my sunday ride on the road

this past sunday morning i went for a bike ride by myself. i hopped on my road bike and hit the country roads for a couple of hours. as luck would have it, i rode straight into the wind at first. this was a struggle, but a good workout. along the way, i rode alongside a guy who was heading in my direction. we chatted for a bit - he told me had qualified for the world duathlon championships in australia this fall, for his age group, which he noted to be 60-65. he didn't look that old. we rode together for about 10 minutes, then i left him in a parking lot where he took a break. he passed me later, zipping by at an alarming speed. i followed for a while, then we headed off in different directions. i saw him once more later, on my way home.

speaking of on my way home, i had the wind at my back, and it was effortless to ride so much faster. a few miles from home, the sky darkened. i wanted to do 50km, so i had to add a short loop, but in doing so, i ended up riding into the rain. and to my surprise, the SNOW. i made one turn and ended up almost getting knocked off my bike it was so windy. my face was getting pelted with ice pellets as i rode straight into the wind. fortunately, this only lasted a minute or two. i made it home, cold, tired and hungry.

one other note, i passed by this church - a mennonite church. there were at least 100 cars in the parking lot and they were all black. except for one red, and one white car (the rebels!). i've never seen so many black cars congregated.