I ride a neighborhood loop by myself. I can get a decent 26 mile loop right out my front door. But it has lots of stops and starts.

There's a great ride that I absolutely love, but it's in a rural area, and it's just a bit too desolate for me to feel comfortable riding by myself. Not so much worried about someone intentionally hurting me, but if I swerve off the road to avoid a squirrel, it could be days before they find me. I need to get over that one.

The other ride I always did by myself was on a local bike path. After the beginning few miles, you could go for about 30 miles without an intersection and very, very little foot traffic. However, the news this morning is reporting a cyclist is missing after riding the trail. I'm not sure I'll be able to convince myself that I can ride out there alone now.

I live alone, and my BF doesn't live around me. I usually call him when I finish a ride, but he's used to be turning a short ride into a century, so he wouldn't send out the calvary for a few days.