DH and I did the 14-mile loop to Golden Gardens and back on Christmas day. We had beautiful sunny weather although it was pretty chilly. I've managed to do a 100 km permanent every month since September, so I'm only only 8 months away from my P-12. I actually did 4 permanents in September and two this month, so I've ridden over 1050 km with RUSA this year. That's over 800 km since September 1st, and if I can manage to complete 100Ks in January and February, I'll be set since our weather starts getting nicer in March. If I get my P-12, I may actually start trying 200Ks this summer.


On the Golden Gardens Park boardwalk on Christmas Day

Rebecca, your latest ride sounds amazing! I'm so jealous of your warm and sunny weather in the winter.

Fortunately, we get a few days of sunshine every now and then during our dark, wet winters here in the PNW. I definitely got much luckier with weather than Laura riding on Christmas Day rather than a few days later. I still manage to use the dark days and rainy weather as an excuse to eat lots of chocolate.