Sunday, 12/17 ride...

[HillSlugger]

I met at the LBS with several other local TE'ers and we did a nice loop through D.C.'s Rock Creek Park, out to Garret Park. Was a beautiful day - cool, but not freezing, and warmed up to darn balmy.

It's hard to believe it's mid December and temps up to 60! I was freezing as we waited in the parking lot to head out but I ended up dress exactly right.

4 TE'ers and one of aicabsolut's teammates. I pushed myself fairly hard to keep up. They pulled away from me on the loop hill but I was able to hang with them most of the rest of the ride.

It's always nice to ride with other TE'ers. Thanks ladies.

[suzieqtwa]

I think Im sending a picture outside my deck today.....Ive been having trouble sending things.
Anyway, I rode 27 miles in 25 degree weather today...burrrrr

[Geonz]

That's a "thermometer challenge ride" on bikejournal (conceived of by "HOward" in an effort to catch me; he's now >100 miles behind again, though of course a century would pretty much swallow that!!).

Rode to church and then out to the time trial, which I "won" - managed to be 20 seconds faster than the other woman who did it. Hoping she will ride with me next time (we can do it in pairs on the computer; I was up against a guy much faster than me, and she prob'ly was, too, tho' a fair number of them were slower than us :-)).

The prize is braggin' rights and free admission to the next one. Goal: take off 20 secons and 5 pounds. (I *am* 5 pounds lighter than last year's though )

[margo49]

Cold for here, so I put on my merino singlet (underwear vest??) and my wind-breaker (Earth Sea Sky) parka. My t^t was nearly freezing off but it warmed up after a few minutes. (Good thing sometimes to be a mono-tit!). Took the Low Road round The River which disturbed the coots but they made me laugh. Too cold for them to really get in the mood to fly away so they just flapped and splashed their way acrosss the river. No good tracks on the Border but found a nice new (to me) look-out spot to view the whole Valley to the south and wonder why there are "countries" and "borders". There was a sculpture garden up there too - very weird but interesting little rocks balanced on each other and put together with those reinforcing rods they use in construction. Then back through date groves and a banana plantation to an avocado grove where they were picking. Breathed in homeopathic doses of cholestrol-reducing bio-chemistry till I got to the spot above the river where I could see "home". Then round the River on the East Bank to see the little new date grove but it had had all died. Back home to a Cliff bar sent by my ss (carrot cake flavour with a decided hint of cloves and white chocolate bits) and a banana-blueberry-carob smoothie.

[IFjane]

I had an awesome ride yesterday - 70 degrees down in VA with calm wind and high clouds. Rode with two biking buddies & did an out-and-back to the top of a local mountain. 27 miles total and lots of fun. Amazing to be out on the bike on Dec. 17 with short sleeves. Had a light jacket that stayed tucked in my pocket the entire time. I even broke a sweat climbing!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Anyway, I rode 27 miles in 25 degree weather today...burrrrr

Man, I'm impressed!!!!