March 18th rides

Fredwina · 03-18-2007, 03:59 PM

Since I have a 300K brevet over the weekend, I decided to take it a little easy today. Start out after church head west to San Dimas. Saw some of the club members headed back from the morning rides. Waves were exchanged. I cruise by a bagel shop that one of our usual hangouts, but didn't see any one. I made it to San Dimas, and thought about watching the crits that are a part of The Stage Race, but decided not to. Climbed up to the Ranger Station behind San Dimas dam, and took the scenic way back home, wound up with abut 38.5

makbike · 03-18-2007, 04:27 PM

I actually was able to get two rides in today. First ride was a quick 14 miler around my community. I rode the same route I rode yesterday. It was a tough ride yesterday, after being in bed with the flu most of the week, but it felt good to be out and about and in the sun. Today, I decided to repeat the ride and my legs were none too happy. I had to battle a headwind the first half of the ride thus causing me to crawl along at a snail's pace. However, once I turned out of the wind things did seem to pick up and I was able to settle into a nice, comfortable cadence. I finished the ride with an average speed which was faster than yesterday's so I was happy.

Once home I changed out of my wet clothing, grabbed a sandwich and loaded the bike. I headed into Louisville to participate in the Sunday afternoon 25 mile club ride. It is not one of my favorite routes but I just could not pass up a sunny albeit chilly day on my bike. The club ride was fast and I was able to hang in there for a better part of the ride. We were buzzing down River Road at a nice pace of around 19 - 20 mph. I had to drop off the pace some for my legs were talking and begging me to slow down some. I listened pulling it down to 16 mph, settled into a nice cadence and continued to buzz along. I was awarded with a second wind after the only big climb and found my way back to my car finishing the ride with an average speed of 15.9 mph. All in all I can't complain. Two good days on my bike and more importantly I finally feel like I've rejoined the human race.

Crankin · 03-18-2007, 05:58 PM

My ride was a snow shoe today, 3.5 miles of crunchy, iced over snow that was very hard to walk on. Saw one cyclist on the way to the trail, but the streets are very narrow right now. It's supposed to be in the 50s by Thursday, so back on the road then.

SouthernBelle · 03-18-2007, 06:07 PM

It's so funny, Robin is looking forward to temps in the 50s and I'm cranky cause for me that's cold.

I just did a short recovery ride today, in my cold 50 degree temps.

BleeckerSt_Girl · 03-18-2007, 06:29 PM

Yep, I went snowshoeing today too....tons of snow everywhere, and topped out at 29 degrees today. The bikes are patiently waiting in the garage, chomping on their oats contentedly...

mimitabby · 03-18-2007, 07:34 PM

what a gorgeous day! after we did the 69 flights of stairs and messed around most of the afternoon, DH & I got on our bikes and did a leisurely 9 miles to the supermarket and back. He loaded his bike up with 12 pounds of groceries.
I felt stronger the second half of the ride!

Wahine · 03-18-2007, 08:57 PM

I had a great ride today. Beautiful weather and views.

DH and I rode together for 2 hours, up the Hood River Valley towards Mt Hood. We meandered amongst the orchards with their trees just now starting to bud. The "out" part was almost entirely uphill, so we blasted the "back" bit.

I was commited to doing 4 hours for IM training so I went out again, this time up the valley towards Mt Adams. Rolling farmland and pine trees. I climbed for about 15 miles, dropped in on a friend for a moment and came back down. All in all a 4:05 day for me.

I love spring.

kat · 03-18-2007, 09:16 PM

I did an hour of spinning today, followed by squats and lunges

came home, took a nap, and then did about 15 miles on my new bike

Wahine · 03-18-2007, 09:20 PM

Kat - I love you avatar. I love orange kitties. They are soooooooo precious.

kat · 03-18-2007, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Wahine

Kat - I love you avatar. I love orange kitties. They are soooooooo precious.

thanks... he just had surgery on Friday. We had a horrible 4 weeks of him being violently ill

He almost died

... but we finally did surgery on Friday, and they found a piece of rubber from my laptop battery pack strap that he swallowed, it was lodged in his colon

It was a bad 4 weeks, but he is better now. That pic of him under the sheets is from yesterday, his first day home from surgery

Wahine · 03-18-2007, 09:28 PM

Aaaaaawwwwwww!!

Poor little guy. I'm glad he's had that nasty piece of rubber removed. Orange kitties are so mischievious and will eat all kinds of things. At least mine did.

I hope he feels better.

kat · 03-18-2007, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Wahine

Aaaaaawwwwwww!!

Poor little guy. I'm glad he's had that nasty piece of rubber removed. Orange kitties are so mischievious and will eat all kinds of things. At least mine did.

I hope he feels better.

thanks... yeah he rips up paper, and terrorizes his toy bears!!... but now I am leary of him having any toys... it was not a fun 4 weeks for him, poor guy. I don't know what he will eat next, argggggggh!

but yes, he is very precious, and OMG, so sweet and loveable. He is such a lover and such a brat, all in the same, LOL!! I got him from the shelter 1.5yrs ago, he was 1yr old then... he came in a stray... I consider myself the lucky one in finding him

Susan126 · 03-18-2007, 10:26 PM

The day here in the Seattle area did not start out too great. I was supposed to have done a morning ride but the grey clouds and light wet stuff I saw outside my window this morning put an end to that. I thought it would be a gym day but around 2:00 PM the clouds started to part, blue skies appeared, and the temp was getting nice, sooooooo hubby, our daughter, and me ventured out and we got a wonderful 15 mile ride in before dinner.

uk elephant · 03-19-2007, 01:50 AM

A very windy day. I figured that could be used as hill training in the flatlands. So I headed into the winds for about 17 miles. Seriously slow going and occasional crosswinds nearly knocked me off my bike. But coming home again, I had some good stretches of tailwinds and I was actually speeding at one point. Rolling down a hill with tailwinds into a little village where the speedlimit is 30mph, I was doing 30.5! I was pedalling as fast as I could, but alas as soon as the hill leveled out I slowed down. Then I hit headwinds again the last 6/7 miles home. 40miles total, but felt really tough with all the wind.

SheFly · 03-19-2007, 04:51 AM

I'm cranky - rode 20 miles in the basement yesterday. Mother Nature is a mean old woman...

SheFly

03-18-2007, 03:59 PM	#1
Fredwina Enjoying the Ride Join Date: May 2006 Location: riding my bicycle down route 66 in CA Posts: 1,622	March 18th rides Since I have a 300K brevet over the weekend, I decided to take it a little easy today. Start out after church head west to San Dimas. Saw some of the club members headed back from the morning rides. Waves were exchanged. I cruise by a bagel shop that one of our usual hangouts, but didn't see any one. I made it to San Dimas, and thought about watching the crits that are a part of The Stage Race, but decided not to. Climbed up to the Ranger Station behind San Dimas dam, and took the scenic way back home, wound up with abut 38.5 __________________ Read my blog. or else !

03-18-2007, 04:27 PM	#2
makbike I love Swiss Rolls! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Shelbyville, KY Posts: 1,343	I actually was able to get two rides in today. First ride was a quick 14 miler around my community. I rode the same route I rode yesterday. It was a tough ride yesterday, after being in bed with the flu most of the week, but it felt good to be out and about and in the sun. Today, I decided to repeat the ride and my legs were none too happy. I had to battle a headwind the first half of the ride thus causing me to crawl along at a snail's pace. However, once I turned out of the wind things did seem to pick up and I was able to settle into a nice, comfortable cadence. I finished the ride with an average speed which was faster than yesterday's so I was happy. Once home I changed out of my wet clothing, grabbed a sandwich and loaded the bike. I headed into Louisville to participate in the Sunday afternoon 25 mile club ride. It is not one of my favorite routes but I just could not pass up a sunny albeit chilly day on my bike. The club ride was fast and I was able to hang in there for a better part of the ride. We were buzzing down River Road at a nice pace of around 19 - 20 mph. I had to drop off the pace some for my legs were talking and begging me to slow down some. I listened pulling it down to 16 mph, settled into a nice cadence and continued to buzz along. I was awarded with a second wind after the only big climb and found my way back to my car finishing the ride with an average speed of 15.9 mph. All in all I can't complain. Two good days on my bike and more importantly I finally feel like I've rejoined the human race. __________________ Marcie

03-18-2007, 06:07 PM	#4
SouthernBelle Queen of All I Survey Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,500	It's so funny, Robin is looking forward to temps in the 50s and I'm cranky cause for me that's cold. I just did a short recovery ride today, in my cold 50 degree temps. __________________ Susan It's my blog. Read it. Comment.

03-18-2007, 06:29 PM	#5
BleeckerSt_Girl save the honeybees Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Riding my Luna & Rivendell in the Hudson Valley, NY Posts: 7,644	Yep, I went snowshoeing today too....tons of snow everywhere, and topped out at 29 degrees today. The bikes are patiently waiting in the garage, chomping on their oats contentedly... __________________ Lisa Our bikes...OurBikes...and my mountain dulcimer blog If it's too cold to bike, then...snowshoe! Ruby's Website and My blog ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

03-18-2007, 07:34 PM	#6
mimitabby I like bikes Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 8,552	what a gorgeous day! after we did the 69 flights of stairs and messed around most of the afternoon, DH & I got on our bikes and did a leisurely 9 miles to the supermarket and back. He loaded his bike up with 12 pounds of groceries. I felt stronger the second half of the ride! __________________ Mimi Team TE BIANCHISTA for six tanks of gas you could have bought a bike.

03-18-2007, 05:58 PM	#3
Crankin Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Concord, MA Posts: 3,746	My ride was a snow shoe today, 3.5 miles of crunchy, iced over snow that was very hard to walk on. Saw one cyclist on the way to the trail, but the streets are very narrow right now. It's supposed to be in the 50s by Thursday, so back on the road then.

03-18-2007, 08:57 PM	#7
Wahine "She's a little dense" Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Columbia River Gorge Posts: 2,659	I had a great ride today. Beautiful weather and views. DH and I rode together for 2 hours, up the Hood River Valley towards Mt Hood. We meandered amongst the orchards with their trees just now starting to bud. The "out" part was almost entirely uphill, so we blasted the "back" bit. I was commited to doing 4 hours for IM training so I went out again, this time up the valley towards Mt Adams. Rolling farmland and pine trees. I climbed for about 15 miles, dropped in on a friend for a moment and came back down. All in all a 4:05 day for me. I love spring. __________________ Living life like there's no tomorrow. Want to see what I mean? Check out my blog. http://cassiept.blogspot.com/

03-18-2007, 09:16 PM	#8
kat Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 15	I did an hour of spinning today, followed by squats and lunges came home, took a nap, and then did about 15 miles on my new bike

03-18-2007, 09:20 PM	#9
Wahine "She's a little dense" Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Columbia River Gorge Posts: 2,659	Kat - I love you avatar. I love orange kitties. They are soooooooo precious. __________________ Living life like there's no tomorrow. Want to see what I mean? Check out my blog. http://cassiept.blogspot.com/

03-18-2007, 09:28 PM	#11
Wahine "She's a little dense" Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Columbia River Gorge Posts: 2,659	Aaaaaawwwwwww!! Poor little guy. I'm glad he's had that nasty piece of rubber removed. Orange kitties are so mischievious and will eat all kinds of things. At least mine did. I hope he feels better. __________________ Living life like there's no tomorrow. Want to see what I mean? Check out my blog. http://cassiept.blogspot.com/

03-18-2007, 10:26 PM	#13
Susan126 Cycling Addict Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: South of Seattle. Posts: 864	The day here in the Seattle area did not start out too great. I was supposed to have done a morning ride but the grey clouds and light wet stuff I saw outside my window this morning put an end to that. I thought it would be a gym day but around 2:00 PM the clouds started to part, blue skies appeared, and the temp was getting nice, sooooooo hubby, our daughter, and me ventured out and we got a wonderful 15 mile ride in before dinner. __________________ My Web Page and My Blog

03-19-2007, 01:50 AM	#14
uk elephant Mmmmm.....chocolate Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Aberystwyth, Wales Posts: 572	A very windy day. I figured that could be used as hill training in the flatlands. So I headed into the winds for about 17 miles. Seriously slow going and occasional crosswinds nearly knocked me off my bike. But coming home again, I had some good stretches of tailwinds and I was actually speeding at one point. Rolling down a hill with tailwinds into a little village where the speedlimit is 30mph, I was doing 30.5! I was pedalling as fast as I could, but alas as soon as the hill leveled out I slowed down. Then I hit headwinds again the last 6/7 miles home. 40miles total, but felt really tough with all the wind.

03-19-2007, 04:51 AM	#15
SheFly Homegrown Join Date: May 2006 Location: Suburban MA and Western ME Posts: 1,049	I'm cranky - rode 20 miles in the basement yesterday. Mother Nature is a mean old woman... SheFly __________________ "Well behaved women rarely make history." including me! http://twoadventures.blogspot.com

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