This year, I more than doubled my fund raising compared to last year, and I doubled the size of the team. My goal for next year is to double again.
The weather was incredible, and the people were even better.
The ride was with Rick & Jana, and my high school buddy Geoff. Rick and Jana trained a bit (plus they had done Ride the Rockies a few years before, so they're badasses anyway) but Geoff didn't really have the time, with two kids of differing ages in sports - and him coaching both.
We all met at our house, and Chris and Joey dropped us off at the FRCC parking lot in Rick's truck.
We didn't stay together long - Rick is super fast, and Jana is faster than Geoff. Geoff and I stuck together, at the back at the pack. At the last rest stop before the 66 mile/75 mile split, Geoff and Jana paired up, and Rick and I paired up. Rick and I did the rest of the 75 mile (going up part of Horsetooth Reservoir) and Jana and Geoff did the rest of the 66 mile (they skipped Horsetooth). It was AMAZING. We met at the end, Chris made dinner reservations, and we all grabbed showers, and Trish and the kids came up. Joey, Chris, me, Rick, Jana, Geoff, Trish, Sam, and Max all ate meat at the Rodisio in Ft. Collins.
Day two, Chris and Joey took Geoff for the Waffle House special - after they dropped Rick and Jana and I off at the starting line, they took Geoff to get his bike and then to the Waffle House, and then dropped him off at the last rest stop before the finish line. Geoff actually later said that he felt like he could've done more miles the second day. Good for him, though, to end on a really good note. The three of us did the 66 mile route on the way back (which wound up being 60 miles), and Jana and I stuck together. It was HOT. Jana almost overheated near the end, but was luckily OK.
I am very much looking forward to next year. Trish says she's in. Chris is going to do it. Hopefully Joey is. There is event talk that Jeff and Dianna might train for it, and if that's the case, Jon and his wife Veronica will come up from Texas to do it, too.
ETA: I forgot to describe the stunt plane that Geoff and I were lucky enough to get to watch on our way through Gunbarrel. It was SO COOL - we were riding straight toward the stunts, and Geoff regaled me with stories about his grandfather and planes, and his grandparents in general. What a special time.
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