Team work is always more effective than working alone.
As I was cycling to work this morning I noticed a dog sitting by the side of the road. He looked pretty mean so I swung out toward the middle of the road a little to avoid getting too close. It’s one of the skills you pick up as a regular cyclist.
As I got closer I realised that while he looked mean, his mean cyclist chasing days were far behind him. He really wouldn’t be up for it any more. He was just watching.
Relieved, I let my guard down and moved back closer to the kerb. Which was about the same time that his friend came out from the other side of the truck parked on the verge – and made his move in my direction.
His friend wasn’t quite so old and slow. Thankfully I was able to sprint past fairly easily.
I’m sure those two dogs had a laugh together at my expense, slapped a big high 5 and said, “Got another one”.
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Was it a Simpsons-type ‘dog with shifty eyes’?
Besides mileage, weather and other stats that I used to keep track of in my training journal, I also recorded the number of dogs that chased me. A good ride was a “three-dog-ride” and a bad ride was a ride with no dogs. There’s nothing like a doberman or pit bull to get your heart rate and cadence up.
G’day Dave – The first dog certainly had shifty eyes. I didn’t wait around long enough to see if his friend did or didn’t.
Hey David – you’re right about using dogs to help your training. Did you ever see American Flyers with Kevin Costner? I remember he had a training partner like that. He would ride past the gate of a very nasty dog each day to improve his sprint. 🙂