Wednesday a.m.

Just following instructions...

Good morning!

OK, are you ready to receive another day as a gift? Gratitude is the right response.

Following a 5 mile run, here in a few minutes, we are taking off for Nashville to see Luke. He got back from Guatemala over the weekend and starts his job tomorrow. Kedra wants to go pack his lunch, and we will drive him to work tomorrow. We'll speak to his boss and tell him to treat him nicely. JUST KIDDING! ha ha Thanks, Tim S., for the inspiration for those thoughts.

Yesterday was another day. That's a pretty profound statement. Or not. Anyway, it came and went, and like most days, most of what I did was mundane but filled with eternal significance. Right?

Yesterday evening we gathered at Spring Mill Park for Paceline Tuesday. We are supposed to roll out at 5:45 but never do, which is fine. It's a relaxed start. We rolled over to Orleans and then lined up to get out to the Washington county line. We had a nice tailwind, so we took off at 20 mph and had trouble holding it, trouble holding it that slow! It was great. Of course that meant we would pay for it coming back. And we did.

We lined up as A and B, which is working out nicely. Tim the Elder is an A rider but doesn't mind pulling us Bs along. We had 5 and 5 last night, with one guy who tries to do both lines. He rode in the B line, without pulling, until the A went by. He latched onto them before getting dropped pretty quickly. Then he was back with us and got dropped again. It's not the best thing really.

The wind was strong last night. I can't recall it being any stronger in the 3 seasons I've been riding. My pulls were short and slow. I just didn't have much last night. Our line still managed a tick above 20 mph, and the A group was around 22.5, I think. Despite the wind, it was fun and a good workout.

Following the ride, Jim, Bill, Tim, Dan and I ran 3 miles in the Park. This group, with the exception of Tim, then gathered at Wendy's for refueling and analysis. It was a really nice way to end the evening.

We are planning another ride Thursday evening at 6 p.m. from Lighthouse: 30ish mile Amish Loop. On Saturday 2-3 of us are planning a 100 mile ride, starting at 7 a.m. from Parkview. Hopefully others will join for part of the distance.

OK, off to run and then to Nashville for today and tonight. Back tomorrow in time to ride.