GABR, pt 2

Today was the big Great American Bike Race (GABR). My team was called the "Spin Chicks". As of the start of the last rider, we were in the top 20 for miles pedaled (out of 100 teams). I pedaled 6.24 miles...well short of my goal, but they used newer spinning bikes this year, and the race officials announced at the start of the race that the new bikes won't spin as fast as the previous bikes. I kept pace with the gal next to me who is much younger and thinner, so I felt pretty good about that. My other glitch was my foot strap snapping off 5 minutes into the race. I lost about 3 minutes of pedaling because of that. The boys came with to be my "fans" (the have paper fans to wave) and hydration specialists. I took Megan in later in the day to cheer on some friends as well.