CTS Rides

[Susan126]

No you don't want to crash! It was not fun and I was sore for quite some time. My daughter crashed going down a hill at 30 mph and her neck still bothers her 3 years later. She's been seeing a chiropractor and it's getting better but now she has a fear of going fast down any hill. I have to wait for her at the bottom of any long steep downhill that we used to race down together. The mental injury is sometimes a lot harder to get over then the physical one.

So stay safe and be alert out there everyone!

[XMcShiftersonX]

ACK! That's like my greatest fear. There's this one hill by me that I go almost 40MPH down and I LOVE it! But how much would it suck to wipe out on it! There is so much about riding my bike that scares me everyday I get on it. I'm such a wuss. But part of it is empowering that I'm doing it regardless of the fear!

[XMcShiftersonX]

Susan - Let me know how the CATS ride goes tomorrow!! I hope it turns out to be a good fit for you.

[Susan126]

I will give a full report. I'm sitting here right now with my morning coffee. I'll be leaving around 7:30 for the ride. It says to be there no later than 8:30 so you can sign the sign in sheet and be ready to roll by 9:00. It is cold this morning. My thermometer says 29 degrees outside right now!

[Susan126]

What a ride I had today. The temperature at the start was 31 degrees. Starting from S. Bellevue P&R we went clockwise around Lake Washington. Coming around the southern point we turned north and straight into one heck of a headwind. Lake Washington had some choppy waves out there. Headwind and hills (yea, HILLS! It was a very hilly ride too) and 51.1 miles. The pace was good the ride leader awesome and the other riders were very nice too. The blue group (the one I was in) had such a turn out that we had to split into two groups. I'll sleep soundly tonight!

[XMcShiftersonX]

Awesome! So you think it was a good fit? Sorry you had a headwind though!

[Susan126]

Yes, the blue group (16-18) was a perfect fit for me. Towards the end of the ride my legs were very tired and I kept falling behind on the long long long hill climbs (two at the very end) but I always managed to catch up after I got over them on the downhill and flats. In the beginning I climbed just fine. It shows me how out of shape I am and how much endurance I need to rebuild. But it's the perfect group to push me and help me get back in top shape for my summer rides. Looking forward to the ride two weeks from now. April 25th's ride (this one is on a Sunday) the Renton - Cedar Grove Loop. I wish I weren't going to Spokane this coming weekend. Maybe we'll leave Saturday instead of Sunday and I can make the Daffodil? We'll see.