3/21 rides

[Crankin]

20 miles on nice, familiar roads into Acton and a bit of Stow. I am taking the approach of not pushing myself until April comes. Once I get some base miles, I will work on speed and some intervals. Distance/endurance is less of an issue for me. It seems to be working, since I notice my hill climbing speed is going up without much effort, as long as I purposely keep my speed on the flats lower than I might.
SheFly, was that you we saw on the tandem, on Concord Rd.?

[SheFly]

SheFly, was that you we saw on the tandem, on Concord Rd.?

Not today. Home sick. Tired, lazy, congested. did a reasonably big ride yesterday in the warm temps though, and ended up dehydrated and sunburnt . Are we sure this is mid-March????

Glad you got out for a ride. Sounds like rain for a couple more days - just what we need around here.

SheFly

[redrhodie]

I really wanted to take a rest day, but when I saw the forecast, I figured I'd better ride today while the weather was still nice. I just did 22 miles, but there was an exhausting headwind, and I feel like I climbed a mountain.

[rubywagon]

It is a beautiful day in Utah! I did a 23 mile club ride this morning. It was just gorgeous.

[northstar]

It's supposed to be 50 here today - just did a quick 14 mile loop with my brother...first time with the road bike out in 2010. Blue sky, cardinals chirping, and a raging Mississippi River at St. Anthony Falls. It felt great.

[nolemom]

Did a 70-miler today with three great guys and had my personal best average. It was a beautiful ride and they treated me to lunch afterwards.

[OakLeaf]

I woke up at 5 a.m., took a look at the radar, rolled over and went back to sleep. By the time yoga class ended - about the same time the club ride would have been finishing up - we got a couple of sprinkles, then it stopped again. So I decided to take my commuter bike to the grocery store - hey, three miles is three miles. As soon as I paid for my groceries and walked out of the store, that's when the rain started.

[DebW]

I did the 27 mile CRW ride out of Concord today. It was supposed to be the Sudbury Bridges ride, but that would have involved wading (or maybe swimming) so the ride was moved northward. Counting the miles from my house to the ride start, I did 39 miles today.

[XMcShiftersonX]

I wasn't going to ride today since there was a 70% chance of rain, but then my neighbor who has just started doing time trial racing texted me and asked if I wanted to go with her on a really slow ride because she has to do heart rate training. At the time I agreed, it wasn't raining. We took off, did 22 miles, flat. Half way through it started pouring down rain, and remained that way for at least 8 miles. I hate riding in the rain! I was so happy to get home and into a hot shower! But I'm glad I went out and put the miles in. It was short so it wasn't that bad.

[azfiddle]

I was going to take a day off after yesterday's windy 55 miles, but got a Sat afternoon invite to go out this morning.

It was great weather- sunny, no breeze. Two of us turned back part way, so I ended up with 30 miles by the time I got home- but the last 5 miles by myself I was definitely slowing down. It was a good way to end my spring break from teaching...back to work tomorrow :-(

[NoNo]

I only had about an hour to ride yesterday, so I went out wanting to get as many miles into that hour as I could. About 30 minutes in I decided I couldn't fight the fierce winds that were blowing me all over the road anymore. Still, 8 miles is better than no miles, and it gave me a much-needed rest from my new business which has completely consumed my life. I need to find ways to make time for riding and take care of myself.

[ASammy1]

About 30 minutes in I decided I couldn't fight the fierce winds that were blowing me all over the road anymore.

The same reason we only got 12 in! When it stops being fun, it's time to turn around and go home!

[Becky]

24 rolling-to-hilly miles yesterday. It felt really good to get out....until I realized that my new headset had worked itself loose A 32mm headset wrench is not something that I carry with me! So I took it easy on the descents, tightened it by hand when I could, and made it home ok. Needless to say, that was the first thing I did when I got home, even before a shower!

Good ride though....I didn't lose as much fitness over the winter as I thought.

[erickkat]

I did 40 miles yesterday from Forestville to Healdsburg. A very good distance seeing as my highest ever has been 50 a couple weeks ago. I had a great ride, felt amazing, really hauled (for me) and didn't feel it all afterwards. I can really see the improvements stacking up between spin classes, learning my bike and me, and the new clipless shoes.

It was a busy day for cyclists here, we must have passed dozens along the route, everyone grinning ear to ear and smiling. It's so encouraging when you see someone going the opposite way and giving you a big smile, especially if you're working hard climbing while they're coming down.

[owlice]

I rode just shy of 22 miles; I'd intended to ride longer, but ran out of time because I spent a long time cleaning my kid's old bike and then yakking with another mom when I dropped the bike off at her house for her son to use.

The weather was really beautiful (even with the wind in my face); excellent for riding. I saw wood ducks in the lake; don't know that I've ever seen wood ducks there before (so so pretty!).

There were lots of people out on the trails, some of them smarter than others about it. I usually say hello to people as I pass, whether they are walking, biking, skating, etc., and I always call out my intent to pass someone and thank them (though sometimes the "Thank you!" is the only thing they catch because they have in earbuds and their music is turned way up). So I'm riding along the Anacostia Trail, call out my intent to pass a guy, and just after I pass him and thank him, he calls out "Oh, baby!" and then makes a kissy noise; this struck me then (and now!) as just hilarious!! It would have ticked me off if I were 30 years younger, but at my age and in my state, it's simply flat-out funny, which is probably not quite the effect he intended!!