First of all, I hope each and every one of you had a fantastic Thanksgiving. I got to play 27 holes of golf (9 holes with the Island Boys and another 18 with my brother). No riding on Thanksgiving and because it rained on Friday, I wimped out of working out and just sat at home with the family and watched movies.
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, this Saturday (11/28/09) was not a sponsored TNT ride. However, Coach Leigh Ann organized an unsupported buddy ride starting from Almaden Expressway and Coleman in San Jose at 8:30am. It was a pretty good turnout. Like I said in other posts, the TNT team of coaches, mentors, and captains are amazing. They volunteer their time to come out and support us. Coach Leigh Ann had a print out of our 23 mile route.
I felt good riding behind Coach Colin in the lead group. He has great technique and I really focused to use my new pace lining skills. I slowed down when we went up "a little bump" as Coach Rick described it. It was a short climb on Camden Avenue heading towards Almaden.
It was a good hill for me, but I stayed ahead of most of the rest of the others and caught up to the lead guys, Coach Patrick, Coach Rick, Coach Colin, and Eric at Starbucks in Los Gatos. They warned me about Kennedy Road and that it was more than just "a little bump" so I decided to go off on my own and get a head start. Although Kennedy Road was a tough hill for me, it wasn't as bad as I thought. I guess the hill climbs really work!
Thanks Coach Leigh Ann! Great ride!
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