DH was on call this weekend and I have just come down with a cold but I had not ridden in 10 days due to rain and granddaughter visiting. So, I went anyway today with our group, without hubby, and, as most other posters here have said...we had wind, wind, wind! It was a 30 mile loop with the first 15 into the wind at 12.9 mph average. The total average was 14.2, with 1820 feet of climbing. I am feeling a bit unready for the metric I am doing on April 25th!
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04-12-2009, 04:44 PM #1
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04-12-2009, 04:49 PM #2
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raining and cold here too. I went for a short run instead. I hope I can get out for a ride tomorrow after work. Hope everyone had a great weekend. Just 5 more days and we will have another one.
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04-12-2009, 04:59 PM #3
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Dh and I went on two rides. We rode around a lake which was very nice. Easy but nice. We saw lots birds, rabbits, squirrels and doggies. Very fun and it was incredibly beautiful. We didn't have enough so we then took a ride up a canyon. We saw a coyote. It was a very gradual climb. I didn't even realize we were climbing, but the way down was a blast! Whooohoooooo!
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04-12-2009, 05:01 PM #4
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only did a few miles today, headwind was ridiculous (damn living by the ocean) and it was nippy out.
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04-12-2009, 05:20 PM #5
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14 miles, 1100 feet of climbing, was very windy! Negated out all the Reeses Easter eggs...right?
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04-12-2009, 06:47 PM #6
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It was a great ride until...
I came up on a hopefully not so bad crash. I had gone up from Ventura to Ojai and was now returning back down to Ventura, only to find my way blocked by an ambulance and firetruck. The medics had her on a backboard, braced, and had called in a helicopter to take her out.
Oh, I hate to see this. A couple had decided to ride on the path in this lovely weather and the wife crashed. I did not see a helmet anywhere. The husband was not wearing one either. She was rather disoriented and quite banged up; I hope she is ok.
It was amazing to see the chopper come down, just over the treetops, and land in an open area, to take her out.
My prayers go out to this unknown woman...Tzvia- rollin' slow...
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04-13-2009, 04:51 AM #7
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Originally Posted by tzvia
I came up on a hopefully not so bad crash. I had gone up from Ventura to Ojai and was now returning back down to Ventura, only to find my way blocked by an ambulance and firetruck. The medics had her on a backboard, braced, and had called in a helicopter to take her out.
Oh, I hate to see this. A couple had decided to ride on the path in this lovely weather and the wife crashed. I did not see a helmet anywhere. The husband was not wearing one either. She was rather disoriented and quite banged up; I hope she is ok.
It was amazing to see the chopper come down, just over the treetops, and land in an open area, to take her out.
My prayers go out to this unknown woman...
I will add some prayers toooo!
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