44 miles - Feb 5, 2006

I went on a 44 mile bike ride. It had been awhile since I’ve gone this many miles. Met up with Erica, her husband Pat and a friend of hers Jenny (I think that’s right). We took off from El Dorado Park and headed out to Huntington Beach. The ride there was nice and smooth. I had a little trouble keeping up further in but I was still riding w/them. On the way back toward the end I was having trouble. My legs were feeing heavy and the harder I peddled the slower I felt I was going. As we got closer to the end the further I saw them go and I was far behind. They were still within eye distance, but I wasn’t doing as great. I got a cramp on my right leg so I drank more water and kept riding. The cramp didn’t last too long. I kept drinking water and joined them for the last turn which would lead us back to the park. We ended w/smiles on our faces and me very exhausted. I was thankful for my riding friends being supportive and for a great ride. We even did a small but steep climb which I didn’t do to horrible at. But I really need to get more miles in.