I left my house early because I was worried about traffic and about a log-jam getting in, parking and getting registered. I got to the parking lot right around 6:30 and there was no log jam… So I got in line and when registration started at 7:00, I was one of the first ones through. When I was ready to ride the line at registration was long, and the line of cars coming in was even longer! I looked around for Veronica and her sign, but I was too early. The TE booth wasn’t set up yet, so I decided to get an early start.

The ride was soooo much flatter than I expected. I think it was the flattest ride I have ever been on. (I really expected a lot more from Lemon Drop Hill). But it was lots of fun. And the weather was perfect. (The last century I did was 98 degrees!!). I hooked on to a group of 4 riders and we just cruised through. I was finished by 11:30.

After the ride I went to the TE tent and met Susan and Marjon (and Jeff) and did some shopping. I watched riders come in for a while. I was looking for Veronica on her tandem and Melissa on her 47cm Trek 5200. I saw a few tandems, but didn’t see Veronica. I saw two 2004 47cm Trek 5200’s, and I asked, “Are you Melissa?” but neither one was Melissa. Sorry I missed you all.

Jobob’s post about getting stuck behind a big group made me happy that I was out in front. I never had much traffic and never encountered any problems like this. There was a large variety of riders out there yesterday. And a huge variety of bikes!! Overall it was a really good event. The Valley Spokesmen did a nice job. The sag wagons were always around and the course was marked well. I never even looked at my map. I’d love to do it again next year.