My 60-year old Dentist has done this ride the last 20 years and swears it's what keeps him going! I wish you the best! I come home for the summer and find that the state is on fire and the air looks like chunky soup.
A few of us are headed to the clearer end of the state this weekend for the Napa Valley inline marathon, much tamer than the Death Ride, but still a good excuse to push the limits.
No BYU shorts and bibs yet though... hopefully by the next event in August.