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Not riding today, I am still too tired from chasing a triathlon rider for 20+ miles yesterday. The rider was about 2 miles ahead of me when it started. I finally caught them. It was a lady training for an Ironman in Florida this month. We stopped and talked about recumbents. She was very interested in them. She said she didn't know recumbents were so fast and could climb so well. As we were finishing our road side talk, she said there was a huge down hill ahead followed by a huge up hill. She told me she could hit around 30 going down. I told her I would hit 40. Well, we took off and I hit 30 before going down hill, and when I hit 36 on the down hill, I just coasted to the bottom, then sprinted up the other side at 22. When she caught up with me as I was sitting in the shade. She was blown away with the speed. She really wanted one, but said she could not use them in triathlons and Ironman competition. I planted the seed in her head about training on recumbents and holding world records for recumbents. Her eyes were smiling. I could tell she is really considering getting a recumbent. I forgot to mention, she was fast. She flew up the hills easily. I only gained on her on the down hills and flats, just barely on the flats. I hope she gets a recumbent. Man, she would be great for our side.
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