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Riding in the Rain
On Saturday, riding from Colorado Springs toward Denver, it rained.
At times, it poured.
When things got a little "too wet," I would pedal as hard as I could to where my support van was parked a few miles up the road, and jump in until the rain subsided. It's hard to wait, though, when you know the miles are still ahead of you.
Eventually, nature broke with the "hard stuff" and let me get by with just a little rain. I had forgotten, however, that when you ride in the rain and on wet roads, the back bike tire kicks up the water on your "seat" as you pedal. The faster you pedal, the more water comes up.
Days on the road are never quite perfect.
But the surprises that await us when we get out there in life and "pedal" certainly make life interesting.