This morning I joined the Folsom High School MTB Team for their Saturday training ride. In total, about thirty students and parents met at the middle school in Granite Bay. Nice.
The recent rains were good for the trails as they were compacted and for the most part free of mud or puddles. I followed the freshmen out with a couple of other parents and the rolling terrain from the school over towards the Granite Bay mountain biking race course provided a great warm up.
The entire group met and received instruction from Coach Jason McMillen. The experienced (fast) riders took off for three loops of the course. Coach Mac stayed with the younger riders and they also got three laps.
Honestly, all these kids are so fast that I lagged behind, missed a turn and had my own experience out there. In fact, at one point I was pedaling across a sandy area that is usually about ten feet under water. Here is the good news ... kept the rubber down for the entire ride. No issues (I don't consider slow an issue) and headed back to the parking lot with the group. At least that is how it began. Again, I lagged behind but powered up the gentle hills arriving at each crest breathing heavily. The last parent was about fifty yards ahead of me as we negotiated the final couple of turns.
Yes, it felt great being out there. Didn't even notice the temperature at all thanks to all the pedaling. Oh yeah, at the conclusion, the temperature was up to fourteen degrees Celsius.
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Great job! Keep up the good work...we are very proud of you.
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