November 07, 2004
Sunday Ride
The day started early with the Expert mountain bike race at Gainesville College. Since this was the final race of the 2004 season I wanted to get a few photos of a successful coaching client, who has moved from mid-pack finishes to podium finishes in an extremely competitive category. I also took a photo of another of my clients who finished her 2004 season with a victory in a category which she now outclasses. She will be graduating to the "Expert" category and racing on the National circuit in 2005 - no more easy wins!
Between races, this afternoon I got to go on the CoyBoy Sunday Ride with Matt, Doug and Dean. Matt, Doug and I were aboard our new matching black Cannondale Optimo road bikes. Dean will be inheriting my red Cannondale CAAD 5 that I had bought this time last year. These guys have not been riding much recently due to various reasons, but Matt still had some good kick in his legs (there are advantages to being 20). The over-40 guys are not so lucky, but there was still a lot of skillful riding among the group as a whole. Below is the data from my HRM.
Good doing a CoyBoy ride again even if I blew up way early. Rode again w/Doug this weekend and lowered time by 4 minutes by starting easier. Shoot, even ran a Peachtree RR qualifying time on a 10K Saturday.
Posted by: Dean Coy at November 17, 2004 03:28 PM