Did the N2 ride with about 20 others.
In typical fashion, I got dropped...but there were 3 others with me, so that was fine. We were the "sideshow" as one of the guys put it.
So...regroup, get dropped, regroup, get dropped.
And so it went for the remainder, pretty much.
DH went on to Poolesville. I did the shorter route with a different 3 others. I added on some extra miles by heading to the LBS for a Clif bar and Gu gels and to top off the waterbottles. By the time I got back to the car, DH had returned. We ended up there for nearly an hour afterwards, b/c we kept having people we know ride by - and they'd all stop and give hugs or handshakes. Riding along Beach Drive on a beautiful weekend day is such a fun experience - especially up in the MD section, which is not crazy-crowded on those beautiful weekend days - because we ALWAYS see someone we know and can chat with. Yay, cycling community!
So, I got 52 very hard miles in.