Skagit Spring Classic
Over the weekend we rode in the Skagit Spring Classic, sponsored by the Skagit Bicycle Club. STP is only a couple months away and I've done very little to prepare, so when this ride came up I decided I needed the challenge of extending the distance beyond my comfort zone and it would be best to do this on an organized ride. I'm proud to say I successfully completed my first 62 mile bike ride! I have to admit, one of the things I'm enjoying about cycling is having 'firsts' again. I've been running for so long, my first 15 or 20 miler was years ago, so I had forgotten the excitement of meeting new physical challenges.
The ride was beautiful as we basically biked through Skagit farm country, then up to Bellingham on Chuckanaut Drive (hilly but the water views made it worth it) and back down into Skagit with a section along the water before we finished. It was also a very well supported ride with 3 rest stops complete with fruit, snacks and COOKIES and a spaghetti dinner at the end. The start/finish/dinner were at an elementary school so we were served in plastic school lunch trays that brought back memories of our childhood! Our group also completed the ride w/o incident (good thing since Rachele and Jim both had bike crashes last week), except for me falling over at the finish. Those darn clip in pedals!
