Bike Ride!!!!!

[emily_in_nc]

We also had a wonderful day here in NC -- how does 79 degrees on Feb. 27 strike you? Wow! Needless to say, the average high for this date is only around 57, so this was highly unusual, but I'll take it!

Got in just under 23 miles in shorts and a ss jersey. If I'd known how warm it was going to be, I could have worn a sleeveless!

I work from home on Mondays so am planning a short ride at lunchtime since it's to be in the upper 70s again before a cold front comes through. Supposed to be quite windy, so hopefully that doesn't prove to be a problem.

[Catrin]

Sounds wonderful, Emily! We had 54 degrees, and snow still on the ground from Friday. My poor LHT was FILTHY and it took most of the evening to clean it. I have to make do with wash-rags in the middle of the living room with Ms. Explorer turned upside down on a piece of carpet just for this. The ride was worth it

[marni]

We had similar temps here in Texas yesterday and I got in a 50 mile ride. Unfortunately the winds, predicted at 8-12 mph were actually more in the 15-20 range with gusts to 30mph. The difference was 24 mph with the tail wind and fighting hard to make 16 mph against it. It was challenging to say the least, but I enjoyed it and am not hurting too much today so I guess the 10% increase in training is starting to show some effects.

[PamNY]

Marni, that does sound challenging. Wind changes things, doesn't it?

I did a lazy, easy 20 miles or so with gorgeous blue skies and temps around 50.
Signs of spring are everywhere and I felt great.

[emily_in_nc]

Another lovely day for a ride! Got in 12.5 miles during my lunch break (working from home on Mondays). It was in the mid-70s and mostly cloudy. Pretty windy, which was good at times (tailwind!!!) but not so good at others (headwind!!!)

We rode to the PO loaded down with packages I sold on ebay (plus the Icebreaker merino crewneck I just sold to someone here!) on our rear racks, dropped those off, then rode some extra on the way back.

Next week, daylight savings time starts, and if it's warm enough, I can start doing some after work rides. Gotta love it!

I hope some of the rest of you will start seeing signs of spring too. We already have flowering trees blooming, daffodils, etc. We had a very early winter with a couple snow storms before Christmas (and one over Christmas), so it appears that an early spring is in order. Happy dance!

[Jo-n-NY]

Sunday I also got in my 1st "road bike" ride of the season. I only had a 1.5hr free time window so I revisited a route that I mapped out last year. It is the first half of the route that will get me to where my husband works. I drove the 2nd half last weekend to make sure the roads were rideable. Can't wait to put 2 & 2 together for a surprise visit