Ah yes... Nothing motivates and makes you reach deep quite like approaching thunder and lightning... My streak to the finish is usually accompanied by a frantic "Woob woob woob..."... Lightning scares the dillies out of me...
On Monday, September 16, 2013 8:39:16 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Sometimes racing can be practical. Today, after a wonderful ride to a > mountain reservoir where I spend a few hours before coming home, I could > clearly see in looming well over the horizon a wall of thunderous clouds. > Each time I was able to glimpse them between the trees and hills it was > rapidly closing in. Yes, I has rain gear with me. But dealing with traffic > on the state highway when it's dark and raining is hardly fun. 7 miles to > go. Who would win? Thunder rolling all around, the updraft of the storm > behind me creating a headwind that greatly slowed my descent. I made it > into town still dry, with half a mile to go, surrounded by dark and fog and > near constant thunder. I crossed the finish line into my garage as the > first drops fell. Got 'um at the tape with a lean! Grin. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* > *www.OurHolyConception.org* > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
