º cooler. Absolutely gorgeous day. Light headwinds at the end were rough. Finished really strong (after feeling pretty rough from about 70-95 miles) and we rode the last 13 miles with a nice woman from Oshkosh. She has been riding about as long as I have.
Gorgeous course, especially the first 2/3 (when I was conscious enough to enjoy the scenery--smart planning!). Some roads felt paved by angels. We were able to ride for miles without seeing cars. Sure beats our WI roads. Even the "worst" roads were not half bad compared to a lot of the chip-seal garbage I ride on a regular basis.
Wonderful post-ride pasta meal with BIG cups of Fat Tire beer. Totally worth the $40 entry fee...ample food and drink at all 5 stops. Ran into my dad's cousin, wife, and daughters at the lunch break (they were doing the 25 mile ride). It was a really fun surprise. I remembered that they biked a bit, but had no idea they were riding...they had no idea I was even in the area. I haven't seen them in probably 20 years.
Really hope we can do this again, next year!