Wednesday, Nov. 5 Rides!

[RolliePollie]

Well, my ride can be summed up in one word today:

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

I think the seasons have officially changed here. Rode 32.6 miles, fleece tights, two shirts, windbreaker, runny nose, frozen toes. Now I must go take a hot shower before my shivering turns into a full-blown seizure!

p.s. it's only 41 degrees (not really that cold) but it's cloudy and breezy and last week at this time it was in the 70's! A body needs some time to adjust!

[Biciclista]

We were forecast 4 days of straight rain. So this morning when we got up when there were stars in the sky, we decided to ride! It was 40 degrees and clear! so I rode to work, it was brisk, but a wonderful day to celebrate all the wonders of life, INCLUDING my son's 30th birthday!!! (imagine!!)
Returning home, it was a bit warmer, but the clouds are coming in, and soon the rain will return.

[redrhodie]

I rode about 50 miles today with my friend. I felt amazing! We averaged a speed on the high side of our usual, without putting in extra effort. I did my big hills, and they felt easy today. For some reason, I had a little extra pep. In hindsight, I'm guessing the wind was coming from a different direction. It was warm, too. What fun!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Hey Mimi, my older daughter is 30 too!

I didn't ride today, but I walked 3 miles and I washed both my bikes.

[makbike]

Our weather is simply unbelievable here for Nov. Today the skies were clear, a gentle breeze was blowing and the temps were in the mid 70's. I had tossed my bike in my car this morning with hopes of riding as soon as school let out for the day. I was out the door quickly this afternoon and on my bike in the blink of an eye. What a ride is all I can say. I was one with the bike, my legs felt incredibly strong and everything was clicking. I logged 18.6 miles. I covered this route in 1:01 giving me an average speed of 18.2 mph.

[OakLeaf]

Yes, we have one more day of Indian Summer here too (can I still say that?) so I'm trying to make the most of it. Tomorrow's probably the last time we'll see 70 degrees in Ohio until maybe the January thaw, and if not then, late April or May.

I celebrated my birthday with a 35 mile round trip to the courthouse to pick up my jacket, that I'd accidentally left in the jury room yesterday I wrapped my Xinglet around a lightweight backpack to give me a little bit of visibility on the road, and had a really nice solo ride. I made sure to take the toughest hills on the outbound leg, so that I wouldn't have even the extra weight of my jacket on my back

Six or seven miles from home, a nice looking buck crossed the road in front of me, and at about the same time a school bus passed me. A kid started yelling out the window something like "Get out of there!" Sounded like a middle school age kid. He kept going on. I couldn't tell if he was hollering at me, or the deer.