I did the Lee's ride today. Normally I skip this in favor of Worlds but I haven't been riding in a month and Lee's is a little slower and more forgiving. We rolled out with a pretty large group (40 maybe?) and took a round-about loop through Timnath, up towards Wellington, down Hwy 1, then turned west on Douglas road and did the sprint at the cement plant. I felt mildly bonked the whole time which is probably because in my month off I've learned that I really dont have to eat on any sort of schedule. I tried to split the group once but didn't really have the legs.
Coming down Hwy 1 I thought we were going to do the speed sign sprint by the lake so I started jumping wheels to get to the front. But we turned right and all my crafty wheel jumping was for naught. Then I got dropped on the little roller on the north end of shields (~3k from the sprint). I chased back on at the stop sign and clung desperately to the back of the group knowing I needed to move up for the sprint but afraid I'd get dropped again if I tried.
We hit the base of the sprint hill and I was about 20 guys back. I stood up and gave it everything and was suddenly reminded that I wasn't on the oval ride and nobody can suffer worth a damn on the Lee's ride. Both legs were cramping with every pedal stroke but I managed to get around everyone but Steve Shepherd who had a huge gap already by the time I hit the front of the group. I think I'll try to win next week and then get back to Worlds the week after :-)
And this weekend I'm contemplating some sweet hikes. Probably Longs and then a hike up near Crystal Mountain in search of a couple of B-17s that crashed up there in the 40s.
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