August 15 rides

[Crankin]

Just a short 20 miler. We started out later than I wanted and then after riding a few miles, my stomach didn't feel so good. I guess the mojito and glass of sangria, along with steak frites last night, just was too much for my usually healthier eating habits. But my legs felt strong and I actually rode much faster than usual. When we were about half done, I was riding down a short hill and DH was a bit in front. I felt a guy behind me, trying to catch me. It took him awhile, but he did. Now, I know better than to judge someone's fitness by the way their body looks or the type of bike he has. But, this guy was struggling, red in the face, and looked out of shape. He came right up behind me, passed me and kind of scowled at me. He got beside DH, who first thought it was me. DH decided to just keep going his speed instead of kicking it up, but the guy could not keep up. He told DH that, "he couldn't try anymore." So, he starts sliding back, trying to get in the gap between us, with no signal or vocal cue. I felt like I was being "cut" in line at school. By this time, we were starting up a little rise. Since he was already out in the middle of the road (no cars around), I pushed the pace just a little and the guy was out of my view, in seconds.
He really pissed me off. He was just rude and it seemed like he was upset that a "girl" was in front of him. Oh well. It certainly got me going.

[badgercat]

That guy would have gotten me boiling too!

I rode in an event today... I debated just starting a Sunday Rides thread and writing about it there, but I wrote so much I decided to just make a thread for itself. http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=39264

[trista]

DH and I went 23 miles together. We had a really nice time. Averaged 16.5 mph, which I was happy with since it was a new route and also pretty hot.

[sjane]

Today was my first ride with clipless pedals and my first brick -- 17 miles on the bike followed by a 4.5 mile run. I didn't fall and the run went way better than my solo runs have been lately, so I was pretty psyched.

[Kubla]

Just a short 11 mile ride this afternoon through two neighboring towns. My pre-ride attempt at fitting three different saddle bags on the Dolce was unsuccessful, so I gave up and threw everything in a large fanny pack.

The temperature was in the mid-70s and dry. I love Sunday rides; there is a big drop in the traffic and overall speed of passing cars. Unfortunately, there seems to be a general disregard for pedestrians in crosswalks around here. At one busy intersection at least 10 cars whizzed past before someone finally stopped and motioned me to cross. Usually when one car stops, the opposite side follows suit. It's getting that first car to stop...<Sigh>

[BikeHN]

35 mi. with some girls from a local riding group. We got an early start but by the time we finished the sun was beaming. The temp. was in the mid 90s here. Pretty easy ride, it just felt good to get the legs moving today.