On the Road

Oh yeah, my legs still felt a little unhappy this morning when I rushed out to meet the 6:15 ride. I arrived at the pump hill to find a little group already waiting, and pretty soon we had about a dozen. With one of them being Tim, I knew it would be a fast one. It was. By the time we arrived at the turnaround the group size dwindled a bit, and as usual we took a little time to ride easy. We were still regrouping, riding at maybe 10 mph, when I heard excited voices behind me. Looking back we saw a woman lying on the ground with a couple of riders standing over her. One of the guys had hit her and knocked her to the ground. Luckily we were going really slowly and she didn't appear to be hurt.

It didn't take long for the pace to ramp up again as we rode into an increasing headwind. I was holding my own, but that's about it. After Max and Tim turned off for home the pace eased up just a bit, but the headwind seemed to have gotten stronger. Basically, it felt like a pretty hard ride today. By the time I got on the commuter to ride to work it was already blazing hot. I decided to put the messenger bag on the rack instead of my back since that always makes it feel a little cooler.

Tomorrow we'll hit the road for Denver, a 20+ hour drive that we'll likely split up into two days. We should make Oklahoma City easily tomorrow, and that might be a good place to stop. We'll see how it goes. I'm bringing the bike, but have no idea if I'll be able to find a place, or even the time, to ride. I should have some time in the mornings if I can just find a decent place to ride.