I did the usual Thursday afternoon bike ride without the guys. There was some talk about skipping the ride, due to cold (47F) temperature and threat of showers, but was I raring to go anyway, and it sounded like at least a couple of them were going. I got down to our usual meeting place a few minutes late, and didn't see anyone, so I took off and tried to catch up with them, racing around our 18 mile circuit, up Lee Gulch, along the Highline Canal and C-470, up and down the Chatfield Dam, and down the Platte River. About a mile from the end, my cell phone rang, and it was Dave - the three of them had just arrived at the Platte River Bar and Grille, after riding the entire circuit just behind me. They'd decided to skip doing the dam, so they beat me to the end. The last couple miles were cold and challenging with a good headwind. It was really nice to bask in the heat of those nice infrared heaters, especially the one right over our table!
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Lonely Ride
I did the usual Thursday afternoon bike ride without the guys. There was some talk about skipping the ride, due to cold (47F) temperature and threat of showers, but was I raring to go anyway, and it sounded like at least a couple of them were going. I got down to our usual meeting place a few minutes late, and didn't see anyone, so I took off and tried to catch up with them, racing around our 18 mile circuit, up Lee Gulch, along the Highline Canal and C-470, up and down the Chatfield Dam, and down the Platte River. About a mile from the end, my cell phone rang, and it was Dave - the three of them had just arrived at the Platte River Bar and Grille, after riding the entire circuit just behind me. They'd decided to skip doing the dam, so they beat me to the end. The last couple miles were cold and challenging with a good headwind. It was really nice to bask in the heat of those nice infrared heaters, especially the one right over our table!
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