Saturday we went on our first after work ride of spring. We all got cold at the end. I had stayed up too late the night before (hanging out with Mat Braun, HEYOOOO!) so I wasn't feeling too hot. On Sunday, D.Penn and I showed up a minute late for the 10:30 Druber ride but no one was there. We waited until 11:00 and decided to leave..must have gotten our times wrong. It's a good thing we missed it though, because B.Chan and Axel were locked out of the house. I thought they were just taking advantage of the springy day, but they actually had no keys and were in a time crunch. Just as we let them in, Axel's ma showed up to pick them up to go to the younger siblings' Catholic school production of a Barry Manilow themed musical. (PLEASE Axel, more about this!!!) Axel's mom brought him fresh eggs in a cute wire chicken basket that B.Chan much admired.
Penner and I decided to ride out to Kickapoo. We left around noon and had a gorgeous ride out, fueling ourselves with delicious home-made energy bars! Next time they need more calories I think...more nuts! I took a spill at Kickapoo while trying to cross a small waterfall, and got pissed off for the next 15 minutes or so. Powertap stopped working (still doesn't work = Major Gripe.) and my new-ish white bib shorts got all muddy & bloody. I cheered up though because we had a nice tailwind on the way home and really cranked it. yippeee! Then we shmoothied (shower + smoothie) and rode over to Crane Alley for an IPA and dinner. Good day and rode about 80 miles. Yesterday I rested while Axel rode 140 miles. Mad props to that crazy boyyy.
I feel like I have a lot of prep to do before our Southern Illinois Spring Break '09. I need to come up with some ride maps & routes. Any suggestions? I don't think it will be too difficult, but I do want to prepare. Also, I need to get together patch kits, tires, tubes, etc. I guess there is still plenty of time.
Yesterday I ordered some new gloves and a black Giro Atmos. Pink just isn't stealthy enough.
3 comments:
if you are riding with the team, routes are ready.
Oh we are definitely riding with the team, but we are going down a week earlier also. Do you have any maps or routes, or how did you plan your routes?
Long story short, the Druber ride didn't end up leaving 'till 11:30...email list got mixed up, Druber went racing, and a long ride on Sat. I didn't find out until right before the ride left (and didn't make it either). Hope you're feeling alright from the spill. Good luck on the histo exam!!
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