Went for an early morning ride. My legs were dead dead dead too. Last night I went mountain biking with the Lunachixs and it was a tough ride. These ladies can ride! But anyway, my poor legs they were just whimping out on me. And I felt kind of tired myself. So when I spotted an espresso stand about 7 1/2 miles into my ride I stopped and ordered an iced venti mocha. After drinking all that sugar and caffeine my legs and me came back to life. Either it was that or a mental thing. Whatever the rest of my ride was awesome. The temperature was 71 when I began but very very humid. Normally I could see awesome views of Mt. Rainier but not this morning. Rainier was washed out from the white humid sky. I could just make it out. I finally got to climb some hills today for the first time on my new bike. I was afraid that I would be walking going from my old road bike a triple with 650 wheels to a compact with 700 wheels but I climbed those hills better on my new bike then I ever climbed with my old bike! Better bike? components? stronger legs? Who knows, all I know is I flew up the hills this morning! Got a good 30 miles in.

Tomorrow I am meeting a lady I met at my local gym for a 50 mile ride. She was looking for a riding partner as I was. Sometimes dear hubby isn't availabe, working, or daughter so this will be great if she and I are about the same pace. We'll see how well we ride together tomorrow.