By: C. Kent, aka (Superman)
Hemet, Ca
It is often said that for most people Monday is the worst day of the week but if you are a cyclist that has group rides on Monday, Wednesday and Friday that is rarely the case. If you happen to be an avid cyclist Monday is often a day you look forward to and this Monday was no different for some of us. The day started out with a slight marine layer and mild temperatures but nothing arm and leg warmers couldn’t take case of.
In other parts of the country the fall colors are displayed in colors of reds, yellows and orange but here in Southern California some of the most colorful things you see are the road cyclists in their red, blues, greens, while and of course blacks. That is pretty much what caught my eye as I pulled in to our meeting place this Monday morning. I could see Duramax with a red and white Hammer jersey jacket over his blue team Discovery short sleeve jersey and Deacon with his yellow long sleeve jersey talking to Wart in his red, black and white kit on. We talked for a while wondering if we were going to be all that showed up only to see Highlander dressed in black and blue followed by Taxman in Orange and Hit man in dark navy and black. The last to show up was raptor in Green, rust and black. It looked like the colors of fall to me.
We decided to make this a recovery ride and try to keep the pace down so we could enjoy the ride and get in a few miles without running the heart rate to the max. With that in mind we took off with the intention of heading west planning on two or three small climbs and a stop at Chris’s.
When we turned on to Domenigoni we got in line and Raptor pulled us most of the way to Warren road. The pace was a very comfortable 18 MPH and there was just a bit of a head wind but not enough to make the ride difficult. Raptor pulled most of the way till we got to Warren road then I took a turn only to surrender it to Duramax before we got to Winchester. It was a good pace and my heart rate was pretty steady at 120 to 125.Hit man had to cut the ride short so he turned off at Winchester road and Raptor took the lead again after Highlander and I decided to pull over and wait for Wart to catch up. It was surprising how well Taxman was doing knowing he had been off sick for several weeks but he stayed right with the group all the way down Domenigoni. Raptor took the lead after wart rejoined the group and surrendered it to Duramax somewhere before we got to Leon. We followed his lead all the way to the top of the hill on Domenigoni and Wart caught us again as we waited at the top of the hill.
Shortly after we turned onto Menifee Raptor had to leave and after we turned onto Scott road Wart left us. Four of us made the turn onto Haun with Highlander in the lead. Highlander and Taxman decided to take a short cut over to Newport so Duramax and I continued on to the last hill on Holland before turning on Murrieta and back to Newport. Highlander and Taxman decided to stop at Jack in the Box while Duramax and I continued to Chris’s to meet deacon and Wart. After coffee we decided to go back by the airport and believe it or not we had a tail wind all the way down Stowe. The day turned in 41 easy miles and we just might have been more relaxed than when we started.
When we turned on to Domenigoni we got in line and Raptor pulled us most of the way to Warren road. The pace was a very comfortable 18 MPH and there was just a bit of a head wind but not enough to make the ride difficult. Raptor pulled most of the way till we got to Warren road then I took a turn only to surrender it to Duramax before we got to Winchester. It was a good pace and my heart rate was pretty steady at 120 to 125.Hit man had to cut the ride short so he turned off at Winchester road and Raptor took the lead again after Highlander and I decided to pull over and wait for Wart to catch up. It was surprising how well Taxman was doing knowing he had been off sick for several weeks but he stayed right with the group all the way down Domenigoni. Raptor took the lead after wart rejoined the group and surrendered it to Duramax somewhere before we got to Leon. We followed his lead all the way to the top of the hill on Domenigoni and Wart caught us again as we waited at the top of the hill.
Shortly after we turned onto Menifee Raptor had to leave and after we turned onto Scott road Wart left us. Four of us made the turn onto Haun with Highlander in the lead. Highlander and Taxman decided to take a short cut over to Newport so Duramax and I continued on to the last hill on Holland before turning on Murrieta and back to Newport. Highlander and Taxman decided to stop at Jack in the Box while Duramax and I continued to Chris’s to meet deacon and Wart. After coffee we decided to go back by the airport and believe it or not we had a tail wind all the way down Stowe. The day turned in 41 easy miles and we just might have been more relaxed than when we started.
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