Every so often I organize an activity for any women in the neighborhood who want to come. I love playing with my friends, so when I'm in the mood I just pick something fun and announce a date and time to everybody. Last Saturday six of us got together for a bike ride down Provo Canyon along the river trail. One friend drove us and our bikes to the drop off at Vivian Park, and off we went. At least, off everyone else went. I decided to bring up the rear, and before I knew it, I was alone on the trail. It turns out that a seven-speed bike doesn't easily keep up with those 24-speed mountain bikes. My absence was quickly discovered, and the group waited for me to catch up and then slowed down for me. So we had a wonderful afternoon enjoying the colors in the canyon, stopping for treats along the way, and resting in a park. My friend, Martha, put together this video to recap the trip. After watching the video, I realized that my windbreaker sort of acted like a parachute, and fully inflated tires would have helped too. (I'm just finding all the excuses I can so I don't have to wonder how out of shape I am.) Martha toyed with taking the "fat bottomed girls" line out, but I thought I was really funny and asked her to keep it. Overall, it was a great fall day with my friends, and next time I'll borrow someone's mountain bike. :) Enjoy the video! (The blurby lyrics are to cover some questionable ones.)
5 comments:
So fun! once again, thanks for organizing it. I had a really nice time. Let's do it again in the spring! Maybe I'll pull a Leuzi and BIKE UP the mountain!!
Mindy--More power to you! Seriously, my quadriceps were on fire by the end of the ride and I was so glad to get home and sit on a soft sofa. Still fun though!
Well, I do have a pretty snazzy bike.... ;o) Maybe getting in shape to do that in a timely fashion will be my winter fitness goal. I do have a stationary bike that I can work up to it on.
To be truthful, though, I was pretty beat by that evening, too.
I have my doubts if I could even make it around my neighborhood on my bike. Sounds like a lot of fun, though.
That makes the bike ride so much enjoyable when you start at Vivian Park instead of doing the round trip! I'm so glad you went!
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