I started out working the registration table for the
regional 24 hour race. I must drive everyone nuts because I
know so many people... clients, ride pals, ski patrollers,
friends kids, the Jones Soda rep, the whole first aid
crew.... yak, yak, yak. We got every one signed in and then
I got to beg off.
On the chance that it might NOT be pouring out ( the weather
has been iffy to say the least...) I did bring my bike and
gear. I figured I'd go for a solo ride on the N. end of the
park. Yippee... I run into this couple I know and she is not
racing and does have her bike. Goody.. we watch the lemans
start, and then I take her for a little tour.
Just a nice little chatty ride. She trains a lot for road
racing, and I think this was a nice change of pace. We
stopped on top of the bluff and watch a pair of bald
eagles circle for a bit. Then, I couldn't remember which
way to go at a certain junction, it had been two seasons
since I last rode this trail, and we took a wrong turn.
This means that the nice singletrack downhill ended up in
a 30' hike-a-bike dry creekbed, and then (hiking) trail
goes up out of the creekbed, hike a bike again back up to
rideable trail. We got attacked by some crazed rat terrier
Chihuahua thing... dang I wish people would follow the
leash law out there, or at least hold on to their
critters. The loop is over way too fast. If I had
remembered the correct turn, instead of crossing the dry
creek we would have had a several miles swoopy downhill to
the river, no creekbed and no hike a bike.
On our way back in to the race area, we hook up with the
hubby who is in-between laps, and I take them over to the
Jones Soda van for drinks. This is the Jones Soda of Turkey
Gravy Soda fame, if any of you followed that last
Thanksgiving. Joe (the rep) was saying he was annoyed that
it was announced he had "some". 3 bottles doesn't constitute
a lot of Turkey Gravy Soda. I opted for Crushed Melon, but
the Bada Bing (cherry) is quite good too. You gotta love a
company that sells an energy drink called "whoopass".
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the reason I'm pinging you Doug is that the said couple
wants to make sure that you drag the 24 hour guys out here
for next years race.
Penny