I got out with Larry and Kevin this morning. It was good running with Kevin again. I think his recovery from his broken leg is going well. He was "half wheeling" us again like the old days. It's a bike term that means "to ride hard enough to keep the front wheel just ahead of the wheel of the rider next to you". Some other definitions I found online were: --The bad habit of slightly pulling ahead of your partner when riding side by
side. This continues to escalate the pace until your companion whacks you with a
bike pump.
--To continually pull-ahead of the rider next to you in a double pace line,
causing the other line to accelerate, then you to accelerate again, etc.
--To ride next to, but just ahead of someone. This is particularly irritating
when riding in a double pace-line. If a girl does it to you it's called being
"half-chicked". I think you get the idea. Our pace wasn't very fast, and our distance was kind of short for a long run, but it was good to see Kevin "half wheeling" again. He claimed he was just trying to go fast enough to avoid limping...maybe that's true. Now all we need is to get Wayne back running again. He's been battling double pneumonia for months. He even had to have a tube inserted through his back to help drain one of his lungs. I think he was getting that removed Friday. It makes the PF and Achilles tendonitis I've battled this winter seem pretty minor. He's been inactive a long time and is looking forward to getting back to running. We're looking forward to him getting back to running, too. It was nice to have some sunshine and a little bit warmer weather today. I hope the deep freeze days are nearing an end.
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