Well, I joined the group ride on Tuesday. My first real road ride of the year.
Marquette has enough riders to have three groups: A or elite, B above average, and C average. Being the end of March only the really serious riders are what you expect to see show up. I had no illusions. I expected to get dropped, but it is fun to ride and riding with faster people only makes you better.
We left the parking lot at a leasurely pace and I thought I might hang on for a while. But by the time we were a few miles out, I knew it was only a matter of time. Sure enough, at the 5 mile mark warm up was over on the Grove street hill near 492 and I got dropped. Not by a lot, but enough I just couldn't bridge up. After about a mile and a half, someone dropped back and towed me up. I hung on for the next 15 miles or so and then finally chunked out the back for good and soloed the last 8 miles or so.
A good ride, even if I was dropped. It looks like I may not be an A group rider here in Marquette. Maybe I can move up to it over the course of the summer. I'll keep at it.
2 comments:
Go for it Jim! Don't take all summer either. You know you're as good as them when you're on your game.
John W.
Right on man! We've all been there! You'll be with them before you know it! You just need to eat more fig newtons dude... ;-)
Keep it up! We miss ya down here!
Vortex
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