Just in time

Yesterday and today I tried went riding with a new girl on the team, Stephanie. Yesterday I went on the AVX recovery ride, and today she and I went to Big Creek in Roswell to do some mountain biking. Afterwards I told her about my dance classes and she went with me!

I've been looking for a girl riding buddy for forever, and she's pumped about doing some riding. Which is awesome. She's a good mountain biker and just got a road bike recently. She comes in just the nick of time as I am (don't want to count my chickens)/was hurting for a riding buddy.

As awesome as all this is, though, I still wish I had a mentor. Someone to coach, motivate, push and answer questions. She and I are both newbies, so she won't be as useful as someone who can give me pointers. Although I'll be fine on my own, I do everything else in life on my own. It'd be really nice to have some support and encouragement in this venture.

Perhaps now my summer of speed can start.