Great day of sufferring!
Yes, as registeration began, so did the rains. They only stopped to allow the hail and snow to take their turns.........Damn, it was cold,....for us specators and volunteers too! For a spring fling, spring warm up ride,.....we learned not to forget: our helmets, biking shoes, water bottles, warm clothes, oh,...clothes to change into after the ride, the extra sandwich in the car, how to clean our bikes after a ride, a garbage bag to put our dirty-wet-mud drench clothes so we don't ruin the car, and that all important person to help you undress you, feed you, start your car, so you can think happy thoughts like,........all the other races are gonna be better than this. ( Gee, great race course,......wish Mother Nature would have been more merciful.) Now remember, it's April 8th,............the heat of the summer isn't here yet.......More to come, Great job to all those that came out today. Heck, it will give us something to talk about all week! Thanks for a solid, hand numbing memory, NJ Jess