July 28 rides

[leathela]

hilldweller good job with the hilly loop! You are a day ahead so I am going to report on my Mon 7/27 ride!

Group ride was awesome. Started out in the B (19mph) group which 3 of us quickly became a B+ and we picked up 2 riders that dropped from the A group to form a very steady paceline. Averaged 20.6 for 28 miles. This was my best ride since the accident and I feel great! I did push and burn here and there but in a good way!

I am also happy to report that we did not encounter rain or storms. Last week I was not so lucky.

Sounds like a great ride!

Mine was kind of meh this morning. I rode 27 miles with intervals, but the humidity was just so oppressive! (I'd planned to do 35, but was just not quite feeling it today...I think I may have been out too late last night [2 glasses of wine and an 11:30 bed time is a lot for someone who gets up at 4:20!] and hadn't gotten as much sleep as I needed). Anyway, the ride itself went fine, but I just felt very sticky and drained by the time I got back home to get ready for work. My morning rides usually leave me feeling so invigorated--not this one. I'm trying not to be down on myself about it, though--we all have our 'off' days, even if we can't identify what exactly about them was 'off'. I have a habit of competing with myself a little too fervently, for no apparent reason...

Anyway, I've decided that I'd like to get a new road bike at some point in the next few months. I'm looking at the Terry Isis--does anyone ride this? (Pro or Sport).