Aug.29/09 ride

[GulfCoastAmy]

I went 39 miles today - my farthest yet! Got a rear flat though and now I'm trying to figure out how to fix it (well, get it off first - ha!). Thank God for youtube! Ordered my slicks today too - yea! No more MTB tires for me!

[hilldweller]

77ks here, flat, and yes I did get (and need) a few pushes to keep me from dropping off the back LOL but that's OK Even did a short turn at the front AND, the weather's warming up here so I only needed one pair of gloves and my toes didn't go numb at all

[owlice]

I had a really good ride today, about 21 miles. Because part of the trail was closed due to flooding (mud), I had to ride the roads to get around the closure (on the way home; going out, I walked around the closure, through mud and muck and likely tick-infested vegetation.). I discovered that my detour home was.uphill. But I made it! And at the top of the hill, a Rita's, for ices and/or frozen custard!

The guy who waited on me was really nice; asked if I was okay (I was panting!), told me he runs long distance and he's had to run up that hill many a time, and offered to refill my water bottle. I told him that Rita's had been my beacon as I rode.

After I had my frozen custard (OMG, was it gooood!!!), I had a short steep hill to zoom down -- it's very steep, though short, and one cannot help but zoom -- to get back to the trail. I almost took out an old couple who were on the trail; they crossed the street without looking for traffic. I yelled apologies to them ("I'm sorry!!! Coming through!!! Can't stop!!!" "I'm sorry!!!"), which made them stop.

Saw an egret (Great Egret) in the swamp; I've never seen one there before. Such beautiful birds, these! And a Pileated Woodpecker flew over my head; this was also at the swamp. I also stopped to watch small planes taking off and landing at a general aviation airport, as there was an air show there today and they had way more activity than they usually do.

I felt really happy at the end of my ride! I ran out of daylight; I could have ridden more.

And I came home to find three packages on my porch, all with biking stuff in them, yahoo!!!

[denda]

102 miles. We did the Hotter 'N Hell Hundred in Wichita Falls, TX. Great weather. It was not Hot!

[tulip]

Delightful ride with the honey near my house, 20 miles. Found a new route with hardly any traffic. Love when that happens.

Morning glories growing on corn stalks is so beautiful!

[PscyclePath]

A cozy little ride with 14,199 other friends at the Hotter 'n Hell Hundred... Think "Critical Mass" on steroids for 102 miles. For once, it was 64 degrees on the start line, and only got up to about 92 or so a little after noon. The wind made up for it, though...

[li10up]

I did the HHH too. It was an absolutely perfect day for the ride. I felt so good I decided to just go for a personal best.

Total ride time: 05:26:30
On bike time: 05:15:05
Avg. Speed: 19.5 mph

I made it to Hell's Gate at 10:28 and crossed the finish line at 1:04. It was a good day on the bike.

[denda]

Good job Li10up. You are a lot faster than us. We averaged 16.3. We made it to Hell's Gate about 11:15am.