Got my riding legs back…
I finally got out on the bike(s) yesterday. Lunch ride, 13 miles on the road in the rolling hills of Kings Mountain/Bessemer City. The ride was slow and painful. My legs felt like bricks after not riding for a week. I focused on spinning. I had to remind myself of all the places to watch for dogs.
Finally — revenge. There’s this one dog that sleeps right next to the road on a steep hill. He runs right up to the bike and almost nips at my heels. Yes, he’s old and fat, but he can cut me off and the hill is steep. Yesterday, I finally got him. I was ready when I saw him laying there. I got the water bottle and squirted him directly in the eyes with really cold water. I think he thought a skunk got him or something, because he gave me this scared look and ran to the grass and ran his face all over the ground. I looked back when I got to the top of the hill and he stood there giving me this really bewildered look. Hopefully, Pavlov was right. We’ll see.
Since I got to work really early, I left early enough to ride out at Beatty. When I got there, Arleigh and Taryn were there to ride, too. So, we had our first unofficial official Blacksheep Women’s Team ride. See www.arsbars.com for pictures…. That was the first time I’ve ridden on a trail (other than the short-track, which doesn’t really count) in a MONTH! It took some time to get my “trail legs” back.
I had to get up for work at 4:00 this morning in order to get there for a 6 am “team meeting”. That truly sucked. I was so afraid of missing my alarm that I think I woke up every hour to check to see what time it was. I’m leaving early again today. I don’t know what I’ll do with my time, since tonight is Per4mance Training night, but I’m sure I can figure something out.
More on my big thighs and other “duties” later….
