Good on ya, Denny! You at least tried, when most people I know stayed home! Was that you sportin' the Filagree jersey this morning? Saw a woman wearing it and commented on how good it looked in person. At least I think I did- it was on a hill and I might have been huffin and puffin too much to be audible.

The route wasn't very clearly marked at all. I saw a group ahead of me completely miss a turn, and a few times, came up on the markings way too quickly to make the turns. Plus, a few rather busy intersections with no confidence marks, and for quite a while, no marks at all. On the good side, there was plenty of ice at the rest stops, and they put in a few extra water stops to help in the heat.

I couldn't find a group either, so I was my own 15-16mph group!

It was a hot one, for sure. My car said it was 97 degrees on the drive home.