mardi gras century - ventura

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sorry Caligurl! That ride looked pretty cool! Where we are is not as hot generally as where you are, but the longer I'm here the more I dislike the whole cold/wet thing! ... so, I don't blame you for taking that raincheck! My second Cinderella (eons ago) it was cold and rainy... we finished but it took me hours (pretty much the rest of the day) to get warm again! Yuck!

Well, at least you'll get to enjoy the one in July... by then, the coast will probably be a nice change. BTW, do you train out in the summer sun or do you wait until it gets a little cooler? ... just curious!

Tracy

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out in the sun! on weekends... i do get up early (well.. i get up early weekdays and weekends all year long! ) but i get riding early cuz then i still have the whole day to to stuff after.. whether it's to go shopping or just hang out at home.... i HATE riding later in the day in the winter cuz it cuts into my day

after work... i come home.. change and ride.. on the road by 4:30.. which unfortuntately is around the hottest part of the day! but there again.. i don't like coming home and hanging out.. then riding... cuts up the evening.. easier to motivate myself to come home.. change.. and GO! on RARE... very RARE occasions.. like when it's super hot and humid both... i will wait til about 6 or 6:30 p.m..... since it's safer... that way....

to me the 60's is cool... 50's is down right COLD! and 40's.. i avoid them like the plaque! 30's... ain't happening! (well.. i did hope for snow at least one day this year cux i wanted to go ride my mtb around the block in it! but it wouldn't have been a long ride at all!)

i get miserable when it's sunny and cold... and end up wanting to turn around and head home! hubby and i were doing a nice ride in the national park... and, of course, it's colder up there.. higher elevation.... i was feeling good... but then it got cold.. i got cold.. and so we turned around! i'm such a baby! but one does get aclimated.. heck.. i'm from new york... land of cold and snow! you'd think i could handle a little rain, eh? nope.... not anymore! (i keep my heat set at 78 when i need it! i'm soooo spoiled! BRRRRRRRRRRRRr)