First really long ride...

[marni]

Congratulations on your excellent ride and distance. Believe me, it is just the thin edge of the wedge. Supported rides rock, and are my primary source of clothing wear (t shirts). Have fun, enjoy the stops and chat with the people you ride with.

I love doing longer distances on supported rides, although I most often almost always end up riding alone for a majority of the time. Not that there aren't other riders that I pass and chat with while I pass them or they pass me , I just am very fussy about my pace. A couple of times I have had guys ride up, draft off me for a while and then pass me without so much as a hello. That I find incrdibly irritating. On the other hand, I have not problem with someone drafting off me if they will say hi or hellos and then let me draft off of them for a bit. Since I ride alone all of the time, this doesn't bother me.

[Grits]

Congratulations on your ride!

I never aspire to being able to do long rides without rest stops. Rest stops are my favorite part