It was so much fun getting to know the triathletes here in Madison! The best part was watching how excited they got at the idea of riding 375 miles in 3 days with 18,000 feet of climbing. I loved watching the eyebrows go up when they realized that the Group A rider's average speed is more than 20mph...emphasis on the "more than". Yeah, baby, this is no "chat ride" through Wine Country on a nifty, little hybrid. We met some fantastic people from Smith and Nephew who were freaking everyone out/promoting their famous hip resurfacing. Also, the team from Flax Matters were there encouraging everyone to get their Omega-3 on. We are going to pull the winner from the group of entries for the free registration for the 2010 VUELTA. The question is...will you be tough enough for Group A??? (If not, please see ME in Group C with the non-psychos...aka 15mph average.)