The Sunday training ride to the flashers has begun to take on a life of its own. That’s a good thing. These early season tests allow a racer to sort himself or herself out in a way that wouldn’t be easy on your own. Sure it’s important to dial-in your training on the lonely stretches of asphalt in your mind and elsewhere, but bike racing takes place in the spaces between, with the involvement of others in our own social network, adjusting to the ebb and flow of the group dynamic.
Author: Tom Saccone
Shattered
Bright, sunny skies and moderate temperatures brought out a nice showing for the Sunday Flashers out and back, 45+ miles training ride. Several members from Joe’s Bicycles (Indianapolis) came down. Also, local squads DRT, Mob Squad, Speedway and Scholars Inn Bakehouse were represented.
Training Ride Report – Saturday
It was shaping up like a typical frigid winter training day. It was Saturday and don’t always participate in the noon team ride, usually selecting Sunday as the weekend day that I will bear the wrath of the family for checking out for several hours. But today’s course was appealing as it generally worked its way back past my house after about 30 miles. The course actually went longer, via Paragon, but I had planned to go south after Anderson and Old 37. The dishes in the sink can wait.