Thank you.

Yes, endorphins ... and this route was pretty flat, and I'm used to training in the hills of northwest New Jersey.

I was hanging with a guy, who's longest ride before this one was 50 miles. He made it!! 75 miles farther than his previous longest ride. Our finishing time wasn't great (12:15), but we finished inside the cutoff ... more importantly, he finished. We took longer breaks than I'd normally take. Actual saddle time was 9:32.