October 22/23,2011 rides!

[Fredwina]

Went a little further today
Saw these folks at the Corning preserve:

Leftover from Irene:

On the Mohawk Hudson Bike Hike path in Cohoes:

Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridges over the Mohawk:

old mile marker:

old diner:

not quite as much color as last week:

[westtexas]

Fred, that is some seriously beautiful country you are riding through. How many miles was it total? And it looks like it was a pretty cold day too!

I rode 50 miles this morning at 17+ with a new group I've started riding with a few times a week. They're all older than me, but they can seriously kick my butt. It was a cool morning - started out in the 60s - and very little wind, so it made for a pretty pleasant ride. I was impressed with how well the land around here has recovered after the apocalyptic summer fires we had. Just a smidge of rain and the landscape has a fuzzy green coat over the soil. Went a new route today too which is always nice, especially since the sights to see around here get old pretty quickly (and are definitely not picture worthy!)

Afterward, ate a bunch and then napped for two hours and although tired, my muscles seem to be recovering nicely. Going out for sushi tonight. Will hopefully be riding another 50 tomorrow too.

[Roadtrip]

WOW. Pretty country there Fredwina!!

I returned to my old hilly route today and the time off the bike really showed. I couldn't finish the route and bailed out before the big hill at the end. I knew there was no way I'd make it so I turned around. Disappointed. Legs like Jello and really shaky and felt like they would buckly just walking back to car. Tired.

Shannon

[Fredwina]

"Only" (for me) 38 miles

[azfiddle]

71 miles. I didn't feel that tired when I got off the bike but I needed a nap after taking a warm soak. My group separates out pretty quickly by speed (I'm always at the back), but a couple of thoughtful guys stayed back and kept me company on different parts of the ride. The last 18 miles I told them it was just fine if they wanted to go on ahead, though we arrived only 5-10 apart at the end.

Unfortunately, a couple of guys in the fast group went down- both will be alright but one needed a trip to the ER to get checked out.

[rubysoho]

rode yesterday after work and only got five miles into my ride before I started feeling not right. Pulled over and had to wait for some dizziness to go away. Apparently it was too soon after the cold I thought I was over. Pedaled easily back to my car. Ran today and felt 100 times better so I think I will try for a twenty mile ride tomorrow.