My old riding partner Chris has been working his way back from a very bad accident and we finally got a chance to meet up again after a few weeks of solo riding. Chris has been riding every other day because his legs still aren't able to handle the back-to-back days. I spoke with him last week and he wasn't happy with his average speed on his solo rides. As I told him he's still far ahead of what the doctors told him as they expected him to still be on crutches or using a walker never mind riding a bike. He asked if I was interested in doing a rail trail ride on my half day Friday and he wanted to do a longer ride than what he's been doing. So, we meet and then roll out for his longest ride of 31 miles and was surprised when Chris wanted to take the front on some pulls. It's great to see him getting stronger and feeling better with each ride but I do try and keep him grounded and not overextend himself to the point of slowing his recovery. Talked to him two days after the ride and he's feeling great, so we'll do another Friday long ride this week.