Greetings from SE NJ! It sounds like you guys had a great 4th ride. Let me tell you about my "Firecracker Ride":
A local bike shop hosts a 40 mile ride every Saturday morning at 8:00 sharp. They classify it as an A-level ride. Well after looking at the ride info on the web I figured I'd give it a shot, after all, it's flat here. Roughly 20 riders headed out at an easy 18 mph pace to warm up. Within 5 miles the pace was up to 22 mph. Soon after and before the 10 mile mark the rolling pace was at 25 mph. There were two sprint points but the pace only went to 28 for 1/2 mile or so, then back down to 25. We rolled at 22 - 25 for the remainder of the route. My ride average was 21.27mph (traffic stops etc.) These guys and girls ride hard. I did the COW's proud and held my own, took several pulls at pace and even attacked the bridge on the way back with the small group 7 or 8 that rode over from the island. From the back I passed the group @ 35 and topped the bridge (a little larger than the emerald isle bridge)at 23. Started the attack a bit too early and got passed 150 ft from the top by one rider so I took 2nd. Needless to say the ride was definitely full of testosterone. Today, went out solo for a recovery ride, 45 miles (my total mileage yesterday was actually 50)at my usual 20 pace. After yesterday that about killed me. It was fun and did meet a "local" who is originally from Hickory. She definitely noticed the southern dialect. I'll try to remember to snap some pics to post. Later... ---- [email protected] wrote: --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CyclistsOfWilson-COWs?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
