I did the training ride also on Saturday. First of all, I was shocked about the number of people that turned out for the ride. I thought the roads were a little harry early while they were still wet, but once the sun came out, everything dried up nicely. I was a prepared for some of the early hills having ridden a lot of those roads before but thought it was great to see all the people on the Caesar's Head climb both coming down, as I was going up & then people still going up as I was going down. Hwy 25 was a little scary too especially when you went into NC & the shoulder disappeared and the speed limit said 65. I got the same distance on my computer but I had 7900 ft of climbing. I enjoyed the lunch afterwards plus sharing some stories with some other riders was fun. Being real new to this, I still enjoying talking about cycling to any poor soul that will listen (and half those that won't!) I am looking forward to the next one.