Re: Sunday Renegades Ride

That's an ambitious goal, all by yourself.

On Aug 15, 2010, at 2:21 PM, David Shereck wrote:

> Sorry I didn't recognize you. I was trying to stay ahead of the wave
> which I thought was the triangle group.
>
> David Shereck
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> 516.792.9571
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 15, 2010, at 1:05 PM, Oriel Mor <oriel61@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I just spent way too much time driving over the last few days and I
>> wasn't going to let mere lack of sleep keep me from joining my
>> buddies for some of my favorite punishment.
>>
>> Dubya, Stitches and Beast met Bob at Base Camp. The temperature was
>> pleasantly cool. Quite a relief from the heat wave we've been
>> experiencing. We rode briskly out to West Hills, Cold Spring,
>> Huntington, stop in Syosset (new tiny deli offers seating in the
>> shade), campus and back. Lots of other riders out on the roads.
>>
>> In Cold Spring, just as we're making our turn by the fire house
>> toward Snake, we merge with a group of about 8 riders who are going
>> the same way at roughly the same pace. We climb Snake and do the
>> Huntington route together up until the deli at the end of the
>> harbor, at which point they peel left while we keep straight. We
>> didn't do any chatting between groups. Bob and I were working hard
>> to set the pace on the flat.
>>
>> We then do the usual climb out and descend back toward 108. I'm
>> ahead on the steep, as I like to be. Just as I'm approaching 108, I
>> recognize Shrek's bike just ahead of me. As I'm pulling alongside I
>> yell out "Hey, Shrek!" Unfortunately it was too sudden and
>> unexpected for him and he just gets startled. Since I was wearing a
>> brand new Jersey (a present from the SIG class of 2010) he didn't
>> recognize me and kept straight toward Woodbury, while I made my
>> turn onto 108. The others were a short way back and missed the
>> whole exchange.
>>
>> Did our usual ride back along the LIE. A couple of very strong
>> riders from the Triangle kept blowing past us and stopping at the
>> red lights, while we pulled ahead at those lights whenever we
>> could. No Vista Hill today. Total 60 miles.
>>
>> Hoping to see more Renegades next weekend. Bob will be away but
>> I'll be here. I'll send out reminders to meet at my house instead
>> of Bobs.
>>
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