Yesterday

I was pretty tired and stayed up talking to Jordan on Skype so I ain't post noffin yestaday. It was actually a pretty eventful day though which is just what I needed/wanted after sitting on my butt for two days straight. The first thing that made it so nice was that the intense storm from the night before, had brought in some cooler temperatures. It was the first time in about 3 or 4 days that I had been able to wear a shirt for more than 5 minutes.

We didn't plan to ride until about 4 pm so after breakfast we headed out to make something of the day. First we got in the car and retraced our steps (or pedal strokes) to get to a pick-your-own strawberry patch we had noticed on a ride a few days before. Though the woman on the farm warned us that we might not find much because the hail had destroyed a lot of the crop, we went a-pickin anyway and soon filled the two quart baskets that she had given us. On the way home we stopped at one of the dozen road side produce stands where I picked up a zucchini, two green peppers, a bag of field greens, an apple, and two pears all for only four dollars! Once at home again, and determined not to get bored, Oscar and I headed out to go fishin, but despite driving around to numerous creeks out of determination, we came up empty handed.

Around 4 pm we then suited up and rode to the velodrome (about 10 miles away I'd guess) to meet up with a group ride. We didn't really know much about it but were pretty sure it was gonna be a practice crit through this wide bike path across the street from the drome. Turns out plans had been changed that day so the ride headed out of town for a little 33 mile loop. First disappointed by the slow pace, we welcomed the attacks and quickened pace that ensued about half way through at a designated point. That's really bout it.....it turned out to be a really good workout with some nice, long rolling hills.