That's all I really ask. I don't mind a slight headwind. As a matter of fact, I've put more than one person in a spot of bother by hammering into a headwind. Today was a different story altogether. The wind started out light and got stronger the longer we stayed out. 3-1/2 hours felt really long and hard today. I ended up with 95km. Usually, I'll kick it around the block for 10 extra minutes to get the 100, but it just wasn't happening today.
It was about 45 at the start of the ride too. People got spoiled last week with temps in the 70s and 80s, so a little cold snap kept folks inside. We did have a guest in attendance today. A pretty damn strong, as well as not too hard on the eyes, racer chick from Minnesota. It seems young Maria was down here b/c her boyfriend is visiting Carolina in an effort to get into the Ph.D program in Chemistry. They DROVE down from the frozen north!! Bump that!!!
It ended up being 4 of us when The Velvet Hammer turned to go home. He said his heart, and his legs, weren't in it today. We went out through the flats and back in through the hills. We tried to stay on the ridgeline in an effort to stay out of the big wind. It kind of worked...
ThePeanut was out. He was simply all over the place. Both on the road and his bike. He looks like he's in pain when he's riding. I warned Maria and not 2 minutes later, Robert did the same.
It was about 45 at the start of the ride too. People got spoiled last week with temps in the 70s and 80s, so a little cold snap kept folks inside. We did have a guest in attendance today. A pretty damn strong, as well as not too hard on the eyes, racer chick from Minnesota. It seems young Maria was down here b/c her boyfriend is visiting Carolina in an effort to get into the Ph.D program in Chemistry. They DROVE down from the frozen north!! Bump that!!!
It ended up being 4 of us when The Velvet Hammer turned to go home. He said his heart, and his legs, weren't in it today. We went out through the flats and back in through the hills. We tried to stay on the ridgeline in an effort to stay out of the big wind. It kind of worked...
ThePeanut was out. He was simply all over the place. Both on the road and his bike. He looks like he's in pain when he's riding. I warned Maria and not 2 minutes later, Robert did the same.
The bullshit of the day is, again, a two-parter...!
P1: I asked Peanut what happened Tuesday night at the crit. He said he dropped out with two laps to go. More like 22 minutes to go. He said his dislocated shoulder was bothering him and he couldn't go hard. I'm not a Doctor, nor do I play one on TV, but you cannot ride with a dislocated shoulder. I had a Grade4 separation once upon a time and I couldn't scratch my ass without pain. There always seems to be an excuse with this one.
P2: He also ventured his opinion of the crit, like we need it. He said the crit he used to do in Atlanta was faster and smoother. He's obviously never raced crits before, because there isn't such a thing as a smooth crit. And as reported before, he made his best effort to take out the group. As Yoda would say, "Talk about smoothness, you should not..."
Hopefully Maria and her BF will move down and infuse this place with some good new blood.
Oh well, another ride tomorrow...
P2: He also ventured his opinion of the crit, like we need it. He said the crit he used to do in Atlanta was faster and smoother. He's obviously never raced crits before, because there isn't such a thing as a smooth crit. And as reported before, he made his best effort to take out the group. As Yoda would say, "Talk about smoothness, you should not..."
Hopefully Maria and her BF will move down and infuse this place with some good new blood.
Oh well, another ride tomorrow...
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