Shortly after getting back to Japan in February, I joined a February 22 Saitama Audax 300k brevet from Iruma to Oarai Kaigan and back.
There is not really too much to say about this one. It was a mostly boring, flat, North Kanto winter course, on relatively busy roads until after dark. The weather was dry, not too cold, and the main difficulties were a headwind on the first third of the return trip, and some exhaustion and stomach/foot pain also during that leg. Once the wind and traffic died down, I could easily roll it home.
I saw a few familiar riders, and chatted with some I would see again on the 1000km (Tomatsuri-san) during Golden Week. But it was mostly just a training exercise. I finished in 17 hrs 15 min, so with 2 hours and 45 minutes to spare ... but it was not a fast time given the easy course and dry conditions. Still, I can live with it.
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| Start briefing under the bridge at Iruma - standard for Saitama Audax |
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| Stopped at a train crossing -- ruined my record attempt! |
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| A winter's day at the beach - Oarai |
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| Lunch. |
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| On the return now, but still low lying areas of Ibaraki. |
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| I could not hang on the back for long ... I was fading. |
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| The road continues after sunset. |
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