Well, we did it! 72.3 miles around Lake Tahoe! It was beautiful and great! We started the morning early...5:00am and then headed over to the start line around 6:10am. It was very cold...in the 30s...but honestly, not too bad with a fleece, ear warmers and arm warmers on. I wish I would have worn 2 pairs of socks though!
We stopped twice, once at the first stop to drop off our warm clothes and then again for lunch. Since this was a ride, not a race, we felt ok doing that. The tops were very well stocked and we had potatoes for the first time on a ride! Cousins Subs had subs and much needed salty potato chips as I was cramping a little as we approached the stop. Then we began our 1000 foot climb up to Spooner Junction....then we nearly hit 50 MPH on the way down, going just as fast as the cars!
The picture was on the first climb near Emerald Bay and the next one that I will attach as soon as I get it off of e-mail was at the finish line :)
The next race was planned to be this weekend, the tri-relay with Kelly and Shelly, but we all dropped the ball with registration and will plan to do another one in the future. Countdown to the Cochise County Classic has begun...October 11th :) This will be my last chance for Platinum qualification before El Tour de Tucson in November.
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