Feeling a bit better this morning, I decided at the last minute to go ahead and ride. I arrived a couple of minutes late, but could see a couple of riders about a minute down the road. I decided to stick to a reasonable aerobic pace rather than a full-out chase, though, since I don't want to invite too many of those nasty microbes into my lungs today. At 21 mph I was holding them, maybe gaining a bit now and then, and after a couple of miles they seemed to slow down. That gave me a little more motivation, so I upped the pace another notch and caught them within the next mile or two. There was a nice little tailwind, so I never had to over-stress my virus laden lungs, and I latched onto Joe's wheel and stayed there as David, blissfully unaware of my presence, pulled all the way to the turnaround. The return trip was once again into a steady headwind, but it was warm and humid and nobody was in a great hurry, so we rode easy - sometimes down to 18 mph going straight into the wind, and up to 22 when it was more of a crosswind. It was a nice ride for the first day back on the bike after being sick.
My head still feels like it's stuffed with cotton, but I guess I'm improving. Haven't taken any medicine since early last night.
Much to do at work this week after such a long winter's nap . . .
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