May 20th daily rides

[DrBee]

I had a great morning! I rode a new personal best distance today! 26.2 miles! As corsair would put it - a half of a half century! I started the day at 6:30 am with a Luna bar and a glass of OJ. Yummm. Then off I went.

I was struggling for the first 5 miles until I figured out what was going on. I also figured out why yesterday's ride was so miserable.... uhhh.. .duhhhh.... perhaps air in the tires would be helpful. So, I did a quick stop back at the house and pumped up the tires (they were at 60! ) and off I went again. Wow - what a difference. I could've ridden longer - my legs felt great and my heart was not jumping out of my chest! In fact, for the last mile I broke out into song. I sang "oh susannah" for some unknown reason. But- was grinning ear to ear!

I hope everyone else has a great morning, too!

Enjoy the day! I'm off to put in 2 more garden beds. Oh, the joy. I'd rather be on my bike - that's for sure.

[Grog]

I'm off to a club ride in a few minutes... I'd like to ride about 60 km to get to 1800 km since January 1st. It's a bit chilly and cloudy today so I won't go for a full hundred... or maybe, who knows, depending on what the other chicks do... (I ride with a women's club called the Dizzy Chicks.)

[Grog]

I'm off to a club ride in a few minutes... I'd like to ride about 60 km to get to 1800 km since January 1st. It's a bit chilly and cloudy today so I won't go for a full hundred... or maybe, who knows, depending on what the other chicks do... (I ride with a women's club called the Dizzy Chicks.)

Done. Actually did 89, just to pass Aggie_Ama who was 80 km ahead of me on BikeJournal...

So I'm 16th ... for now.

Great ride, lots of wind, and a girl got a piece of metal go through her tire, tube, AND RIM. Impressive. I was happy that didn't go into her skin.

I am getting tired of riding always the same routes though, I'm looking forward to when my partner finishes his exams so we can put the bikes in the car and go ride elsewhere... *sigh*

[Popoki_Nui]

I had a great morning! I rode a new personal best distance today! 26.2 miles! As corsair would put it - a half of a half century! I started the day at 6:30 am with a Luna bar and a glass of OJ. Yummm. Then off I went.

Nice! Congrats on a new personal best!
I'm suffering a near-total lack of motivation today. Cold and windy outside, looks like rain may hit soon....any words of encouragement would be appreciated

~Sherry.

[rocknrollgirl]

I just got back from a couple of hours on the trails with "the boys". My hubby is working today, so I met up with one of our riding buddies and a couple of his buddies.
We got sprinkled on in the beginning, but it cleared off, and was just warm and humid. The trails we a bit slick from the rain, but not too bad. Once I got warmed up I felt pretty good, and did not have any trouble keeping up. They were on a sadistic "hit every hill twice", kinda ride, so it was a great workout.
I had sort of envisioned doing a brick workout, getting off and doing a trail run after the ride, but I did not have enough gas in my tank. So the trail run will have to wait until tomorrow.

On the way home I stopped at the local farm market and bought my hubby his favorite pie, strawberry rubarb.

All in all, not too shabby.....

Ruth

[betagirl]

Today I did the breakfast ride with the local club for the first time. Nice group of ladies came out, and we did about 15 miles together. The pace was a little slow for me, but it was a nice social ride. Stopped for a good breakfast at this little coffee shop place, then headed back. The weather here is great today, so I didn't want to go home just yet so I rode into the city and back. I took a different route, more through the west side - for those who live in Chicago I went down Lake Street, under the green line. I tried to race the train but lost. Badly. I went down to the West Loop Gate area (where Oprah's studio is) then headed back out Washington Blvd. The neighborhood in this part of town is sketchy, but I had no problems. So now I have an alternate route for commuting if I'm in a hurry and need to skip my 3 mile detour. Time for a shower and then some yard work.

[DrBee]

Nice! Congrats on a new personal best!
I'm suffering a near-total lack of motivation today. Cold and windy outside, looks like rain may hit soon....any words of encouragement would be appreciated

~Sherry.

Thanks!

If it still hasn't rained, you could try to slip in a quick ride and beat the rain. You could make it a race against the rain Or - you could curl up with a nice book and cup of hot tea or coffee and enjoy some quiet time???

[Nanci]

I rode 24 miles today in gorgeous 85-90F weather. I dropped my daughter off at a rest area to meet my ex to drive back to MN with him, _plus_ got to visit my ex-cat and ex-horse who I hadn't seen in years and years, then rode to where my group's ride had started two hours previously, and rode the route backwards to catch them. Didn't get many miles in- but had a great lunch at a Persian place- a sandwich of artichoke hearts, tomato, capers and provolone. Mmm!!

[makbike]

Today was the ADA's Tour de Cure here in Louisville, Kentucky. It was a beautiful day for a ride. I opted for the 62 mile route which was actually 53 miles but that's okay (they had to change starting points and thus lost some miles). We made our way out to a couple of the surrounding counties - all back roads with very little traffic. They had SAG's set up about very 8 - 10 miles. There were cheerleaders positioned at the top of Lilly Pike giving riders the last little ump they needed to make it to the top of a nasty climb. Upon our return they had a nice lunch (burgers, green beans, potato salad, chips and cookies) and free massages! I ate and relaxed in the warm sunshine. It was a wonderful ride with a great purpose. I'm looking forward to participating next year. I'm not sure if I will make the 25 mile club ride this evening for my legs are tired (was it all the hills on Routt Road out and back, the assault on Lilly Pike, the wind or a combination). I do hope to participated in the 50 mile club ride tomorrow and of course the nap that will follow (today's was very nice, too!).

[GreenLady]

44 mile C+ group ride, through the posh suburbs of Philadelphia. Gorgeous weather, cloudy and not too hot. I'm actually getting better on the hills!

Life is great

[Popoki_Nui]

Thanks!
If it still hasn't rained, you could try to slip in a quick ride and beat the rain. You could make it a race against the rain Or - you could curl up with a nice book and cup of hot tea or coffee and enjoy some quiet time???

Actually, I did a bit of both! I finished rebuilding the worn Nuovo Record derailleurs and installed them back on my Gitane TdF. When I had done that, the sun came out! (so much for weather forecasts!). So I took my beloved "Geri" out for a 15km test ride to make sure the derailleurs were working properly again, and spent the balance of the afternoon in the sun reading "Tour De France, The Illustrated History" by Marguerite Lazelle. Pretty much a bike day all around
~S.

[Fredwina]

Will the title get me in the enrigsh thread?
I'm supposed to do a century with 8,000 feet of climbing in 3 weeks. we started at 2600 feet and wound up at 8400 30 miles later. This was the back side of the worst climb of the ride And the "need for speed" folks waiting Miss Hill Slug to slog up it in 4 1/2 hours! and they actually didn't seem to mind! Coming down was fun. not! in between a 750 ascent halfway down, Hairpin turns, crazy drivers with large boats, and high winds on Mavic Ksyriums, it was a 'eyes wide open' ride.
It was the most climbing I've ever done in a day. The strangest thing was that my water bottle alomst fell out about 2 miles from the finish. I use a Camelbak, and carry Cytomax in a bottle. I last drank from it at the summit, and the descent had changed the air pressure enough that the bottle was loose in the cage.
I'm supposed to lead the beginner ride tommorrow. Hopefully, less climbing

[J-hawk biker]

I also set a personal best for distance, did 20 miles. Saw the back side of a deer I spooked and lots of cows! Training for a twenty mile rile on the 4th of July, so it looks like I can make it. Now, I can work on getting faster.

[maillotpois]

See "Davis Double Drivel" in the Adventure thread for a recap of 2 TE'ers weekend rides...