For various reasons the second training ride seemed harder than the first. It was likely due to a combination of lack of training, the fact we rode at a higher pace and I was fighting off a nasty cold. The bottom line, it seemed more difficult than last week, but none the less, I enjoyed the ride. The weather was perfect, I completed 39km without a break and a total of 68km by the time I got home.
I started out with about 8 riders and we stayed together for a good portion of the route. Once we passed Port Credit I began to struggle. It was a gradual up hill grade and we slowly separated from each other. Heather and Lucinda realized I had been left behind and waited for me and we finished the ride together.
A few other riders joined us for the last leg of the route. We arrived to find the parking lot empty. Looks like we may have been the first to complete our second training ride.
