Saturday Jun 11 - Oh My

Back on with the team in training team. This time we started up North, closer to home. Didn't have to get up too early.. but luckily I did.

I got up on Saturday morning after getting back from California at midnight on Friday to find that I didn't have the message on where we would be meeting. Its now 7:00am and the ride meets at 8:00am leaving at 8:30am. Sent a quick message to the coach and team, luckily got a response and found out where to go.

This was one of the better rides I have been on. Went from Baseline Rd to Hygiene,CO. Had a lot of great rolling hills along with what some of the veterans we were riding with called "the three bitches". This was an out and back path. So we would be riding the same path out and back. Well on the way out there was one fairly large hill that needed to be climbed, was good but not too bad. then some rolling hills down the other side. Nothing registered in my head...

Finished up to the mid point and well on my way back. Well hit those same "rolling hills" but from this side they weren't so rolling. Coach was yelling at us to get into lower gears prior to the light at the bottom of the hill turning green. I thought I could handle it. The guy I was riding with most of the day turned and looked at me.... the gauntlet had been thrown.

Lights on the opposite traffic turned yellow.

We waited for green

And waited.... damn it seems like a long time...

GREEN.

He takes off. I'm close behind.. one stroke.. no second pedal. DAMN I cant get my foot to click into the damn pedal.. he is pulling away.. Finally I land the foot in the right spot.

I start sprinting across the intersection, he is already 1/2 way up the first hill. I press hard putting everything I had into catching him before the top of the first hill. Success. As I pull abreast of him I hear him yell in agony. His legs decided they were done and cramped up on him.. I pulled ahead an crested the top first, as tired as I have ever been.

Problem....

There were 2 more just like that..... what bitches!!!!


Total Miles Ridden: 343.96 miles
This Ride: 39.72 miles

Ascended: 1113 feet
Descended: 567 feet
Calories: 2467 feet