Uneven

A bit warmer today! The mornng levee training ride had a pretty good crowd this morning, and we weren't the only ones lured out to the bike path by the warmer air and earlier sunrise. There seemed to be a lot more walkers, joggers and other riders up there this morning, but that didn't stop the pace from getting pretty fast, especially on the way out. For some reason, the pace was particularly uneven today, surging up and down from 22 to 32 mph for much of the way. Rob seemed particularly interested in going fast today, and it seemed like the Adam's guys were trying to make it into a training race for a while. Shortly before the turnaround, Rob took off from the front and opened a big gap that I was happy to watch but not too inclined to close. That is, until Howard came by and patted his butt in the international sign for "get on my wheel." Next thing I know he's got us up to 35 mph as we come past Rob who has already eased up. At any rate, it was a pretty nice training ride today and although I'm still trying to keep my face out of the wind more than usual, I'm definitely starting to get back into the groove. Do people born in the 70s know what "in the groove" means?

So I'll be heading up to Iowa once again in April the North-Central Regionals, not only missing the Tour le Fleur, but probably missing three or four days of training. To save a few bucks we're flying up there the long way - three take-offs each way. Won't that be fun? I wonder if I can find someone in Ames who can lend me a bike for a couple of days.