4 or 5 days out of seven riding or other outdoor activity is pretty good for someone still working and/or raising a family. Back when I was doing both, there were weeks when I couldn't keep that pace. Yeah, retirement is great in that respect.

Our weather has been consistently wetter than usual this year, too. Today was another ride in the rain day, only this time it was half rain and half freezing rain. Started out mid-morning with some blue peeking though the clouds, then the low clouds would move in and soak me with the wet stuff. Managed 11 miles of local pavement, but the wet clothes and temps in the 30s got the best of me, so I and headed home to dry off and warm up. My legs wanted to to do much more than 11 miles, though. Rested a bit, then traded the Gunnar for the Krampus and hit my trails, hard, doing 6 miles of fast laps. By this time the rain had stopped, so a great trail workout.

While riding the trails, came across two downed trees across my trails, though. Not real big, but had to be cleared. Called the riding quits and grabbed an axe and went to work. Between the riding, the rain and the cold and the heavy work of tree removal, I was one tired gal, today. Definitely got my outdoor time, today.