Post your January First 2011 ride.
#28
shedding fat
My last ride of 2010. A bit cloudy, but with temps in the mid 70'sF who is going to complain really.
My first ride of the year Jan 1. Quickie 30 miles only. Kind of windy today, but skies were clear with temps at 68F. Nice.
My first ride of the year Jan 1. Quickie 30 miles only. Kind of windy today, but skies were clear with temps at 68F. Nice.
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#31
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Sat 1 1/2 hrs in morning riding indoors to ZZ top , 1 1/2 hrs in afternoon riding indoors doing hill surges and hill sprints. today 2 hrs indoors riding to def leppard and doing ilt and standing. yes indoors as it has rained every one weekend days off for 3 weekends, can't it rain on my work days only? supprising how good heavy metal is for tempo riding
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I did a group ride orgainized by Bicycle Sport Shop. I'd estimate around 100 riders, sunny and around 50 degrees, a great day for a ride. I did the 50 mile route with about 2k feet of climbing on rolling hills (per my garmin). The pace was reasonable (averaged right at 20mph not including the break at Andice). Free beer and breakfast tacos were waiting at the shop at the end. It was my first real ride with any kind of pace/distance since foot surgury in early December and my legs felt pretty good.
It would have been a perfect day, but there was a crash with about 5 people going down in a group of maybe 20 riders. I had been riding in that group, but had dropped off the back a bit and was just coming back on when they went down. I felt pretty lucky since I had been riding in the back of that pack for most of the way back. Everyone got right up except one girl. She seemed to be hurting pretty bad. I never heard if she made it back, hope she was OK. I have no idea what happened, I just heard the crunch and had plenty of time to react.
It would have been a perfect day, but there was a crash with about 5 people going down in a group of maybe 20 riders. I had been riding in that group, but had dropped off the back a bit and was just coming back on when they went down. I felt pretty lucky since I had been riding in the back of that pack for most of the way back. Everyone got right up except one girl. She seemed to be hurting pretty bad. I never heard if she made it back, hope she was OK. I have no idea what happened, I just heard the crunch and had plenty of time to react.
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I ran. 4 miles in the rain. It was nice.
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70 miles with 3400 ft. of climbing thru the gorgeous North Carolina country side. Temps where in the upper 30's mostly cloudy and a little humid & light winds. Fantastic weather as it warmed to the upper 40's or lower 50's by the end of the ride.
#37
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
It was nice that it warmed up to about -6C yesterday and as I was busy all day went for a ride in the evening after it had been snowing for the better part of the day... was nice to be out alone and making new tracks in the fresh snow and after a stop to visit with friends returned home the way I came to see that my tracks had all but vanished.
Made good time in the snow although I wasn't really looking to push things and just wanted to enjoy a nice evening ride... it was a little dicier on the way home as the roads were getting a little icy but that is what studded tyres are for.
Made good time in the snow although I wasn't really looking to push things and just wanted to enjoy a nice evening ride... it was a little dicier on the way home as the roads were getting a little icy but that is what studded tyres are for.
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Did the Polar bear Ride from Gig harbor to Ollalla, WA and back. About 20 miles in 32 F. Bright beautiful weather. Watching about 200 people jump off the bridge into an arm of icy Puget Sound always invigorates me. We replaced our electrolytes at Spiro's. I was riding my Christmas present, a Bike Friday, so I began the dial-it-in punch list. I'll post a picture or two when they get sent as I did not have a camera.
#39
shedding fat
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I rode about 11 miles yesterday. Took the MUP and it was snowy and icy in spots. Did not feel good on the road bike, so I went home and grabbed the MTB. It was about 27 degrees and a nice ride.
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I have a blisteringly speedy 2 mile ride.
4mpg avg. speed.
I was riding next to my parents while they were walking.
4mpg avg. speed.
I was riding next to my parents while they were walking.
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