The Cynic Says……

So yeah, since our weather has been so fucking wonderful the past few days, I actually got a chance to get some good miles in the past couple days. I got 22 miles in with Sam on Monday on a route that I’d REALLY like to do again at a faster pace. Basically it was pretty hilly and I kept dropping him and having to wait. There was one section of our route that was just a megawhore, to say the least. One short, steep climb followed by a hellacious downhill (36mph on a mtn bike!) then a mile-long uphill climb yet again. It undoubtedly kicked my ass but it felt great. Knowing that I pedalled up that huge hill without stopping made me feel pretty good. Obviously once I got to the top, I had to sit and wait on Sam for like 15 mins but it was still great fun. He actually did damn well overall on those hills, riding well over halfway up both of them. The thing that amused me both was the disparity in the amount of liquid the two of us consumed. In the 22 mile ride, I managed to drink a 32oz bottle of powerade and some sprite @ Chick Fil-A. Sam drank three 32oz bottles of powerade and two cups of water (one at McAllister’s, one at Chick Fil-A). It’s rather fitting though since he is over 3x my size. Anyway, fast forward to Tuesday. I actually managed to get in 18 miles. I could have done more but I got lazy once I got home. I’m rather pissed at myself because I could have easily gotten in 30 miles total or more. To make up for that, I’m taking a really long weird route home tonight, I think. I don’t have any real reason to go straight home and I have a pretty damn good bit of energy I could stand to burn off. I just hope my headlight holds out. Time to consult Google Maps to plan out my route.