SF Cyclist and Roadie expo

This weekend I didn't ride. Instead I went to the cyclist and road expo in San Francisco. It was in San Francisco County Fair Building by Golden Gate Park. There were a lot of ALC sponsors selling bike parts, accessories, etc. ALC crew gave a few presentations. They told us that last year there were 1599 ALC riders registered in SF and this year they already passed that number. It's 1638 now and there are still new riders registering. They also announced that 4 weeks ago, the money that SF riders raised reached $1 million!

My longest ride so far: 48 miles (77 km)

I woke up at 7 am, looked out the window, it was cloudy and seemed like it could rain any minute. But I decided to go for the training ride anyway. I'm glad I did because it didn't rain! Not everybody showed up though. Out of 37 people that RSVP'ed, only 14 of them were there. We rode for 48 miles (77 km) which included a "feels like never ending" hill in Redwood City, up on Jefferson Road. We could see Dumbarton Bridge and the bay from the top of the hill. By the 40th mile I was so tired I thought I won't be able to finish the ride. But the ride leaders were very supportive and I was able to complete the ride. Jen's mother and her students were at the final stop to give us free chair massage. Boy, did that feel good after a 48 mile ride :-)