July 6 Rides - My First Ride in 3 Weeks

[kfergos]

I did a little informal study last year while riding on country backroads that wind through the woods.
The deer flies were all over me if I rode less than 7.5 mph. Once I hit that magic number or faster, they'd give give up and drop away. If I slowed to 7.5 or less again, they instantly showed up and be attacking me. I suspect the speed is slower for mosquitoes, but I haven't tested them yet.

I seemed to outpace mosquitoes at about 6 mph. I was going between 4.9 to 5.5 mph up this hill, which made me an easy mosquito target. Thank you for the reminder, too, that there are worse things than mosquitoes!

[Selkie]

V - Riding might help loosen up some of the gunk in your lungs and help you get better quicker. Will be thinking about you on Sunday!

I was off yesterday, so I was able to get in a 43 mile ride in cool for July temps and low humidity. Over the last week, a truncated work schedule, the holiday, and some leave has given me time for getting in extra miles on the bike and more time in the pool.

While I won't be ready mentally/emotionally to return to work tomorrow, my body will be grateful for the break!!

[Crankin]

kfergos, I noticed those mosquitos yesterday, too. I thought I was going crazy. I tried sitting outside on my patio in the morning and they were just swarming around me, but not biting me. After an hour of swatting and trying to read, I gave up.
I didn't notice them when I was riding; the only time I got to super low speeds was going up my driveway and by then i was so hot and tired (I think I do better in cool weather) I probably could not have felt them.

[arielmoon]

Hope you feel better Veronica!

I went to the 28 mile LBS group ride last night despite the threatening weather. I missed last week cause I thought it was going to storm and then nothing happened and I was determined not to let that be the case again. And it worked! There were puddles and wind but no rain.

There were 5 guys that showed up too so we made a decent group even though the A rider ended up dropping the rest of us about 1/2 way.

At one point, one of the guys who was looking out for me, told me to break off from the front when the kid in front of me did so I wouldnt be left to pull up a hill. However, I like to earn the respect of the guys and do some time in front cause I know how they feel about another gal that they call the wheel sucker. So I did a pull for maybe a mile and pulled off before I got too tired. (Later, the guys told me that I dropped them Not sure about that)

It took me a while to recover (friend guy waited for me a little) over some steeper hills and but by the last 5 miles I was back pulling us back to the others.

It was the fastest group ride for me since my accident and I felt pretty good overall. I feel like I really need the challenge here and there because riding with BF is sometimes tedious. I sit behind him (not on his wheel) for the main reason that if I go out in front I am going to drop him sooner rather than later.