Hi Dave,

I'm glad that you liked the article, and I appreciate the nice feedback.

Next week's article will feature our XOBA friend Tom Cline.

Dan

Dave wrote:
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>
> 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 <mailto:XOBA%40yahoogroups.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
> <http://www.marionstar.com/article/20090809/NEWS01/908090317>
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dan Sheridan
> >
>
>