Strava record of today's ride - Thunder Bay to Nipigon. 117kms, avg speed: 22.2km
Today went pretty much as I expected. We covered 117km from Thunder Bay to Nipigon and it was a challenge. I'm rusty and my cardio isn't great. Also, I knew I would have issues learning how to ride with a group.
I'm used to stopping frequently to take pictures, or take breaks whenever I feel like it, but this is difficult to do with a group, particularly when there's a schedule to keep.
On top of this, the wind was brutal today so if I lost the wheel of the rider of rider in front of me, it was incredibly difficult to work my way back into the group. On a similar note, being at the front of a group made me anxious that I was either going too slow or too fast, on top of the effort creating draft for the group.
It was a difficult ride although I seemed to be mraginally faster riding in a group. Dinner was homemade pizza, pasta, and baked desserts - just what we all needed!
Tomorrow has some vicious hills and an extra 40km than today. Hopefully I can recover and find a better rhythm with the team.
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