PBP pre-ride nap time / tracking
The good thing about a ride starting at 9:30pm is you don’t have to get up early for it, like most other cycling events. The bad thing is you’re just about ready for bed at 9:30pm and then have to ride for another 22 hours before you get to sleep.
Even though my start time is officially 9:30pm, I don’t want to be in the first or second wave since they’ll likely be speed demons. I’ll shoot for getting there about 8:45 and get in the third or fourth 90 hour wave.
I’m now going to attempt a 7 hour nap before I get up, shower, throw on all my layers and head to the start area with Lorah around 8:30pm. The weather is looking like sprinkles into the night, but otherwise seems pretty good.
You can track my progress at
http://www.paris-brest-paris.org/EN/index.php?showpage=64
using frame number 3311.
I’ll be back here early Friday morning. Bonne route!

August 22nd, 2007 at 5:05 pm
Hi, Joe.
Karen McArdle is your outspoken fan and has enlisted a fan club (of which I’m a new member, thank you). As a former baby-distance Century rider… I can barely appreciate this level of a ride. All your fans are watching… so hang in there!!!
September 3rd, 2007 at 8:21 am
SO?!? How’d it go?!?