Riding in the Holiday Season: December Rides!

[north woods gal]

Emily, I'm in awe of that mileage for the year, considering what you've overcome. Even without that, I'd be tickled to get that many miles in for the year. My riding has changed to mostly trail riding, now, so doubt I'll ever see those kinds of miles, again. Well, never say never, of course. Who ever knows what tomorrow may bring?

Our snow is now hard as a rock given our steady sub zero temps, so that's actually a good thing for my fat bike riding. I can ride faster. Not so great for the XC skiing, though. Means I will definitely need to rewax the skis and I've been to busy with the biking to get around to it.

[emily_in_nc]

Emily, I'm in awe of that mileage for the year, considering what you've overcome. Even without that, I'd be tickled to get that many miles in for the year. My riding has changed to mostly trail riding, now, so doubt I'll ever see those kinds of miles, again. Well, never say never, of course. Who ever knows what tomorrow may bring?

Awww, thanks, NWG. Really, though, I did have a bit of an advantage since we were in Florida for much of the year. I missed out on riding from late April through early August due to my injuries, and that is probably equivalent to what I used to miss during the winter in NC. I'd get out from time to time, but overall, the winter season was too cold for my blood!

It was chilly today so I deferred riding until tomorrow, which isn't due to be a lot warmer, but the sun will be out, and I am determined to get that 8 miles in; if not more.

[ny biker]

Well I finally uploaded all of this year's rides from my Garmin. My total mileage for the year was just 1370. Oh well, it was what it was. As Lance Armstrong would say: Onward.

DC weather forecasters are expecting colder than normal temps for January, for the first couple of weeks at least. I got three books for Christmas and am hoping they will be good distractions while riding the stationary bike at the gym.

Happy New Year to all!

[north woods gal]

Happy New Year to all of you, too.

Won't get above zero, today, but ride I will, even for just a short one, then right back in to warmup. Will end the month with only two days missed on the biking.

[emily_in_nc]

Today was sunny and a little chilly but the warmest day of the next week, and I wanted to get my 8+ miles to make 3700+ for the year, so we headed out in layers and 50-something degrees into a north wind. It warmed to around 64 during the ride and was altogether quite pleasant, although I prefer warmer temps and fewer layers. Still, the sunshine was lovely, and I certainly can't complain compared to the rest of the country!

Ended up doing 34.45 miles today and 3726 for the year!

[north woods gal]

Great way to end the year, Emily. That's quite the comeback.

Did get a short ride in, today, so I'm done for the year. Onward to 2018!

[ny biker]

Way to go, Emily!

NWG, what do you wear for rides in such cold weather?