Sept 8th and 15th

I have been horrible about updating. It's not because I haven't been riding but more because my life has been a crazy stream of constant activity.

I did ride on the 8th. Did Spin class then took on ~20 miles. I did "The Hill" twice! and I honestly believe I may have been close to death. The second time up the hill I needed to stop and breath so badly that I completely underestimated the grade of the hill towards the plateau and did not give myself enough time to get out of the clips. Translations is that I busted my butt on the asphalt. Ohh well, I think everybody is allowed two falls. I don't remember too much more about my ride that day. I guess it was pretty standard. I do remember thinking that I really need to eat better. I think I just felt a little sluggish. I can't stand the "goo" packs that give you a shot of sugar.

Last Saturday I had the pleasure of riding with a friend for the first time. Sarah came over from Houston for ACL fest and rode with me Saturday morning. As both of us were tired from the first day of the festival we took it pretty easy. I think we did about 17 miles in an hour and 25 minutes or so. I learned so much from Sarah's experience. She told me about speedometers you can have put on your tire for ~$30 and she taught me about how much air pressure your tires can loose in a very short amount of time. The ride ended a little earlier than planned when Sarah got a flat tire! Rather than change the tire for a mere 30 more minutes of riding we just packed it up. As we were putting our bikes back on the truck Sarah got stung by a bee. All in all not a good ride for Sarah. I do hope she comes back to ride in Austin again.