riding into the new year

[Ritamarie]

I got out the last 3 days too! My husband thinks I am crazy for riding in this cold/wind, so I am slowly catching up to his mileage for the year. I am now just 21 miles behind and I have a 35-40 mile ride planned for tomorrow. So as long as he doesn't go out in the next two days, I'm good! He's not much of a road rider in the winter, so even if he does go out on his mountain bike I don't think he'll get ahead. hmmmm... maybe I should ride longer tomorrow just in case! I am such a goofball.

[azfiddle]

Tucson weather is more amenable to riding this time of year than most places- we got out for a long ride today with temps in the 50's but a little more wind than I would have liked....

[Owlie]

It's supposed to be about 40 tomorrow, so I'm hoping to get to the bike trail. Yay! My first ride on my tuned-up bike, and with new batteries in the computer. I'm looking forward to it.

[Ritamarie]

Hey, I just realized looking over my log for the week that I tend to ride the temperature in miles. Like Sunday it was 43 degrees and we rode 43 miles. Yesterday and today it was 26 degrees (with 26 mph winds!) and 26 miles was about right both days. Tomorrow it's supposed to be 35 degrees and I just happen to have a 35 mile route laid out. And 63 degrees is about ideal for a metric century! Okay, the theory falls apart for a full century but well, all theories have flaws. Maybe it just works in the winter. Think I'll go pour another glass of wine now....

[smilingcat]

Didn't ride today because of appliance delivery and scheduled rolfing. I was hoping to get out but didn't materialize.

Rode yesterday, day before that... strange. Its one thing to be cold all over but yesterday and day before, my toes got terribly cold. It's the same cheap shoes I've worn for few years... so what has changed?

I think I need new pair of socks. They are bit threadbear in the toes. oops.

I love the "she loves hill she loves them not"... so I'll order few pairs of them soon. Hope to go out and do an easy ride tomorrow before 30% of me gets wet. 30% chance of rain.

hmmm...

[IFjane]

Hope to go out and do an easy ride tomorrow before 30% of me gets wet. 30% chance of rain.

hmmm...

You'll probably be ok as long as the 30% is not your feet!

[owlice]

I rode both Sunday and Monday, short rides both days, just 14 miles on Sunday and 10 on Monday. I left late on Sunday and *really* needed my lights on the ride back from the lake. I got out a little earlier in the afternoon on Monday; it was windier and felt colder to me than Sunday did, though it was also about 32 when I started out. One of the small puddles I rode through was crunchy. I felt I could have ridden much more on Sunday, and that I'd ridden enough on Monday -- go figure!!

I dropped my bike off for some service after Monday's ride and will pick it up today. No riding today, though; the kid wants to meet friends in Philadelphia, so we're heading north for a good part of the day.... assuming he gets up and showered in time!!