April 21st rides - Saturday

[Fredwina]

the stats 63 miles, 3,000 feet
our club has just joined the League of American Bicyclist, so I got to the start early to have everyone sign liability waivers. It was more like winter weather - 50s and overcast, with some wet pavement. I led the short rider- I had one lady who had not ridden in while, so I spent of my time at the back with with, Once I got that 22 miles done, I sat around the coffee shop for a while before heading back to do some climbing training. Things went fine, and the sun tried to come out I think I surprised some guys from a local College racing team. That passed me, but took a "shortcut" through campus(and ran a stop sign). I stayed on the street and we arrived at the same time .
Mimi , I would post earlier, but I've been busy putting together cue sheets!

[7rider]

Ahhhhhhh....
Managed to drag DH out the door at 8:30 this morning to do our "Triathalon Loop" - a 40 miler out into Howard County. I was pressed for time as I had a lunch-time commitment with friends, so I needed an early start -- 8:30 qualifies as "early" in DH's book for a saturday ride.
Beautiful sunny day, mild temps (FINALLY!), and tons of other cyclists out on the roads. I think there was at least one organized ride going on - the Baltimore Bike Club frequently runs rides out in that area.
40 miles, 15.6 mph average, 2300 ft of climbing, and a bit over 2300 calories burned! Why, yes, I think I will have seconds on that, thank you! It's yummy!

[mimitabby]

the stats 63 miles, 3,000 feet
our club has just joined the League of American Bicyclist, so I got to the start early to have everyone sign liability waivers. It was more like winter weather - 50s and overcast, with some wet pavement. I led the short rider- I had one lady who had not ridden in while, so I spent of my time at the back with with, Once I got that 22 miles done, I sat around the coffee shop for a while before heading back to do some climbing training. Things went fine, and the sun tried to come out I think I surprised some guys from a local College racing team. That passed me, but took a "shortcut" through campus(and ran a stop sign). I stayed on the street and we arrived at the same time .
Mimi , I would post earlier, but I've been busy putting together cue sheets!

Gee, Fredwina, you're double me in miles AND climb!

[Crankin]

Another short, but beautiful ride today, since hubby left for France at around 2. We left around 11 and it already was feeling quite warm. I am glad I left the arm warmers home. It was around 71 when we left and 74 when we got home. Anyway, went the "easier' way on the loop and started at a good pace, since it's flat. There were TONS of cyclists out. I mean tons. Most seemed to be going slightly slower or much faster. There were also plenty of "Sunday driver" riders who scare me, because this road is so full of cyclists and while it's not a highway, there are cars. We passed a guy and then he got in behind me and asked if he could tag along. I said sure, so he stayed back there for awhile and then he went ahead of Steve and pulled for a few minutes. Then all of a sudden he dropped back. The poor guy was wearing a long sleeved shirt and long tights; he must have been burning up. Whe we rounded the turn to the second part of the ride, there were about 75 cyclists on a club ride stopped at the little store on the Carlisle rotary. It was amazing. Then we caught some guy and rode behind him for awhile, but he kept going on the main road when we turned back to Concord. Anyway, I was proud of myself. I knew I was working hard and my average, including going up my hill and driveway was over 16. SheFly, I even got up to 15 on those little rollers on Monument St. But don't worry, no time trial for me...

[uk elephant]

Another glorious warm day! I was flying down the road. Started out with the intention of doing only 15 miles, but kept adding detours because I was feeling really good. Ended up with 26 miles and came home very excited and feeling very proud of myself for keeping up 16.1 mph average! Wheeeeee!

[lauraelmore1033]

Was so tuckered out from saturdays ride that I went home and ate and then
slept like the dead. Did a club ride on beautiful Shaw Island (somewhere in the neighborhood of Orcas and Lopez islands). Now, I knew those little islands were hilly, but I do have to laugh at my innocence now as I reflect on how grindingly hard it was. We only rode 17 miles, but I think they were mostly vertical. I'm not sure of the elivation gain, but those were the biggest hills I've ever ridden on. The high point of the ride came when we reached the small park 3 quarters of the way through the ride, which had a beautiful sandy beach and views of all the neighboring islands breaching the water like little mountain tops. Quite a stunning view. The native islanders were very friendly and seemed amused at our efforts. We also met a resident who had done a cycling tour of all the islands from Whidby to the San juans and she assured us that Shaw Island was not, in fact, hilly. "A piece of cake", it was, she said. Ok, whatever. The only drawback of the trip was the fact that most of the day was spent on the ferry. It was a lovely ride though, and in good company to boot

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

We were supposed to do 50 Saturday (yesterday), but we did just about every hill possible around our route. I think that should count for the five miles we missed in distance. LOL - what's the ruling, huh gals?

Weather was gorgeous, but fairly windy. 80degrees and sunshine everywhere...no clouds.

[SheFly]

SheFly, I even got up to 15 on those little rollers on Monument St. But don't worry, no time trial for me...

WEEEE! You'll be out riding the TT in no time! I spent the weekend racing in the glorious weather. Will post reports in the Race Results forum...

Nice job, Robyn! See what some sun and warm weather can do?

SheFly