Livestrong San Jose

Today, I rode the 50 mile course of the Livestrong San Jose event. I've included a map of the course below. It was quite a good route and extremely well run, so it made for a good ride.

There were over 3000 cyclists and the first 10 miles of the course were blocked off from auto traffic. It was quite amazing. I'd originally signed up for the 65 mile course, but I had so much fun racing down the middle of the road, that I forgot to pace myself. My average speed for the first 10 miles was close to 20 miles per hour, which is way over my average and too much for first thing in the morning before breakfast. It was the right call to switch to the 50 mile course, but I probably could have done the 65. I was feeling much better after 40 miles and two rest stops with food than I did after 10 miles with an empty stomach.