We had our annual "running the red lights" event today, a.k.a., the Salt Lake City Marathon Bike Tour. So nice to have every intersection blocked off for us and never having to stop! All week we were watching the weather, wondering if it would rain today (we rode it in the cold rain several years ago and will. not. do. that. again). But the forecast kept improving and it was dry - albeit cold (ave temp 37°F / 3°C). Always a challenge to drag ourselves out of bed at oh-dark-thirty for the 6 a.m. start. My toes froze despite my toe covers and it took my fingers about 10 miles to thaw. The road surface for the first half of the course was in bad shape in many places. And I still hate the part through Memory Grove, although I'm guessing the runners love it. It's just scary to do it in the (almost) dark. We got passed by the first handcycle (who started 20 min after the bikes) at about mile 14 - that guy was booking it, amazing! All in all we did enjoy the event again this year - and they do have beautiful medals!


Running the red lights by DutchRosie, on Flickr