Sunday = shop ride.
B-group was large today, but rather disorganized. Pacelines have not been very successful as folks sprint ahead, cut inside the line, waver dangerously on their line, and generally muff it up. Rumor has it, the A-group splits in two on Clara Barton, into the fast group and the sick-fast group. Some of us may bolt next week and try to hang with the merely fast group and get some fun pacelining in. I've been asked to join the rebellion, and I'm excited and nervous at the same time. Excited, because...hey! I've been asked to join the fast folks. How cool is that? Nervous because this summer is really my first time riding with a group - that I do only once a week. I'm nervous that my inexperience will really show.
But....that's next week.
Today, we added some extra hills and the loop into Rock Creek Park. We really need to get the miles in before the Seagull on the 7th. I've been trying to focus on cadence on the hills, and it helped me hang with some good climbers: Kathy and Trevor. I think Kathy was just being kind or had a hard day yesterday - she normally dusts me on hills, and today she let me take Old Anglers!! I was so happy. It was her birthday present to me! Yay.
38.5 miles at 17.3 mph. A little slower than the last few weeks, but I think that's because of the extra loop into the park. At the hour we hit it on the return, it's much more crowded than early in the a.m., which forces you to go slower.