Happy confession

[nuthatch]

Today was Ride Your Bike to Work Day in Chicago (no, I did not ride my bike to work), in commemoration of the coldest day in recorded history; in '85 it was something like -76 with windchill. Only in Chicago would we think it was a good day to commemorate with a bike ride!

L.

And I didn't ride either, I'm afraid! Now our lovely 50s have turned into 4 inches of snow! I was really glad I wasn't riding yesterday - driving home from work in freezing rain.

[betagirl]

Lise you're a better person than I am I just managed to get back into spin classes this week after 2-3 months off the bike. It just glares at me whenever I go into the garage. Now that there are about 7-8" of snow on the ground by me, it's going to have to continue to glare at me for a bit. I need to clean him up to go in the trainer to balance out the spin class days.

Speaking of swimming in the lake, you should have joined the U of Chicago polar bear club a couple of days ago for their annual dip in the lake.

Congrats!

[arnaew]

I'm looking at all your comments on the weather and having awful trouble relating to it. As you will no doubt have to mine when I say that the Tour Down Under finished here yesterday - five days of cycling in the hottest run of days we've had in Adelaide since 1940. Each day the temp was over 40C, (highest about 43C) usually reaching that temp by about 10 am. I think the equivalent is about 104 - 106F? And did I ride 100k in the d'etape on Friday in that heat? You bet I did! Stopped on a couple of hills - DID NOT GET OFF AND WALK - and rode proudly over the finish line with hands in the air! Being a stubborn old lady is a positive thing sometimes...

[nuthatch]

I think the equivalent is about 104 - 106F? And did I ride 100k in the d'etape on Friday in that heat? You bet I did! Stopped on a couple of hills - DID NOT GET OFF AND WALK - and rode proudly over the finish line with hands in the air! Being a stubborn old lady is a positive thing sometimes...

Ahhhhh!!! I can feel the warmth all the way in Chicago!! Thanks

[Lise]

Wow! Reading your post is like snuggling up to the radiator. Warms you through and through! Does it ever get really cold where you area? (ignorant American that I am... ) You stay hydrated, and we'll stay warm. L.

[DirtDiva]

I bought some tights yesterday. I've got no excuses for the daylight hours now (aside from the working thing).

[CorsairMac]

I bought some tights yesterday. I've got no excuses for the daylight hours now (aside from the working thing).

yes you do - if you need help just let me know!!


Corsair "I can rationalize Anything" Mac!


arnaew: *cigh*....I LOVE the heat! I was trying to figure out what excuse I could use to call in to work today - not that I didn't wanna work, I just didn't feel like putting on a hundred-million-thousand-layers yet Again to ride to work! But then I remembered the saying from the guy that's ridden something like 5,000 days in a row: don't let your Mind talk you out of it! As for finishing the ride - you go girl! You SHOULD throw your hands in the air! Nicely Done Ma'am!