wed night ride with Neil, Jay and Dan.
we headed to (should preface this that if you are reading this...most likely you read Neils blog already so this is redundant) Monticello and back - dead into the wind. Man, that was not easy as the wind was brutal. 4 riders doing a 3 up pace line and pulling when we knew we could and making it work in adverse conditions. Dan - you did GREAT and very proud of you in how you managed your time on the road. Better to ease it up - gain experience - gain strength - and not explode. Wind seems to be one of those things that can mentally destroy you - much like Jays broken spoke...just know its broken decreases your "perceived" ability. Neil is right - there is no reason to pull off the front in 30+ mph winds if you are not sure...save the energy and gain strength. Dan - you did it right!
I shouted Praise the LORD when we literally turn to head to Otsego - the tail wind was nice and it wasnt so loud with wind noise. we really did a great job tonight as a group - drawing on eachother to make it work.
All in all - great night - hard effort - really hard effort and the payoff was success through the difficult ride. Neil was all smiles and I have to say I was in concert with those feelings. Good RAAM training - it was close to some 50 miles tonight
drew
2 comments:
you are riding really strong, i was under a lot of pain yesterday, but the kind of pain you want to be under, kkeep the strong hearts rolling
have a nice weekend
jorge
dude you are the mexican tornado...the big enchilada you might say. everyone did such a great job last night - like you said...one of the most beautiful nights and rides...will miss you guys this weekend...camping with 60 some scouts...yikes!
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