Woh, we had a lot of nice weather this week. I rode a LOT!
Monday- 16 miles quick after work on the road bike- My legs felt good, better than I expected after the previous week of rain relegated me to a week off the bike
Tuesday- 20 miles at night on the new mountain bike with Luke- this was fast. The only problem with night rides with Luke is that we are usually not back till midnight because we take off after his kids are in bed. On top of that I was so pumped up from a good trail ride when I got home that I couldn't sleep till like 2am.
Wednesday- rest- Instead of riding, I cooked stuffed peppers using yellow bell peppers stuffed with chorizo goat cheese, rice, some breadcrumbs and some fresh Cilantro- oh and some fresh jalapeno to add some heat as well. Washed it down with some red wine- good night!
Thursday- 24 miles at night with Luke on mountain bikes- this was faster than our Tuesday night ride. Our route is pretty cool- we leave from Luke's in Oakton and ride the trails up through Reston and do the loop toward great falls but loop back down to the WOD and take singletrack or roads back.
Friday- 25ish miles with Tony and Tim from The Bike Lane- and Garret for some of it too. We finished up in the dark, partly because Tim, our new shop grommet thought we ent right and barrelled down a hill, so we had to chase him down there. I went to the shop after and had a beer with the guys who were there late building bikes. I got a parking ticket for parking in front of the store. It's a fire lane. My excuse- none of the garages in the area accommodate a car over seven feet high. Not exactly roof rack friendly when you're loaded up.
Saturday- 18ish miles, I'm guessing. I was riding sweep with another experienced rider (Alan) and three beginner females (two of whom were my neighbors). When you are sweep that means you ride with or behind the slowest group and make sure they don't miss any turns. Adam came back from the front and joined us as well.
We were heading down a road with rolling hills, Alan was leading with one rider in between him and I, and the rest behind us. I'm not sure how it happened, but he went down hard on the other side of the roller- hard enough to break a carbon fiber handlebar. He had the wind knocked out of him, some cuts and scrapes, and a pretty serious concussion. Adam kept him from losing consciousness while I called 911. Adam rode with him in the ambulance to the hospital and I waited with our bikes while my neighbor took my keys and brought my car back a little while later.
That was definitely the scariest crash I have ever seen and I was shook from it. It sounds Like Alan will be OK, but it was pretty scary for a little while there. I spent the rest of the day choosing plants at Home Depot and planting a container garden. I grilled on the back deck with TJ that night and had some drinks.
Sunday- 11 miles on the mountain bikes with Tony prior to opening the shop. I worked in the shop till close and had a beer because it was Patty's last day. She's moving to San Diego with her husband- I won't get into it, but I ate an exorbidant amount of food this day beginning with breakfast and culminating in two dinners and a pint of ice cream.
Today- No Riding. My legs felt a little sluggish on Sunday, so I think it's time enough to rest for a little while and just chill out. I need to clean the house, and do some other chores. Hopefully get some reading in too. Looks like Storms this afternoon.
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