Endurance Pace with LT drills. Rode the SRCC time check on Graton, down BoHo, out to Duncan Mills, then climbed King Ridge, Hauser Bridge, back on Fort Ross Rd. then came up River Road and took Mays Canyon and Green Valley back home.

The weather was crazy, clear skies when we left albeit a bit cool, warm and windy climbing King Ridge, but then it was misting/raining on Hauser and Seaview. The final hour and a half was extremely windy, always in our face (or so it seemed).

On the SRCC time check we were really flying and when I was 300 feet from the end I knew I had a PB for the year, so I started to ease off, when out of the corner of my eye, I see Jo Ann starting to sprint for the finish. Now being the old duck that I am I can't let her win so I stomped it and thanks to her was able to post my first time sub-17 minutes.

Saw a lot of people out on King Ridge, I guess everyone is starting to "practice" for the Grand Fondo. There were riders of all abilities which is what is going to make this such a great event.

Total elevation climbed was 8,099 feet.