I should take a picture of the pace line. Except maybe not, I would probably fall off my bike and hurt myself or worse, hurt my bike.
Haven't really looked at the splits but rest assured it was the fastest ride I have ever been part of. One third in and I was thinking 'looks like I'll be solo the rest of the way'.
One thing is for certain; I have the largest belly in the group. That makes it advantageous when going down hill, makes me want to throw up when going up hill. No joke.
Speaking of which... That sure was a grand hill to climb. Thought I had a chance (though breathing violently with violent spiking HR) but then the rear slick spun out when I stood on it, barely made it out of the pedal, walked the rest of the way.
Michelle (ride leader) did not, walk, that is. (You can see it on the terrain chart from the Garmin Data).. In fact, she went half way down, then came back up, causing one of my compatriots to remark, "Michelle, you're the man." Not sure she appreciated that but really, and the stereotype was awkwardly presented. But hey, Michelle is much faster than I, glides up hill and I have no bones about letting her drag me along.
I should make mention here, Monseignor Roberto Chiatto finished the Boston Marathon in 3 hours, 14 minutes and (I think) 31 seconds. I'm proud to call him a colleague. Congrats Rob, truly amazing.
Ok, I'm going to complain to Ellen about my sore legs now.
I should take a picture of the pace line. Except maybe not, I would probably fall off my bike and hurt myself or worse, hurt my bike.
ReplyDeleteHaven't really looked at the splits but rest assured it was the fastest ride I have ever been part of. One third in and I was thinking 'looks like I'll be solo the rest of the way'.
One thing is for certain; I have the largest belly in the group. That makes it advantageous when going down hill, makes me want to throw up when going up hill. No joke.
Speaking of which... That sure was a grand hill to climb. Thought I had a chance (though breathing violently with violent spiking HR) but then the rear slick spun out when I stood on it, barely made it out of the pedal, walked the rest of the way.
Michelle (ride leader) did not, walk, that is. (You can see it on the terrain chart from the Garmin Data).. In fact, she went half way down, then came back up, causing one of my compatriots to remark, "Michelle, you're the man." Not sure she appreciated that but really, and the stereotype was awkwardly presented. But hey, Michelle is much faster than I, glides up hill and I have no bones about letting her drag me along.
I should make mention here, Monseignor Roberto Chiatto finished the Boston Marathon in 3 hours, 14 minutes and (I think) 31 seconds. I'm proud to call him a colleague. Congrats Rob, truly amazing.
Ok, I'm going to complain to Ellen about my sore legs now.
PS WHY AM I THE ONLY ONE COMMENTING?