From Marianne...

Team, Just wanted to forward the compliment we got from our moto officials at the end of our Women's Cat 4 race. They said we were the cleanest, best organized race of the day - a "beautiful sight," I believe one said : ). Four of us stayed with the main group throughout. I led out at about 1 KM with Ruth, Carol, and Niki and the others : / in tow. We ended up with Carol 2nd (we ALMOST caught the gal who broke away on the first lap(!!)), me 9th, Ruth 10 and Niki 12th. Here's a quote Niki sent us you might enjoy: "One of my favorite things about cycling is that it can reward suffering with joy. Another thing I love about it is that it often rejects those who don't understand this. Cycling teaches you that there's such a thing as necessary suffering and such a thing as unnecessary suffering, and that sometimes a short cut is a dead end." - Bike Snob NYC Thanks for your mentoring and encouragement. Marianne