Don met us out on the river trail today which was nice. He rode about 40 miles and had to return home for family duties. Mike, Alex, and I continued riding and went north on PCH from Huntington Beach almost to Long Beach. I don't know if we actually left Seal Beach or not. Mike had some guy run into the back of him and crash his bike as a result. I guess the dude totally wasn't paying attention to the fact everyone but him was slowing and had been slowing for at least 6 seconds for a traffic light that went yellow.
The ride ended with a total distance of 81.5 miles which Alex and I covered in a little over 4 hours. Mike was 15 minutes behind. My power meter showed an average speed over the ride was between 20.1 and 20.2 mph. I pulled the group along for about 75 miles of the ride before I had to wave Alex up at the end. Riding 75 miles taking all the wind and getting no aero benefit is a heck of a lot of work but somehow I just seem to enjoy the pain so I don't complain. =)
I came home and immediately stuck a huge plate of pasta from last night in the microwave and made a huge protein smoothie before heading up to Rachel's.
After today, I'm sure out in Tucson I will have a faster time than last year because I will be able to sit in a paceline where I'll be contributing only when I feel like it.
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nice work on the ride, Scott. Yes, isn't it great when people aren't paying attention behind you - just love that! Hope your friend's bike is ok!
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