Emily,

I was so caught up in my own disappoinment about possibly missing the ride that I didn't even think about all the hard work that has gone into planning the event. All of the logistics, volunteers, food for rest stops, t-shirts. Wow!

Like you said, public safety will come into play. If the rain is too hard or the winds too strong, they may have to cancel. But, I can see where they will try to hold the event if possible given all the planning that has been done. I just don't see myself as being hard-core enough to try to ride in a torrential downpour.

I admire all the volunteers that put in so much of their free time to plan and stage events like this, especially when the weather conditions turn out to be less than optimal. I did a century about a month ago and it was very hot that day. A couple of the rest stops had no shade at all. The volunteers were out there for hours in the hot sun with no complaints... just a big smile as they welcomed the riders. Talk about kudos... those people were awesome!

Beth