I headed out on Sunday for a ride with SIR, a 52 mile “steady state” pace. Unfortunately a steady pace averaging 16.5 mph after a couple months off the bike did not translate into an easy ride for me 🙂 I ended up being dropped on the way back from our out and back to Flaming Geyser Park. The pace lifted a bit and I wasn’t able to hold onto the draft (then the wind hit me and pow off the back of the pack I went).
So it was a couple of miles on my own before thankfully Peter and Amy came back to find me before my memory of the turns to take failed me. I rejoined the waiting pack after a couple more miles (queries as to whether I’d had a flat or mechanical problem were answered by “engine issues” i.e. me). I managed then to hang on until the finish.
Anyway it was great to be out (ahead of our evening snowfall) and a good motivator to get back in shape so that these rides are indeed easy training rides.
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