Good Saturday morning ride

Joe and I headed out for what has become highly enjoyable Saturday morning routine. Today I thought I was feeling pretty good, but was afraid that I might have had too big of a breakfast. Joe and I headed out on the route that he took me on the first time we rode together. Big hills, a couple of steep spots and amply rewarding downhills. This time the hills didn't seem quite so bad, and I didn't feel quite as bad for Joe as he waited at the top of the hills. We descended and climbed again pretty quickly and I started feeling stronger. By the time we hit downtown Rotterdam and started heading back east on 5S, I was very pleased with the groove that I was in. We covered a fair amount of rolling hills on 5S in short order, and then headed up the same climb I did with the group ride last Thursday. That was enough for me, and I'm sure I'll feel this ride tomorrow. The final climbs were hard fought, and standing up for 2 and a half minutes for one steep climb really didn't feel very good; I couldn't really stand out of the saddle for more than a few seconds after that.

Rock on, I'm riding again tomorrow!

49.01 miles 2:52:45