Outdoor Addict

Distance- 48.12 miles

Thats right, I got 48 miles in these past 3 days and all of them were outside. And it was fantastic. First on Saturday, I did my normal loop just to spin the legs a little, then on Sunday I road with a group of guys who call themselves Team Weak and Feeble. It was great to meet up with some guys, who like me, will ride anytime, anywhere, any conditions and do some big miles. We started around 6am in complete darkness. When they rounded the corner to meet me, I knew I was in trouble because they were all on their mountain bikes with head lamps and I was on my road bike with no lights. As we left on the ride, the pavement covered with black ice quickly turned to gravel roads covered with snow and ice. If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn’t have used my road bike. But what do I know….I’m still a “newbie” to riding in this area with people. Lesson learned. With all the awful conditions, I enjoyed myself throughly. We did manage to get about 10 miles in and hopefully I didn’t slow anyone down being my tires sunk in all the loose gravel. Today I got to ride with my finance after we both got off work. I do really enjoy riding with her. With her, we generally go at a slower pace and its nice for me. For those rides, I don’t have to kill myself on the ride and push myself to the brink of exhaustion. I get to just pedal my bike and really get to enjoy myself. Rides like this is the reason I started riding a bike in the first place. That plus it being 53 degrees when we left certainly doesn’t hurt.