great vacation beginning in Tahoe. On June 1, I woke up at 5:00 and started my 100 mile ride at 6:15. The majority of the bikers were riding with Team in Training to raise money for Lymphoma and Leukemia. As you know, I decided to ride alone and raise money for The American Cancer Society on my own. Even though I wasn't riding with a Team, they were all very welcoming and encouraging. I did ride with Team Long Island for a while and ran into familiar faces at each rest stop. I repeatedly heard how this was one of the hardest centuries out there from many of the Team coaches. It wasn't hard to believe as I pedaled my way up a mountain only to squeeze my breaks back down the mountain. There were definitely moments of fear riding on a mountain with traffic not bothering to move aside for us bikers. It was a great accomplishment for me, and I'm so glad I took this challenge on! I won't bore you with all the highs and lows of the long day. I crossed the finish line much later than I was anticipating,
but I didn't feel as tired or sore as I expected. I'll be sending photos soon. I wish I would've had a camera throughout my ride, but I didn't, so most of the photos are from the day prior when we drove around the lake. Stephen took some before/during and after the ride as well. You can definitely see why this is named "America's most beautiful bike ride!"
