June 27 rides

[makbike]

Decided to try and get a ride in before it got too hot. I'm back on the club schedule as a ride captain for July so I mapped out a potential route last night and decided to ride it today to see if the mileage was in line. It turned out to be a great ride, lots of great, quiet roads, little traffic and plenty of farm country to take in as one pedals along. This is not a terribly hilly ride but it is not flat either. I had a great day on my bike, logged just over 36 miles and averaged 15.8. I'm going to use this route for my 35 mile club ride which is scheduled for the end of July.

[HillSlugger]

I needed to take the morning off to transport my mom to and from a dr's appt, so I decided to take the whole day off and get in a rare midweek, midday ride. I headed out about 11:30 with the temperature at about 91 F It actually didn't feel bad except when I had to stop at traffic lights. Then, the combination of the heat coming off the pavement and the lack of wind was pretty fierce. I stayed well hydrated and the heat wasn't really a problem.

20.25 miles at a 15.6mph pace.

[SouthernBelle]

Meg & I headed out for a quick ride this evening on our llama farm route. There are new little llamas! We cranked pretty well the first half of the ride but stopped to talk to the llamas and a lady walking her dachsund.

Got very dirty as it rained on the north side while we were on the south.

Lightening now, gotta go!

[RolliePollie]

Just a nice slow 15 mile ride after work. Three noteworthy details...

Conquered my nemesis hill! I guess I waited until I was good and ready to try it again, because it wasn't really that hard! Thank goodness...now I have another option to get home from my rides. I hate the way I've been getting home...this will be much faster and more convenient!

Rode with two ladies I've never ridden with before and I was the fastest one. Now that's just amazing! It was fun to ride with someone for a change. I enjoy riding alone but the company was really nice.

Almost got hit by a car. I heard myself screaming "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" as a woman in an SUV started to turn left in front of me while I was going over 30 mph. I wonder if the look of sheer terror on my face is what finally got her to stop. I missed her front fender by about 18".

All in all, a good ride. Could've done without the nearly getting killed part though.

[Starfish]

Whoa, Sara, glad you're OK!!

I had a much needed great ride today. Been a super stressful time, and was off the bike (and no exercise) for 2 weeks. Went out and did a little hammerfest by myself, albeit there were a few stop signs, and I did stop for 2 minutes to suck down a Gu.

But, we had an actual warm day today...no tights...and it sure felt good. I got in 15 miles in under an hour (flat), for a 16.4 mph avg ride. For me, that's good! It felt good, and I was extremely grateful. I needed that.

[madscot13]

B- A- D

4.2 miles, no round trip.