Thanks Nancy! I followed your progress on the ALC, an c ourse on these posts - maybe we'll meet someday in person (perhaps on a training ride for ALC 2006... if not before) - I'll squeak out a breathless "hello" as you blast past!

Traffic wasn't a problem since we left SF at 7:30 am, and were heading out of Tiburon at about 9:40 - not too many people out in cars, at least.

Yeah, this no helmet stuff - it's crazy. There were some families where the kids had helmets, but not the parents, and I was thinking - great - so the kids will be fine while the parents lie in comas. Sheesh.