Cycling is...

Tuesday evening, July 13, 2010. My brother rode with us. For someone who is primarily a softball player, his riding a bicycle was a brave act. He had no problem keeping a good pace and it was great to show some of the trail we ride. We covered 11.1 miles at an average speed of 10.3 mph.

The ride would have been longer but, near the north end of our portion of The Cardinal Trail, it rained. We rode home in rain. An interesting comment, after the ride ended, was, "Bicycling is all wet." We were able to smile about the rain and tried to recall the first half of the ride, which was dry.

Happy Birthday

Tuesday 7/6/2010 - One of our members was going to celebrate his 70Th birthday tomorrow! 11.8 mph average and 12.3 miles. A new rider to the group was there to, "Get back into riding again," since his triathlon age group had changed. He just celebrated his 65Th birthday. I rode with this triathlete years ago and it was exciting to see him back on the road. When asked if we had bumped the pace up too much, the reply was, "If we had gone any faster you would have lost me." We do get a little excited from time to time. Our speed will still be what the slowest rider can tolerate.

Other accomodations are extended if a rider requests. This ride was only about an hour in length because one of the riders voiced a need to be back in town for a 7:00pm party. Our goal is to experience an hour or more exercise and meet the needs of each member of the group. Join us for an enjoyable evening any Tuesday at 5:30 pm.