june 16, 2007

have done a few rides. thursday rode with the century club for the their road race. got placed in a C+ group which at first thought i didnt belong. the beginning pace was fast but my legs and lungs settled in and the rest of the ride went well. even got complimented by a fellow rider while we were waiting for the train to pass (which screwed the whole race up). didnt try to sprint out the finish after my second crash scare. road through a small pile of wet brush and the bike nearly went sideways while hydroplaning. first close call was when my front wheel touched with another riders back. guess i was lucky.

today did the princeton tour de cure. what was listed as a metric century, 62.3 miles, actually was 65 miles. at the last minute mike signed up for it which was great so i wouldnt be riding alone. got out with the front group and just hung back for the most part. even though it wasnt a race it felt good to ride with the top riders in such a long distance event. mike was convinced we would blow the rest of the group up eventually once climbs became more and more. this was partly true. most of the riders fell off our pace. after 40 miles there was only 4 of us in the group. out of a total of about 50-75 riders. kept on moving and then it was just one other rider and me. with about 10 miles left i decided to fall back to finish with mike. after he came up he convinced me otherwise. "what are you doing? i know my way to the end, go catch that guy and crush his heart!" this is why having a riding partner is great. they push you to go past what your intentions are. i clicked into a hig gear and flew back to the other rider (who was also riding a scott). he hung with me for a few miles and then in the last 5 my legs felt even stronger. so i finished first in a ride that wasnt a race :) it felt good though. last year i think this ride would have been much much harder than it was today.

dont have thursdays numbers but todays ride;

d-65.00
t-3:28:10
as-18.73mph
ms-39.05mph