On our 100 mile ride, we need to run the last
few miles up a long, fairly steep grade, and boy! do the riders complain
about that! I've been asked, "can't you find another way to get to the
finish line without going up that grade?" The answer is "no." God
didn't make our area easy....it is full of mountains. We call them
hills, but in reality, they are small and very rugged mountains. And
there is no other route I can think of that will satisfy the mileage
requirement and get to the finish line. It is certainly NOT easy, but
there doesn't appear to be an alternative. So what do we do? Put
on a 90-mile ride, or a 100-mile ride that riders complain about?
