What Do People Talk About on Long Bike Rides?

I have often wondered what people talk about on there long training rides and have tried asking CT, but he just says "Nothing really."  Seriously?  You are out on your bike with 2 to 4 other people for hours on end and you don't talk about anything?    So, does that mean that they are riding so hard that they can't talk or that he doesn't really remember what they talked about?

Today Aimee and I ventured out on our own  (the rest of our group is in Wisconsin, either competing in the IM or watching it).  We decided to try a local tour put on by the Westerville Bicycle Club, clik here for more info on the Dry Run Tour.   It was a very nice, hilly ride and we couldn't have asked for better weather.  We started out a little slow as both of us had run between 17 to 20 miles yesterday.  Our ride took us through Granville, Centerburg, Sunbury, and Galena, just to name a few.

So, what did we talk about?  Just about everything; OSU, MIT, our friends competing in IM Wisconsin, our current training plans for our IM's, our worries about our IM's, our boyfriend's, Aimee's upcoming wedding, the  Haunted Hallow, our plans for the next few weeks, and food.  We had a pretty long discussion on food, so long in fact,  that I came up with a menu to make for tonight.

 Here is the menu I came up with for today:
1) Spinach Salad
2) White Bean Chicken Chili
3) Fresh Bread with Olive Oil for Dipping
4) Wine

Thanks to Aimee, I had a very nice ride today, and a very nice supper! 

Stats for this week:

Monday: hour bike ride

Tuesday: 3200 swim, hour run

Wed: 30 mile bike, 15 minute transition run

Thursday: 65 minute hill run

Friday: rest

Saturday: 17 mile run

Sunday: 76 mile bike