Tracks of Her Tears

Well it was simply great to have her back in the saddle but when she said to us: What have you been doing for two weeks? I suspect that some of us realized that when she’s not there we have a letdown emotionally as well as physically. Are we just a little codependent? We might be guilty of same but that’s a personal question we have to answer individually. There is no doubt that she brings out in us more than we think we are capable of every time we clip in.  As to a letdown? I suspect the answer is in the affirmative to varying degrees. All you have to do is look at the availability of bikes when she’s absent. Well after all we do love her and although every one of her substitutes is a star in their own right there is no replacing her.  

Did you notice that in the first 30 minutes there was not going to be any frivolity? I had my whistle at the ready and fortunately the Flo Rida hit played well into the session because I could have hardly blown it sooner and I was careful to keep my big mouth shut until KJ seemed to relax as I could feel the CS take a deep sigh of relief.  

By rides end the emotion of being back took hold of Kristen  and as she gave her own soliloquy of thanks to all of us the sweat blended with her tears but it was a thin disguise.  We all knew her heart was broken but one day at a time we will do our part to mend it.