Ride Report 10/21

[rocknrollgirl]

Hi All,
We did a fabulous, hard, longgggggg ride yesterday at Blue Marsh in PA. Blue Marsh has a 30 mile single track loop around a lake. It is not very technical in terms of logs or rocks, but it is very, very hilly and has some nasty decents.

It rained buckets on Friday(naturally, it always rains before I ride), so the trails and the leaves were wet and muddy. I went with the DH and several of the other guys in the wrecking crew that we ride with. I was nervous, because we have been racing shorter distances since the end of the summer, more in the 12-15 mile range, and we have not done any really long distances since August. But I had the new bike, so I was excited.

It was a nice, chilly, fall day. The leaves were probably a week past their peak, but pretty. In the parking lot, I had all of the guys practice the mantra for the day..." Don't kill the girl, Don't kill the girl"....

And off we go. It starts uphill right from the start. No chance to warm up. Spin, spin, spin...need more gears.... fast and furious. Well by mile 15, I was feeling it, but luckily for me, so was one of the Supermen. Leg cramps. YEA!!! my lucky day.

The second half was tough. I have a few shots at mile, 25 and 27...still smiling. The new Titus rode beautifully. She climbs like a dream and my new brakes....Incredible. I am very happy with her.

So all in all, a great ride. Sporting some sore legs today..but happy.

That dashingly handsome lad in the second picture is the DH....the two guys in the third picture are part of the crew....