Brandy, you live in Huntington Beach, right? You could always join us for our water/coffee/snack break in Huntington Beach.
Tiff, sorry to hear you're out. Just make sure to get hill practice in on your own, and you can still get prepared for Poway. I'm still in. Otherwise, with my sister around, if I don't go out for a group ride, I probably won't get any significant riding mileage in since I'll have to play host if I'm around.
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