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\"\"This weekend, as part of my role as a Coeur Sports<\/a> ambassador, I led a beginner friendly ride of an old triathlon course here in Maryland.\u00a0 While the ride was welcome to riders of all paces, my big goal was to make sure that slower riders felt like they belonged.<\/p>\n

I know what it’s like to be afraid of group rides, worried that I won’t be able to keep up.\u00a0 So I made a point to note to everyone that this ride was open to all paces.\u00a0 I would be riding in the back, and if someone wanted to take a break mid-ride, that was fine by me.\u00a0 This was all about getting out there and riding.<\/p>\n

I had a small group of people show up, but I couldn’t have been happier with the participants.\u00a0 Everyone was so friendly and welcoming to each other, and I heard more than once that people were so glad that the ride was zero pressure.\u00a0 Sure, I had people say “Oh, I will be slow, don’t worry if you have to leave me behind.”\u00a0 And you know what?\u00a0 They were WRONG.\u00a0 They weren’t slow.\u00a0 In fact, I was expecting to have an easy ride and came into the morning with slightly dead legs.\u00a0 This was not the easy ride that my legs wanted.<\/p>\n

I’m absolutely guilty of underestimating myself and my abilities.\u00a0 I don’t think I’m “good enough” for a lot of group rides.\u00a0 But like some of the folks who came out for my ride, I need to take a hard look at what I can do and not psych myself out because I don’t think I’m good enough.<\/p>\n

I had so much fun getting this group out and riding, and I plan to do at least one more ride later this summer.\u00a0 Most of these people were complete strangers who showed up to ride and I think we all had an awesome time.\u00a0 Thanks to everyone who came out!<\/p>\n

If you’ve been thinking about putting together a group ride, do it!\u00a0 You never know who might be looking for a group to ride with.\u00a0 Put out a Facebook invite, tell people in your tri club, ask people to spread the word.\u00a0 I’m so glad I did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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