Very nice article, Dan. I experienced much of what you wrote about, except, of
course, the century options! I'll leave them to the more energetic. I really
liked the routes we took, though.

There's always the 10% that don't get the word, and I was among them the morning
the rain stopped at 7:30. So, I was out taking down my tent, and getting soaked,
at 7:10. At least I figured out how to pack my bags without getting too much
water in them.

I, too, enjoyed that rapid descent on the last day. I was a little leery of the
road surface at first, but soon got comfortable and let it go when I saw the
little rise after the bottom. Hitting 45 let me coast up that one like it wasn't
there.

This was my 7th XOBA, and it was among the best. I'm looking forward to next
year, and especially the year after that....
--- In XOBA@yahoogroups.com, "Dan" <danshelly@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I write a weekly column on cycling for the Marion Star. Today's article is
about XOBA. If you'd like to read it, you can find it at
http://www.marionstar.com/article/20090809/NEWS01/908090317
>
> Thanks,
> Dan Sheridan
>