Friday, June 24, 2011
This morning, we decided to ride from our loft out to the Wilson’s Creek Battlefield where we used to train. It’s in between Springfield and Republic and our phone gps system got us completely lost. We eventually go there, but we certainly took the long way.
On the way back, we saw some really cool places and got into some pretty good hills out on the country roads. One in particular, on the way down, was a “hospital or thrill” hill.
I don’t’ like to ride the brake going down steep hills and I know that if a dog or other small animal gets in front of the bike, or anything goes wrong, I’m going to the hospital. It isn’t wise, but I love it. It’s part of the thrill of road cycling, and I don’t want it any other way.
I have no idea how long the ride ended up being, but it was a good one to train for the Tour De Cox, which is only about 6 weeks away.
Tonight, I’m taking my wife on an 80’s date. We’re both 80’s high school graduates and some of the baggage from the past has contributed to some of our problems when we separated, so we’re going to restore the 80’s tonight,
First we’re going to 1984, a video arcade downtown that’s full of nothing but old vintage video games like Pacman, Frogger, Asteroids, etc. Then we’re going to Branson to watch an 80’s cover band who wears wigs and dresses up in all the crazy stuff bands used to wear back then.
The Restoration Tour 