Heading out for a 5am ride.... Anyone else this morning?
07-06-11, 03:04 AM
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I'll be on the road by 5:30AM. You have to get up pretty early to ride with Uncle Pcad.
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07-06-11, 03:18 AM
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Just finished a 1 hour ride at 5:05.
Hooray for swing shift :/
07-06-11, 04:02 AM
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I usually leave at first light, which is btwn 6:20 and 6:30 this time of year. Have a good ride.
07-06-11, 05:45 AM
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I left the house at 5:50am for my normal 24 mile loop before getting ready for work. Between the Kentucky temperature/humidity and traffic, there is no better time to ride than sunrise.
07-06-11, 05:48 AM
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+1. I have started doing a regular hilly 45-50km ride on Tuesdays (5-7am) and a 45-50km flat-ish ride on Wednesdays. I am really appreciating the cooler temperatures early in the day.
good choice especially for this time of year in the sunny south. Lp
07-06-11, 06:35 AM
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I'm leaving at 9:15, as soon as the the morning traffic dies down.
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07-06-11, 07:14 AM
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5:30am - 20 mile ride with my neighbor. 16.3 mph average. My friend pulled 90% of the time. Without him I'd probably average ~14-15mph
07-06-11, 07:20 AM
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They're predicting rain, wind, and 4C at about 5 am ... and it will be black as night out there, because ... well ... it is night out there at that time, at this time of year.
There's a chance of sleet or hail, and a slim chance of snow.
So no, at 5 am, I'll be sound asleep in my nice warm bed.
There's a chance of sleet or hail, and a slim chance of snow.
So no, at 5 am, I'll be sound asleep in my nice warm bed.
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07-06-11, 07:23 AM
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Did 22.1 miles at 0615 this morning with my regular M-W-F group. Avg speed today was 18.5, Max speed was 34.2. We rode for 1:12:32.
07-06-11, 08:47 AM
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I will probably be 5 AM tomorrow in Laos when I go out for mine this afternoon...
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07-06-11, 10:18 AM
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i'm on the road every day between 5:30 and 6AM.
i hate getting out of bed that early, but i remember "you can't eat like i eat and not exercise."
so i get up. and i have a coffee. thank god for Tassimo.
by the time i'm out, i'm happy and awake.
i hate getting out of bed that early, but i remember "you can't eat like i eat and not exercise."
so i get up. and i have a coffee. thank god for Tassimo.
by the time i'm out, i'm happy and awake.
07-06-11, 12:41 PM
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I was rolling by 5:30, but I had to wait for my riding buddy until 6:05. Here's what we did:
https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/40309122
https://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/40309122
