We had some long harder rides planned over the extended weekend so I made sure Jimmie geared my SS a little taller to make the hills more difficult. We rode the road together on Friday morning completing the typical Tuesday night loop. The dump always smells lovely in the summer...not! Regardless of the smells I was happy to be outside and even happier to be out there with Jimmie. We don't get to ride together much anymore. Saturday he met with some friends for a road ride out in Saline early in the morning. I rode Hines again on my SS. I ran into Jim Senska (beat the train) and his lady friend out there and I also saw someone from work dabbling in a little MTB riding on the road.
On Sunday we got up super early with the intention of riding before the sun came out and the temps rose, but for whatever reason we didn't get out to ILRA until 9:30. It was raining off and on and the sun wasn't making much of an appearance. I had some long ride planned that needed lots of hills so I figured the best route was the ILRA road plus the evil hills at Kensington. I completed the loop a few times and before I knew it my allotted ride time was up. Jimmie completed his super secret training and we were both happy to be headed home to get some food.
I find I'm always looking forward to the meals after training rides. Typically the last hour of hard training rides are filled with thoughts of what food I can't wait to eat. When it's really hot and humid I always crave cold water (of course), salty foods like pickles or chips and salsa, locally grown ripe tomatoes and refrigerated oranges.
This pic is for Jimmie:
Proof that I do smile while racing. ;)
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