Roadies are nothing but pussies!!!!

Good morning.

 

Well we've had about 6" of rain in the last 2 days so that put the ixnay on the mountain bike ride yesterday.  It was raining on and off all day, so we decided to go ou tand ride and get wet.  It was a blast!  We just hopped on the Washington and Old Dominion trail and headed west.  It would rain for 20 minutes, then clear up for 10, then rain for another 20 and so on.  We saw a few glimpses of the sun, but nothing lasted.  It was warm enough that we didn't get cold and wet enough that we didn't get too hot. 

 

We didn't ride really fast.  We did a nice, steady spin with a few extended accelerations for grins.  After a little over 3 hours of riding I got home and found that I was really tired.  That roadie stuff is definitely a workout.  My ride came out to be just short of 50 miles.  It was the longest road ride that I've done in a long time (I did a 46 miler two weeks ago). 

 

We both really enjoyed the ride.  It was very different from commuting.  It was nice to be riding without a pack on my back.  Definitely a big plus. 

 

We'll be doing it again next weekend when Grumpy gets his new road bike. 

 

Later!

 

Pete