Saturday, August 18, 2007
Lake Loop 2
It’s 11:05 and I’m back from the morning jaunt around Lake Murray. The pace this week was slightly quicker than the last time. Doug and Robert (2 of my old buds from across town) showed up this morning and it was great to see them both. I hadn’t seen Robert since the spring crits.
We took a slightly different route today by going all the way up to Prosperity, SC and then taking a left on 391. That’s where the first head winds were experienced. We had one slight mishap when my bud Bryan D. swerved and ran off the road. He was on the front of the group and everyone simultaneously gasped. Shortly after that some bonehead redneck decided to bolt past us and immediately turn right. We all gasped again and hit the breaks. That, produced a middle finger gesture to the driver. Anyway, he sped off, obviously in a hurry at 9:30am on a Saturday morning in Saluda. Probably ran out of crack, crank, ice or some other narcotic I haven’t heard of.
We stopped at the Saluda traffic circle for about 10 minutes to top off the water bottles and then it was back to it. This time the headwind was more noticeable and the group dwindled down to 5 riders. We made it back in together until we got to the big climb on 378 just before Lexington. I’ve now named and trademarked that hill. It’s now known as S.O.B.Hill™. I got gapped off on the second tier of the beast and OSP™ and I finished together.
Hats off to Bryan D. for making the loop! That was his first group ride in a pace line and it was his first ride over 40 miles. Of course he’s an ex-runner so the heart and lungs are there. He just needs to work on a little form and he’s got it That will come in time.
So anyway, my tribe is at the Library and the house is quiet. Think I’ll go lay on the couch and watch a movie. BTW, The Science of Sleep is a pretty cool flick. We watched it last night. It’s an Indie and I recommend it. Later…
It’s 11:05 and I’m back from the morning jaunt around Lake Murray. The pace this week was slightly quicker than the last time. Doug and Robert (2 of my old buds from across town) showed up this morning and it was great to see them both. I hadn’t seen Robert since the spring crits.
We took a slightly different route today by going all the way up to Prosperity, SC and then taking a left on 391. That’s where the first head winds were experienced. We had one slight mishap when my bud Bryan D. swerved and ran off the road. He was on the front of the group and everyone simultaneously gasped. Shortly after that some bonehead redneck decided to bolt past us and immediately turn right. We all gasped again and hit the breaks. That, produced a middle finger gesture to the driver. Anyway, he sped off, obviously in a hurry at 9:30am on a Saturday morning in Saluda. Probably ran out of crack, crank, ice or some other narcotic I haven’t heard of.
We stopped at the Saluda traffic circle for about 10 minutes to top off the water bottles and then it was back to it. This time the headwind was more noticeable and the group dwindled down to 5 riders. We made it back in together until we got to the big climb on 378 just before Lexington. I’ve now named and trademarked that hill. It’s now known as S.O.B.Hill™. I got gapped off on the second tier of the beast and OSP™ and I finished together.
Hats off to Bryan D. for making the loop! That was his first group ride in a pace line and it was his first ride over 40 miles. Of course he’s an ex-runner so the heart and lungs are there. He just needs to work on a little form and he’s got it That will come in time.
So anyway, my tribe is at the Library and the house is quiet. Think I’ll go lay on the couch and watch a movie. BTW, The Science of Sleep is a pretty cool flick. We watched it last night. It’s an Indie and I recommend it. Later…
# posted by Rooskie @ 8:21 AM 
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