Last weekend we did go to the RACC. As soon as we got our gear together & registered, it started to get blustery and drizzle yay! cold, wet rides are GREAT! DH is type 1 diabetic, and had a low bloodsugar incident in the middle of the night before the ride - and then agian on a hill about 12 miles in. (Not so easy to cram food while climbing a hill in traffic.) So, we both decided it would be best to finish off the ride doing the 35, rather than pushing thru the massive hills at the end of the 65.

Overall, it was a good ride! Beautiful scenery & moderately challenging for a 35. Or maybe it was the weather? We both felt that our legs didn't warm up until ~30 miles in... even though we took it easy & focused on cadence to help keep the muscles moving.

Is this normal?

The majority of our training has been indoor or on warm afternoons, so it's a fairly drastic switch to do the "big rides" when it's chilly... at least, that's my current excuse