Hi! I've been lurking here a bit and even posted a couple of times, but thought i'd properly introduce myself. I'm Cari (apparantly not the only one here, so I stick to my Carimail moniker). I live in Morgan Hill and I just got my first roadbike a couple of weeks ago as a birthday present from my husband. It's a Giant OCR Carbon 2. I love it.

Actually, today is my real birthday and all I wanted to do was take a long ride to make up for the Cinderella training ride i have to miss this weekend. I even ate a big carby breakfast, drank a lot of water, etc., etc. and then the rain came.

Also, my babysitters (aka in-laws) haven't shown up! I think I'll still go if they get here and just ride my old mtn. bike since I am quite the beginner and would hate to slip and break my head open.

I am really stoked about the Cinderella Classic. I really, really want to do this. I'm pretty out of shape, though, and it worries me. Any encouraging thoughts are more than welcome. Meanwhile, I'll try to just keep riding and riding until I can get some serious miles in. I love this group, though!