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.

[Blueberry]

No ride for me again today. The 100+ degree weather is messing up my summer riding It's just too blasted hot. And I have a new saddle to try on the bike that I don't like to put on the trainer. Might be a night ride in my future tonight - I think I'll put the Generator Hub back on....

[indysteel]

No ride for me either. My last two rides ion this heat did not go well. I darn near threw up on the side of the road/trail. I might try to get out early tomorrow for a short road ride.

[goldfinch]

Beautiful here today in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Spouse and I went for a leisure ride on Sugar Island. It was 67F when we left and maybe 72F when we got back. This was his longest ride since returning to biking, a bit more than 13 miles for him. I did 15 miles. There was a steep hill that he wasn't interested in and I did it twice. Barely.

[Giulianna23]

20 miles early this morning....didn't feel the heat that much...maybe I was excited because I just got my bike back last night from the shop, went in for a tune up and it rides so much nice and smooth than before. I was riding my sons walmart MB for the past 4 days and is sooo heavy and slow but I wanted to keep commuting to work and working out. I am really enjoying it.

I love my steel bike.....and I just can't wait to get my new Giant which is on its way

[Catrin]

Yayy Giulianna23, sounds like you had fun!

The only reason I went out this morning was I could hit it around 7am...and it was hot and muggy then! I am glad I did it as I won't ride tomorrow so I can rest and prepare for my camping trip Monday.

[redrhodie]

I did the lbs ride, and was excited to see my buddy back on his bike since hip surgery in May. Best ride in a long time, even though it was hotter than hell. We did our regular peace ride route, but the pacemaker blew us apart. So much for the peace part. But I felt pretty good on the hills today. 30 miles.

[Crankin]

This morning DH and met Veronica and Thom for breakfast, after they flew in to Boston, on their way to Maine. When we got home, it was really threatening looking out and extremely humid. 82 degrees, 80% humidity. I really didn't want to push it, as I've been over doing it a bit (OK, a lot) and it's exacerbating things that don't need to be bothering me! So, we agreed to do a short ride, easy pace. Of course, we started going up Strawberry Hill, so not easy there, and the, when we had about 6 miles left, raindrops started spritzing. It ended up being an 11 mile ride, at a 16 average, which is fast for me.
Tomorrow I will be doing about 35 miles and it's supposed to be hot, but not humid.

[lovelygamer]

I went out early today and rode 16.5 miles (my longest ride ever). I was trying for 20 but the heat index hit 100 and I ran out of water. I was maxed out. On the way home, I was looking for a store I could buy Gatorade at and I passed a guy out watering a garden. I asked him for water from his garden hose and he actually went and got me a cup of ice water. What a dear. If I am going to be riding that long, I need to get some electrolyte replacement tabs or gels. Great to be back on my bike though!! PS I wore my new Bontrager Jersey for the first time. It's nice! After today's very long solo ride, I realized I really enjoy solo rides. I ordered a road ID bracelet so I don't have to carry all of my emergency cards and things with me.