For the inaugural event - RAPsody was good. My friend and I decided to do it in a day and had fun however - we did learn that you HAVE to watch your time and plan accordingly because the ferry schedule is pretty sporadic. (We missed a ferry by minutes and the next ferry sailed 1.6 hours from then!)

Despite having climbed over 9500 feet in elevation gain - the climbs were not long at all. It looped through the Mason Lake area - home to many Northwest road races. There were a couple of lame sections - specifically when we traveled on I-5! and then on Highway 18.

The ride caps itself off at 1500 riders - however there were only 400 signed up total, with 80 being one day riders. Needless to say there were multiple sections where my friend and I were the only cyclists on the road. The road stops were wonderful - a HUGE thank you to the road stop crew near Vashon.