"It's funny how they make a big deal out of lemon drop - but it's not the longest or the steepest climb. That first hill going towards Patterson Pass is. Although nothing like climbing up Patterson from the other side. "

that is funny, I kept looking at the map and "hey, this isn't lemon drop" but when i got to lemon Drop hill itself was kind of underwhellmed. I'd pulled off at the base to grab a big drink of Garorade thinking "I'm going to need this" ...wasn't much of a hill and I'm not that good at hills.

I arrived a little after 7:00, there was a line and eveyone was impatient to get going through it. I saw a few of the Velogirls but they were already registered and heading out, couldn't find the TE site so I rode out. I ran into some people i know at the first stop (thankfully as some of you did...not literally) and caught up with others on the road afterward.

I did drop in at TE after i finished.

Only problem I had with the lemon drop handoff is someone swooping in right in front of me to get hers, but no harm, no foul. I'd like to do this again next year, better work on my costume.