The air hung silent, still, and foreboding at the first Wed. tt of the year, as if nature was holding her breath in anticipation of the forthcoming debacle.  Or, for you engineers, there was a sse wind at 3 to 7 knots under 85% overcast conditions, temp approx. 71 degrees. Give or take a factor of 10.

The cast:

Jerry Porter 28:58 Yeah, well you just try to go out and ride over 20mph for 30 minutes if you think this is slow, Mr. Smarty Pants.

Dan Altorfer 27:24 Yeah, well you just try to go out and ride this fast when you're in your late, late, late 50's, pal.

Marty Reeves 27:05 Marty rode a beautiful nickel-plated, wooden-rimmed antique highwheeler. He had a disc rear wheel but since it was only 6" in diameter and the huge front wheel had 128 spokes it wasn't much help. No aerobars, either.

Eric Weber 26:13 Secret relationship with Sheryl Crowe taking the snap out of his crackle and pop. Well, maybe not his pop, but definitely his crackle.

Jayson Blackowicz 26:12 Late nights playing with Lynard Skynard tribute band starting to take its toll. Look for the guy with the mutton chops.   Actually, this is a good early season time, within spitting distance of a PR (for you engineers: < ~ = spt- A).

Scott Fredrickson 25:39 Scott did the tt twice. The rest of us just whipped our legs with cat-o-nine-tails on the drive home to save time. No aero bars

Mike Tarantino 25:06 Mike trained for this event by watching videos, getting dropped by women, and following a strict all-Cheetos diet. Doctors know stuff you and I don't.

Dan Hill 24:52 First in the "I'll Use Anything That Might Be Aero That I Can Find On Ebay" category. America Online key words: "Bicycle Geek."

Kelly Sparks 24:32 PR and victor with no aerobars! He now plans to retire and rest on his enormous laurels, if you know what I mean.

Thanks to all who came out. To those who didn't, we all plan to go slower in the future, so come next week and beat the stuffing out of us.