Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Silver View Post
...Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men so Often Go Awry...

6:00AM:Mr S. lays in bed thinking "today, I will do a century!"
6:05AM:... looks at the radar and says "Ugh! I'll be doing well to get 40"
6:15AM:...decides he'll start to the Northwest so the storm will be at his back on the return
6:20AM:...goes outside and feels the strong wind from the Southeast...thinks "don't want to be running from a storm with the wind in my face..."
6:21AM:...embarks on a ride to the Southeast, planning to go a generally easterly route
7:00AM:...at mile 12, encounters a closed road at a major highway crossing. No good/safe alternative. "OK, now I'll go west instead."
8:15AM:...feels the first rain drop...thinks "hmmm, so much for 40...30 is good!"
8:30AM:...sees a beautiful bolt of lightening...1 mississippi 2 mississippi 3 mississippi 4 mississippi BANG! "oh, that was close...better ride faster!"
8:40AM:...I'm home...31 miles at 17.8mph
Nothing like the thought of getting a bolt of lightening in your azz to help you pedal a faster average mph.

Omg... OK!!! Seriously, Mr. Silver... I'm glad you made it home safely.

I'm getting ready to go out for my own cut short and delayed ride due to weather as well.

My riding partner's DH was out on his ride this A.M. w/a group when it started down pouring and hailing! Some guys quit. Some kept riding in the hail.

Umm, here in the midwest, that can usually mean a tornado is coming. About the only time they cancel kid's soccer games too. 'God strike you down' straight up and down lightening. GHEEZ!

As I was standing on my own front porch thinking... hmm, maybe I *should* train in the rain too for my century. Perhaps I should post on TE for pack-able rain jackets suggestions etc.

I could hear the story of my ride pal about Oprah training for her marathon in my head...

Oprah's coach shows up to run when it's downpouring. Oprah says, "what? are you crazy? It's raining! I'm not running in the rain... it messes up my hair!". The coach says, "what are you going to do Oprah if it rains on your big event day and it rains? Trash all the hard work training???". "OH..." says Oprah.

Yea... Mr. Silver... I was having an Oprah moment about riding this morning. Well, not about my hair. Just about my skills balancing in the rain. So glad you took care of that for me lol. Now I'm off to ride in the heat and wind instead.