Dropped

So, it happened today and I knew it would eventually happen ... I got dropped from a team ride. Today's bike ride was both successful and humiliating at the same time. The email I received with the details around the ride stated that we would be traveling at 18-21 miles per hour on the flats and going up the hills easy for a final pace of 15 miles per hour. I thought I'd be fine. It would be far, but I've held that pace before.

15 miles per hour my foot. When the rest of the riders pulled away from me I had held an average pace of 18 miles per hour. I wasn't going to be able to keep up. So embarrasing. My second ride with the team and I already can't keep up.

This very nice man Tim escorted me on the lonely journey back to the park n' ride from which we started. My final average miles per mile was 17 for 30 miles. So that 's the good news. That's the farthest I've gone holding that pace. So I guess I have something to be proud of today!