With the metric century, Rails to Trails ride tomorrow, today's 40 mile ride was an easy going warm up for tomorrow and a leg saver after yesterday's ride. I couldn't believe that after yesterday's short sleeve and shorts ride, I had to break out the warmers this morning. Upper 40s temps after having the warmest February ever recorded since the last 1890s.

Made it out at 11:15PM EST last night under a starry and almost FULL MOON sky. Winds were blowing a bit, 10+mph and temperature dropped during the night as the cold front came thru. As I rode I calculated that the timing wasn't going to be sufficient to hit the 125 mile mark before stopping so I decided to simply hit 100. Seemed on track and then winds kicked up a notch. Had some cross winds push my front wheel around and that usually happens at 15mph. Got back to house as the eastern sky started to lighten and finished with 101 miles. Back home for a quick bite, kit change AND BIKE CHANGE from the Propel to the Roubaix then out to meet the LBS Saturday group but on the way I decided to just have a no drafting day even though the winds were more consistently in the 13+mph range.

Wound up seeing some of the LBS guys but had no desire to hook on and draft since it was turning into a "blood and guts the heck with the winds" ride. Hit the 125 mark and added another 25 so I managed a solo 151 miles today. That 2018 Specialized Roubaix Expert is marvelous!!!

Another beautiful, cloudless, 60ishF day. This morning after hitting up the grocery store I decided to stop at the park on the way home to get in a little 3 mile walk before doing a bike ride this afternoon. In hindsight I should have done it the other way around. My legs were like jello and I struggled to get to the 100 minute mark.

42 mile group ride today. It was the first day of the annual 12-week cooperative group cycling skills class I lead for my Club.
First half of the ride was directly into a hellacious headwind...like, 20+ mph winds with gusts up to 45mph!
Second half turned around and had that at our backs! Sweet!!!!

Sunny and almost 50F this afternoon so the stoker and I rode 20 miles on the Screamer.

30 miles late Saturday afternoon. Nice day, partly cloudy, about 70 degrees, a bit windy making some parts of the ride a challenge, but helping on others. Improved my time on a difficult climbing segment that's thwarted me before, despite the quartering wind in my face.

Yesterday's 48* and sunny certainly was warmer than 48* with light rain.

20 dry miles was beautiful.

30 mile out&back with three other riders. As with yesterday, the entire first half was directly into a strong headwind (though slightly less strong than yesterday's) and the return was with that wonderful tailwind at our backs.

I got out earlier than normal this morning, because of above normal temps. Got in 2 hrs and 20 minutes.
After a big mid-afternoon lunch I went out to the park and walked the MUP for 2 miles in about 40 minutes.

Another decent early March day - sunny and almost 50F. 20 miles on the ti 'bent. Two 20 mile ride days in a row. Only 7 days till DST.

A slow 20 miles Sunday. Was supposed to be resting but rode to visit a friend who just got home from the hospital. Legs were dead, headwind half the ride, and the last half mile to her house is a 6% grade. But I can rest tomorrow.

A steady 100km or so today heading north. Riding side-on to warm east winds. A bit of gravel riding and Reserve exploring mixed in.
Had to ride on the main drag for a bit, so copped the usual idiot or two.

Yesterday followed some bike paths which ran beside some main roads and overpasses. Quite a few nice loops.
One path ended at a freeway so I walked my bike up an embankment and slowly rode a track which ran along the back of a few semi-rural lots.
Good thing some killer guard dogs were fenced in.
Spooked a fairly large bird of prey sitting in a tree. That was cool.

Rode the Annual Rails to Trails ride in Inverness, FL, on the Withlacoochee Trail, yesterday. This ride is normally held in October but was rescheduled due to the trail damage by Hurricane Irma. There were originally four of us riding but it ended up with my friend Karen and myself doing the ride. Temps were supposed to be in the upper 40s but were in the upper 60s when we got there, around 8:00 am. Winds were mild and from the north, increasing as the morning progressed. The ride went to the southern most trail head which was 31 miles from Inverness. We had a nice tailwind heading south but it wasn't so nice heading north with a constant headwind for 31 miles. Will be going back to do the Clean Air Ride on the 24th of this month.

Commuted to work today. Third day in a row of strong steady winds from the north. I work south of my apartment, so this morning's ride was lovely! Not looking forward to tonight's return though... :(

Stretched out the legs for a whopping 2.25 miles this morning. Thought about
extending it, but have my Livestrong at the YMCA.
Rehab continues, going for 5miles tomorrow !

Out today at 0315 for the first 50 mile segment. A cold 52F for this geezer but winds were low. Heading out in a few minutes for segment 2, hopefully another 50.

Capped off today's riding with another 51 miles.

Commuted again. I don't usually ride 4 days in a row, but today's weather conditions demanded I go for it: If the forecast is to be believed I'll have a tailwind in both directions!

So far they were right...

After an all day rain event yesterday my legs got a break. Today we have a cloudless but very windy day. The 20-30 mph westerly wind gusts were blowing me all over the road, so I headed to my favorite neighborhood with the long north-south streets to get off the major thoroughfares. Being in that more upright position on my hybrid probably didn't help with the wind situation. Got in 110 minutes, even though it felt like it was getting cooler and more windy as the ride went on.

11.8 miles (19.0k). First ride in 8 dayz. Between the cold mornings (mid 20s) and health issues (High BP, kidney malfunction/anemia, terminal cranial-rectal inversion) I haven't been able to ride. I'd rather the VA just put a spigot in my arm I've had so many blood draws. I braved the lite but cold wind just to get a ride in this afternoon, felt good.

2018: 560m (902k) ♂ Total: 21,544m (34,671k)

22 miles Tuesday afternoon. Stiff north wind helped me PR a hill climb segment that usually thwarts me. I'm not really fast on hills but a nice tailwind is the next best thing.

Got my 5 miles today. Tomorrow brings snow. I try for 10 my next time out.

5 miles this evening after work. About 40F and getting dark midway through the ride. DST in only 5 days.

Wintertime returned last night when a cold front blew in, causing the temp to fall to almost freezing. Although it's warming up a little, that cold northerly wind is keeping the wind chill down into the upper 30's.
So I decided to forego the bike ride, bundled up, and went to the park to walk the 1/4 mile track. I got in 16 laps for 4 miles in 78 minutes for some daily exercise.

Thanks for the reminder.

Another typical 40 miles. A good solo ride in some pretty stiff winds.