I'm so sorry I'm burning up the boards lately - but I was just reading through my posts and saw the responses to this. I don't know where I went after I posted this.

Thanks guys.

SheFly - I think this is the group I was thinking of last year. This is great to see this link - I was searching for that ride. THANK YOU!

As for TNT - I trained with the MA TNT Cycle Team in the summer of 2008 for the Mad River Valley Century. It was SUPER intense as a newbie to the sport. The first day I showed up I couldn't ride 12 miles - and I was on a hybrid and crying the entire time. But my coach and mentors and the entire team was so incredibly supportive. It was a very hard summer for me. I'm pretty overweight and had never cycled before - let alone been a part of any team - and I have no confidence at all. I really did struggle with the long Saturday rides and emotionally it was a very tough time for me. But in the end it gave me such a great introduction to the sport in a really safe and supported environment. The experience was one of the best of my life and I credit my coach and members of that team. I LOVED it.

TNT is doing the Seagull MD ride in the Fall and sent me an alum email. I would love to do it again but I just don't know if I have it in me. I think I would like something more laid back - finding a group that is more at my level (if they exist) - and then I would like to do a few 50-mile rides this summer.

If, of course, I can get past my clipless fears!