Yeah, downhilldiva! Great job! You must be so proud to have done the whole thing, and with such a great time!

What I found most amazing about my LOTOJA experience was:

1) The scenery was amazingly beautiful,

2) How friendly everyone was. I even had one guy (the first one to pass me, BTW ) pull in front of me on the Geneva Summit climb, turn to me, and ask me if the pace he was pulling was ok. Some of you might have been offended, but I thought it was sweet; plus he helped me get up that hill 2 mph faster than I was doing on my own.

3) Oh, can't forget! Yellow, I rode for awhile with the guy you did the last 30 miles of DD with. I told you that you were famous!

4) How giddy I've been for days now. I expect the endorphins will wear off soon, won't they?

My team of three women came in with a time of 11:31. It would have been better, but we weren't ready when one of our riders came in. We were expecting her to come in in about another half hour, so the next rider was still not dressed and ready. So we lost probably 5-10 min, but we still had a total blast!