And so commences....
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nwhiker... the 2012 biking season!
(Yes, that is me, and no, AC is not taller than me, that's perspective. Just to be clear here.)
We're still in the middle of snowshoeing season, but I guess things will overlap a bit.
We got the bikes out, found gloves and helmets, and headed out on the Sammamish River Trail first, joining up to the Burke-Gillman later.
We ditched Linnea by the side of the trail about 3 miles in We met up with my MIL, SIL, and nephew at a park by the side of the trail and ditched Linnea. She was trying so hard, poor little nut, but wasn't nearly as fast as the rest of us.
Then dh, Perry, AC, and I headed on, much faster this time. It felt good.
Perry, btw, does not know the meaning of the words "gear down".
On the way back, we left AC at the park with MIL, SIL, nephew, and Linnea. She didn't have her inhaler (it's in her locket at gym, and she couldn't find another one, sigh...), and she was starting to cough pretty badly.
Then I told Perry to go ahead and go as fast as he wanted back to the car, only about 4 miles from where we were. As Perry took off at full speed, dh called to me, "Are you insane?" and we both had to accelerate to catch up with the boyo! We did, and we made it back to the car in short order.
It was loads of fun, a bit less than 2 hours on the bikes, and something between 17 and 20 miles, so nobody should be too sore tomorrow!
The current plan is that AC and Perry will bike the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic with us this summer. Dh's aunt G might join us.
And, btw... my sister and BIL may as well, though my BIL may never speak to me again. I was talking to my sister who does want to do it, and she said BIL had said that they couldn't because they didn't have road bikes. I told her that we didn't, and hadn't the previous times we'd done STP and other ride: we get slicks on the mountain bikes. She laughed and said there went BIL's best excuse.
I'm so excited.
(Yes, that is me, and no, AC is not taller than me, that's perspective. Just to be clear here.)
We're still in the middle of snowshoeing season, but I guess things will overlap a bit.
We got the bikes out, found gloves and helmets, and headed out on the Sammamish River Trail first, joining up to the Burke-Gillman later.
Then dh, Perry, AC, and I headed on, much faster this time. It felt good.
Perry, btw, does not know the meaning of the words "gear down".
On the way back, we left AC at the park with MIL, SIL, nephew, and Linnea. She didn't have her inhaler (it's in her locket at gym, and she couldn't find another one, sigh...), and she was starting to cough pretty badly.
Then I told Perry to go ahead and go as fast as he wanted back to the car, only about 4 miles from where we were. As Perry took off at full speed, dh called to me, "Are you insane?" and we both had to accelerate to catch up with the boyo! We did, and we made it back to the car in short order.
It was loads of fun, a bit less than 2 hours on the bikes, and something between 17 and 20 miles, so nobody should be too sore tomorrow!
The current plan is that AC and Perry will bike the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic with us this summer. Dh's aunt G might join us.
And, btw... my sister and BIL may as well, though my BIL may never speak to me again. I was talking to my sister who does want to do it, and she said BIL had said that they couldn't because they didn't have road bikes. I told her that we didn't, and hadn't the previous times we'd done STP and other ride: we get slicks on the mountain bikes. She laughed and said there went BIL's best excuse.
I'm so excited.
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Date: 6 Feb 2012 15:15 (UTC)something between 17 and 20 miles, so nobody should be too sore tomorrow!
ONLY 17 to 20? Nobody should be too sore? I would have been somewhere between Linnea and AC (and definitely sore).