April 20th rides

[Melalvai]

My husband dragged me kicking & screaming to my 16 yr high school reunion. 23 people in my graduating class, 9 attended, I walked in and did not recognize anyone. That was a shock.

When we got home from that trip, my husband agreed to a short bike ride. I hoped for a 30 min ride but was disappointed. He was ready to turn around at 1.7 miles. I'm trying so hard to be cheerful and encouraging about the almost 4 miles we rode today. But I feel very whiny and frustrated!!

Actually his lack of riding fitness is seriously the very least of my problems right now. Prospective unemployment and homelessness still looming over me...

[Geonz]

Hang in there... hang in there. Soon as I get my squatters out you can move in to my house :-)

I rode to church... then grabbed plastic sheeting and some bricks and went over to my house to spread it over the creeping charlie invasion (bricks down low in the bags made for that "gravity juju" and fun travel). Then out to the show and go on the red bike goin' fast as I could... figured that would give me a good workout, YES. Then we charged into the 15 mph winds to St. Boniface and came back... and my green friend had called and met me out there and we spent a mile pickin' up cans and figuring out logistics for working that into rides.
Then pushed a *bit* on the ride back home to put the orange cast-iron pump handle (I *think*) that I'd picked up with the cans, since I knew it didn't weigh any more than the bricks, on top of that plastic sheet. Then reasonably fast ride out to Panera wishing I had taken the folder because dang it, them potholes hadn't moved since earlier in the day. THen back home - but pausing at the burned out house where there was a crowd gathered... and JOhn from the bike hsop was there and told me it was "site specific dance" (and he said they'd scrubbed the carpets all day at the LBS so I should say something to FPTRNT about them :P Sioux likes that it is assumed we will talk :-) ) and some people asked about the Xtra and there were like 8 bikes parked around by the time I left.
49.79 miles (But I was already out later enough than expected so I didn't do 50 ).

[KnottedYet]

Two miles! Yeah, baby, I'm a stud!
(ran an errand during a sunny break between the snow and hail flurries)

[melissam]

I did an AIDS/Lifecycle training ride today. My goal was to see what it would be like to ride 75 miles after riding a pretty hilly century yesterday -- kind of an abbreviated dress rehearsal for June.

For the first part of the route, I began to suspect that someone had substituted two lead pipes for my legs. Fortunately once I warmed up, it got better, which bodes very well for June.

Here's a pic from our lunch stop in Woodside:

[Aggie_Ama]

DH and I went camping at Garner State Park this weekend. Yesterday we did a 52 miler from Garner to Leaky to Vanderpool to Utopia to the Park. The 12 mile stretch between Leakey and Vanderpool (SH 337) was a beast!! There was two 2+ mile climbs with some little steep sections to keep it fun. I am still a little sore this morning but ready to go back.

[indysteel]

Started from home to meet up with a club ride: 10 miles
Did the club ride and felt really good for most of it: 53 miles
Got talked into doing another slightly hilly loop: 24 miles
Rode home: 9 miles

For a grand total of 96 miles.

[PinkBike]

beeyoootiful days to ride here.
did a 68 mile ride to benefit homeless children: weather -perfect - wind - perfect -course - perfect.
next week is the "tour of the tucson mountains" then - well - nothing. our "season" pretty much ends abruptly may 1st. (too hot). bummer.
so we wait til october when it starts up again for for another two month "season."
i'll still do the daily commute, some saturday morning group rides and the sunday 35 mile commute to church. but i miss the organized events and races.