Quote Originally Posted by betagirl

Nuthatch - I'd never done the Naperville Rotary ride before. I saw it on bike journal. It was pretty nice, except for the rain. I was soaked by the time I finished. Some of us took shelter at a rest stop with a small tent, then decided once the lightning stopped to just go. By the time I got back to the start point, the sun came out. Isn't that always the case? Did you get to do any riding?
We heard the thunder at the Newark city park rest stop and the rain started shortly after we left the stop. It rained steadily through the Cross Church rest stop (this was on the way back to the start point), where everyone looked like drowned rats! The rain stopped about 10 miles from the finish.

So, yes, we rode about 90 miles (because we got lost about a mile from the finish!) It was a good ride with very nice people staffing the stops and for a wonderful cause. My only complaint was the distance between stops for the 85 and 102 mile riders. Twenty-five miles between water/potty stops is just too far for me. I really enjoyed the route they picked - I plan to do it again.

Hope you'll be able to make the ride next year with all the appropriate pain medication on board!