The sun was out, the birds were chirping and my nerves were kept to a minimum. The ride was great minus a few hills. Especially the first heading up the plateau within the first 4 miles of the ride. I wish we had more time to warm up before throwing us into a big hill. Not to brag or anything, but I actually shocked myself. I was really freaked out ahead of time doing a group ride, especially with the hills. My fear all comes down to the clipless pedals. I have a fear that I won't be able to make it to the top and won't be able to clip out with the hundreds of other riders around me. But I'm proud to say...I did make it and was able to clip out and rest when needed. I did scream a few times, but hey, I'm a girl and that's what girls do. And quite frankly I kept my complaining down to a minimum (or at least the best I could) and never cried.
The ride took us over the plateau, through Duvall, Carnation and I think Fall City. It was so gorgeous and the sun made it even more amazing. Note to self: Always bring suncreen. My sunburned arms will thank me later! Hillary was speaking the truth...the ride was pretty much all hills. Pretty rough, but a great way to prepare for STP. There was the dreaded hill at the end, that everyone warned us about along the way. And yes, it was miserable. We walked a little and took breaks along the way. But the fact is we finished and I'm so proud of my team.
Poor Leo started cramping up in the beginning, so I'm not sure he enjoyed the ride as much as the rest of us. But he was a trooper and pushed his way through as any good soldier would. Especially a soldier that has been to war 3 times:)
I do have to admit that I started to get bored about 4 hours in and the last 7 miles was dreadful. Mostly just boring, repetitive and long! I'm a little nervous about STP now. Not for the physical aspect, but mentally. I'm a self diagnosed ADD victim and my attention span runs out rather quickly. Not sure how I'm going to push through 100 miles 2 days in a row...but somehow I'm sure our team will. I just wish I could hook up a tv with The Housewives of New Jersey to my bike. That would definitely keep me entertained.
Just another few weeks until STP. Hopefully Tom will join us for 1 ride before the big day. Tom, tell us when you are free. We miss you...and if we don't hear from you soon we are changing our team name to Team Where is (fill in the blank)?
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