Great ride in this morning, did 20 miles and had an episode of testosterone poisening (I didn't coin this phrase...stole it from someone else) Basically I let my ego get the better of me...A guy I often see, but at a different section of path...rides I think a specialized cross bike with road tires passed me while I was stopped at a street. I manned up cought him and then hung with him once I got started (I don't think he was being an ass, he just had better timing than me)

Then on an underpass section of the trail I was gaining on him without really trying, I figure he thought he'ld dropped me like a bad habbit and wasn't even concerned. So I passed him shortly after. Kept ahead for a little while but he took exception to being behind me I think (do I smell or something :-) and passed me back, with a friendly "good morning" I said good morning to him too, and then it was on. He set a blistering 20 mph pase and didn't let up. I got a good draft off him though and was feeling pretty strong, so I stayed behind him for a while and after a few more street crossings I buckled down, gave him an "on your left" and came around, telling him he could draft off me for a while now :-) I one upped him and kept my "passing" speed of 23-24 mph and held it for as long as I could, luckily it was long enough as we came to a section of the path that goes through the University and you have to slow down. I was DIEING as I finally let off, and looked at my HRM to see 192!!! HOLY FREAKIN COW! I'ld never seen a number that big before, and thought I was gonna pass out right there (partially from shock, and some from lightheadedness) then we cruised through a bunch of turns, and some traffic, and you have to climb a small hill, he was in front now, and although I normally like to sprint up this hill, I was WASTED, and it was all I could do to just motor up it. He on the other hand still had good energy (I like to think because he had been drafting me last :-) and just whipped right up it.

Good fun.