Today's ride

[murielalex]

Here's where the road ended in Palm Beach. Did 80 miles solo. It was very meditative and I kept my own pace, which was really nice, especially when the wind kicked up during the three rain storms I encountered. I hate crosswinds. To think that only a few months ago i was dying after three miles. I'm going to be 52 in a couple weeks and am doing a solo century to mark that occasion. I'm surprised how good I feel after today's ride, so am looking forward to giving that a go.

[Pedal Wench]

Beautiful spot! I'm doing a century that ends someplace up in WPB too - it goes up A1A - I wonder if that's where it will end! Hope so, it's gorgeous! Good luck with your ride!

[murielalex]

Well, that's the end of the road, so maybe. From where are you starting? Are you going up and back? I know A1A from Ft. Lauderdale to Palm Beach a little too well (it's almost the only road I ride), and can probably tell you.

I met some interesting cyclists on the road: two guys and a woman, who had left West Boca at 4AM to do 120 miles as part of their training for Ironman Panama. I also met a club that rode up from Hialeah. When they got to the pier, they all jumped in the water, and I took pics for them. They were having a blast. They also had a big ole truck pick them and all their bikes up, as well as bring food. I got in on the free food.

[goldfinch]

Pretty, even the rain clouds.

I sympathize with the cross winds. Ick.

[Biciclista]

looks muggy! big ride for that kind of weather.

[murielalex]

It's muggy from May to November here. Today, at least, it was overcast, so it felt like a reprieve with the sun not beating down on you. I did a metric century charity ride last Sunday and it was brutal hot. I had to stop at mile 50 for a bit and cool down. I'd stopped sweating and had goose bumps. Not good. I know some people around here start out at 4AM when riding distances (80+) to avoid the sun/heat.