I am finally home from Soccer games, birthday parties, and taxing my DDs around! AAAHHHHH!
Stephanie - WTG to you and DH on the 20 miler!
Renee - WTG on the 10 miles! You will totally be ready for the marathon.
WOW! I went and met Bree downtown to ride the "Booty Loop" this morning b/4 the taxi service for my DDs began. We rode 26.2 miles.
Isn't that funny?
Let me rant real quick!
The Booty Loop is a 3 mile loop that bikers LOVE to ride. It is all right turns and wonderful to ride. So this is area is the Meca for runners and riders on Saturday mornings. (THis is the area I do my LR in) There was a TNT group of at least 75 running this morning on the loop. They were on the correct side of the road, but they were running 3 and 4 wide
in the road and there are wonderful sidewalks. THis is a 2 lane main road for traffic so ALL the bikers were having to swerve to miss hitting them. THey would not move!
I understand the road is an easier surface to run on, but I do not understand thinking you can run in the road in the way of traffic (cars and bikes).
It also would be safe if just 1 or 2 wide in the lane, but they were taking up the whole right lane of the road.
At one point I was coming up on them and a car was b/side me...I had no where to go and the runners saw me but would not move...and they could have. I swerved but almost ran into the car and runner (even though I slowed). So I yelled to the runners that they almost caused me (and bree, and 2 other bikers) to get hit.
They finally finished and everyone was safe again. I have nothing against the TNT group....but being a runner and biker, and understanding both aspects of being on the road, I just thought this was not a wise move and very rude and VERY unsafe!
OK, I am good now!