Devil's Hill

Trip Dist: 20.50
Trip Time: 1 hr 14 min 14 sec
Avg Speed: 16.57 mph
Max Speed: 33.45 mph

Total Odo: 715 mi
Total Time: 53 hrs 35 min

Weather: About 80 degrees. Very beautiful weather, cooled down considerably. Once we descended devil's hill, we explored into the countryside. It was extremely beautiful, with almost no cars (no road lines either).


Michael "Pectoral" Land hit the street today on his new (used) GIANT road bicycle for his first long distance ride to date. His K-Swiss cranked the pedals with no regret, backwards Ron Paul hat aerodynamically cut through the wind, and cutoff jersey kept him quite cool as sweat basically evaporated instantly.

The ride was great. Drafting on and off was really cool. Working as a team has only just begun. I'm sure out communication will become unstoppable come next semester. Winter training must be rigorous and persistent. Mike pushed me up a bunch of hills, my legs were exploding. Post-burn was minimal, but burn was full on through the up hill sprint. WOW. Epic.

My legs were feeling rubber-bandish. Scott's club ride pushed me the hardest I've ever been pushed on thursday, then all weekend was filled with running through fields with a heavy HD camera on my shoulder, coupled with minimal sleep and no milk. This weekend was rough, to say the least. Luckily, Michael brought the blessing of milk back into the house last night. "The river of milk, sets the feet a dancing." We rejoiced as 5+ bowls of cereal and oats followed.

Today was a blessing even though we needed to get Mike a new tube. his rear tire presta valve seal to the rubber had broken. Quick change, inflate, and we were on the road in no time. Thank you Jesus for an epic ride. Minor tuning is needed for the GIANT, but will be dependably cranking soon enough.

"Let them come" I say, Lee University Cycling club has BEGUN!