Amy,
I'm just going to echo what many of these fine ladies have said.
You DO deserve a great bike - to support your awesome accomplishments and goals and because you are awesome yourself. Congratulations!
Many folks here started with a hybrid and moved on to a road bike. I made that step - involuntarily - when my hybrid was stolen and I bought a road bike with the insurance claim. Although I had a hybrid because of my bad back, I never regretted getting a road bike for a second.
I don't think you can go wrong with a properly made custom bike. A friend of mine rides a Serrota. He loves it. It's a wonderful bike and will give you many years of blissful rides. And...a Serrota has the added benefit of being eye-candy. Beautiful!
Enjoy your bike! Post pictures when you get it so we can all drool over it!