Le BLT

That's French for "The BLT". Today was our first Bike Loop Tuesday ride, something that paid big-time dividends for me last year. So, needless to say, I was pumped about this ride.

A huge crew showed up at Kirk's house, and after an easy first 3 miles chatting with folks, I linked up with Steve, Vicki and Steve Rupe for a hammer-dropping, pace-lining, super-fun, fast ride. I didn't do a ton of leading, but I gained some confidence by the fact that I was able to pull through a few times and (hopefully) didn't slow our group down too much.

Just as we got back into Kirk's neighborhood, the rain and hail started. We took shelter in Kirk's garage, thinking it was just one of those quick, Spring showers, hoping to get out for a second loop. Uh, not so much. Once the rain came, it didn't stop for awhile. We snacked on some great granola from Team Huskinson while hoping that the rest of the group was managing the weather.

One by one, they all came in. Some still had smiles on their faces, some did not, but all toughed it out. Except for Martin....he didn't come in. We were worried about him, because last year, we always came back to the house to check in before heading out for a second loop. Many theories were developed as to what happened to him; was he crashed in a ditch? Was he drinking coffee at Starbucks? Was he riding to Seattle? Eventually, Kirk got home, went back out and found him....he had braved the weather and done a second loop!!! What a crazy stud! Must be the new bike....

Once we all stopped our watches and gave up on the second loop, we decided to go to Red Robin for dinner. Bummer. So I rode back home, threw some clothes on and dragged Andy and Jen up to dinner. Steve and I threw down some killer Rookie Oreo shakes. As you can see, I was pretty excited about the shake.

Even though it wasn't the workout that I had planned on, it was still a fun evening. Standing in a garage shivering, waiting for the rains to stop....ahhhh, those are the times of your life!!!