Saturday 28th rides

[sundial]

So how was everyone's ride today? Anyone get rained out?

We had rain in the forecast but I really wanted to get out and play. So I got out Old Faithful (my rainy day bike) and headed out for a 28 miler. On my way to the half-way point, hubby called and said he would meet me at the mom and pop diner for lunch. He came on his motorcycle so when we finished our lunch, he motorpaced me back to the car. It was a good thing as the winds were really getting gusty and the clouds looked threatening. I got back to the house just as the storm hit and we felt pretty good about our little adventure. Motorpacing is definitely fun and I look forward to doing more of it.

[HillSlugger]

I got out before 9am for a 21 mile ride and a 3.1 mile run. Good ride, bad run. It was stinkin' hot and humid already.

[KnottedYet]

I rode an *epic* 4 miles to take care of a friend's dog. Uphill both ways! In the sun, the heat, the miasma of having just awoken from a nap!

Gawd, I love my bike. I love being able to just jump on in whatever I'm wearing at the time and cruise off to run errands.

(I get a bigger thrill out of a 4 mile errand than out of a 40 mile zoom-zoom. I'm weird, I know. )

[Jiffer]

I haven't posted here in a LONG time. I went on a club ride today. It's sort of my first "real" club ride. I have done a couple of club rides with my husband on the tandem, another ride on my own bike where I was late, so it was really just me riding by myself and seeing the club on their way back. And then I did a ladies' club ride, but miraculously, most of the group went much slower than I like to go, so I never did that ride again.

Today I finally did the Saturday morning ride, guys and girls, which I have never been able to do because I'm always taking my daughters to their horse lesson. Plus, I figured I'd just get discouraged because I'd be the slowest one and end up riding by myself again, and/or kill myself trying to keep up. However, Dh offered to take our girls this week so I could go and, as it turned out, I was NOT the slowest one! Yay me!

There was a 33 mile ride (which I WOULD have been the slowest one on) ... and there was a 23 mile ride. The group that does that one is very much right at my level, so it was perfect. I loved it and plan to do it as often as hubby is willing and able to take the girls to their lesson. Which he said he would do. He's really glad I am excited about this.

[mudmucker]

Well, after I cleaned the house, mowed the lawn, raked debris from the past few thunderstorms, moved some branches that the thunderstorms brought down, trimmed the shrubs, cleaned out the gutters, drained the gas and changed the oil in the snowblower (I'm a little behind), added seed to the feeders (I have gorgeous rose-breasted and evening grosbeaks I want to keep happy), prepared some sugar water for the hummingbirds, and ripped some lumber to make 5 more tomato stakes - I treated myself to hill intervals. Ugh. Actually I enjoyed it in some strange way. I haven't done hill repeats in a while and I felt I really needed it. I've been commuting to work this season and I guess I feel satiated with my week riding and haven't been going out both weekend days. I'm on vacation now so I'll be able to focus on some hills and some longer rides, more core work and alotta stretching.

It was threatening storms all day but nothing hit my area. It's been really cool where I am. I don't ever use AC, don't like it - but I've still been wearing a flannel top and using a comforter at night it's been so cool. One week last month it was warm but not outrageous out here.

Yippee. Vacation. Bike bike bike.

[mimitabby]

started a series of Italian lessons in Northgate. And wanted to ride my bike there and back. This time I rode as far as downtown and took the bus!! (because I was afraid of being late, getting lost, etc) Then I rode home via my son's house and then I stopped at the library downtown. 5th avenue is a great way to transverse the city center.

21.5 miles in the blazing sun!! yeah!

[Geonz]

Yay Jiffer!!! Glad you're getting support at the home front and the bike ride front. IT's how a habit grows ...

I led my Saturday ride and alas, it was just me and the slowest rider, but she is not new and doesn't mind (tho' ironically I had made a point of asking them not to drop the slow riders before we wstarted... and they're not mean people... and I don't have it in me to pull the guilt trip on 'em, though if we have new people next week I just might - though of course if we have like four new people... that's a group of its own.)

One of the guys has taken a liking to my folder ... I do hope he goes and gets one. That would be the fifth one that they sold to people who ride with me, after I got mine which was the first one they sold

Then it was off to work to get in and use the computer but I wasn't productive enough to have time to do extra miles. I

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

I got rained out on my first attempt. I got about 3 miles from home when I saw lightning and heard thunder coming from the direction I was headed. I quickly turned tail and rode home faster than I ever have before. LOL
Anyway.. I waited about 3hrs and tried again.
It wasn't too hot, but it sure was muggy and thick. I did a hilly 65miler..but only 15mph avg. Decent for me. Pretty good ride.

I made rosemary chicken linguine for dinner... YUMMMMMM

[redrhodie]

I rode out in the hot sun, and when I turned around, "thick as pea soup" fog had rolled in. Got passed by a guy in a Polka dot jersey, then passed him back (on a hill ). He passed me again, so it was a fun game of "you're it" until he turned and I didn't.

Traffic was intense, but I managed to avoid all the darting out cars really well, even the chick who ran the stop sign. It's funny the way drivers look away so fast after they realize they cut you off.