The Pedals First Turn

Well, Saturday was our first cycling outing with the Spring season Tahoe team. It was fantastic to have everyone assembled and ready to go. All the participants went through rider safety, flat fixing, fundraising, gear, and bike fit prior to hitting the road for a 10 mile ride.

The weather broke cold early but the rain departed and left us with great weather for our "time trial" to determine the initial set up the groups. I was able to see about half of my group ride and had a great time on the bike myself. Of course, I think since the course was short I was a bit excited and rode too fast. Since the objective of the ride was to properly seed riders, I may have left a false impression that I was actually faster than I am. Once I finished I told Coach Carol you should probably decrease my time by about 10%.

I really couldn't help myself because I was having such a good time. Each time I saw a new rider ahead of me I think I rolled the power on a bit more. Once I got along side the person I slowed and talked for a minute or so to see how they were doing. Having made a brief visit, I then focused on the next rider. One of these days I will be sensible; it just doesn't seem like that day was Saturday.

Anyway, the whole day was great. Almost all my mentees were there and I managed to talk with each and every one and take a snapshot on my Blackberry (I knew the fancy phone would come in handy someday).

I can't wait for next week.