Tues. 4/28/09

With all the rain over the weekend, I didn't do too much. And Monday night, I made a trip up to see Hwood and picked up my new duds.

But tonight, my son and I got out for a nice 20 miler. The winds were from the SE, so we had more work going out. But, the ride back into town was very easy-going.

Nothing out of the ordinary to report, just a great night for a ride and good conversation with my son.

Update

I got out for a couple of nice but windy rides both Tuesday (really windy) and Wednesday (sortof windy). The weather was a bit colder on Tuesday, so I had to bundle up more, but Wednesday's temps were in the lower 60s.

Both rides were pretty uneventful, except I did spot a young cow standing on the side of the road during Wednesday's ride. He must have found an openning in the fence somewhere. He looked a little lost and confused as I approached.

I got my pepper spray ready, just in case...

Big D, again

Nice work there Big Dave! Fourth at the ever-tough Durand RR, in a group that contained Charlie Townsend is always a big win in my book.

You had great weather for Durand, I hope you felt good...

Best of luck for the rest of the season. Bleed Silver!

I'll be watching from the sidelines (as usual).

Fri. 4/17/09

Got out after work and went a bit further than I have over the past week.

I did the 30 mile out and back from my house. With light winds, I barly noticed the headwind on the way out.

Everything was pretty normal, until I got near the house west of the turkey farm. Two years ago I had encountered three big black dogs there and actually ended up calling the cops on them for coming out into the road and chasing me for almost a mile. But I didn't see them last year, so I thought maybe they were locked up or gone.

Well, this time there was the pack leader, a rotweiler mix (I think). I didn't see the other two (black labs), but at this point I wasn't looking for them either. Well, "Eddie" spotted me and came running to the road. And me currently being in such fine physical condition, it was a wonder I couldn't outrun him.

Anyway, as he got close he ran up alongside, growling and barking. He made a couple of moves into the road, but luckily stayed away from my wheels. I had just about had enough, so I pulled the pepper spray from my pocket and let him have a taste. He quickly backed off and went into the ditch to roll in the grass for a bit.

I continued to my turnaround point, all the while thinking what was going to be in store for me as I passed the farm house a second time.

As I neared the house, I could see all three dogs in the middle of the yard. The two black labs were barking, looking at me, and then looking back at Eddie. I think they were waiting for him to make the first move. But, Eddie was busy pretending he didn't notice me, by looking in the opposite direction.

I had to laugh as I calmly made my way past the farm and continued on home.

The rest of the ride was uneventful, except I was really tired by the time I got home. Just got to get used to some longer mile rides...

Way to go Dave, again...

Wear it proudly.

Waahooo!

It's been over 3 months since I've seen the front wheel on a bike actually go around and around. But, today was my first adventure outdoors.

I took advantage of the nice weather to get out and ride my 20 mile out-and-back route.

The wind was out of the NE at about 9 mph, so I had a bit more work on the way out. I did see Gary G. and another rider heading back towards town as I was heading out. They were going much faster than I was, I think they could tell. Maybe it was all the finger-pointing, name-calling, and laughter.

Anyway, I didn't break anything. My lungs hurt, my right calf complained a bit, my left knee took awhile to warm up, and of course the right ankle made sure I wouldn't forget him throughout the ride.

But, I'm all smiles now...