Thompson Family: Pamperfest Bike Ride

Friday, July 26, 2013

Pamperfest Bike Ride

This past weekend, I got to go on a Friday night down to Ogden and spend the night with a bunch of my neighbor friends. We were staying in Ogden because we had a bike race the next morning that started at Snow Basin. It was a team bike race, that started up Snow Basin Canyon and ended in Midway. We had 3 teams of 4 girls each. So we each got to ride with 2 other girls. There were 8 legs total, so each person got to ride 2 legs. I rode the easier legs because I am not as experienced. I rode legs 4 and 8, which sucked because I had to wait the longest to ride my first leg and I was the last one to ride my 2nd leg. But I did get the legs with the smaller hills and the shorter distance!

First of all, Friday night, only about half the ladies spent the night in Ogden, and the other half met us at the starting line up Snowbasin Canyon Saturday morning. But the ones that went down Friday night, we went and checked out the new shopping center in Farmington. It was super nice. Lots of cool stores. And then we went out for dinner at a place called ROOSTERS in Layton. Super yummy! Then we headed back to the hotel. I think me and Alyson talked till 12:00 that night. We have not seen each other in forever! It was a nice night with the girls and no kiddos!

My team was Julia Robison, Angie Anderson, and Michelle Gibson. We had 3 cars and we all rode with our teams. So we got to follow our riders to the next check point. I only rode 36 miles total. My first leg was about 15 miles and my 2nd leg was 21 miles. Some of the ladies rode up to 45 miles total. I did have to ride my first leg at about noon and my 2nd leg about 5:00 PM, so both of my legs were hot. I got to ride with Allyson and Sandy. I liked my 2nd leg better even though it was longer. It was a hot day. I thought we were all going to melt. Even though I only rode 36 miles, it felt like 75. I think the heat really effected us all! It was a scorcher! It was called the Pamperfest, but we weren't pampered all that much. There was no water or food support and only 2 porta potties at each stop. There were free massages but I had to wait 1.5 hours for it. And my massage was a little awkward. I had a guy do it and he was doing some crazy stretches that made me feel embarrassed. My friends were laughing and taking pics of me! So funny! At the end there was good food. Rumbi salads and these yummy donuts!

It was a super fun weekend...just getting to talk and laugh and get to know the girls better. The car rides really helped us get to know our neighbors and friends. They are so cute and fun and they are all awesome riders. So motivating to me! I need to get better if I want to ride Little Red with them next year!