Put on the second in the Summer Outlaw series of bike races on Saturday. The turnout was small at nine riders, but everybody had fun. The weather cooperated by staying cooler than seasonal. As all of the male riders disappeared up the road on the first climb I knew I was going to be fighting for last place for my gender, and the one gal who raced looked real fit so I wasn't even assured of beating her. The motivation to go hard is always there no matter what the likely outcome and I ended up doing the course in 2 hrs and 45 min. a full half hour faster than my recon ride a few weeks ago. I had a bit of cramping in my left thigh between mile 20 and 27 and then got my ass kicked on the final steep dirt climb, but all in all a good day on the bike.
Sunday saw me out doing an easy 2 hours which started by getting stung on the top of the right kneecap by a honey bee. It's still red and swollen today, but didn't really swell up till a couple hours after the ride so I don't think I did any damage.
Riding to work today on the town bike today, I was asking myself, "Why don't I do this more often? It is such a nice way to start the day." No good answer so it looks like it's time for more bike commuting.
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