8/16 Ride report

[JLMitchell]

I also had a pretty good average speed today, although I don't know what the number is, I just used my watch. I stopped for ten minutes while a train passed, but I ended up having to take a detour because the train stopped. Even with the detour I was faster than I was last week. I was still dropped by the group, though. I faltered for about a minute or two in the high rpm's I was having to maintain and they kept pulling away; a hill came up and I never caught them. Then I decided to wait on the train instead of immediately taking the detour, so I was alone for the back half of the ride. One day! One day....

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Very nice 32 mile ride, rolling hills. I got caught in tremendous downpour, but a very fat short maple tree really was my friend and kept me half dry. Almost home when a stupid dog came barking and chasing me pretty aggressively. I had to stop since he was determined to come after me (Australian shepherd), and all traffic halted in both directions while I had to yell at him and make him go home. He then became sheepish and ashamed of himself. Other drivers were concerned for me. I heard his owner start calling him, so I hope they got the message since the whole neighborhood could hear me bellow about what a BAD DOG he was. If this happens again I will have to speak to the owners.
Despite the dog and the sopping rain, I had a great time and my legs got a real workout.

[BlueVet11]

22 miles, rolling hills, a few looooong uphills with my husband. Avg speed 14mph (some of the ride was in town/traffic) which is a pretty good clip for me. Threw in some sign sprints and worked on standing on the uphills and increasing my speed on the downhills. It was a good ride for me!

[TxDoc]

Ah, I'm jealous of your nice rides today... all I got this morning was a quick 25m on the rollers - it's POURING outside!!!
can't stand the rain!

[berkeley]

My husband and I did our first 50 miler this morning. It's our 4th wedding anniversary too, what better way to celebrate?

It was a lot of rolling hills, and one long (~7 mile) climb around mile 30. Took us about 4 hours at ~13 MPH.

The stops are all local churches, and bake all kind of goodies for the riders. Cookies, granola bars, etc. I had this awesome homemade peanut butter oatmeal "energy" bar at one stop. YUM!

[arielmoon]

Happy anniversary berkeley!

I rode 26 miles on my scenic horsefarm route and really should have gone farther considering that it wasnt raining! Didnt check my avg speed til I got back and was pleased to see it was 19.3. It feels like I am getting faster and stronger all the time.