Annerol - good on ya!! Yup, after 50-75 miles, we just get that half crazed look on our faces & keep on pedalin'

Last Sunday I went on a club ride. I rarely do club rides but decided to break out of my hermit state. It was about 30 men - the 2% body fat, whippet crowd and 2 other women - one really fast & one really slow. The ride was 50 miles and advertised at around 16 mph...mmm, would you believe 18 to 20? There were several regroupings, but generally I could hang for about 5 miles & then they'd slowly creep away.

Here's the fun part.

The end of the ride had several uphill components and the rabbits (the 2% body fat crowd) were spent. So, the tortoise (yours truly) started passing them. I'm really good at hills because that's what I ride during the week.

The moral of the story: Ride YOUR ride, no matter what others are doing. The majority of the ride was in beautiful, quiet desert areas where the flowers were blooming and the wildlife was roaming around. Who wants to grind out miles 2" behind somebody's wheel when you can enjoy this nature? At one of the regroupings, I remarked, "Isn't it beautiful out here?" and the guys looked at me like I had two heads.

Signed - She Who Has Two Heads