OK, if your 7:03 was total time, not ride time, then you can consider my soul crushed. If it was ride time, then I'm OK with that.

Here's what it looked like for me - 7:59 ride time, 13.0 mph. I spent a long time at the Evergreen aid station waiting for a storm to move through.

I had a really interesting ride - usually I do this type of ride with a friend who is a little stronger than me, so I push myself a bit and am fairly ruined at that end. Today I did it alone, so I rode a conservative plan using my new-ish power meter, keeping most of the efforts well below LT. I felt good all day, and the second City View loop felt fine!

Here's my download -- before scoffing at my wattage, you should know i weigh 108 pounds.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/108438374