Today's ride was a bit of a rest, but it was pretty cool because it was my first ride with the Tilton bike team. I don't coach road biking, but I ride a lot after school, and it is fun to ride with the kids.
Tilton's bike history is minimal, although Tom Coupe, who just placed first and second in the two races at NCCC last weekend, is our most successful alumnus. The road team has just recently been resurrected, and I was able to start the first Mountain bike team last fall.
We played dab. It is fun.
So, for today's ride I got to head out with the fast kids. And they were impressive. I thought I had been training well, getting on the rollers early and often. I led them out, and they were right on my heels. It wasn't until we hit the hills that they started to fall apart (and make me feel a little less old) Then, at the end of the ride, I realized that neither of them brought water. Or food. If only they thought about riding as much as they thought about Xbox. They would be scary.
It is always fun to ride with kids. It took me a while to discover biking and enjoy it, so it always gives me hope when young guys get the bug.
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