9/16/2008 BOT RIDE

Well today was an interesting Botanical Gardens Ride. Our group consisted of Greg, Matt and myself. We left out with 3 other guys. About mile 6 we caught up with a group of 15 or so and stayed with them until mile 9. At this point we started up 78 hill and I got dropped. Near the top of the hill Matt got dropped. Greg stayed with that group and even dropped some more of them along Old Leeds Rd. Today was my fastest time to do the 20.5 miles. My average speed was 15.5 mph. My top speed was 37 mph. Greg finished 10 minutes ahead of Matt and I was 3 minutes behind Matt. I must admit I was not feeling 100% around mile 12 but I pushed through it and felt good nearer the finish.