Sunday Morning Ride

Chris and Dan both rode to the church (meet site). I drove. We hadn't even started our ride yet, and I already felt lazy.

It was just after 6 o'clock the sun was already high in the sky. The weather was perfect, but it had already started to get hot by the time we finished. We set a good pace on the ride out OST to Colossal Cave. My legs were still sore, so it took some extra effort on my part to keep up. But I managed to do so, and even finished the last quarter mile with a little push (It wasn't much, but it was everything I had left at that point). Total time, church to CC gate, just under an hour. Solid!

The break at the turn-around point was a little longer than usual. Nearly 30 minutes. Topics covered: Tom Waits, Scarlett Johansson, Jason Bateman, Crocodile Dundee and Aboriginal farming methods.

As usual, we made good time on the return leg. The fact that so much of it is downhill helps tremendously.

Chris got out ahead of us, so I had lost site of him by the time he turned down Melpomene for home (at least I assume he turned for home). I got back to my car right around eight-thirty. With Dan right behind me.

Towards the end of the ride, my back started to get a little tight and a little sore. I think this is something that happens on my first few long rides after a bit of a layoff. I am hoping it will pass with time.

I have a full day ahead of me and now that our morning ride is complete, it's time to get to it.