52:63m: Rain or shine, in sickness or health!

Rain was in the forecast and I’d spent the previous three days in bed with the flu so Saturday night I emailed Dave, Andy and Mark to say that I wasn’t sure I’d show up for Sunday’s team ride. Mark replied: “No excuses! … Rain or shine, in sickness or health!” … (bastard!) …

I showed up early Sunday morning with every stitch of cycling clothing I could find waiting for the inevitable freezing drizzle to force us into a decent coffee house where I could at least cough up my phlegm in private. No such (bad) luck! It was a beautiful day, if somewhat chilly at first. As Mark pointed out, it was a classic SoCal morning, crisp, clear, still…

Andy, Mark and I took off and enjoyed a nice little toodle up the coast and back. I felt like I was riding with only one lung, but I still sprinted Mark for the town signs and even managed to nab the northbound Leucadia sign when I caught him snoozing locked in behind Andy’s wheel.

Afterwards we met up with a bunch of other Team Climb On! members (Tami, Emily, Madeleine, Dave, Mistiza, Renee, Firger) for Pizza Port festivities. Romy and the kids even came and it was a great day.

Tagged as: Team Climb On!, Training