Bob and I had a great ride today. We started from San Ramon and rolled out to Sunol. From Sunol, it was up Kilkare in a reprise of the route we took for a TNT 'Buddy Ride' a couple of weeks ago. At that time, my conditioning had me in the little ring for a good portion of the climb. Since I have been training consistently I was interested to see how I would do the 3.5 mile climb. The results were encouraging: 22 minutes to top; no little ring; and, I didn't feel like I was going to die at any point. I know this is not like climbing Alpe d'Huez or even Ebbetts Pass since it ranged from 4-12%, averaging around 6%, but it still felt good. So far, the knee is holding up (knock on wood).
With the climb in the rearview mirror, it was down the hill time. At the bottom, I spotted Ross just starting up. He yelled, "I will catch up to you guys." I thought to myself, not even Ross with all is his speed can climb three more miles, descend them, and catch us before we pass Shannon Park in Dublin. This time, I was right. We never got to see Ross again... too bad.
Bob and I rolled the rest of the way back to San Ramon talking and wondering if rain would come to Point Reyes this weekend on the TNT team ride (I hope not). We talked a bit more about a number of things from jobs to TNT to riding and then we said goodbye until this weekend, weather permitting, or next Wednesday for another ride.
Weather report from today's ride - absolutely fantastic! I had shorts and a short sleeve jersey on even for the Kilkare descent (which was a blast).
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