Stp 2010

[XMcShiftersonX]

I bet the one day ride is more pleasant because I would imagine the people who do it are a little more experienced and skilled in cycling, there's also far less people. I think the problems I encountered were due to the number of people who do it but don't know how to ride in groups, and also the really fast people who don't announce that they're passing, pass really close, and then cut you off when they're coming back over. That happened a lot and drove me nuts. Obviously those people have some experience because they were probably going in the 20-25 MPH range, but I don't know I guess they just want to show off how good they were at the potential expense of others. Despite that, I did enjoy the experience, but I'm also glad it's over.

It was really cool to be on the streets so early both days when there were barely any cars. I'm not used to riding that early. When I'm at home I usually start a ride at noon. But it is really nice, and if I didn't have to worry about the dog or anything it would be fun to do more rides that early.

Today I feel okay - finally got some good sleep, I was out as soon as my head hit the pillow last night as well! I'm pretty much sore everywhere - arms, back, butt, legs, but it's not that bad. I have a general feeling of being tired, which I'm sure will get better over the next couple days. Last night our dog was getting pretty antsy at the finish line so I didn't have time to get a massage or stretch, but I bet I would be feeling even better if I had. Oh well. I won a massage at the Cycle the Wave kick off party and scheduled it for Saturday, it's a sports massage!!