Bike Bliss

The following is an email Coach Mike just sent to the entire Ironteam Coach Staff, and I'd like to share it with you:

Coaches,

We have a NEW cyclist on IronTeam!! Today Maria rode, clipped in, through a myriad of very challenging conditions. She rode on the Iron Horse Trail, weaving in and out through the people walking, dogs moving in all directions, and other cyclists. We were stopping, starting, crossing streets and dodging obstacles. Next we went out on the road. We headed through Danville, dodging pedestrians, car shoppers, and more dogs, while dealing with traffic, stop lights and stop signs, crosswalks, etc. From there we headed north through Alamo and almost to Walnut Creek where we turned around. We went back through Alamo, and into downtown Danville again. We rode down Hartz, where there are no bike paths, lots of cars, and plenty of pedestrians. We turned down a side street and headed back north on Railroad where Maria had to dodge this douche bag opening his car door right in front of her (I’ll have to tell you that story some time).

All in all, we hit just about every type of scenario which required very quick thinking and good reaction time. Maria did awesome, and I fully expect her to crush the bike tomorrow!!

I can't believe I did it!! What an amazing day! Louie Tri, here I come!