Wanted to get a.m. miles in and got out of the bed... but got serially distracted. Note to self: Drink the tea first. However, I *did* remember that breathing stuff and got some laundry sorted.
Rode out to my 9:00 ride to lead and NOBODY was there. The 8:00 group's cars were there (about four of them) ... 8:57 and... four riders come drifting in and they are NOT saunterers. I steel myself for trying to do the pace they'd suffer me to do with me along on the Xtracycle and getting a dyno-mite workout... and we chat... I consider begging off 'cause I'm rpetty sure they'd rather go faster.. and then get my excuse as not one, but THREE riders drift in, one new young guy (as in 14) on a fast bike but *no* experience except on the trainer, one fella about my speed and one coming-back-after-ten-years lady on a hybrid.
We ignore the drizzle (47 degrees) and take off... average at the end was 8.6 mph. for 20 miles.
I get home and no, I *can't* find my fanny pack so I hop on the folder and sprint out to school and back 'cause it was there 13 peppy miles.