We had a beautiful drive back home and got on the bikes around 3 for a nice spin around Mercer Island with an intended pace defined as "leaf watching".

Partway around the long side, I heard an "on your left" and was dropped by a cyclist who then proceeded to drop Ruth, who was just ahead of me on her aerobars. Ruth said "Were we...?" I replied "Yes, we just were" and then something not quite in the spirit of the ride close to "Stop lounging in your aerobars and MOVE IT". This particular cyclist was a trifecta. She wore a pink jersey, white sneakers in caged flat pedals and a big fat non-aerodynamic mirror waving to us mockingly from the left end of her handlebars.

So much for our leisurely ride. We raced each other to the Bellevue side of the island and had a great ride leaving barely enough after yesterday's race to get back to our car parked at UW.

26 Mile Ride @ 01:43:11
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A big shout out and congratulations to our friend Duncan, who had a great race at the Ironman Hawaii World Championships with a rocking finishing time of 12:12!!!