that was a complete sufferfest for me. legs felt dead from the start due to the quadrupedal on sunday. however, i just feel like as the years go by, i'm getting slower. when i first started riding 3 years ago, i wasn't that slow compared to you guys. maybe you're all just getting faster...

avg heart rate = 165bpm! i haven't uploaded my ride data yet, but i know i saw 195bpms on there when i was trying to cling on.

also, what group was riding that route in the opposite direction as us? definitely a large group that i don't remember seeing last year.