november 23 rides, SUNDAY!

[HillSlugger]

Lots going on with the Shop ride and shop ride alums today.
MDHillSlug promised to join.
A friend of mine picked up her new Seven ID8 yesterday, and I'm dying to see it.
The morning broke sunny but COLD! At 7 a.m., the thermometer read a balmy 21 degrees!
Whiiiine.
Call MDHS..."Uh...Hill? You still goin'?" "I'm loading my bike on the car now."
Oh....no 10 a.m. ride, huh?
Nope. After debating back and forth with DH (we DO have winter bike attire, incidently, we just CHOOSE not to wear it! ), we decide to go for it. If Hill can do it, we can too.
Texted my friend with the ID8. No response.
So, we, and about 40 other nut cases went off on the ride.
My friend with the ID8 never showed. She slept in!
29 miles in what had to be one of my coldest rides. Brrr.... Definitely glad I put the AmFib tights on!
Oh...and all day, we've been tracking the progress of our friend who's doing the Ford Ironman Arizona in Tempe (where it's sunny and mid-70's! HA!). And, another friend busted his collar bone at a 'cross race (actually, the warm up lap). Ye-ouch!

That was definitely the coldest temp I've ever started a ride in but it was no reason to try to kill me! That ride really kicked my butt. I just couldn't keep up but 7 was kind enough to drop off the back and stay with me. I have no doubt she could have held on if it wasn't for me.

As hard as it was, it's just the sort of ride I need to try if I want to get stronger and faster. So, I really need to commit to doing this ride at least once a month. There, I've said it and you can hold me to it!

[Aiacha]

Sunday was a wonderful day for a ride here. 8am start for the Bike the Bend ride in Richmond, TX. Lovely, mild, calm, slightly overcast weather with the occassional sun peeking out made it perfect! Noticed a lot of people wearing their arm and leg warmers, or windbreakers. By 8am, none of that was needed. Wind picked up around 9:30 or so, and of course it was coming from the southeast, so right into it on the way to the finish. Not bad, but got you to work a little more

[edit]Oh, and I did 32 miles, since I was sick last week...

[7rider]

As hard as it was, it's just the sort of ride I need to try if I want to get stronger and faster. So, I really need to commit to doing this ride at least once a month. There, I've said it and you can hold me to it!

Sweeet!!! It's a matter of public record now! You gotta go!!