I'm doing this with my older brother in 1-day. I have some questions for you Reid...
How's the weather at 5am? Will s/s jersey and shorts be ok at that time in the AM? Does it have a history of raining?
Wind? Typically any? Heads or tails? Certain spots?
I get the feeling this will be a really fast double due to it being: a)pretty much pancake flat like I'm used to, and b) a continuous paceline due to 9000 riders on the road at the same time. Was this your experience?
My crash owwie on my hip healed to a point and then just stopped when it was a little larger than a golf ball in diameter. Saw the doc yesterday and it turns out to be cellulitis and I'm on abx for 10 days. Main side effect being exacerbated sun exposure so I probably won't get any long rides in until July 3rd a week before this. I think I'll be ok since it will be easier than the Davis Double no matter what mother nature throws at us... Hmm.