Sunday 29 March rides

[sundial]

I went down my favorite scenic road today and found the redbuds in bloom.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/2dogcrew/redbudhighway.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/2dogcrew/redbuddetail.jpg

And then I came across the mare and foal and this time they were a little closer to me.
Mom is starting to trust me more and the baby was a little more curious about my camera and the bike.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/2dogcrew/coltandmare.jpg

I continued on my journey and on the way back I found the baby sleeping right against the fence.
I stopped and grabbed the camera but as soon as I did, he decided it was best to be back near mama. He's still a little shy. :)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/2dogcrew/coltandmareII.jpg

Maybe next week I'll get a close-up shot of the baby. :)

[ladyicon]

I love your pics, especially the mare and foal. awwwww tooo cute.

[sundial]

Thanks! I love riding this road just so I can see the baby. If you look close enough, there appears to be a little swirly dot on the foal's forehead. :)

[Biciclista]

thanks for the lovely photos. No photos from me, but we did a 20 mile loop through some nice neighborhoods. it was still too cold out, but since it was dry, it was easy to just dress warmly.

[Possegal]

I was at about mile 7, giving serious thought to cutting it short because it was DANG windy, and then the skies opened up and proceeded to drench me! I checked weather.com and it said nothing about rain today! So, short it was. Better than nothing though, and I've been so lazy of late that me+lack of any exercise+really really windy = slow slow slow.

Felt good to be out there though and felt a lot like spring is finally really here, not just teasing us to just go away again. So, more rides to come very soon, I hope!

Love the photos. If my ride was more scenic, I'd try and take some photos. But not too much to see around my neighborhood. :)

[Karma007]

Boy and I did 22 miles around the carquinez scenic loop, at his pace. With Training for the Cinderella Classic, I've been riding a little too seriously. It was nice to just go out and have some fun. I'm not bright enough to post here, but pics are on my facebook....AWESOME views!

[Tri Girl]

Awesome pictures of the horses. They are such beautiful creatures!!! The redbuds are blooming here, too. I LOVE those trees.

Rode 20 miles at the local lake. Wind was CRAZY! Pedaled hard into it going 9-10 mph, barely pedaled with the wind and was going 27 mph. Gotta push through the tough headwind to enjoy a sweeeeeet tailwind. :)
Took a couple pictures. My bike at the swingset near the lake, and I also included the picture of my legs while on the swing that I didn't know I took until I got back home. Hello legs. :p
Great riding today. Beautiful weather and in the 60's. Yesterday it was snowing. Weird. :)

[Fredwina]

Went to church, somebody there suggested that I could find the bike club back at the coffee shop, so I went there and found Tom and Mary Lou -woohoo!
came back home with 30 miles

[Aggie_Ama]

Still fighting a cold but braved the unseasonably cold weather to cheerlead DH at his race. Then I had the most glorious nap. I miss riding. I love red buds, they are blooming here too.

[crazycanuck]

I did the first PMBC club XC event yesterday. I was out to get back into the scene & do some testing. My first goal was to remain calm/breathing going round corner uphill. (Uphill going round corner with pea gravel right at the bend..:rolleyes:) Ok on first lap, almost ok on second. Second goal, nutrition. Errmm..good thought but not quite there. I will work on this during my dirt time this weekend.

I wasn't out to come first, which is a good thing because i came last out of 5 chickadees ;) A corner plus my bike struck back & have some very nice bruises on my left side & sore arm.

(The pic btw is at the beginning of the course & was following a long line of other riders. The Elite/Expert folks started 1hr after us)

Next club race, April 19th. I have time to do some work on nutrition timing & uphill skills on pea gravel. Ahh, gotta love pea gravel :rolleyes:

[hilldweller]

What a fab place to ride Sundial. Lovely pics.

30k flat ride today, working on cadence and pedalling round, not up and down :)

[gnarwhal]

3 hour ride on a skills course on Sunday, up some steep long hills and then down some steep gravelly descents. My first ever river crossing! :D wet feet and big fun :D
Then some more decent training, some sessioning on big woodland steps then down a really rooty dark cool wooded section, lovely on such a sunny day. Then another gravelly, rocky descent to a river crossing but i took the bridge cos it looked too deep for me. Then back a couple of k on a nice sweeping curvy track practising efficient cornering and traction through the exits.

Brilliant fun!

[kacie tri-ing]

I had a beautiful 3 hour ride, and I ended up riding with someone I met along the way. I love decent weather and new friendships!

[wackyjacky1]

I did another 21-mile ride, same as last week. I just love that Salado Creek Greenway and am so impressed that such a nice little trail is smack-dab in the middle of my city. :) It was a beautiful day and everyone was waving and saying hello to each other. Definitely a feel-good day. :) :)

I had a little bit of a bummer when I got home and discovered that my long-sleeve Nike tennis shirt (pre-dates Dri-Fit) had gone missing. I took it off and slipped it under the bungee cords on my rack, but it must have escaped somewhere along the way home. I've had that shirt forever and I just love it. Sigh. :( (I may drive the route today to see if I can find it on the side of the road.)

EDIT: Found it! I hope it'll wash out...it wasn't grey initially. :p

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc71/wackyjacky1/DSCN0566.jpg

[MomOnBike]

This was my last ride for a while, as I'm having knee surgery tomorrow.

Our LBS had a 20% off the Super-Duper Tune Up sale going on, so I rode William down and dropped him off. I figure that the less temptation the better for a while. . . (No, I didn't walk home, DH picked me up at the LBS.)

Anyway, it was a lovely ride down the bike path. I was feeling the knee, so I was being passed by turtles and snails, not to mention people with walkers and small children, but it felt good to get out on a nice Sunday afternoon. Did I mention I was riding slowly?

Ah well, it was a ride, and I'm glad it was a good one, if rather shorter and slower than I would have wished.

[wackyjacky1]

This was my last ride for a while, as I'm having knee surgery tomorrow.
Here's to a swift and full recovery.

[sundial]

MomonBike, good luck with your surgery and wishing you a speedy recovery. :)

[MomOnBike]

Thanks, guys.

I'll be good and do the PT, no matter how much I don't want to. I don't like this fragile feeling.

[kenyonchris]

Did 46 miles in 2:48, mostly flat with the big hill of death in the end...out with my SO...he is like superman (semi-pro rider) so I pushed hard to at least keep him amused. He stuck with me until he knew I knew where I was going, then did his workout (he is training for a ride in Tahoe) and came back to me...I was averaging 19 mph and he lapped me twice on our loop! REALLY windy coming home, which blew my average a bit (so did the hill of death). Tired, tired legs today....

[AnnieBikes]

Rain, rain, rain! :-(

[Jiffer]

Well, after KILLING my 30 mile Saturday club ride ... :D ... I didn't do so hot on the Sunday 50 miler I did with my friend and Honey. I'm SO glad my husband went with us, as he pulled most of the way. It seemed like there was a headwind in like EVERY direction we turned. It was a long, hard ride and I couldn't wait for it to be over! But I survived. :o