This was my 5th Stony marathon in 5 years and I'd finished no worse than 5th place each previous year so when I received the number 5 as my race number it seemed like a good omen that I might keep my streak alive but I ended up 6th. So close. The oppressive heat had toasted most of the guys, myself included, so I really didn't plan to ride much after I finished, but a post race party in lake orion ended up the perfect post race ride destination and like magic I arrived back at Stony with 100 miles on the day. :-)