The Little Red Riding Hood bike race is
one of my favorite races to do. It's an all women's ride
up in Lewiston Utah. They have a fun theme every year
and this theme it was Carnival! The last time we rode
in this race the theme was the 70's click HERE to
see pictures from that race!
This year Bethy and I decided to go up the night
before to attend the kick off dinner! It was so much fun!
They had a brazilian buffet, dancing, live music, vendors, and an
awesome photo booth with some amazing dressed up volunteers.
As soon as we got there we threw on a couple of headdresses
and got our picture taken with the big bad wolf.
Here is the route that we ride
There are a lot of different milages you can chose to ride
After dinner we drove to a hotel
in Tremonton to spend the night. It was the most beautiful
drive I have ever been on. It was through the open country right at sunset. We
rolled down the windows and blasted the country music. We stopped
at an especially gorgeous spot to snap some photos
The next morning we woke up early
and drove the the fairgrounds to begin
our ride! Here is our traditional picture of us in
our little red riding hoods!
Our festive buddies were at
the starting line to wish us all good luck!
And then we were off!
Our rest stop was 16 miles in, and they have THE BEST
snacks at their rest stops. They were making these oreo/peanut butter/ banana
bites for all us hungry riders and man it was delicious! I may be making some of these
at home! They also had tons of other snacks for us, including
the best ever pumpkin chocolate chip bread from Great Harvest
When we were gearing back up to
get back on the road, this little cutie
snuggled up to us, we almost had a little
hitchhiker ride the rest of the race with us
These are just a couple of images of what the road
we were riding was like. These, of course,
do not do it justice, but you can kind of get the idea.
It was the most perfect day for a ride, it was warm and
sunny but not unbearably hot. All the riders that ride
this race are so considerate and friendly, it is just a
joy to ride in this race.
At the finish line we were handed
a strand of mardi gras beads, a cute trophy bracelet
and a refreshing lime ricky! What a welcome! We didn't get to
ride as many miles as we were hoping
because of a time restraint but we still got to ride enough
to have a good time. We got a delicious lunch
at the finish line that we definitely enjoyed
Look at that awesome helmet hair I am sportin
These are the adorable bracelets we got as our medals
for finishing the race
And this was the gorgeous
view we enjoyed as we drove home.
I always enjoy riding in this race
and I hope to ride in it
for quite a few more years!
Thanks little red team for putting on such a fantastic race!
