Seeing Red!

Not because I'm "just so mad", but because I woke up real early when Mike left to go ride this morning before work (since he is mowing the lawn tonight), turned on the Sioux Falls News station and saw the weather radar. I like watching the "KeloLand" news, as it is way more relevant than the Minneapolis networks---especially weather wise. So anyway, they're showing this slow moving, monster front coming out of Nebraska and headed our way. Lots of Green & Red colors. Hmmmm?

I suited up and started pedaling myself. It is mild temperature wise, and the wind was sub 15 mph, blowing from the South (my favorite!), so even though it was not 7am, there was no need to bundle up with leg warmers (though I did), armer warmers (did that too) or a vest (I left the vest at home!) Rare indeed are the days you could ever do that in NorCal. It's always chilly there in the morning.

My plan was just a short 25 miles....through Camden, but it was so nice being out there alone on the road, that my bike just headed towards Russell, like it had a mind of it's own! OK, I figured 35 miles would be good and headed down County Road 2...but at County Road 7, I was still enjoying myself, so I kept on towards County Road 11(Milroy) ....All this was in a basic cross or headwind. Now came the fun part...over 10 miles of what was now about a 20 mph south wind back into town.

What was in fact going to be my day off the bike....turned into about a 50 mile morning ride! Not only that...but it is just barely 10AM! I'm off to take the small hound to the field and then start getting ready for the big race next week!

Happy birthday Lucaas Taylor Rooney!! And Happy Thursday! (I've obviously still got that ride-buzz going...happy happy!)