Ugh... I think today may have been my last ride for this year. I only did 18 miles on the C&O towpath today, but right now I'm feeling like those miles aged me a good 18 years. Let's see, what all did I whine to myself about on today's ride...? It was too cold, it was too cloudy, my saddle's just about kaput and doesn't give enough support anymore, I put too much air in my tires and bounced against every single little piece of gravel, the new shorts I wore under my tights are too constricting and cut off the circulation to my knees... Yadda, yadda, yadda I spent the entire 18 miles fondly remembering all those sweaty, 95 degree rides of this past summer.

One fun thing was having my own weenie little version of a cyclocross course at a couple of points, though. There were some downed trees across the towpath (which reminds me that I need to call the Park Service). One had fallen at an angle and, by tucking my head down almost to the bars, I was juuust able to pedal through the gap it left. The other was flat across the path and almost as high as my top tube, so I had to shoulder the bike and clamber over it. No big deal, really, but it was such a crappy ride otherwise that I've gotta get my highs where I can

I hope somebody out there had a better ride today!