sandi_SL4-7

30.03.2013
ROUTE: hubby's route
GOAL: completing the route, maintain breathing rhythm
OF NOTE: 2 very steep hills
COMMENTS: having been off the bike for a few days, i decided to go on ride with hubby. i told him that i wanted to follow him as best i could. i am still slower than he is so i didn't know if i could make the full route. but i was gonna try. after coming to the intersection we would normally separate at, i decided that i would give it a go. (i could always turn back.) however, i continued on.
his route has some really challenging hills. 2 r steep enough that it could cause a turn back. (i almost did.) but with the gears on my Cannondale SL-4, i was able to make it all the way up that first very steep hill. still on a incline even after the reaching the top, we continued on the route. the second steep hill came near the end of the route. i started out fast but could not keep up my RPMs. so my ascent was rather slow but not as slow as the first steep hll. my rhythm was much steadier. after making the top, a drink break and then onward. having to circle while waiting for a train to pass was welcoming. the rest of the ride was easy and uneventful.
I MADE THE ROUTE!!