28 mi. Today's ride I started early. The weather said hot and humid with a SSE wind of 4mph. I didn't feel any breeze pushing me north, I wasn't going that fast (Need to repair cheek lights to see speedometer) heading up, most glances at the gauge said 21mph. I had to slow and maneuver … Continue reading Just 20mph
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30 mi. What looked like a tranquil solo ride to the Inlet and back ended up with rain and wind on the back side of this workout. I left home after sunrise. I still had my lights on and blinking, knowing that cars really aren't expecting me out there that early. I rode up Military … Continue reading There’s a lesson in every ride
28 mi. I knew by checking the weather report yesterday that the winds from Tropical Storm Debbie would still be pressing us at 15mph from the SSW. This means that my ride would be legendary going up Military Trail, then a struggle coming all the way home from Jupiter Inlet Park. It was dark when … Continue reading Breakthrough.
26mi. Starting at 9am is a luxury for me, I know only early times for most of my workouts. I met Chiara at her house to start. We rode the bumpy and under construction A1A route off Singer Island, up to US-1, north to A1A again and then to the inlet turnaround. It was a … Continue reading Last ride of the year
30 mi. Chiara set the idea in my head - "Let's ride after work..." Thinking I'd have a good chance at doing that, I agreed. As the day progressed, she found she couldn't do the ride at 5:30, then at 6:30, then at all. I was at this time, ready to go. I drove home, … Continue reading I’ll do it myself anyway
30 mi. I rode from home to the Jupiter Inlet to get some cycling in. It was nice and cool, mid 60s, plus not much of a breeze to contend with. I was glad to do some riding on the new Vittoria training tires.