Yesterday we had our ride @ Bonelli Park in San Dimas. I had never been to Bonelli Park before so it was great to go to a new place. The park is VERY hilly so our 2 hour bike ride was a work out to say the least. I had mentioned that I am doing the triathlon on my mountain bike. I do not have a road bike, but I have a really great mountain bike, so I decided what the heck. What I have learned though is that I need to change out my tires, which I will do sometime before the race, as I am training with my big knobby off road tires. I figure that if I train with them when I switch to smooth tires it will be a breeze.
Phrases heard (either out loud or in my head) on yesterday’s ride:
- “You want me to ride with who? Do you realize I am on a mountain bike, how am I going to keep up with them?”
- “I go downhill like a rocket!!”
- “I have to ride up THAT hill; I think they are trying to kill me!”
- “Don’t worry about me; I will catch you on the downhill.”
- “Hey that was a snake!”
- “How much room do you need to pass, you have the whole road, quit crowding me!”
- “I think taking a shortcut sounds great!”
- “How is this a shortcut?”
- “Are you sure we are still on the shortcut?”
- “I think your definition of a shortcut and mine are 2 very different things.”
After our ride we then went swimming in the lake. I cannot even tell you how good the water felt. It did not matter how tired I was as the water was luxurious.
Here is a picture of the team that yesterday that went to Bonelli Park:
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