A full recap of the weekend's events will be directed to the donor list. For our purposes here, the totals (MS Bike 2008 route):

Saturday
101.43 miles
5h:22m
avg: 18.9mph
Saturday was a barn-burner. I left at 6:00am sharp and ahead of the 50+ member team that was starting the race. I held the pole-position and didn't see other riders until the century loop doubled-back on itself around mile 68. It's a total rush when the SAG truck pulls along side of you as you're barreling down a country road and the driver tells you you're the lead rider. Anyway, I skipped a few rest stops and was able to shave a solid 25 minutes off my normal finishing time. The last 25 miles were mostly heading into a strong 15+mph NNW wind and took the top off what would have been a great pace. But the course takes, and then it gives...

Sunday
81.49 miles
4h:16m
avg: 19.1mph
Sunday we left at the back of the pack, 7:30am. The legs were strong enough to get past the northern sections of the course and keep a good 22+ pace with the gravy at my back heading east. Overall, this route had a nice rolling quality to it. There were enough slow inclines and declines to stand up once in a while and really tuck at other times. Coming out the headwind (westward) section after the last rest stop I hit the pedals and held a solid 25mph pace into the finish.

The ladies all finished their routes and were great company. Overall, no technical difficulties, though we're all sitting on ice bags.