slowin down

it's that time of the year... the air is cooler, the nights crisp, the rides are shorter.

i went to the weekly 9am shop ride saturday. i figured it had been a while since i actually road with a group! :) it was an amazing thing to have a a group of 8 people - willing to venture out on a rather windy, but not too cool day. it was the first time i'd ridden with paul in AGES... first time i'd seen ben in even longer and glover and harry were both there too.

we set out for a 50 or so miler, all flat... and i instantly remember why the wind and i don't get along. i was at the front pulling next to glover... and i just couldn't hang. as hard as i tried, and tried, to keep pace, within a few miles i had over exerted myself and i cracked falling off of the back. ouch. ho - aka cowboy dropped back to pull me into the group... phew.

recovery was quick and i made my way back... but it was just one of those days where - the wind - got the better of me. i think after a while, we all got a little tired of fighting the wind - or perhaps it died down some...

needless to say it was a slow ride - filled with some great debate about the new WRXs (PANSY). the nice thing about glover is when he's not kicking ass in the paceline he's talking about cars. and which ones can fit his entire family... nice.

yesterday i tackled BLACK mo. it HURT. i am out of shape. and as much as i love climbing - my legs were not having it. i guess sitting on your ass studying hours at a time doesn't do much for your quads and hamstrings. nor does riding the day before in the wind.

The weekend was topped of with a walk in the woods with chaya, luna & t-bone aka devil dog. and then a night of watching the steelers get their @ss handed to them by the broncos - guess they were missing the porter "they shot me in the @ss in Denver" inspiration.