Aug 27-28 Weekend Rides

[Roadtrip]

Was supposed to ride with Owlie yesterday morning, but woke up feeling less then fit to ride, so begged off and stayed home. Felt a little better this AM, but still wasn't feeling 100% and waffled until I saw DH really wanted to go out (big puppy dog eyes), so I sucked it up and got ready. Just as soon as we got going my legs felt like they had lead in them and my breathing was irregular and short, even shifting to an easier gear didnt help much. I felt like I was riding into a horrible headwind, but looking at the trees surrounding me, I knew that wasn't it at all.

Some days your the nail... Some your the hammer.

DH had an unclipping malfunction and toppled right over in the parking lot next to the car (after the ride)-- bent the bars and torn up bar tape... All easily fixed, but glad it wasn't me!

Shannon

[AppleTree]

Loved my ride today. 25.33 miles up to the Arboretum in North Everett...so peaceful and serene there and such beautiful gardens. I had the whole place to myself again. I stopped at the gazebo to stretch and have a snack and drink and this squirrel came running up to me. I stomped my foot at him, but didn't faze him a bit, he kept moving closer. Kinda freaked me out a little bit. I know people must be feeding him...idiots. So I had to cut my break short and walked my bike to the other side near the Japanese Maples...but I kept looking over my shoulder to see if he was stalking me.

It started out foggy this morning, but cleared by 9 am or so. The fog was still hanging over the sound and the tidal flats at the mouth of the Snohomish River though, such a wonderful view up there.

[denda]

My husband and I did the "Hotter 'N Hundred" in Wichita Falls, TX. It was 76 when we started at 6:15am and 107 when we finished at 2:15pm.

[Catrin]

Today I attempted to ride the "easy" half of a local intermediate mtb trail at Ft. Harrison. Pretty trail, but too advanced for me, the trail was very narrow and quite a lot of it was on the edge. Back to Pine Loop and Limekiln for more practice, eventually there will be a rematch with this local trail. Parts if it was pretty gnarly, but I do think if the trail had been a bit wider I would have ridden much more of it. There was barely room for me to walk my bike...so I think I just spooked myself.

After I got back to the entrance, I hit the beginners mtb loop and focused on riding everything in it and made several loops before calling it a day.

So no road riding at all this weekend, my Gunnar was at the shop getting a little attention. Brought her home today and will hit the road after work tomorrow. I have GOT to get some road miles to be comfortable with a ride I am doing on 7/17.

[Owlie]

So no road riding at all this weekend, my Gunnar was at the shop getting a little attention. Brought her home today and will hit the road after work tomorrow. I have GOT to get some road miles to be comfortable with a ride I am doing on 7/17.

Isn't a bit late (or very early) to be thinking about that? (I know what you meant, because I do that all the time...)

[Catrin]

Isn't a bit late (or very early) to be thinking about that? (I know what you meant, because I do that all the time...)

Oh, my mileage base isn't too far off from where it should be. I am planning on a 50 mile ride, a full metric depending on how I feel. The longest ride I've had in the last two months has been 45, so it isn't too bad. I just need to get a couple of long rides in before the 17th. I still spend the same amount of TIME in the saddle during the week, but of course I can't ride the same number of miles on the trails.

I think it is more about TITS anyway, but I will have options.

[nscrbug]

Today I got in a quick 26 miles before heading off on my Harley (first time since last Oct.) for a lovely day of motorcycling. It was a perfect sunny day, temps in the 70's. I forgot just how exhilarating it feels to carve through some twisty roads at 55mph. I REALLY miss riding my motorcycle...I have got to set some time aside to do that more often. So...26 on my roadie, and 130 on my Harley.

Linda

[pll]

Beautiful day in this area, as Linda mentioned. I rode 57 miles as hard as I could. I am spent!

[Owlie]

Oh, my mileage base isn't too far off from where it should be. I am planning on a 50 mile ride, a full metric depending on how I feel. The longest ride I've had in the last two months has been 45, so it isn't too bad. I just need to get a couple of long rides in before the 17th. I still spend the same amount of TIME in the saddle during the week, but of course I can't ride the same number of miles on the trails.

I think it is more about TITS anyway, but I will have options.

You wrote 7/17 in your post, you see.

Linda, I'm glad you enjoyed your motorcycle ride.