I rode in my first group ride today. And it kicked my butt! I climbed hills today where the elevation, length and grade that I had never done before. I had to stop and take a few breaks. I even had the SAG vehicle come by with a friend of mine driving it and he asked me if I wanted a ride. I said no way! I'll make it. I wasn't about to quit. Other riders were passing me. But I dont feel too bad because most of them had triple chain rings, while I was riding a double. I am definitely thinking about changing over to a triple myself. But hey I finished it. I know that I am going to be sore tommorrow. I did the longest rided that they had, which was 41 miles. There was a nice BBQ afterwards and I met some really cool people. So I will be doing more group rides in the future, I will also be doing more training in the hills. Sorry for the long post.