Hitting the Paceline

So, after hearing about the Little Red Riding Hood, I decided to give Marsha, Cassie $ Susan a couple of lessons in riding in a paceline. A paceline is where a group of riders ride in single line. This way, only the leader has to ride into the wind, the followers can draft. Up till now, I always led the rides.

Today was different. We each took our turn at the front. The leader would set the pace for about 1.5 miles, then we'd switch. We had some success. Marsha and Susan don't have computers, so they had a hard time telling how fast they were going. Cassie and I would correct them as we could.

We went this way for about ten miles, where we hit a series of hills and lost all cohesion. After that, Cassie and I went off to add some miles and the other two went their shorter way.

By the way, the wind blows from the south 375 days of the year. Today, since we were riding primarily north, the wind came out of the north!