Nov 11 Rides

[Fredwina]

I didn't get back from church until 2:30, and the sun sets at 5, so I did a quick 15 mile ride around ontario airport, The weather was threatening, so no pics

[sandra]

Mimi, beautiful picture! Also, is that Brooks bar tape on your bike?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Great pictures, Mimi!!!

[ehirsch83]

Great pictures Mimi!!

I did a solo 80 yesterday, rode strictly off of heart rate and cadence, so it was a little slower then I would normally like, but my heart rate has been way to high lately, so I really worked on keeping it between 140-150 with my cadence around 95. Gorgeous day for a ride here in South Florida, the weather started out in the mid 60s and my ride ended in the low 80s probably. Rode north on A1A up into Palm Beach, so I got to pass all of the big huge mansions(or compounds as they like to call them). And they are all getting opened for the season, so much prettier then they have been. Next time I go out on this ride, I will have to take a camera to take pictures for everyone!

[RoadRaven]

I went with my youngest son for a 16km ride today - one of his longer ones...
I was in recovery mode so just climbed hills steadily and he was thrilled to report that to his dad that he dropped me on all the hills!

He didn't mention that I was back on his tail shortly after we crested each one...

Another lovely day

[GLC1968]

DH and I did our first ride in awhile, yesterday. It was my first in over 2 weeks (with a week of the flu in there!) so I was nervous about the distance. We did a route that should be about 49 miles, but my computer died on me at 27.3. I was getting tired and when I glanced down and saw that we still had almost 1/2 the ride to go, I was really dejected. I kept wondering why I was so tired after 27 miles... Duh. At that point, we were closer to 40 miles into the ride and I didn't know it. It wasn't until the speed part also gave out that I realized what was happening!

The weather was nice (55 degrees, light breeze, sunny) and the fall colors were AMAZING. I swear that the best color displays were in the ugliest parts of the ride...so I didn't snap any photos. Next time!

[PinkBike]

mimi, are you and r-don coming for el tour?

we did our last ride before el tour also. it was an el tour training ride so we drove down to tucson -again. it was spozed to be a 90-miler, but they changed it to a 60-miler and i was greatly relieved! of course with the change in route they gave us no maps, so i hastily scribbled instructions on the back of the original map. good thing. the group split wide open at the first light - those who made it thru before the light changed and those who went thru after it changed we never saw again. as the light was changing, one guy got mad that we were actually gonna stop for the light, said 'forget this', and went around us and on thru on the red. as he rode off i saw that group up ahead of us riding in a big clump taking up the whole lane and was happy not to be with them. matter of fact, when we took off from the light we didnt see another soul the whole ride.

riding on those same roads for the millionth time i got bored, tired, burnt out, so we made up excuses to stop - DH couldnt get any water out of his camelbak so we had to make adjustments, twice, had to take off the arm warmers, then vest, had to stop and buy batteries for the garmin, saw something in the road and turned around to check it out, yadayadayada. 60 miles. 4 hours.

thanks to the TE-er who recommended Holiday Inn Express for late check out times. they give you a grace period up to 2 pm, no problem. that was excellent.

gotta 3-day work week (woohoo!) then it's el tour de tucson - 25th anniversary - this saturday - can't wait.