End of the first day! Getting ready for a delicious Outback provided dinner. They are so wonderful! Got to he park at 5:30am; we both helped set up and be ready for the riders at 6:30am. 50 mile riders rolled away with fanfare shortly after 8; so did Susan! Doug brought the pedicab over at 9; Brianne showed up at 10, just 10 minutes before the 10 mile group was scheduled to leave. We got her fitted with her wheelchair seat and back with a back extension using a big bakery pan! Yes! The pedicab has a seatbelt so we threw a quick chest strap around her and off we went! Her sister Cheri rode with her to help stablize which worked well.

SHE FINISHED THE COURSE IN 1.5 HOURS, 11.9 MILES! Good for her (and the wonderful super-athlete Doug!). Most of the time I was the scout out front cautioning oncoming riders of the wide pedicab and relaying bump and hill information back to Doug. I did pedal about 2 - 3 miles and it was work! The afternoon was spent supporting the other riders, helping with cleanup and driving back up to Grass Valley. I'll talk more soon!