Quote Originally Posted by Artista View Post
Sounds like we just missed each other. At least I know now that you aren't the young woman who managed to pass me 3 times on the same ride!

Yes, that last hill was TOUGH! I had a blast going really fast on the downhills but I was down to 4mph the last time I looked at my computer on the really steep hill

This was the first time I've ridden the 1/3 century route. I did the 7 mile Elephant Rock "family" ride about 12 years ago when I was at my lowest ever fitness level. Back then even the family ride was routed over some pretty intense hills. I thought that I was going to die on that ride! Yesterday's ride was my redemption
Hahaha, yeah, we got passed a few times by some people...including a little girl about 8 years old, pedaling furiously.....she passed my boyfriend, who then passed her, and she *growled* and passed him again!

We must have been just a few miles apart each stop. Are you doing any of the other rides in the area? We are planning on training for the 1/2 century in Boulder in September, which I did last year on my old bike (hard!!!) I was thinking about doing Venus, but my best friend isn't able to come back from Philly for the ride, so I wasn't sure about doing it alone.