Anyone in Houston area

I got up this morning and drove about an hour to Chappell Hill Tx. My wife and I got up a little late and didnt start riding until 8:00. We saw Patrick (Johnybutts) after about 4 miles, he got there early and was on his return trip. We also saw a co-worker that is just getting into cycling (this was his 4th ride).

Chappell Hill is a small town in the hills (duh), the ride is a 40 mile there and back (a small loop at the end). The turn around is at Washinton on the Brazos Stae Park (the birthplace of Texas). It is a very hard full of hills 40 mile ride. We did it in 2hr 20 min with an avg of over 17 MPH. I alwasys joke that the first 20 miles is very hard, then the return trip is the same, well it is true. I forgot how difficult of a ride this is. I did get a 37.5 mph downhill, and a few single digit uphills. My wife rode very well too.

I talked to my co-worker about doing this ride, but said it might be a good idea to get some other rides in first, so I was surprised to see him out there. At first he was going to ride with us, but it was clear he could not keep up. I tried to show him how to draft and said I would "pull" him, but he was not able to even maintain a 12 mph avg (remember, this is a very hard ride). so we left him after about 6 or seven miles. when we finished, we drove back to find him and give him a ride back, but he refused and finished, very slowly, but he did it.

We whent to the Chappell Hill Sausage Company and had a great lunch. I had the biggest turkey sandwich you could think of (barely fit in my mouth), wife had an equaly big chicken salad sandwich. We brought a buncch of fresh made sausage home.

Hey, Joe, thanks for the report!!!

Your co-worker sounds like the training partner for me - slow but determined! Keep us posted on the next time you're heading that way.

MEANWHILE, I'll be running at Memorial tonight 6:30pm -- if anyone is there, look for my BRIGHT yellow jersey and say hello. Nate from the camping trip will be there too. My goal for my long run tonight is 61 minutes without stopping.

Edited by CitySky 2005-08-14 4:30 PM

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Courtney

Congrats on the road bike! You must be excited!!!

I will be riding the Montgomery Loop near you this weekend.

If you (or others) would like to set a date and time, I am game.

Right now, I am considering riding Sunday morning.