Follow up from this mornings mini post.
Well, I made it to the ride, and for some reason decided to go out with the 1st group. It was fast! 31.3 mph heading out on Westminster. That's when I got dropped for the first time.
With the help of a stronger rider, who was left behind, and the fortuitous traffic light, we managed to get back on to the back of the pack. I even managed to hang on for another mile, but got dropped again on Lampson.
This time, I was close enough to take a minor short cut, and get back on again at Valley View, and even managed to stay on half way through our second time on Westminster.
But by that time I was pretty much "toast", and decided enough was enough, so I just headed to the coffee shop for tea.
I was reasonably pleased. Not bad for a 60 year old man with a hemoglobin of 11.9 (reference range 14-18), I figured, and I might even have enough energy left over to do tomorrows ride.
Well, I made it to the ride, and for some reason decided to go out with the 1st group. It was fast! 31.3 mph heading out on Westminster. That's when I got dropped for the first time.
With the help of a stronger rider, who was left behind, and the fortuitous traffic light, we managed to get back on to the back of the pack. I even managed to hang on for another mile, but got dropped again on Lampson.
This time, I was close enough to take a minor short cut, and get back on again at Valley View, and even managed to stay on half way through our second time on Westminster.
But by that time I was pretty much "toast", and decided enough was enough, so I just headed to the coffee shop for tea.
I was reasonably pleased. Not bad for a 60 year old man with a hemoglobin of 11.9 (reference range 14-18), I figured, and I might even have enough energy left over to do tomorrows ride.
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Thank you, again.
"bonjour" to all MCL survivors (for me for 1 year only)