Lunch Ride - Oh The Pain

Strava:  http://www.strava.com/activities/182590593

Attendees:  Vince, Mitchell, Hiroshi, Galen and me

Highlights:

• Nice to have Hiroshi and Galen back out with us on a lunch ride
• I feel fat
• Vince took off right away on California and continued breakaway leaving us at the light on University
• I am fat
• Galen accepted the challenge of trying to catch Vince and for the most part did 90% of the work doing so.  My 10 percent was where we didn't really gain on Vince but just gave Galen time to rest so he can continue reeling Vince in after.  It took just after the bridge to catch the bugger.
• Hiroshi and Mitchell suffered the fate of dropping off due to Galen's crazy power on the bike trail. 
• Worked together with Vince and Galen on the rest of the bike trail and on Laguna Canyon.
• Vince said he wouldn't attack up Pine Needles/Luminuous...but he did
• Galen passed me as well, but I tried to sneak by him with a sprint to the top...he laughed at my sneakiness and passed me after.
• Did I mention I'm a fatty?
• Vince and Galen broke away on Quail Hill after I got dropped at the top, but Mitchell (and the light before going up Shady) helped us regroup.
• Galen led up Shady, but Vince launched midway...again
• I waited a little later and tried to reel Vince in before the top just missing the pass at the crest
• Galen and Mitchell got back on after we tried to get away for a little...as expected
• Sprint to Shady bike trail was sketchy with Vince taking off early and Galen following.  I was working to catch them and pass before the bike trail but they checked up due to passing stopped vehicle.
• Mitchell led us on Bonita Canyon at first followed by the rest of us, but Galen amped it up again up the climb and I nearly pulled a Roberto Duran and was ready to exclaim "No mas!"  
• We cut the condo because Galen had to get back, and truthfully I was just done.
• There was a police car that had slowed down and appeared to be following us as we were getting on Bison, but no incidents...we were good.
• I tried to setup a sprint to the finish and drop Vince who jumped on my rear wheel, but he managed to sneak by at the end.

Moral of the story:  Mexico all-inclusive resorts are not conducive to being able to keep up on our lunch rides.  Oh...and being fat sucks.