Tour de Tysons Cat 4/5 Tough race for me. I was with the pack (at the back) for about half the race or a bit more but I got dropped and had to do 4 laps on my own which sucked lol. The course was hard for me since there was a long downhill where everyone could fly past me even when I was peddling hard. Then we turned and went uphill so everyone that didn't have to push on the downhill had an advantage. This is where I was dropped. Still nice to get out an race finally and I think I finished near the middle (?). I didn't notice the heat until I got dropped haha and of course afterwards :)
Went across the bridge with my new riding buddy and he showed me a quick loop that went through the Palisades Park and then we took 9W back. It was not flat, I was a bit tired but it was really nice.
Started my garmin about a mile late. Did 3 laps around the park, 1st hard, 2nd pretty chill and 3rd hard. On the way home I rode with some dude and he was judging me for not liking to ride over the GWB but now I have a riding buddy for tomorrow, probably do 30 or so.