The Happy New Rear Ride
After recuperating somewhat from the trials of last year.....I went out into the cold (well, cold for Texas) and survived a 29.5 mile ride, but BOY! am I tired. This time last year, it would have been a lark...this year it was work. Kind of depressing to think how much hard work went out the window. I was ready to SAG out halfway through, but I'm too stubborn for that and (masochist that I am) continued onward.
Oh, and to cap it off, the ride was supposed to be around 28 miles......I took a wrong turn and had to backtrack...did the same dratted hill twice. GRRR! Time for a looooong HOT shower...and maybe a nap.
(apres shower)
I feel almost human again.
Vital stats:
29.5 miles, Avg Speed 11.9 mph, and lots of going anaerobic on the hills (or what passes for them here) and finished last on that particular course.
But I did finish.
A step in the right direction.
Thank heaven that it was too cold for Doug (snake) to be out.