Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Athens, OH



We made it to Athens, OH Monday after a long 9:30 drive. Tuesday was the first real training day of the season. Tristan and I busted out 4 hours in Athens. It was an awesome day to be out riding with temperatures just below 80 degrees. I even got a little bit of sunburn on the pasty WI winter arms. The Garmin Edge 305 was pretty sweet doing a real training ride...check it out...

http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/2240572

The other day when I saw the map of my ride in Sheboygan it was a square with almost no elevation gain.



























Unfortunately Tristan did bring a little bit of amateur hour to Athens of day #1. Approximately 8 punctures on the ride and it took us 5 hours to ride 4 hours. Needless to say I did charge him a lot for each patch he used. Lesson of the day...always have a patch kit with you.


We had a few close calls with the rabid dogs of Southeast Ohio, but no missing flesh. One dog did put in an impressive 30+ mph effort for 1/4 of a mile and almost caught us...another 4 hours today and then the Gravel Rouser!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Tristan's legs look really tan, has he been secret training?

Anonymous said...

If you would flat, Tristan would attack....

Your hart is to big.....

Don't let him hold you up on your your time. He can catch up in due time...