Originally Posted by jon c.

It was perfect weather. A bit windy with steady 15 gusting to 20, but I planned the route to minimize direct headwinds as much as possible. My butt started to get a bit sore at about 40 miles, which makes sense as that's what my butt is used to. But otherwise went smoothly and was a lot of fun.

I'll try to make this an annual but with the variable winter weather here I could always shift a week or two to get a better day. But even in cold winters, there are usually an ample supply of decent days here. This winter may be the warmest in the 23 years I've lived here.

Thanks to all for the good wishes!