My first race!

[alison_in_oh]

Congrats Alison for finishing and having the guts to do it. Did you enter solo? I have to admit i am a little nervous entering my first race by myself. I enter running races all the time, but for some reason, it seems like it would be very different to enter a road race. I am going to enter into a charity ride first to see how it feels to ride with a massive group of people. Again, great job!

I was super-nervous, but fortunately I didn't have butterflies or anything by the time I got to the line!

I knew someone who was there, but she wasn't quite in race shape and stayed at the back of the pack (and dropped after 3 laps). So aside from a few pleasantries with her, yeah I was alone. However, I had a few friends in the various men's races going on simultaneously with mine or just after. So it was nice seeing friendly faces.

My bike handling wasn't as expert as I would have liked, but riding in group training rides recently has really honed my skills. If you don't do group rides, I recommend it; and if you do and can negotiate a paceline or other close-quarters situations, you'll probably be fine!