Today I helped a cyclist return back to their start destination. I joined a ride, and this person could not keep the pace. Actually, she could keep a steady pace (the posted ride pace), but the ride was faster paced. And it wore her out trying to keep up. She decided to head back. I rode back with her to make sure she made it back safely. She was struggling and I stayed with her. Even though I did not complete the entire circuit I still had a good time. She was a very nice person, and I was happy to have helped her. Jeff came back to find me and then he joined us about halfway before the end. We were supposed to go to Madison Park but instead we stopped at Leschi for our break. So instead of 40 miles (the posted route) we rode 35 miles. Also, Obliteride was today. We rode alongside so many cyclists while riding around Mercer Island. We turned south to Leschi, and they turned north towards their finish up north.