This forum really helps me get motivated It's been so hard for me to get on my bike, as our weather here in the pacific NW has been well .... terrible. Raining and cold and windy! BUT all I have to do is come here and read a few of your posts and I'm out the door dragging my husband with me! Last weekend we had two rides to lead. On Saturday we had a mountain bike ride to lead for the mountain bike club we belong to and on Sunday we told a bunch of our road friends that we would lead a road ride. WELLLLLLLL.....Saturday, if you can remember, was GORGEOUS! It was our last really nice day. No problem that day getting out the door and on my bike. We had a great time and a huge turn out, naturally. Sunday was a different story. It was very wet, windy, and chilly. When I got up that morning I remember looking out the window and thinking, "This stinks!" But I made my coffee turned on my computer and started reading some of the posts on this forum. Well, after 30 minutes I was in my bedroom shaking the lump underneath the blankets and told that disgruntled lump ..... "It's time to road ride!" We didn't have the huge turnout like we had on Saturday, one lonely rider showed up .... another gal! And the three of us headed off in the rain and did a 40 miler! After we finished we shared congratulatory hand slaps and decided to celebrate by driving to the Starbucks one block away where we sat for 1 1/2 hours and talked. It turned out to be a great day after all! So thanks for posting all of your wonderful encouragements. I may not post often but I am out here reading them all!
Tomorrow it's road riding and Sunday a mountain bike ride! Let the rain come! I'm ready!

Sue

PS .... I really do need to get out regardless of the weather. I have two events that I'm training for. So keep the encouragements a coming! thx!