Awesome! Thanks for all the great ideas :] I had looked into the Cycle U classes a few months ago and I think there was something wrong with their class calendar.. I'll have to give it another look, that's definitely something I'd want to do! Do the classes fill up? Should I sign up pretty far in advance?

And I did print out the STP suggest miles for training, I'm only almost 2 weeks behind, and the miles are less than what I was doing when I first started riding last summer, so I don't think I'll do too terribly!

Leaving early is definitely a good idea, I'll definitely aim for as early as possible!

Haha yeah I've never used chamois cream.... my boyfriend just explained to me about a month ago that you aren't supposed to wear underwear with bike shorts. That'll take some getting used to!

Luckily we started planning early and we got a hotel room at the midpoint, I'm sure I'll be dying for a nice long shower by the end of the day :]