Race Report: Gran Fondo Maryland Medio
This is also known as the Hell of Frederick....I just made that up myself but it's astonishingly accurate. I wanted a challenge and that is what I got. I registered for this after moving back north. I spend many days in Frederick during my college years and after, working at two theatre companies located downtown. I would be nice to be in familiar territory for such a challenge. It is only an hour from me. That close, I decided to drive up in the morning. I think that was a good idea, sleeping in my own bed the night before. The ride starts in Frederick's beautiful downtown. Frederick is such a quintessential northeastern American town with red brick houses and church spires everywhere. Small tree lined streets flow in a grid that lead from quaint crossing to crossing of a small stream. From there, the route headed west toward the Catoctin Mountains. This is where it lost the charm. Within the first five mil...