Sept 1 Rides

[Crankin]

I did my last Friday morning club ride today; school already started, but I had the day off. This ride has just become really fast (for me). My husband came and there was no way I could keep up with him and the leader today. I had some wasabi scallops last night and I woke up at 4 AM feeling pretty bad. I felt like I was a panting animal trying to stay up with the front group, but I kept them in sight. We stopped at an ice cream place for awhile and I was really in a bad mood! And, this ride went right near my house and I was seriously tempted to bail, but after I ate my Clif Bar at the stop I felt better. I did tell them I needed more of a warm up, but it probably fell on deaf ears. But, they are really nice people.
32 miles, 16.3 average

[DebW]

I picked up a riding partner on my way home from work this evening. This guy and I turned onto a street at the same time. He was ahead for a couple miles, then I caught up and he was happy to give me a draft. We swapped places after 3 or 4 miles, swapped again after another 3, then I turned off after 2 more miles. We were doing 21 mph on the flats. Average for the 13 mile commute was 17.0 mph. Hope I run into him again as it gave me a nice speed boost.