Where have the daily ride threads gone? 09/13

[short cut sally]

As I was out riding yesterday I was thinking to myself that the daily ride thread has sort of become scattered ride days. I rode 42 miles with my riding partner, started out at 45degrees, but sunny. Might have been 55-60 degrees when we finished. There was a change of plans for the afternoon so my original route of 20 miles was increased to 42. It was a crisp, sunny, beautiful day for a ride. Not riding today, saving all my energy for our Highlander cycle tour tomorrow, 100miles.

[Tri Girl]

Thanks for starting the thread today, Amanda! I always like reading about everyone's daily rides.

Yesterday I commuted to my new job (25 miles away) for the first time! Yippee!!!
Ok- so I didn't commute the whole way (who has 2 hours in the dark to ride?). I did a hybrid commute. Drove my car to my LBS 9 miles away, then rode the rest of the way to work.
Morning ride in was peaceful and dark (for most of the way) and uneventful. The afternoon ride was a bit more nerve wrecking with all the traffic (and the "iffy" part of town I rode through was awake and alive with commotion).

If I do it again I'll need to find another route (which means another parking place because from the LBS there's only one way out of downtown).
Oh well- glad I tried it anyway!

[bmccasland]

Humberto soaked through. I like riding, but not in a Tropical Storm.

[SouthernBelle]

Maybe we should do something like a weekday ride thread, then a weekend ride thread. So this week would have been 9/10-14 and this weekend would be 9/15-16 thread.

[GLC1968]

I got stuck at work and missed my afternoon ride yesterday. Today is a planned rest day for our MS150 this weekend. Century tomorrow, 50 mile 'recovery ride' on Sunday. Can't wait!!

Just hoping that the remains of Humberto moves through today and tonight and that tomorrow dawns dry.

[Aggie_Ama]

Maybe we should do something like a weekday ride thread, then a weekend ride thread. So this week would have been 9/10-14 and this weekend would be 9/15-16 thread.

I like that idea so much I changed the thread title.

[7rider]

Without my commute, there wouldn't be much weekday riding for me.
I generally don't bother posting about my commute unless something interesting happens. And...sometimes it's best when it doesn't!

[easterbird]

My ride yesterday was stupendous! Great temps, no wind,low humidity..what a wonderful time. I rode a club ride on Wed. Very nice one too in spite of the wind, temps were great ~75...did 37 miles @ 13 mph but was itching to work harder.

Sooo, did something I've not done before...I asked another faster rider to ride on Thurs. We did 47 miles and did I work!! MPH number in my head before the ride was 15 and I had 15.1 with 2500' of climbing. Of course he had to wait for me but it really helped me push to have a 'rabbit'. Heart rate was 142 and my smile was ear to ear.

[SouthernBelle]

I like that idea so much I changed the thread title.

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