This ride was posted on atlbike.org and since I had not ridden up in the Cartersville area since last September, I decided to make the drive. Well, I didn't feel so good getting ready. Should've listened to what my body was sayin'. Drove up to Sosebee Park and several riders were already there. Sosebee Park is a park created specifically for bicycle riders. Chris Sosebee has graciously turned a big chunk of his property into a great place for cyclists. Since my last visit, Chris has added 2 changing rooms on top of the porta-potty and water already available. I knew only a handful of the riders, but we headed out about 8:30. Rode with the main group until we started hitting some of the hills. That's when I really knew I wasn't near 100%.
Promptly fell off the pace. Had planned on doing the 50 mile route, but knew a change of plan was required. Took my time the rest of the way to the 31 mile route turn-off. After a brief rest, I headed back to Sosebee Park. Beautiful route as usual and the wind was picking up. Hated to be pulling up short, but there was no way I was going to slog it out for the 50 miles.
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