April 17 ride

[limewave]

Kids were at a sleepover. On our morning off we got up at 5 AM to ride 20+ miles of single track in the below freezing temps. Brrrrr! But so worth it. I think I was attacked by a turkey, but I can't be certain. I didn't see the culprit. I just heard the thwapping of wings and felt a flurry of feathers, the next thing I knew I was on the ground.

Enjoyed a nice pot of coffee and gluten-free waffle topped with pecans afterwards. Yummmm.

[Catrin]

Yesterday (17th) I put the very first 10 miles on my new Long Haul Trucker, and today put 20 miles on my Trek with a couple of friends! While I did have a tiny adventure today (see more in the New Riders section) both rides were great! Hopefully I won't have to wait until next weekend for my next ride!

[Crankin]

No riding here . It rained all day yesterday and Friday. Today was cloudy and raw, with intermittent rain. It seemed to be spitting all day.
I went to the mall (something I never do) with my cycling friend. We also picked up her DH's bike at the shop, where it was being fixed after the crash that resulted in his broken hip. While there, I saw 2 pictures of my son, when he raced for their team. He looked like a little boy (it was 10 years ago)!
I couldn't do one more day on the treadmill, so I took a walk in my neighborhood and walked really quickly up the hill.
Been spoiled by all the early warm weather.

[kermit]

First ride in two months. After a host of ob/gyn problems and a hellacious flu I finally got on the trainer for a hour. Of course now that I'm healthy it's storming but I did 18.7 in an hour with a really good cadence. Finally back in training. Yeah! Nothing compared to y'all hammerheads but its a start!

[chicagogal]

Good ride yesterday (well race actually). It was only my 2nd road race ever as I just started racing this season. 75km with raging winds and a fair amount of gravel roads. This race was hard but fun! I finished 4th in my category so was happy with that!

Still recovering today :-)

[kmehrzad]

Just got back in town from attending the Ocean to Bay Ride on Saturday in Bethany Beach, DE. The day started out overcast but eventually the sun came out, the temps got into the 60's and the wind kicked up something fierce. I rode the 50 mile option; fortunately the road directions changed up a lot so that we weren't always heading into the wind.

It was a great event and look forward to riding it again next year.

[jdubble]

45 beautiful sunny miles with some mom friends from my son's elementary school. it felt great, hills and all, and made me realize that i am going to do just fine next week at the Monster Cookie Metric Century. i had been worried 'cos i haven't really done rides longer than 35 miles yet this year, but they've all been hilly, and the metric is flat, and will have plenty of rest stops and food

[withm]

Just got back in town from attending the Ocean to Bay Ride on Saturday in Bethany Beach, DE. The day started out overcast but eventually the sun came out, the temps got into the 60's and the wind kicked up something fierce. I rode the 50 mile option; fortunately the road directions changed up a lot so that we weren't always heading into the wind.

It was a great event and look forward to riding it again next year.

LOL - I did that ride yesterday. It was probably the best one ever, winds notwithstanding. In all, there were 899 riders registered - a huge jump from the 400 or so from years past. Now if only they could design a route that didn't have that silly leg running up and down Rt. 1. Most of the people in my group rejected that leg entirely, and substituted other roads instead.

The wind - gusts over 25 kt by the end of the ride - certainly made it interesting.