How about hills? Big ones? Lots of the invisible kind that sneak up on you and wear you down? I probably can't really, but flats feel like "I can ride forever" -- hills of ANY sort, on the other hand....

Hubby says I should probably not even think about this ride this year, and he's most likely right, I should wait until next summer -- but geez, to think that a few months ago, I wouldn't even have been tempted!

Hopefully, the organizers will decide it's been successful enough to do it again, so I'll have the opportunity some day!

Karen in Boise