Anybody that can swim for an hr is no beginner. Anybody up for a 6:15 ride Wed morning? 45 mins - Bert? Ralph?
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of surfsalterpath Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 7:36 PM To: CyclistsOfWilson-COWs Subject: [COWs] beginner report ... ...per COWS membership manual Para 4.1 any beginner is allowed the latitude to report rides at will and random until his/her first ride w/ a peloton ride tackling the 'connor hill' route, w/o walking their bike uphill, in 100+ degree no wind bug infested buckhorn muggy rides. This being the case, I meet all these Rules 'committee' regulations, here goes: have ridden the trek 7.3fx technically about 10 times. Most have been late night stealth rides w/ winslow thru the wonderful wilson neighborhoods. Very enjoyable. Avg ~20 miles @ ~16mph. Then our rules maker dared me for a 6:30am ride and led me thru a steamy 6:30am ride ~16miles and I am sure he was laughing all the way as he pulled away on the slight inclines w/ ease. Good initiation from both winslow and ellis. Loner ride, hence the new rules, so believe me or not, from sp/ei/sp this afternoon from 4-5pm. Great conditions as clouds ruled. Pulled out and glanced down noticing I failed to reset my distance/timer. Bummer beginner mistake. Did not want to stop so just kept riding to ei upwind avg ~15mph. Lot of cars leaving the island but they were very courteous and it was a great loner ride. Return(downwind) avg ~19mph and the sweat was pouring and it felt euphoric, probably the downwind senastion kicking in. I think it was ~20 mile ride. I was a little apprehensive about getting out on the street but it was not bad. I think I have the bug and will try to get up to the 18-20+mph avg's so I can share in the pulls someday. heidi toms tucker, susan toms, steve thomas(your competitive riding buddy). eddie (a morehead local) and I swam at the ab circle this am for ~hour heidi and eddie try to do this every sun @9:30am. Met at the public parking lot just west of the crabs claw. It is not bad at 9:30 am so do not let this sway your opinion about swimming at the ab circle. :) Very fun group! ...and I did wear my helmet in honor of david winslow! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
