Also with all the intensity that I accumulate between track on Tuesday nights and Fiesta Island Worlds on Thursdays, I don't see myself doing a lot of saturday morning group rides for the remainder of this season - weekends will be for longer steady riding.
This is great because it should help my social life - I'm always conflicted about staying out and drinking with friends on a Fri eveining vs staying in and getting up for a group ride; historically I've picked the latter. I started my ride today pretty hungover but by an hour into it I was feeling great and had no problem riding above my z2 goal.
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"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste