But, you finished, Jolt! That ride has always intrigued me, but it's off the table, as I don't have the proper kind of bike. Certainly not going to do on a road bike with a 34 small ring.
I haven't been riding much. Did a very short ride Saturday, and this morning, DH and I did a 13.2 mile ride at 5 AM. It's fully dark then, now, so back to the "big light." Also, DH tweaked my Garmin, so it is set a bit differently, as to when it start/stops recording mileage. We had noticed that my average was way slower than his on Saturday, even though we were riding together the whole way. So, this morning, I had a nice surprise of an average of over 15. I was working hard, but since I usually have a very good feel for when my average is say, 14 or 15, today my "feeling" matched the Garmin.
It's going to rain like hell later today, so no commute, and hence the ride at 5 AM.