Weekend Rides?

[Catrin]

Holiday = Weekend, at least that is why I am posting this here

16 mile ride this morning to test my knee to get an idea about whether I will be able to mountain bike tomorrow. I focused on intensity and climbing to see what my knee thinks - and while it did start to complain at the end it wasn't bad. Getting hot fast and it is HUMID, glad I got my ride in early.

So I should be able to mtb tomorrow It shouldn't be TOO hot by 10 am...I hope. At least I will be in the woods and out of direct sunshine.

[Crankin]

It does feel like the weekend.
DH and I did a 17.5 mile loop in a direction we rarely do. It's humid as h*ll, as it rained until about 9 AM. This ride has a good hill near the beginning, and we wondered why there were tons of riders coming down the hill. We soon found out why; we got caught in the town of Lincoln 4th of July parade. I wanted to stop and wait, but DH wanted to get out of there, so we rode along side, behind the floats and fire engines, dodging parade watchers and a few assorted other weird things. I got to practice my handling skills , though I was a little worried we might get stopped by the police.
Tons of cyclists out. Leaving soon to go to a BBQ, although the heat/humidity kind of took away my appetite.

[murielalex]

It does feel like the weekend.

Yes, it does.

Got out this morning at 6AM. Had a 60-mile ride planned, but halfway through, just wasn't feeling it (too hot and too many crazy people getting out on the road by the ocean), so cut it to 40 with a nice, big breakfast at mile 32. Got poured on for the last six miles, but it felt great. I only hope my shoes dry out by tomorrow morning!

[Owlie]

I am officially an idiot.

I've been rather sleep-deprived for the last few days, so I slept through my alarm clock. I didn't get out on the trail until 9:15. It was already pretty warm. And then for some unfathomable reason, I insisted on making it a 52-mile ride. I made it back to the car, somehow, around 3:00.

Yes, I am feeling it. I consumed enough water to float a battleship, along with a metric ton of shot blocks. That and taking plenty of rest stops in the shade helped a lot.

[Norse]

61.5 miles yesterday in awful heat and humidity. Starting temp at 8:00 am: 82, dewpoint 77; finish temp 97, dewpoint 72, heat index 104. Highest temp registered by my bike computer yesterday: 109! Eeeeeeeeeeek! I stayed well hydrated, and that was critical! I was pleased that I managed to average 14.5 mph overall, and that I was still producing sweat at the end. The last 15 miles were the hardest, I just wanted to be done.

[Catrin]

Rode 10 miles EARLY this morning - wanted to ride further but my sore chest muscles apparently dislike road riding more than mountain biking. Still got 10 miles in however, and that is far better than sitting on the couch, I will take it...

Winding Road and I saw several deer, a doe and several older fawns. 11:00 and it is already 97 degrees Relief comes tomorrow

[Megustalaplaya]

Rode 31 miles this morning. Humidity was up and made for a not so great ride. I seriously need to move out West.