I am SO mean! Nathan was camping this weekend with his Boy Scout troop. So, since there was no school today, I suggested (perhaps “demanded” might be a better word) that he and I could put some miles in this afternoon. We left the house at 3:30 and rode out to Highway 6 (roughly 9.5 miles). Of course (as seems to be my predilection) there was a headwind. Of course, the nice part about this was that the headwind was worst on our way OUT! I think this is a much better arrangement than headwind on the way back home. I’m looking for the phone number to call to make that happen ALL the time.
We plodded out to Highway 6 – it wasn’t really hard, but it wasn’t exactly easy either. One hill ate Nathan’s lunch and I downshifted WAY too early for another one so that my legs were like rubber by the time I got midway up it! But, when we turned around we SAILED back home. We rode about 19 miles in an hour and 47 minutes and got home in time for the last of his long weekend homework and dinner!
Stephen got back home from Florida last night. He was pulling up to the house after a long day of work when we pulled up. He was suitably impressed that we’d accomplished so many miles in an afternoon. He offered some great advice about refueling after a ride and we downed some pasta and a lot of water!
I imagine I might be a bit sore tomorrow, but in the end it was a great ride and we’re ready for the next ride on Sunday this weekend!
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