Quote Originally Posted by Skeezix View Post
Thanks! I feel so great that at work today I can't shut up about it. I'm also wearing the shirt they gave us like a total dork.

I'm looking around for another one, there is one about 30 minutes from me but to be honest the biking portion scares me. It's 18 miles of "challenging" riding and I can only imagine whats it's kike being here in the mountains of southern Ohio what it is like. Eeek!
Wearing the shirt- not dorky at all. I wore my medal from my first marathon to work the next day. You should be very proud of your accomplishment!!!!

You know- you could change out the tires on your bike to a smoother tire, and that alone would help trememdously with reducing friction (and thus, making you go faster).
Give it a try- don't let the bike course intimidate you. I did a metric century ride a couple weekends ago that boasted about the very challenging hills. They weren't nearly as bad as I expected (I think they said that just to make sure people didn't bite off more than they could chew). I say "go for it!"
With your enthusiasm as high as it is now- you will surely do wonderful!!!!