June 28, 2009
Saturday the 27th
Brenda and I went off to Dupont to meet up with the South Sound Trithletes tri club for a group ride and found that for my 2nd ride of the year riding with a bunch of A-type racers...even those recovering from races just a week ago, is a mistake...well, a mistake for those not wanting to hack up a lung. I also learned that Brenda can still beat me like an ugly red headed stepchild with Tourettes, club feet and bad hygeine the moment there is the slightest measurable bit of upward elevation gain. I am a total weanie on hills...except for downhills, gravity works on me just fine. We went 30 miles and averaged 16 mph though I saw a lot of 24 mph time on my bike computer tucked in behind the fast guys who seemed bent on making my legs or lungs explode.
Colin tore up Helen in 8:56 for his best time ever and Mike spent 46 minutes in the clutches of Brenda. Tomorrow we are doing a stair trip again but unless I have a truly miraculous leg recovery by 10:00 tomorrow morning (it is about 12:30 am right now and I limped when I got out of my car) I am going to be hard pressed to hang with anyone. I really do want a Frisco Freeze double cheese burger and a hot fudge shake though and a trip thorugh the stairs is the entry fee for that treat.