November 8th Rides (Sunday)

[Crankin]

It's 66 here, also. Went for a nice 20 mile ride, nothing special, but very nice. Tons of cyclists out. I couldn't believe how bundled up some of them were. I even took my arm warmers off it was so warm.
Yesterday it was quite a bit cooler and we started out for a 30 mile ride with friends, but my DH didn't feel that great, so we headed back to our friend's house after 20, where we had chocolate chip pumpkin bread and coffee. Delicious.
Only about 60 miles left to make my yearly goal. I have been fairly relaxed about it, but since I am close, I know I will make it.

[Tri Girl]

Haven't ridden. Should have because it's so very nice outside, but the 30 mph wind zapped all my strength on just the one mile ride to the store.

[Becky]

It was nearly 70 degrees here today! DH and I did 13 miles with a friend who's been sidelined a bunch this year. He knows the best cycling routes around here, and we had a great time catching up with him.

[7rider]

DH and I went to a nearby state park to watch some cyclocross races. Some friends of ours were racing. We were spectating. But, the park is one of my favorite places to mountainbike, so we brought the bikes. After watching our friends race, we did a loop around the park - 9 miles of twisty, rolling, singletrack. It was beautiful out.

[HillSlugger]

The weather in MD was also unseasonably warm, also bright blue skies with little wind. Got out for a great 30 mile ride on the tri bike. What a great day!

[redrhodie]

I decided to ride to the north and do my hills. When I got there, I could see from the top that the roads down (and conversely back up) were completely torn up and in the middle of being repaved. So, no hills for me. It was like an early Xmas present! No, I'm kidding...I was disappointed.

Then, on the way back, I saw a little girl, maybe 5 years old, learning to roller skate. She had ski poles to help her stay upright--totally cute. "Good job!" I said as I rode by. She said, "thanks, I'm still just learning," to which I laughed and said, "me too!"

I'll never stop "still learning" to ride a bike.

[pfunk12]

I did a 31 mile solo ride in the early afternoon. It was a gorgeous day - in the low 70s. And the leaves still look beautiful. I decided to do hills in the beginning and then have a flat second half. As I was riding, it hit me - why does a 60 mile ride with friends seem to take twice as less time as a 30-mile solo ride? No, this is not one of those tricky math questions that you find in school text books! When I'm riding by myself, it feels like the odometer barely moves.
It was an uneventful ride except for one "incident". At one point, a guy decided to draft off of me. It was on a road with a lot of traffic. Because he doesn't know me and doesn't know how I ride (and vice versa), it always makes me nervous when some stranger latches on to my rear wheel. I could see his shadow and I could almost feel his breath on my neck (okay, I'm exaggerating) But then he passed me...and I looked at him...and it was like looking at Adonis on a bike! He was tall and lean and gorgeous and beautiful and gorgeous and...(did I mention that he was gorgeous? ) Any kind of irritation I was feeling went poof! And then he said, "Hi! How are you?! Nice day for a ride. Have a great ride!" And he took off. And I couldn't keep up with him. But I do think that he had to be the most beautiful cyclist that I've ever seen in person.

[tctrek]

It was a gorgeous, mild weekend here in GA. We did 20 miles yesterday all around a beautiful hilly area known as Berkley Lakes. It was so pretty that I didn't even complain about the hills. Today we did 22 miles on the Silver Comet Trail. We had planned to go further, but a large portion of the trail is washed out and closed after the "Flood of '09".

[Miranda]

15mi loop to my favorite farm house. Whew, felt like A LOT more. This is the first time I have been out really since my crash. Wow, I'm so weak. Sure more body parts will be protesting tomorrow. But, as I encountered another cyclists on route it felt great... I thought: "I think I have re-joined the cycling-human-race" lol. So, it was worth it. As posted, beautiful unseasonally warm weather here in the midwest.

[7rider]

But then he passed me...and I looked at him...and it was like looking at Adonis on a bike! He was tall and lean and gorgeous and beautiful and gorgeous and...(did I mention that he was gorgeous? ) Any kind of irritation I was feeling went poof!

Team kit???? Track this man down!