RBC Half Metric Century

"Half Metric Century" sounds much longer than 32 miles but that was the loop we did this morning. The Reston Bicycle Club was hosting their annual "century" ride and they offered 3 loops - Century (100 miles), Metric Century (64 miles) & Half Metric Century (32 miles). We chose the shortest route for our inaugural ride. After arriving at the check in table around 7:30am we were prepared to hit the road around 8. We completed the ride in less than 3 hours. Not too bad for newbies!

The seated photo shows the apprehension on our faces as we were about to get started (yes the camera adds 10 lbs, especially when you're over 40). The standing photo is at the end of the ride with our trikes in the background. See the smiles!