April Rides

[ny biker]

I ended up not doing the charity ride today. I woke up at 5, felt ok but was coughing a little, plus it was going to be chilly and cloudy all day. I decided more sleep would be better than wearing myself out, prolonging the cold and possibly developing a bad cough. I've never missed this ride before, even in years when it was cold or raining.

[Crankin]

Sounds like you made the right decision. It's hard, but after learning the hard way, too many times, skipping a ride is sometimes the right thing.

[Crankin]

Did a short, 20 mile ride with DH today. Gray skies, cool, like yesterday, with rain threatening. We rode entirely in Concord, so to get 20 miles, we had to cross the highway twice, which we did in different spots than usual. After we crossed the second time, we rode through a weird little neighborhood, to avoid a light crossing i hate (it involves a train crossing, is long, and if you hit it wrong, you're on a little uphill with a long line of cars). I've only ridden through here once before, so it's always nice to see new streets 5 miles from your house. Stopped for a mocha latte on the way home, which gave me some energy to climb my hill.

[Crankin]

Another 20.5 miler today, but this time, it encompassed 4 towns instead of one. DH is working at home today, so we made the ride short, since he is supposed to be *working.*
This is one of my favorite rides and it was the first time I've done it this season. Part of it goes on a road that's designated a scenic bikeway, and it is. It also goes through an area that's closer to where I lived when I first moved back here, including the 4-H fairgrounds, where I took my kids to the fair about 2 months after we moved. They were 5 and 7, so it always makes me remember those good times. Of course, hardly any cars at 11:00 AM, and only one small group of guys passed us on Curve St. in Carlisle. They were polite, which still shocks me.
DH is still coughing and we went quite slow in the beginning (he let me me outpace him on the climbs), until the end, where it's flat before we get back to our neighborhood and he put the hurt on me. Glad we did that, though.