Saturday was my first race this year, it was a road race near LaGrange, KY. In the past I have done this race a few times, and the last time that I did it I finished dead last (probably about 5 minutes after the winners). So, my goals for this race were to hopefully not get dropped, and to help my team get a good placing. Well, I achieved about half of that goal as I did manage to finish with the field, but after being near the front for the first 2 laps, I started to slide towards the back of the field and was not able to do much to help my team. Still, all in all, not a bad start to the season.
Sunday was a beauftiful day around here. It was sunny and got up to nearly 70 degrees. It rained early in the morning, but the roads were dry by the afternoon, so I left for a ride just before Kate went to knitting.
It was nice to ride in the warm weather again, as my ride last Sunday had been one of the worst I have ever done (I actually had ice forming on my bike last week). I rode the backroads to Charlestown and then headed out through the state park there to the new boat launch they built on the river. There is a pretty good sized hill going down to the river and I wanted to get some hill work in.
But it was not to be, about a mile from the river, I noticed that my back tire was feeling soft, so I pulled over and found that it was flat. It changed the tube, but by then it was time to head for home. So, here are some shots from my ride.
It has been awhile since there was a post I know, so here is a new one. No new riding pictures, but some other stuff.
