Wednesday Standard Vol. 11

 Wednesday Standard Vol. 11 saw us squeeze in an abbreviated ride as Mother Nature thundered in the background throughout the loop. The radar didn’t look good, but we had a nice group willing to press our luck a little. Monk planned a route that would have us pretty close to the car in the event we lost this bet.

 It got really dark in the woods through Skip-a-Trail and the Red Loop, but the trails continued to roll smoothly, as the storms held off. Every so often, I catch a brief moment when everything rolls and feels buttery, smooth. The moutain bike gods tease me.   Superhero dirt tonight.

 As Melissa pointed out, the Fairhill Pixies wanted us to get this one in. The skies held off as long as they could, and as we made our way back to the parking lot, we were greeted with the rain. Good times. No post-ride recovery this week. Until next time.

Wednesday Standard Vol. 10

Volume 9 of the standard was rained out last week, and frankly, our friends at Weather Underground didn't exactly instill confidence that Volume 10 would go down.

Thankfully, the local rain held off, and we had a super-solid group of seasoned trail pilots to sample a fun route that Monk led us on.  A tree down on a crack head had us following Ted on not-a-trail, but we quickly were back flowing once we hit purple. South Park and Kenny's Revenge rolled really smoothly tonight. Bike driving treat- Until next week.

Wednesday Standard Volume 8.0

 

Mother Nature remains in a manic state in the area. Rain threatened our ride all day, and I was grateful we could push off before anything came in... Ultimately, we would catch a few drops, but the trails were super good. Ted took a few turns at the front, and did a great job leading, and showing me a new (or revamped) trail that I had never ridden. AT FAIRHILL! I was shocked too... Melissa was kind enough to bring recovery carrots once again. Until next time...

Wednesday Standard Volume 7.0

 

The Wednesday Standard saw the sun break out of a somewhat gray day and warm the park right up. Fun loop tonight, with a couple of longer climbs, which kind of destroyed me. The heavy and sweet smell of honey suckle filled the air and made me sound like I smoked a pack of Marlboro Reds before the ride. Trails were absolutely delicous.

Wednesday Standard Volume 6.o

Wednesday Standard Volume 6: My legs were a little crabby, checked in with Kevin a few times regarding those sensations. He reported similar feelings. Found some flow once we got to a bike drive section. Trail conditions were perfect, everything rolled smoothly. Beautiful evening...

Wedneday Standard Volume 5.0

Fun group tonight. Matt had some inflation issues, but he quickly sorted that out. Joyful cruise around the park. Spring is coming, but she was a little shy tonight- but the sun, the sun was glorious- Melissa had recovery carrots and choclates for after the ride. The chocolate was great. miles and smiles

Wednesday Standard Volume 4.0

Wednesdasy Standard 4.0 looked threatened by impending storms, thankfully, the storms held off. Monk chose a fun route, all close to the parking lot in case the storms came. The forecast also is the reason for the pre-ride selfie. Little Egypt trails are really fun... I'm appreciating them in a way I haven't in a long while. cheers friends.

Wednesday Standard Volume 3.0

Volume 3.O had a hearty crew. Temps were much kinder than last week. Crack Head Bob remains one of my all time favorite trails. Until next week...

Wednesday Standard Volume 2.O

Week two of what I am calling the Wednesday Standard. Temps were about half of what they were last week, but the vibes in the group were very good. The sun was glorious and the trails on point. After a long winter, it felt good to be in the sun...

Wednesday Standard Volume 1.O

"as we gradually stopped racing, no one wanted to slow down the group, or distract from someone else's training, we just sort of all started riding by ourselves, and lost connection with each other a bit..." It was great to get back to this last night, honestly the biggest group ride I've done in years, but damn it was good to get out on this one. Looking forward to many more miles and smiles this year...