July 7th Rides

[RolliePollie]

I'm hot. Only 9.6 miles this evening, but that's better than nothing. Good thing I don't live somewhere that gets really super hot...I wouldn't be getting in any miles at all!

[KnottedYet]

I rode a huge enormous 8 miles today!

It was to the post office to mail my first catastrophic medical insurance payment. Now that I have health insurance again (oh, what a MESS the US healthcare system is in!) I will ride and ride and ride and ride...

Thank goodness for Adventure Advocates (I found through the USAT) and their accident insurance. My catastrophic medical insurance specifically excludes any "sporting activity or training for sporting activities." Geeez.

Now I've got two insurances, and you can bet yer buns I'll be keeping the accident insurance even after I switch health insurance.

I find it supremely ironic that a healthcare provider (me) has to go through he** to get health insurance.

[jobob]

It was damp & cold on my ride today. Yes, in the middle of the N California heatwave, I was wearing my vest over my bolero over my jersey and wishing I had leg warmers.

We started out in La Honda in the mist, rode down Rt 84 to the ocean in the mist, went up and back down the north end of Stage Road in the mist, then south on Stage Road to Pescadero in the mist. drip. drip. drip. By the time we reached Pescadero the mist had gone away some - not "burned off", that would imply the presence of sun. The only time I was actually warm was when I was climbing Hasklins Hill on Pescadero Road. (Last time I went up that road it was on my aborted attempt at a permanent and I was hacking and wheezing from a nasty cold. Today I learned it's a pleasant climb when I can breathe.)

The ride was only 30 miles and I was toying with adding a loop out to the Pigeon Point Lighthouse, but then Lee suggested maybe we drive back to Pescadero for lunch and pick up some more of that of that incredible artichoke garlic bread we tried when we cycled through. Hmmm ... 30 more miles in the damp & cold, or, lunch and artichoke bread and head for home and kick back & watch the TdF recorded on the TiVo?

[DrBadger]

I know what you mean about the cool and damp Jo, I can't imagine what it was like on the coast as we could see all the fog from Palo Alto!

Roommate Amie, another friend and I did a 40 mile ride from our place up Foothill, Arastadero to the back side of the Portola loop, up Mountain Home Road to Canada all the way to 92, and then took Edgewood to Alameda de las Pulgas back home. It was great in Palo Alto and the first part of Canada, was in shorts and a sleeveless jersey and felt fine, but that last strech of Canada between Edgewood and 92 it kept getting windier and foggier.... it was actually drizzeling on us by the end and everyone else coming the other directon had on jackets and tights Needless to say, we felt a little under dressed

Nice ride though, but my legs were pretty dead on the hills. I went to my first Body Pump (group weight lifting class) on Thursday in about 3 months, and I am still paying for it. So, tomorrow will be a rest day for me... see if I can get to the point where I can get up from sitting and walk normally again.