OBX Century
(Note: this post has been languishing in my Drafts folder for quite some time and I finally got it out. It’s out of order chronologically, but I’ll fix that in a while.)
I had the pleasure of completing my second solo century in the beautiful Outer Banks islands of North Carolina.
The weather was a little unsettled in the beginning of the week and I had to wait until Thursday before the wind returned to normal, from the southwest. The course was an utterly simple one of following NC-12 south to the end, turning around and returning on the same (and only) road.
The first half of the ride was completed in 3 hours 19 minutes. The second half in a stupendous 2 hours 6 minutes. My heart rate average was nearly the same for the two legs, perhaps a tad higher on the return leg.
The UFOs are pretty bold in Cape Hatteras–parking like this out in broad daylight.
Here is the elevation profile (keep in mind the max on the vertical axis is LESS THAN 30′):
The Cape Hatteras lighthouse, about 25 miles south of our rental house: (I think I look like I have Bob Roll teeth in this photo.) (And… forgive the crappy cell phone camera photos.)
The Ocracoke lighthouse close to the turnaround point of the ride:
An example of the road:
I can’t wait to do this again next year!