While most folks in the USA were bracing themselves for another blast of cold weather, I saddled up on my sleek road-bike to go on a moderate-distance bike ride with my fellow cyclists. I realized that this bike ride would not be anywhere near what I experienced during my solo ride this past Sunday, peaceful and unrushed, but it’s still nice to get out with the fellows once in a while. Only six of us showed up on this cool, clear morning – Rey, Edwin, Wally, Stephen, Tommy and I. While Rey, Edwin, Wally and I rode slowly towards our one and only rest stop, Einstein’s Bagel and Coffee Shoppe in Weston, Stephen and Tommy took a different route but rode much faster. Because my slower group extended our ride to include Oscar Wind Park in Sunrise, we all arrived at the popular bagel shoppe at the same time. After a great deal of conversation and laughter at the bagel shoppe, the six of us headed back to the car park together. Edwin was having difficulty riding into the stiff wind, so the rest of us would ride ahead and then ride back to ED. We were not going to leave Ed unattended. We did this musical chairs type of riding the entire 12 miles back to the meet-up place. Riding ahead gave me a rare chance to do some sprinting, which I surely need. I believe my HR peaked at 147 during a 20 mph sprint into the wind. I’m looking forward to my next group ride!