Goldilocks Ride

Bridget and I did an early season, women-only ride May 12. It's taken me awhile to go through these pictures and post them. We rode the 80 miler and took it on as a timed race, even though it was more of a low key ride. We made it a goal to push it and do our best. Consequently, we lost count of our kills (the times you pass someone) pretty quick. We never were passed and even caught up to the 100 miler riders and passed most of them. We finished in 4 hours and 40 minutes. We both felt great after and Dave and Ryan were jealous, because they don't know what it's like to feel good after a race. Bridget made the comment, "if you didn't only do races that were 200 miles, you might be able to." Ha, it's so true. Bridget and I were much more pleasant than the boys are after Lotoja. Come to think of it, Bridget and I were much more pleasant after we did Lotoja 2 years ago.

The race was a lot of fun! We couldn't have asked for a better day. They began the ride with serving porridge (oatmeal) and the stops for fully stocked with good snacks. They had a lunch stop and then lunch at the end again. Since we took it a little more seriously, we didn't partake in as much food as we could have. We only made two quick stops in the 80 miles we did. You couldn't eat as much food as they gave if you wanted to feel okay riding. 

 

Oreo topped with peanut butter....I WOULD NEVER DO THIS  ON AN ORDINARY DAY, but for  the energy and Dave's sake, I did it! I made them get footage and proof of it.

Sunny came to see us finish. Thanks!

Yummy lunch after