Posted by Daniel Wed, 31 May 2006 19:04:57 GMT

So Chris G. came up again today for a ride. I got to our starting point about 45 minutes before he did, so I did a fairly quick 9 mile warmup. While I was waiting back at the start, I decided to see how I was doing on the short hill that loops behind the lake. It makes a nice consistent test since a couple of years ago I could barely make it up that hill. I climbed strongly (for me that is) in third gear. I turned around, ran back, and would have repeated but Chris was there by then. He was feeling his oats after last weeks run (wefweshed was the term he used) and he went pretty good today. I was fairly toasted when we finished (the 25 mile mark for me). That was the longest ride of my season so far… and one of the faster ones. Allez! I’m hoping to repeat again next week.