Sunday, October 21st rides

[divingbiker]

Well, I don't know about Janice (divingbiker), but I had a ball today on the Tour du Port in Baltimore, Md. This was my first organized "group" ride.

I didn't know it was your first organized ride! Most are not so crowded and hectic, and people get more spread out. So you've definitely been baptized.

I had a great time, too, and I'm glad you wrote a report because I had no clue what neighborhood was what. Looking forward to doing it next year with you!

[makbike]

I was able to get in 35 miles this afternoon. I came home from a meeting in Louisville tired and almost crawled into bed for a nice nap. However, I decided to ride instead and I'm glad I did. The weather was awesome (upper 70's, blue, blue, blue skies and a stiff wind from the south). I was treated to some wonderful wildlife sightings - lots of vultures, a beautiful red tail hawk and lots of squirrles). The trees are starting to turn here so the maples have added lots of bright reds, oranges and yellows to the countryside. I'm glad I rode today for I just checked the forecast and it looks like rain most of the week. I can't complain for we so badly need rain here. The pastures looked a tad bit greener today after the nice rain we were treated to on Wed - Thursday. Hopefully, the 2-3 inches they are forecasting will add some to the ponds around here and help the fields.

[enzed]

Sunday was the day of the "Sydney Spring Cycle".
It's a 50Km family-friendly mass bike ride, which attracts up to 10,000 cyclists.

I was a volunteer route marshall, near the 10Km mark, which was fun. Passing me were people I knew from other cycling events, a bike pulling a wheel-chair, heaps of cool recumbants, people riding townies, tandems & tag-alongs & a guy with 2 small dogs in his front basket.

I rode my bike to the start (a bit over 20KM), then once everybody had passed me I joined in on the ride.
Along the way I ran into some of my volunteer friends (from other cycling events) on the their bikes, route marshalling or manning rest-stops. All in all, It was a very "social" bike ride.

Happy riding

[deedolce]

Too windy! Spent 2 hours at the gym, one hour of it in a spin class. Did lots of 'hills' in there! lol!

[7rider]

Shop ride. My Garmin had no battery power, so I have no metrics for the ride. I did the extra loop through Rock Creek Park, so it's about 38 miles. Which means only 65 miles to go to reach my goal of 2500 in 2007!
Here's a pic of the ride...when the B-group caught our C-group. Everyone's sort of bunched up waiting for a traffic light. There were about 20 on our C-ride - another 40 or so on the A- and B-rides. It started out cool - low to mid 40's, and warmed up nicely. A perfect fall day, really.
Hope this link works....I never linked an image from my photobucket site before...

[smilingcat]

Oui, have a bad case of cabin fever, so went out rididng with very painful back. And I might add that, it was the first time since I dumped the Holstein ride back in August. (talk about cabin fever!!!)

with the exception of hot poker jabbing in my back, it was a fun ride. 12 really easy miles. Tried to climb a 6% hill. Made it half way but I'm so out of shape, I turned around

In a way, it felt like how L. Armstrong quipped about being passed by an old lady while he was on chemo. It was a very humbling ride.

And it was gorgeous day by the beach. Smell the ocean air, light breeze, warm and not hot. I didn't make it to my old training ground. Still it was a lovely ride. Bit interesting trying to climb with sore back.

So I'm just relaxing now, listening to Dan Folgelberg and wish the firemen the best in stopping the wildfire up in Malibu and down in San Diego. The Presbyterian Church that burned down in Malibu is the church my partner used to go when she was in grade school. Just few things on my mind...

smilingcat

[Aggie_Ama]

We went out to the Texas Hill Country to do 50 miles. It was windy and those hills make our little rollers look like speed bumps. Can't wait to go back out and try again.