Nice Julie!! So that makes Mike and Julie for their first full century. Anyone else??

This will be my first also. . .seriously!

Sorta? :D

I did that Sac around Folsom with Savorn which I made 100 miles. But I've yet to ride in an 'official' Century event.

Haven't signed up for the 9/19 ALS ride yet, so Foxy's Fall could be my 1st!

WOW!! Nice to see all those 1st timers! Good luck everyone!!

8 first time century riders! THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!

To those that have rode foxy's before does the hills start or end at the damn hill?

For the most part, the climbing doesn't start until after lunch, there is some but not much. There is minimal climbing after the dam. So the bulk of the climbing is from Lunch to the Dam.

They say this is a good 'beginner' Century then they throw in 'Cardiac Hill'. Somehow the two don't seem to go together.

Cardiac Hill is overrated in my opinion. Its not a death inducing climb as everyone makes it out to be. Don't get me wrong its no walk in the park but don't buy into the hype. From the stories I heard it was an A++ climb, the reality is its a solid C climb. Just take your time and climb at your own pace and it will be over before you know it.

The big 40! Pretty impressive!!! Good luck everyone!!

I agree with Jeff on the Cardiac Hill. If you can do the Forest Hill route, you can do Cardiac Hill.

10 day forecast is out tomorrow! ATM Friday is 77/51 partly cloudy, on a warming trend from Tuesday showers. Even our best models are hard pressed 10 days out, but it's looking good right now! :D

:D! 10/17, Davis... Partly Coudy, 78/49, warming from two days sunshine after Tue/Wed showers. Could be just about a perfect weather day!

What is all this talk about Cardiac Hill? The full century course goes DOWN Cardiac Hill, not up. Of course you have to get to the top in order to go down, but it will be the highlight of your ride.

3 day outlook now heavy rain for Tuesday, but weekend still about the same, 77/51, Mostly Cloudy. Sunny Thur/Fri, so hopefully all the moisture will be dried up holding humidity down.

Is everyone just excited! :D

I can't go now - I got sick last week and missed a whole week of workouts, so now I have to do a long run on Saturday instead. Are we allowed to sell/transfer the tickets? If so, anyone need mine? I'm registered for the full century.

Is there going to be a location for a group of us who would like to Meetup to ride together?

Haven't heard Warren. I know something was mentioned after the Winters ride, thought maybe Steve AO had a spot in mind.

Oh Steve! :D

I'll be sending out a an email tonight for those who want to meet. Stay tuned.

I found someone to take my spot. I can't believe how many people emailed me about it. I hope you all get to go! The person who has my registration now made a donation to a charity for me, so happiness all around. Have a great ride on Saturday everyone!

please see the satellite photo for meet location. http://files.meetup.com/286136/Foxy%27sLayout.jpg
Black rectangle is check in area, blue oval is secret bat parking location, red oval is meet spot. Meet between 6:45-7am. I'm leaving at 7:15. Be there or be square, or something...

Thanks Jeff, now I dont have to worry about running around in circles screaming that I'm lost! :-)

Hey Jeff, can't wait to meet up with you Saturday! BTW - off subject, did you hear of the Level One reunion tonight at the Hacienda? Starts at 4 and there are supposed to be over 100 people there. Dr Pepper will be there too!!

Looking forward to seeing you again after all these years! Had not heard about the Level One reunion. I wasn't in the loop I guess.lol I'm stuck at work til 5am anyway. Have fun if you go!

Woot! Congratulations to everyone! Especially all those 1st timer Century riders! Just gotta say it again, HW is the place to be! Everyone is always full of encouragement & helpful comments. It is truly inspirational!

The 2nd one is Cardiac. The fist one right after lunch hit 17% at one point but Cardiac is longer but a constant 7%, even if it is the backside. Honestly, I don't see much difference between the 2 sides.

I wanted to give a special Congrats to all those who completed their first century and/or obtained a personal goal for this ride! Great job everyone!!!

Great event this year. I lost track of the HW group at about the third light out of town. A few of us jumped into a fast peloton early on and blazed to the first stop in 1:07 according to my Garmin. The first stop was virtually empty when we arrived. Most of us kept up with the peloton all the way to the lunch stop around mile 61. Arriving in less than 3 hours. My ride time was 5:35. I arrived back at the start at 1:35pm. Congrats to all first time century finishers.

Wow! Grats Phil & Warren! Awesome times! I'd thought about trying to stay with you guys at the beginning, but ended up starting at the end of the group and got stuck at the 1st light. Never saw you two after that point! LOL! Would have been fun to try and keep up! There's always next year!
Congrats to you Mike! Very nice job. You are an inspiration to me, I'm always happy to see you out taking on the rides with a sweat, a constant smile, and total commitment! Keep up the awesome work!