07 19 10 08:46 |No comments yet 2010 Ronde van Mullica Road Race

2010 Ronde van Mulllica, Mullica Township NewJersey. 6AM found Ryan and Jenn hanging out with Pauly the 7 toed cat while Ellis and I loaded up their car with gear. 7AM found us registering and warming up in Mullica Township NJ. It was a very warm 7AM. 7:55AM had us at the start and getting yelled at for chatting during the pre-race prayer (yeah, are you kidding me?) It's a 10-ish mile loop, mainly flat but with some false flats. The finish was preceded by a 2 km gentle incline that really had me burning. 1 significant crash at the top of the second lap had 20 guys down on the ground, many didn't return to the race. 20 guys DNF total due to injury or the heat getting to them. I plowed through 2 water bottles and was soaking wet after warming up. Ryan and Ellis stayed with the pack for an average speed of around 25MPH. I was dropped after avoiding the crash, shared some work with a few small groups, but a lot of guys were dropping out/off. So I finished solo several minutes after the bunch. Ellis took 21, Ryan 43, and I placed 53. The Miley Cyrus really got us amped up and ready to rock. Afterward we went here : Ate some free crabs: but Ryan didn't. He thinks seafood is gross :