Group Ride: The sun is out this week, and sunscreen is the order of the day. We started our ride from the Rosebowl in Pasadena at a later time of 8:30. This was to allow us to ride over to Pasedena Cyclery for a bike maintenance clinic.
I was assigned to a slower group for this short ride and missed riding with the faster guys.
The bike maintenance clinic took longer than anticipated and we didn't leave for our real ride till 11:00. I think a few miles were trimmed from the ride in the interest of getting back sooner, hence why we did less miles this week than last. Jose, my mentor and the leader of the fast group, asks if I like the pace of the slower group. I tell him it is a little slow and would still like to ride with him.
Riding with the faster group again was enjoyable yet it challenges me. All in all, it is a good thing. I find I am slower on the hills than the rest of the group. I am realising that it is not strength that I lack but it seems to be more of a cardiovascular limitation. I must try to work on that especially since the Tahoe ride is at high elevation (less oxygen). However, I seem to catch them up OK on the flat. Our ride is somewhat uneventful, except as a traffic light changed Tim very nearly collided with Becky. She had decided to stop, he had decided he was going through. It was close!
Last weeks nutrition clinic paid off because I had plenty of snacks to sustain me for the ride, especially since we got such a late start.
Fund-raising update: Thanks to all of you who have contributed so far. My progress towards my goal of $5000 is good. There are a substantial number of donations that are being matched by corporations. However, I still have a way to go. Family and friends in England and around the world will be on board this week as my mail went out and my e-mail will go out tomorrow. Thanks again for all your help, we can reach this goal together!
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