Whose riding???

[Crankin]

I went on my first rides last week. On Tuesday, after we had had about a foot of snow on Sat., it was really nice, about 45 when I got home. The streets were still a mess, with tons of sand and some ice, so I took my mountain bike out on the road. It was slow going on that heavy bike, but I felt great. I only went 10 miles, but I felt like a kid riding for the first time! Yesterday, I went out for my first real ride on my road bike. My husband and I went just a short 15 mile ride that I usually do after work. I felt great, my average was up a little, and I felt really strong. I think the weight training and X country skiing really helped. My husband commented that I seem more prepared for the season than he does! I am going out tomorrow after work for about 20 miles. Yes!!!!

[trigurl]

How do ya'll get in so many miles? after 11 one way and looking at yet another hill, I turned tail remembering I still had hills to climb to get back home. Unforn. I don't have much flat land to ride on here, if you go any distance you WILL have to go up hill, kinda makes me miss living in Charleston, SC, not a hill around worth mentioning.

[emily_in_nc]

How do ya'll get in so many miles? after 11 one way and looking at yet another hill, I turned tail remembering I still had hills to climb to get back home. Unforn. I don't have much flat land to ride on here, if you go any distance you WILL have to go up hill, kinda makes me miss living in Charleston, SC, not a hill around worth mentioning.

Gotta learn to "love" hills! Embrace them, think of them as that extra scoop of ice cream you get to eat afterwards! Hills are definitely the biggest challenge for me too - I am pretty fast otherwise but am definitely a hill slug. My heart rate goes WAY up to my max on them, and I huff and puff, but as I get more and more fit, I recover a lot quicker after each one. Here in the Piedmont of NC, the terrain is rolling, and there is no way to ride without hills. Every one you do will make you stronger...just keep at it, and they will get easier!

Emily

[shewhobikes]

on Sunday, and the first time I've put together 30 continuous miles (I've only had my bike since end of January, a newbie, this was my 3rd group ride) so high five! What a gorgeous day...tulip trees and jonquils blooming, horse farms, birds chirping, 75 degrees and just overcast enough that you didn't need your shades.

Wooohooo, how perfect can it get? Hope spring comes to the rest of us soon!

[gilly]

I'm with CorsairMac.. except my lungs are going to the UK Lung Association

The worst is .. we had a tandem delivered on Sunday, and I've been too poorly to even sit on it I'm spending this week working really hard on getting better so we can ride at the weekend, I find it so hard to not be doing anything all day, but it's working, I'm recovering quicker than I normally would (when I carry on working, shopping, cleaning blah blah blah )

Pleeease let this sunshine last through to weekend

[SnappyPix]

on Sunday, and the first time I've put together 30 continuous miles (I've only had my bike since end of January, a newbie, this was my 3rd group ride) so high five! What a gorgeous day...tulip trees and jonquils blooming, horse farms, birds chirping, 75 degrees and just overcast enough that you didn't need your shades.

Wooohooo, how perfect can it get? Hope spring comes to the rest of us soon!

75 degrees? In Spring? Goodness, that would be a heatwave here - in summer!!

[CorsairMac]

Off Thread: How much longer are you in England Snappy? (hopes I remember right that snappy is moving to Aus?)

[shewhobikes]

75 degrees? In Spring? Goodness, that would be a heatwave here - in summer!!

Welcome to Alabama, where a heat wave starts in May and generally goes through September. Plenty of 90+ days and 90+ humidity.