Fri. 6/24/11

Well, I finally got back out on the bike today.

Either the "honey-do" list or the weather seemed to be against me this past week+.

Needless to say, I felt like a slug.

But I did get in the 51 mile route. This time I did it the opposite direction.
No, not facing backwards. I went south to Simpson, then staying south to cty 2. Then east to Chatfield and from there north and east to Dover.
And lastly, west to home.

I bumped into Martin as I was making my way north to Dover. I stopped and chatted for just a bit and then the heat started to get to me.

I needed to keep moving to keep cool(er).

Thur. 6/16/2011

I did the same route as last Sunday, tonight.

The WNW winds were under 10mph, so the trip west and north wasn't too bad.

The humidity was up because I was sweating quite a bit for the average amount of energy I was expending.

So, I made sure to drink plenty and made it home without any problems.

Wed. 6/15

Drove through the pouring rain to get up to the Farm Dog TT today.

With the weather and the fact that the Nature Valley Race Series is in town, it was a light turnout.

The course looked in real good shape and those that made it out had a nice night

I did my "whip" thing and headed for home.

Sat. & Sun. 6/11 & 6/12

I missing the group ride on Saturday morning, so I headed out on my own.

I got to Dover and checked out the progress on north cty 10. Still closed.

So, I headed for Chatfield. Once there I headed west to cty 1, then I decided to extend the route by heading to Racine. On the way I bought a glass of lemonade from a couple of young entrepreneurs standing out at the end of their driveway.

The NNW wind made the west and north stretches a lot of fun.

I continued west and north to High Forest and then on to the airport road, where I headed east and north to home.

On Sunday, I was going for an easy "recovery" ride, but as usual the wind made the ride challenging.

I did the same route as Saturday, minus the Racine addition.

So I ended with 51 miles and not a much "recovery".

Wed. 6/8/11

I did the 35 mile route again tonight and with the WNW winds I flew to Dover.

Then the real fun started as I turned around and had to fight the wind all the back home.

One of these days, I should start to feel like I'm getting in shape.

Mon. 6/6/11

Another scorcher, today.

So I took it a bit easy and did the 35 miles making sure I drank plenty of water.

I sweated a lot, but otherwise felt fine.

Tuesday is set for 100+ degrees, so I'll be inside watching TV...

Sat. 6/4/11

Hot, hot, and hot. And windy.

The last couple days have been very warm (records or near records) with the winds picking up in the afternoon.

I did my 35 mile route on Friday after work. The strong south winds were not too much of a concern for this mostly east and west route. But I did need to lean a lot.

Then I got in another nice Chatfield loop on Saturday morning. Didn't have to deal with the high temps as I was all done by noon. I didn't ride with the normal Saturday group, because we had several Graduation parties to go to and I wanted to make sure I got home with plenty of time.

Wed. 6/1/11

I made it up to Farmington to help the Silver Boys with the first 2011 Farm Dog TT.

I was a holder again and things went pretty smooth. I did forget to let the race official know about the number 26 scratch, which caused his numbers to be off by 30 seconds. But he said it was no big deal and he would factor that in to the overall finish times.

No results posted as of today, but it was a great evening for the race and everyone seemed to have a great time out there.

One of these days, I should actually bring my bike and race this course...