Sunday May 2 rides

[Crankin]

25 mile breakfast ride. I ate a tiny bowl of plain yogurt and fruit, with half of a Luna bar and we headed out to Nancy's cafe at the Minuteman Airfield in Stow. 90 degrees was predicted, but at 8:40 AM, it was still 60, so put my bolero and wind vest over my short sleeved jersey. Took a nice slow-ish ride there, about 10.5 miles, with one little hill near the beginning. The cafe was busy, but we got seated and greeted personally, since we used to go here a lot when it was only 3 miles from home. Another couple who had ridden there were seated by us, but they told us that we were "professionals," since we had all of the "fancy gear." I responded that they were doing more than 99.9% of the people around and were "real cyclists," too. I was a little worried about eating a hearty breakfast and then having to ride home, so I opted for one apple cinamon pancake, with a slice of ham. Had to go easy on the coffee, too.
When we headed back, the temperature had risen considerably, the sun was out, and the humidity pretty awful. We took a longer way home (but not the longest) and got home well before it got really brutal out. It was nice to have the rest of the day free, although I always feel a little lost if I don't have some physical activity to take up my whole day! My afternoon consisted of going to Dairy Joy and having a nice soft serve cone with chocolate dip.

[7rider]

It was a sticky one in the metro D.C. area on Sunday. And wet in the a.m. from an evening rain. So road grime, bugs, pollen, all hitched a ride and I was completely coated by the time I got back.
I opted for a solo ride out into the hills of Howard County yesterday, instead of the shop ride. Why? I have no idea. Insomnia on Saturday night, in part. A desire to do an "easy" ride, given the 60-odd miles (96 km) I rode on Saturday was part of it, too.
I thought I'd do a 30-35 mile (48-56 km) loop. But I guess I forgot how long that loop was, as it was closer to 42 miles (67 km). And hillier than I remembered. And my legs were screaming up the last 3 climbs. So much for taking it easy.

[tzvia]

Dodge-em-horse-pucky. The weather was great, mid 80s, nice breeze, sunny. Went mountain biking at a place I have not been since last year, forgetting that on days like this, all the equestrians are out. Yep. There were more horses on the trail than bikes, and all the good lines were filled with poop. Guess I'm not going back there again till winter. Thankfully there are lots of other trails that are not frequented by pucky makers.

[TrekTheKaty]

Recovery ride from a 42-miler the day before. DH has a bum back wheel, so he rode my old hybrid. That was worth the trip! Sis and her husband were recovering from a 2-day Katy Trail ride. My BIL had gone over the handlebars TWICE, so he was on his old mountain bike. SO, it was a leisurely ride out to the coffee house for breakfast.

My husband was ASHAST at how HEAVY my old bike was, as he carted it through the house. (It's new nickname is Big Wheel--since it is unwieldly to carry). At some point, everyone realized I was the only one that had a computer/GPS on my bike--they had no idea how far we had gone or how fast. It was a "throw back" ride, as we discussed how we used to rough it in the old days (approx 3 years ago)!

My legs and knees were screaming, but it felt good to loosen them up a little. No was was injured or bicycles were hurt. A good day with perfect weather