NO Ride

Riders... the pics below are a foreshadowing of things to come... stay dry, warm and safe...
the announcer

Riders,

We had great weather last weekend... will we have it again??? only Mother Nature knows for sure... but, if she offers a Saturday morning that is dry... I bet I know some of you will be on your bikes.... looking for some miles... and I hope to be one of them!!! So, join the group for a ride... we roll out of the parking lot of New Spring on or about 0900... for about 42 to 25 miles...

It is just me, or is everyone having tough time training??? it seems like I take 1 step forward and end up 2 steps back!!! After the great ride last weekend... it was my turn to have "it".... and that "it" prevented any forward motion of fitness.... so, it's back to baseline....

See ya Saturday, eh?

this pic is to remind us how lucky we are to live in the SOUTH... and not the North where they get this kind of weather all the time.... sometimes, we'll send folks up there to visit... just to prove the point.... maybe, Mr. Bianchi will tell us how cold it was in RI????

Jan 16 Ride

Will we catch a break in the weather? Currently, they are forecasting rain for the afternoon on Saturday... and the temps should be within acceptable limits for most everyone, right? That's including those who may not have a wheel... aka wheel-less... So, I make a motion that we all join at the parking lot of New Spring to get some miles.... base miles... long miles... fast miles... slow miles... but more importantly, much needed miles on the bike...

The group leaves at 8:58AM to get those miles....

I know what you're saying... it's time to resign my membership in the Frozen Chozen club because this old man did NOT ride nor did he attempt to ride last weekend.... I just didn't have enough internal anti-freeze on board to handle that temperature... it was Mad-dawg cold... that's the temperature when all Mad-dawg function ceases... kinda like absolute zero... (but, we're not going there again!!!)

The Announcer

PS... if this pic has been posted.. let me know... I didn't have a slick new pic of a carbon Bianchi bike to use!!! hint, hint, hint

Ride or Not to Ride

Riders,

So, Mother Nature is winding up to throw us some cold weather. There are some among us who will ride regardless of the weather…. However, my membership in that club has come under fire…. As last weekend, I could only make it to Mac’s and back… of course, I tried to disguise my intentions by announcing I was accompanying a rider who had ALREADY declared the short route… I used the phrase “no rider left behind”… or “no rider rides alone”… but truthfully, the very top of my head was frozen… and I really think my skull was transmitting cold directly to my brain… so, you may think I have to resign my membership from the frozen chozen club??? cast your vote.

So, for some riders, they will gather in the parking lot of New Springs for a ride… wheels turn at 0900… for the 42 +/- route…

Be there or stay warm at home… I’m keeping my options open...

Here's a thought... a calorie conundrum of sorts... I've just read that it takes about 2 to 3 days for food to travel the entire digestion track... so, all this time I've been mistaken... I would go and eat a big meal... then, step on the scale the next day and NOT see any increase in weight... but, apparently, my body wasn't finished absorbing the calories.... that would explain the uptick in weight on post meal day 2... WHO KNEW??? talk about a delayed onset weight gain??? and I thought the only delayed onset issue was muscle soreness...

Please pass the butta'

The Announcer