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1/2 Marathon Hell Week: Thurs.

Okay.  Today was going to be my "big ride" day.  I was going to skate 20 miles at a medium fast pace which would be my longest ride of the four (five including race week) weeks.  This was the last day to push myself before easing down to rest for a few days.

9 miles in at Shelby Farms

Well, I made it 10 miles.  I rode the Greenline then went up and around Shelby Farms for a while when all hell broke loose with the weather.  It stormed like a beast.  The temperature dropped at least 10 degrees.  I was skating through pockets of warm then cold air as the wind picked up so fast that it almost knocked me down.  Luckily, I made it back to the Visitors center where all of us temporarily stranded by wind and rain conditions waited out the storm and for rides back home.  And thankfully, Lindsey answered my texts and came by to scoop me up.  She got me back to my car so I could change clothes and get dry.

Ride ruining rain

Well, the one thing I did get to do on the ride was try out my Eastside Rain Wheels.  I can't recommend them enough after this first ride.  Riding these 70 mm center set wheels I could pump and push with confidence.  They didn't slip out at all.  Only my first time riding them, but I recommend them highly.  Eastside Longboards