I was pleasantly surprised how fun Saturday's race was! Never ridden there, or anywhere south of Allaire, so as I'm driving through all the flat terrain I didn't know what to expect. Course was smooth, fast, and almost constant pedaling for 18 miles for a great cardio workout - props to the organizers for a great race!
On another note - I didn't pre-reg in time since I thought it was open til Friday, and site said 'day of' registration available. When I got there, the race coordinator said there's no day-of reg. Bummer! But, he said he'd check if there were any no-shows for Cat 3 and maybe I can enter for Cat 2 if there were. Bingo! less than 5 minutes later I got my entry placard and I was entered in the race. Even tho I finished towards the rear of the pack, it was still a fun race, saw a lot of familiar faces, and got to ride something new.