67walkon:

Guess we have some things in common. I had a similar situation with a 40-something rider who blazed by me on my favorite road. I let him go but then had second thoughts and said, "What the hell. I wonder if I can catch him?" I'm 63 btw. After a few very hard minutes I was sitting on his wheel. He looked over his shoulder, saw me and cranked it up. But, at that point I was in his draft and just sat there. Finally he looked back and saw me right there. He sat up and waved me by. I rode up and thanked him for the ride. We rode together for awhile and talked. Really nice guy. BTW, I also was a walk-on. Back in 1964 I was at American International College in Springfield, MA after graduating from Hackensack High School in Hackensack, NJ. I was a walk-on football player and ended up being the starting QB and getting a full ride for the rest of my college.