Metric century for Labor Day
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Yesterday was Labor Day in the United States. Traditionally I’ve attended a cycling event called the “Ox Roast Ride” out of a small town called West Jefferson. It’s a great event that ends in a festival featuring pit-cooked ox roast sandwiches and live music. This event was where I did my first century (100-mile ride) in 2024 (the year I started cycling).
Rest stop during my century ride at the Ox Roast
Unfortunately, this year the Ox Roast ride was cancelled due to a lack of volunteers. To make up for it, a buddy and I did our own metric century ride (62-miles), ending in a brewery. It was mostly a trail ride with beautiful scenery as the first signs of fall have started creeping in. We had a fairly strong headwind on the way back, so our average pace was pretty low, but it was great to be out in the beautiful weather!
Fingers crossed the Ox Roast Ride returns next year! I’m thankful I was at least able to join another ride hosted by the same group (Friends of Madison County), the Strawberry Ride, this year. They always have the best homemade Belgium Waffles at the rest stops!