Knocked out 70 miles this morning....I don't feel beat up but I feel beat. With most of the guys down in Alexandria for the Racing Rapides stage race, we had a small group of fast guys heading for Keatchie to get 100 k's in (oh, no, I don't consider myself one of those fast guys...yet). David and Jimi did most of the driving for the six of us who kept going past I-49. RW1 was on his TT steed but said his legs weren't up to snuff today...which was good because it was tough enough to stay with him as it was. He'd drop off to stop somewhere...for personal business or to eat....and he'd come motoring back up to us real soon. Arnold and I just did our best to hang on but we weren't doing a good job of it on the way to Keatchie, getting dropped in the last 6 miles or so. When we got there, arriving at the store, everyone else was inside getting refueled or using the facilities. We all sat around too long letting our legs get cold so when we started off again it was like a new ride.
After a handful of miles out of town, we hit the smooth pavement on the Keatchie-Keithville Road with a slight tailwind and we were moving more-often-than-not at 28-30 mph for the next 7-8 miles. I like smooth pavement...it makes you feel fast. I felt pretty good, too, and took some pulls. But it took a lot out of me, and with the heat/sun I fell off the back a couple of miles before we got to Linwood Avenue but still kept everyone in sight. I had planned to get in 3 hours but was only at 150 minutes so when I got to Linwood I turned right instead of following everyone to the left. That took me back to I-49, into the village of Frierson, and eventually back to where I was parked. Of note was that I covered virtually the same distance I did a couple of weeks ago in the Tour de Goodwill but did it 30 minutes quicker! Overall, a good ride, quality saddle time, but my legs are aching!
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