And she crosses the finish line

Yay, survived the bike ride! This was the Connecticut edition of the Tour de Cure, which raises money for the American Diabetes Association. I rode with Cannondale's company team, which was a fun experience. Some of the riders did the long route (100 miles!) but the majority of us opted for the 50K route. Weather cooperated--gray clouds overheard, but no rain fell.

I usually bike alone when I'm home training, so it is very different riding with a group. Particulary at the start of the route--when they sent the 50K group off it looked like there were at least a hundred of us, maybe more. Then traffic lights and hills spread us out along the route, but there were always other bikers in sight.

Glad I came and did this, and that we had a good time. It's also a good training check--I'm in okay shape for June, but need to start riding a 50K training route on the weekends so I'll be in shape for the trip in August.

Hopefully there will be photos later--I'll post links.