Rides 9/4

[RolliePollie]

Great hilly 35 mile ride this morning. I have lost about 12 pounds in the last month (the only good thing so far coming from an emotional heart break!) and I feel really great on the bike. I can definitely feel a difference.

So today I got chased by 2 dogs. This is nothing compared to my last several rides, which included in no particular order:

Yellowjacket sting, resulting in swollen infected leg
School bus turned left in front of me, near crash
Cleat jammed & wouldn't release, tipped over
Hit and knocked down child on the bike trail, she was ok
Lost control and hit a fence after being blasted by an air horn

I feel like I am forgetting something. Anyway, chased by dogs was mild in comparison.

[bunny_ninja]

I feel like I am forgetting something. Anyway, chased by dogs was mild in comparison.

omg, I am sorry (because it made me laugh). that is all so much. I know it is not funny at the time, but it made me laugh.

[malkin]

Dang Rollie!

I'm pretty sure that's the kind of day I'd have had if I'd had a day on a bike, which I didn't.

[Dogmama]

55 miles with a group ride. Great paceline into the wind - had forgotten how much sucking wheel conserves energy! My friend was starting to bonk towards the end so had to slow down a bit. It got hot quickly and traffic became heavy towards the end - plus some construction zones. All in all, a pleasant ride with a group that I rarely ride with. Previous rides had them stopping every 5-10 miles .We only stopped three times, which was perfect.

[bluebug32]

Slept through the usual Sat. morning 8am group ride. Later I tagged along on the DH's cross training ride. Love my new cyclocross bike! I feel like I can bomb over anything, yet I'm still pretty fast on it. We jumped a barrier he set up in our yard, practiced our mounts and dismounts, and then headed to a dirt road circuit. I love coming home covered in dust