I joined the Snohomish shop group ride for the second time today since the cyclocross race this weekend is far from home. They had enough riders to break up into a large easy pace group and a small fast group of 7. Naturally, I joined the fast group. Not bad for a wet day in December. Tim Turner on a disk wheel recumbant broke wind almost the whole ride but his low profile on the bike makes him a poor draft so Jeff Reed followed him and provided draft for the rest of us. The flat and down hill pace was so fast I could hardly hold a wheel, let alone take a pull. Tim Turner has the majority of all the KOM's on Strava around here and both these guys crank out around 10,000 miles a year. 36 miles and 1,350 vertical feet later I was toast and I craved endurance to stay strong till the end of this and longer loops to come. It was a great training rider and nice not hold back although buy the end I was feeling like I should have a little. My hill climbing is good but not to great at 145 lbs but I need more power on the flats. I will enjoy the organized rides and races I do next year with more of this kind of training under my belt.
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