Today's Parmer ride was exactly as a Parmer ride should be. Sunny, warm, good company that doesn't truly know the meaning of the term "easy ride" (um, yes, that would be you, Erin and Dionn), and windy as hell.
I rode my bike the 5+ miles from my house to Lifetime Fitness on 620 and Parmer for a noon ride with Erin and Dionn. The ride north on Parmer was awesome. We were talking, I was in my highest gear just spinning. Good fun. And then we made the u-turn at 2243 or whatever the hell it is (9.7 miles out) and--BAM!!!--there was that south wind. Conversation stopped at this point for two reasons: 1) the sheer effort required to ride into that wind; and 2) these two girls were picking up the pace (I swear to God they were!).
We made it back safely, no flats, no mechanicals, but it would be really, really nice if people in the right hand lane would move over to the left hand lane on Parmer. I know they don't have to, but that shoulder is so cluttered in some spots that you have to move over onto the white line to find anywhere to ride, and drivers don't seem to mind just barely missing you. Sheesh!
Anyhoo, the last I saw of Erin and Dionn was in the Lifetime parking lot, debating going running, just one mile. I don't know if they did or didn't, but I turned around and rode the 5+ miles back home. So, total bike mileage for me today: 30 and change (and about 2 hours on my bike, which was too long--sorry, Panther).
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
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4 comments:
It's not like Panther reads your blog. You could say on here that you rode for 4 hours, he'll never know!
I wish I could go do fun stuff for 2 hours on Wednesday.
easy ride? whatever. you were the one leading the way, kris.
yes, dionn did convince me to run. she's nuts.
Yes..let it be noted that I was in front only once..and that was because I clipped in fast after a stoplight.
And E, I'm sorry, did you say something about wanting to work on your run this season? ;)
seriously.....i need a new job. JELOUS!!!!
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