first road ride

first road ride
Originally uploaded by johnny72k.

so I got out on my first road ride in my new hometown. after being late and having to chase I hooked up with a small group ride (there were five of us!) it was me, Ian, Dave (also a newcomer to Bend, a great guy who I had met on the MTB trails on Wednesday, and who told me about this ride) and these two. after Dave and Ian turned back, it was just me and these two who were hammering like crazy! I was just sitting wheels praying to be home soon! I'm all begging for mercy, "hey guys, it's October remember?!" then Steve Larsen is all, "I'm training for an Ironman next week." and Conrad Stoltz is all, "I'm training for the World Championships in a couple weeks." that's right, I've been here 6 days now and on my first road ride I end up with these two. as Conrad said, "didn't take you long to find a good ride!"

no it didn't. not long at all.