I just got back from riding, too. 21 miles on a MUT, and boy are the pedestrians out today! But they were remarkably well-behaved. The weather here in Missouri is perfect! I had a very humbling moment as I rode my newly cleaned and lubed road bike. Came up to two "older" people on trikes. Easily passed them. Moments later, the old man dropped me like a rock... Yes, I was passed by an old, white-haired man with no teeth riding on a trike... I'm choosing to believe he passed me because he was way more aerodynamic than I was. If I'm not wrong, I've seen him on the trail before. Only usually he is smoking while he's on the trike.
Happy Fourth of July everybody!
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07-04-2008, 11:08 AM #1
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07-04-2008, 11:50 AM #2
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Another rainy day here. BOO.
So I went to the gym instead. It was packed!
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07-04-2008, 12:21 PM #3
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Happy Independence Day!
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07-04-2008, 12:26 PM #4
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I started out early. after about 19 mile i realize I had skipped breakfast
, I had some luna moons with me so I ate them. I ride down to the start of the club ride. it was a "show n go". I was debating going with the fast folk to Bonellei park or going with the slow folks to breakfast, I decided to be social and have breakfast. I rode back with them to the coffee shop before heading out on my again.
62 miles
The weather 's not bad . it's just now gotten to 99.
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07-04-2008, 12:58 PM #5
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I went with my neighbors on my first MTB ride of the season, to a trail I hadn't ridden on before. It was way harder than I remember from last season. Hard to believe I rode 60 miles on my road bike for 5 days in a row a couple of weeks ago. 5 miles in the woods was enough.
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07-04-2008, 01:04 PM #6
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Slept in, took a nice leisurely mtb ride with the BF. So far so good :]
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07-04-2008, 02:12 PM #7
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Did a Century!
It was supposed to rain...but it didn't. I did a century at about 17.1mph and 4,200 feet of climbing.
Temp was mid 70's overcast most of the time...but boy, once a 10+mph wind picked up from the west, it got tough!If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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07-04-2008, 12:21 PM #8
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got rained out so we went to the movies instead.
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07-04-2008, 12:25 PM #9
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I started the day by taking the dog to the park to chase squirrels. (She never catches any but LOVES to chase them.) Enjoyed a nice 22 mile ride with DH afterwards. Rode a route that typically would have too much much traffic - but not on the 4th of July. We stumbled across a neighborhood parade a few miles into the ride. Lots of kids on bicycles, golf carts, fire trucks, etc. Definitely the highlight of the ride. Got home about 1 minute ahead of a down pour.
Happy 4th Everyone.Jane
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