Riding Alone

So I woke up pretty refreshed this morning but still pretty upset about yesterday. I started my ride with people and by 1st lunch wasn't feeling well. I didn't have any appetite (weird for me) but forced myself to eat a little something.

From there till second lunch I rode by myself and I rode first. There was no one infront of me and no one catching me so it was like I was by myself. Turned out, this was exactly what I needed. I cried a little and screamed a little - no one could hear me. When I got to second lunch I downed a whole bottle of Gatorade and all of a sudden I was ready to be social again. I had finally got the bad energy out of me.

So I rode the last 20 miles with a group, but in the 89th mile I saw this sign:





So of course I stopped and got doug a shirt!

When we arrived here tonight Abby told me about a game where you put people you meet on your friends teams. All you do is point someone out and say he's on your team. So I am proud to announce the number 1 draft pick of my team: (the man in the middle)




We had a team building exercise tonight where we had to compliment everyone else and then they complimented us back. I had no problem complimenting people but I was so embaressed when it was my turn to be complimented. It's weird being put on the spot like that. My face red, really hot, no fun. In the end it was good tho - left everyone feeling good I think.

Stats of the Day:

Total Mileage: 93.09

Avg. Speed: 16.58

Max Speed: 25.68

-- Diane

Location:Bowling Green, OH