I got up early this morning (same time as for my morning workout before work) to do "Joe's Ride", a local charity event: 45k (28.8 mile) ride + 1.8 miles to the ride start (I got a ride home).

I was surprised by the many inexperienced riders that started this event. Some of them showed up without helmets (luckily for them, there were helmets to lend) and some had obviously never been on the bike they were riding. This wasn't a little family ride (there was a separate 10k ride), it was a hilly, fairly challenging ride. I was very glad when I got past them without incident. The weather was clear, but cool. Overall, a nice ride.