This past weekend, the ride was painfully slow on the way out. I kept thinking we would pick up the pace at some point but we didn't. There is nothing wrong with training at a slower pace but, I would have preferred to go a bit faster. I got my wish on the way back when two other guys felt the same way. The ride back was at least 50% faster.
Luckily the Thursday night rides are just about the perfect pace.
Anyone else feel like they have trouble keeping a comfortable pace in group rides?
Also, as it was the last week of open water swims (sadly) they decided to have a mass start race. I ended up finishing 42nd in about 19:30. Not very happy with this time as it was a 1k race but whatever, I almost decided to go back to bed after I took the puppy out that morning.
Speaking of puppies...
Loki, with his life jacket that will last about a month, on the kayak
He only had to fall in the water 3 times before he realized he isn't the second coming (can't walk on water) and had to stay in the boat. I never thought I'd buy a dog a life jacket before buying one for myself.
I've had only brief experiences with group rides and I like them. Its nice when there are enough people so that they can be broken down into ability groups. I was lucky enough to have ridden with folks that all wanted to ride around the same pace.
ReplyDeleteThats funny about your dog wearing a life jacket. I guess he wanted to do some open water training too.