I was going to do a double ride but when I attempted tt get up for the 3rd time this morning I gave up on the idea as I was not feeling good. feeling weak, fatigued and pains around the eyes with a headache. So I was hoping for an easy group ride to be a recovery but that's not what it turned out to be. It was neither a group nor easy! Only one rider showed up my buddy John D.
John was saying how hard the ride he did the nigh before was and needed an easy ride, I was thinking great! I started out leading at a pace that I thought John would be happy with and into a strong headwind but after 1/2 mile or so John asked to pull, so jumped on his wheel . He picked up the pace so I knew this ride may not be as easy as I was hoping for. He set the pace/effort that the ride was going to be and was going to do my part to please. So we shared the pulling and maintained the pace every time I slowed it down he was there to pull, LOL! we had to make a short detour to 7-11 because John forgot his water bottles. Up and down the hills, in and out of the wind we rode sweating up a storm and enjoying the ride! John had one more trick up his sleeve, with 2 miles to on a very nice stretch of road he opened up pushing the pace big time, luckily the headwind had died down so we could ride this section hard to the end and that we did... We had a great time talking about skiing and the aches and pains of old age before I had to finish my ride home. I was going to take the shortest way home but decided not to, It was a pleasant finish to my ride! My day ended the same way it started not sure what is happening. I will get more rest the from now to Saturday hopefully, this will help.