fultzie
04-03-2004, 06:21 PM
Okay, I used to be a person that read the "I was chased by such-and-such an animal" threads and thought, pu-leeez. A dog? and you can't outride it??
yeah. that's changed.
HOLY SHNIKES that dog was FAST!!!!!
My mom and I were riding (she's visiting me this weekend! yay!) down this nice stretch of road through farmlands outside of A2, going ~16 mph (speed limit ~40, and cars every 4 min or so). We ride past this farmhouse where a girl is playing frisbee with her dog, and I hear her shout "Jodie, NO!" and see the dog come TEARING out of the yard. He was on my ankles in about 5 seconds, and kept trying to jump in front of my bike. There were cars going by too, and I was afraid he would get hit. I kept yelling "No! Go home! You're going to get hit!" which wasn't terribly effective :rolleyes: After a few minutes, I managed to turn around and get him to follow me back to his house, where his owners were getting in the car to chase after him. Yikes!!!! i'm so glad he didn't get hit, that really would have put a damper on the ride! :(
other than the dog incident, the ride was great. a bit windy on the way out, but coffee/tea helped fuel us for the ride back :) took the hills pretty well, until the last when i pushed my HR a bit too high and started the asthma up.
i'm sure you'll be able to read my mom's side of the story in a few days, when she gets home :p apparently she was "ready to kill me" on the way out b/c of the rolling hills and wind. sorry, mom!!
i, for one, think the ride we did yesterday and the ride today were the best two of the season so far!! :D good weather (aside from wind), good pace, and, most important, good company and good food!!!
happy riding!
yeah. that's changed.
HOLY SHNIKES that dog was FAST!!!!!
My mom and I were riding (she's visiting me this weekend! yay!) down this nice stretch of road through farmlands outside of A2, going ~16 mph (speed limit ~40, and cars every 4 min or so). We ride past this farmhouse where a girl is playing frisbee with her dog, and I hear her shout "Jodie, NO!" and see the dog come TEARING out of the yard. He was on my ankles in about 5 seconds, and kept trying to jump in front of my bike. There were cars going by too, and I was afraid he would get hit. I kept yelling "No! Go home! You're going to get hit!" which wasn't terribly effective :rolleyes: After a few minutes, I managed to turn around and get him to follow me back to his house, where his owners were getting in the car to chase after him. Yikes!!!! i'm so glad he didn't get hit, that really would have put a damper on the ride! :(
other than the dog incident, the ride was great. a bit windy on the way out, but coffee/tea helped fuel us for the ride back :) took the hills pretty well, until the last when i pushed my HR a bit too high and started the asthma up.
i'm sure you'll be able to read my mom's side of the story in a few days, when she gets home :p apparently she was "ready to kill me" on the way out b/c of the rolling hills and wind. sorry, mom!!
i, for one, think the ride we did yesterday and the ride today were the best two of the season so far!! :D good weather (aside from wind), good pace, and, most important, good company and good food!!!
happy riding!