Sunday, June 1 Rides

[divingbiker]

I did a ride through the agricultural reserve and wildlife refuge, so I saw some lambs also. Beautiful day, but it was getting a bit hot by the end. I had to keep the ride fairly short because I need to be home to observe my dog, who just got out of the hospital yesterday. 26.5 miles.

I kept hearing a ticking sound which got louder as the ride progressed, so I dropped the bike off at the LBS on the way home to have the wheel rebuilt, since this is the third spoke that's gone bad.

Also, I'm in the second day of my weekend fruit and veggie "fast", and boy could I tell it! Not much energy in reserve.

[7rider]

Sunday means shop ride with the LBS.
About 20 of us did the "C-ride" - a nice sized group.
Interestingly, my average speed for 29 miles was the same as yesterday's N2, yet my average heart rate was 7 beats lower (145 vs. 152). I don't think it's climbing: the N2 has about 52 ft/mile, whereas the LBS ride has 50 ft/mile.
I also started a new thing. At the bottom of the climb up Anglers' Hill, I hit the lap button on my Garmin. At the top of the hill, right at the yellow sign for Falls Road, I hit the lap button again. This way, I'll isolate the climb, so I can compare my performance from one ride to the next.
Why? I don't know. Because I'm a data nerd.
DB..I hope Bailey is doing okay. Give him an ear scratch for us!

[Zen]

for a proposed canal ride which I'll put over on that thread

[solobiker]

No ride today as my back has been bothering me. DH and I went on a nice hike up in the Indian Peaks. There is still tons of snow. I would have to say that 90+% of our hike was on the snow. It was so beautiful out there.

[dingster1]

Ok I'll post my lowly miles. I did a small 12 miles around my neighborhood. Just a short ride, cause the ankle still isn't 100% yet. Found a historic site, Boyd's Negro School, in the process of being preserved, took the wrong shortcut through Black Hills Park and finally made it home. Wrapped the ankle and fed it some motrin.

[Crankin]

We started a little later than usual, since we had a graduation party to go to. I loaded up on a bagel, cream cheese, lox, and eggs for my pre-ride feast. We left from our friends' house, which is conveniently located near where the party was. It was about 75 and humid today. At one point it looked like it might rain, but it didn't. I wore sleeveless for the first time this season!
We did one of our loops backwards today. It's always weird when you do that. The first six miles were flat and then we started a 6-7 mile up and down climb in Bolton and Harvard. At the end of one of the climbs I felt like toast from the heat. I passed a whole group of cyclists (they were going slowly) at about 9 mph up the hill. It was nice to descend into Harvard center, where we relaxed on the town green, ate our Luna bars and talked with 2 other cyclists who were resting there, too. After that, we had a short and steep climb and then we got to go *down* Oak Hill for once. I felt really strong after our stop, which seems to be happening less frequently. After the ride we sat on our friends' porch and had cheese and crackers.
27.88 miles, with 2700 feet of climbing.

[BeeLady]

I went to visit my dad this morning, his first day home from the hospital.

The round-trip to his house is about 18 miles, fairly flat. Not much traffic on a Sunday morning. Add the three mile taco run, so a bit over 20 miles. Got home at noon and the temperature was only 90. Much cooler than what I have been riding in during the mid-afternoon.

[Zen]

I did a small 12 miles around my neighborhood.

Hey, I only did 12 miles. But mine were big

Found a historic site, Boyd's Negro School, in the process of being preserved

That's the kind of ride I like, finding cool stuff.
Maybe that's why I'm so slow.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

20 miles today. Rolling terrain, lovely back rural roads.