I am definitely considering, and don’t yet have any team plans or alignment.
The distance isn’t an issue for me, but the speed might be. I’m not the fastest rider among the people I ride with, although I’ve been lucky enough to ride with a pretty elite crowd where I’m not too embarassed to be at the back of the pack.
The good news is I’m getting faster by the day with training, and I’m not specifically training for speed. I’m training for distance and climbing, in prep for the MS Bike Tour. If I commit to RTL, I’d switch focus to more speed, shorter stops, eating on the fly.
On a side note, if you decide to move to Seattle, post up on that one. We have a pretty active riding community out here, and mix it up between cokering, muni, and the occassional trials.