Another ESAR team practice at Albion Hills (aka an excuse to hit the trails with Dee and Mrs. Gally!) I felt off before we started - not sure why. Maybe a bit dehydrated, still unaccustomed to warm days and short of sleep but none of that is unusual for me. Regardless of my low energy, we had a fun ride and I got filled in on their awesome Ireland trip. Gorgeous day and great company!
Mrs. Gally had to leave a little early to meet some clients so Dee and I went out for a final loop of single track. When we returned to the parking lot, we were swarmed by five police cars and more than a dozen officers. Damn, we've been caught - the jig is up! Let's put up our hands! Oh wait a minute, we didn't do anything.
Turns out, they were at Albion Hills with official police force mountain bikes getting training. When I left, they were covering basic stuff like bike pumps. Wish I could have stuck around to hear what's different about biking when you're on police duty.
P.S. Yes STORM, I asked them if they were doing ESAR and told them there is still room for teams. Maybe this MTB training program could be a good place to promote ESAR if it's a regular thing.
Used bike computer distance.