CAM report

[amithereyet]

The fact that CAM was held at Mt. Saint Mary's University should have been a clue that all routes would feature hills. Tackling my first hill in my life, I stopped by the side of the road to savor the experience by catching my breath and trying to see if the end of the climb was in sight. Pedalling hard or pushing on the ascents followed by braking on the descents characterized Friday's ride. Although I only covered 14 miles, it felt like 50 on the flats. Saturday I began the ride through the battlefield with Zen and DB at the rest stop. Having ridden from the next parking lot, I felt entitled to several tomato sandwiches to fuel the rest of the ride. Zen and I quickly became separated from DB but periodically regrouped with DB and several of the others from last year's CAM. I learned a new bicycling skill at Big and Little Roundtop: walking the bike halfway up the hill can transport you faster than riding it.

It was fun to reconnect with people from last year and to meet new riders. During the weekend, I ate enough to singlehandedly bale the hay featured in one of the pictures from Friday's ride.

Summary: Although I didn't cover as many miles as DB and most of the riders, I felt as if I did! I am looking forward to attending next year.