Guilty as charged

[threadwalker]

The bike ride was great. Talked to a Deathride Vet while climbing the first hill. Lots of good advice. Passed by someone else w/ Deathride jersey. Man... all the cool kids have one!

Here's my summary:

Howard: Ride like the wind, Bullseye
HRJ: Chariots of Fire
Victor: Never Surrender, Never Give up
Me: You spin me right round baby like a record...

Howard is a Deathride Vet. Need I say more?

HRJ is a tempest in a tea cup. Do NOT get in her way, she will run you down and laugh while she's doing it. And she's not even riding a proper road bike.

But apparently I'm a liar. A low down, dirty liar. I did laps between the tops of hills and our straggler, Vic, as he closed in on the hill tops. I think I broke Vic on this ride; F is a little vexed that I may have broken his childhood buddy. Although I did offer to call in the strike force to pull him out (a la hubby and kids and truck), but he got mulish and said his pride won't allow it. Vic still loves me, but he's not ever going to believe me ever again about difficulty of bike rides. Ever!

I feel terrible about it. I guess I'm not a beginner and my idea of "easy" is not on par with everyone else's idea of easy. I've been training solo forever and I have no yardstick for level of difficulty. I feel terrible. I totally owe Vic.

Comments

[thread-walker.livejournal.com]

I am a terrible coach. My concept of "easy" is not yet calibrated. But if you're up for some hills and a nice 2.5 hr ride, excellent!