Sunday, April 26th rides.

[msincredible]

I rode over the hill to meet up with a friend new to road biking and took him on a beginner-friendly 25-mile loop with rolling hills (about 1000' total for him). Then I headed home.

My hill was a bit bigger. Total for me was about 65.5 miles, ~8600'.
Beautiful day out.

[hipmama]

Had company most of the weekend and was working a health expo sunday morning but got out in time for a 25 mile run with a few good hills in it! Planning my work schedule around weather and rides this week- hope to bang out some good rides between obligations!
Taking my LCI exam at the end of the month, lining up a few friends new to biking to practice teaching them tire changing and riding skills classes before I'm tested on my teaching skills

[SlowButSteady]

First decent weather weekend in over a month! We are finally warm, after weeks of unseasonably cold/dreary/rainy/windy stuff.

My friend was recuperating from an injury so she couldn't do her Oly distance tri Saturday.

Instead, we took a leisurely ride to a local small Mennonite-run restaurant out in the country, ate lunch and rode back. It's a treat; those folks can really cook.

Next time we will wear empty packs to bring home some baked goods

24 miles, flat and easy.

Then I rode yesterday by myself, 18 rolling.

Our wildflowers are at their peak though the azaleas are almost over.

[Christopher]

About 30 hilly miles as a 'recovery' ride from a 100 miler in the Scottish Borders the previous day.

Checked out a few bridleways to try and do on the Audax bike, they varied from okay to insanely rough, then happened upon a small brushfire at the side of the road. Fought it using a mudguard I found there (off a truck, probably - it was huge and very effective). After a minute or two, a SUV stopped and the driver joined in, he used a bit of driver's mat! We got it about 90% out but it was starting to really catch in dense grass, fanned by the wind and it was getting too hot for us. Luckily the fire brigade turned up then and dealt with it! Then had a decent pint at a local pub and ambled on home.