Hey gang! Sorry, had internet issues so late with this report. My day began, starting a small fire than soon a raging fire so I could drag more brush onto it and begone!!! Awful, briers and thorny bushes. I've managed to tug and yank on them without slashing my face so that's good. And then...on to the Thursday Cycling Club group ride. Beautiful evening as 65+ show up for a 32 mile ride to the east...well, always to the east cause to the west is Columbus. I've been pretty good about remembering names although I did refer to "Jonathon" as "Carlos" but that's been my only mistake...so far. We line up to hear.... ...Don give the pre ride instructions. Don does a good job, not quite as good as when I assumed the role but almost, lol. Don said some nonsense about everybody taking 1-2 pulls to which I replied, "Not all of us our that ambitious." Ha, ha and so I wasn't, securing my spot, drafting. The Rivet group was called to exit. Oh, I remember the days when I too....ok, not ever but I was the person responsible for coming up with the group name of "Rivet". There was a time when several would show up and just destroy the "A" group so I formed a new, faster group and it has lasted. They'll average around 24mph for most of the routes. After the Rivet and A groups departed, I slotted in with the first B group. All went well until about mile 18 when during a descent into Alexandria, I drifted back and then could not catch back on. The group paused at the lone Alexandria light but I didn't quite make it and than got in with Steve and some other guy and we waited at the top of Jersey Mill Road for the 2nd B group. Now that was fun as we breezed out 161 and entering New Albany, my average was 19.6 so that was satisfying. Need to add a bunch more miles each week, if only the weather would cooperate, coupled with being a weather weenie. OK, I'll be far more prompt with the reports, promise.
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