It was hard to wake up for this ride. In fact, I hit the snooze at least three times and ended up being 15 minutes late. I was really glad to know that Dan Robinson was there to pick up my slack in case everyone else was right on time.
The weather did not want to cooperate for this ride. Still, we had a great time even with the rain. I ended up riding with Dr. Tom Long, Dan Robinson, and Matthew Messick for the 25 mile course. We all stuck together and seemed to find a rhythm out there on the roads of Napa. I felt a bit tired after the previous days ride in Half Moon Bay, but still found some effort in my legs for the two short inclines and the final finishing miles.
The rest stop food was good and the lunch was actually excellent this year. I remember last year thinking that the food was really lousy and merited a run across the street to the deli. This year there was plenty of fresh fruit and I had chicken and some fantastic beans to go with my fruit and Coca-Cola. It would have been nice to have ridden the 50 miler, but I never saw either John or Brandt. I hope I didn't miss them because I was late.
The photo shows Dr. Tom Long and Dan Robinson two of my partners in crime in the worthy service of raising funds for diabetes. A big thanks to each of you and Matthew for riding with me.
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