I realize it’s been over three weeks since the STP was completed, so I’ve been remiss in adding a post-ride summary. But, there will be a fun and comprehensive recap posted soon, I promise! While we wait … oh goodness, the ride was hard; it was most similar to a roller coaster, one of physical exhaustion and exhilaration and emotional ups and downs. I was describing it to someone in this way: that minute-by-minute your mood or body would change a little, usually depending on if there was a hill, pit stop, food break, or other changing facet. The biggest surprise was that the dreaded hill at Puyallup HILL (yes there are actual google references to this), was not the hardest hill of the STP; it was in Napavine, where there were, it felt like, a thousand rolling hills, some of the inclines lasted for 20-30 minutes, which is a lot, uhmmmmm, when you are riding 204 miles! Even three weeks later, it feels great to have done this, and I'm definitely talking about riding it again next year, just faster, much faster. Stay tuned for a longer recap. --Bee
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