Tri County Hill Hopper

Another Sunday down another athletic adventure. This weekend dad and I rode in the Tri County Hill Hopper. What a ride let me tell you. Our first mistake was crucial. We decided it would be a good idea to drive the route the night before just to see what lay ahead. WRONG MOVE! It was hill after hill after hill. We were forced to stop at the winery in Round Top for a nice glass of red to calm our nerves. Well we thought it would calm our nerves, but not really. Dad said he had a hard time getting to sleep thinking about all those hills.

So on Sunday we woke up at the but crack of dawn to start getting ready. Kaytlynn and I in our bike shorts and jerseys and dad in his sweat pants ( shorts hidden underneath!) and t-shirt! Power bars and gatorade in hand we headed out to pack up the bikes ~just in time for dad to have a flat....little did he know it was the first of many flats to come that day. Then we headed for the starting line.

Bang... off we went huffing and puffing up those hills. We got about 11 miles out in 45 minutes. We were feeling pretty good, but mother nature was calling. After a quick drain, a view of an old guy in really really short red shorts, and a banana ( a yellow one not the one in the shorts) we got back on the bikes. Somewhere in between hills we lost each other. We didn't meet up again until the end. I was waiting with the rest of the family. We were just starting to wonder if we should call out the search party when dad came riding in. Turns out I am really not faster than dad on my bike. He suffered through two more flat tires while riding! There is no pain like riding on a flat tire going up a hill. So ~

WAY TO GO LEWIS!!!! Congratulations on your longest ride yet. Just wait till you get those new slicks on. You are going to kick my tail in the Bike La Grange ride!!!