Weston Pace Event









Well some get the gold some get the blue. We were all stars that day, and ended up with the gold, 3rd place in our class. Donna a friend of Tom's, and myself all joined the Weston Pace with Fred, Maggie, and Beau collectively. It started out with Tom showing up an hour early not realizing how excited he was to do the pace. He continued to show his enthusiasm while signing all of us up and egging us to hurry up and go. Calling me to coordinate our outfits with the Old North Bridge Hounds polo shirt. It was a really brisk day, in the 40's perfect temp. for a ride. I highly recommend this ride as not only did it benefit the Memorial Park in Weston, but gave me the opportunity to see all the beautiful trailsl so close to home.

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