The day I picked up my bike the team had an instructional "clip in clinic". It took some practice in the parking lot of Jack & Adam's to learn to clip into the pedals without falling over... but after a few tries it got much easier. This picture is from my first night with the bike.
In November, the team spent a weekend in Fayetteville, Texas at Training Camp. We were so lucky to have such wonderful coaches from the Austin and Houston area meet with us to work on the basics. Many of the team members (including myself) have little to no road cycling experience. Day 1: We learned how to emergency stop. We also received coaching on our steering and how to be safe on the road. That afternoon, we rode 25 miles on the highways surrounding Fayetteville. It was an ideal place to practice because there were very few cars on the road and lots of rolling hills. Day 2: We rode another 25 miles before making the drive back to Austin. All in all, I loved it even more than I thought I would!
When meetings start back up for the semester, we will be assigned a certain number of miles to ride each week. We will have team rides every Saturday morning and the remaining miles we will fulfill on our own time. This semester I will also be taking on the position of Secretary for the Rockies route. I'm also hoping to get to do a lot of training with Daniel! He just ordered a Felt road bike (z85) from Jack and Adams. It looks like it is going to be a great final semester in Austin!
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