50 miles is fun

Back on the bike * * On Saturday morning, Rob and I and a group of friends headed east for the annual Columbus ride. Even though clear and sunny skies were forecasted, it was an overcast, cool morning. * * *

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That was nice, though there was mucho headwind, which made fifty miles seem longer.

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Our group made the ride a leisurely one, stopping about three times to refill or eat a banana.

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I was proud of Rob, since this was his first fifty mile ride. * *

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Everything was going fine, albeit the head wind, until the last five miles.

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I took my first spill of the year, and I think the worst one I've had.

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Bike Boo Boo

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These road rash injuries were sustained while I was making a left turn onto another country road.

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Unbeknownced to me the road was actual filled with gravel. * ** It looks worse than it feels, but here's what was going through my mind as I was sliding onto the pavement. * *

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1) SHIT! who saw me? 2) Is my bike okay? 3)Oh no, did I tear my ironman jersey?

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I think Rob was more concerned about the blood oozing down my leg than me.

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I'm just grateful that the bike is okay, and that the jersey didn't tear, and that the only person who saw the spill was Rob. * Cheers and happy training!